Chapter 189 - Signed

Ch-188 

Mr. Mathew's eyes widened at her words. He was called to be a loyal dog of Benjamin by others. With the help of Benjamin's, he gained fame and name across the country. Now… If she removes him from his position, he will have nowhere to work. And getting fired from the Benjamin's was not something he could afford. His life would reach a dead end. He gulped and racked his brains and finally got an idea. 

"Princess! There is a way!" he shrieked out, forgetting the fear he felt a second ago. 

"What is it?" Esther asked as the air around her turned lighter while her gaze turned less sharp. 

"Princess, does the kid love you?" he asked. 

Esther gave him a look that said are-you-a-freaking-idiot. He felt like he was being shot with the three arrows which said 'how stupid are you to ask such a question?' 'Are you an idiot?' 'If my son doesn't love me, would he love you?' He crouched down and cried in pain in his poor little mind. 

"I mean… If we file a lawsuit in court, the kid has to say that he wants you, then it would be easy for us to get him. And as for Cyrus Vritra, he was just an illegal guardian for the kid. Princess, you are sure he didn't adopt the child?" the lawyer asked. 

"I am not sure about it. But you know I and Arthur adopted him. Since Arthur is no longer there, I would become his primary guardian. Without my consent or without canceling the adopted papers he couldn't take the kid away. So… No matter how we see the kid should belong to me!" Esther said. 

"Princess, but you lost his adoption certificate," he reminded me. 

"I didn't lose it!" she snarled. 

"But you said, you don't have it," he replied. 

"Those things were handled by Arthur and I didn't care about the certificate. And they sold their villa to someone else. Few people are even living there. I guess they might have thrown the things left in the villa by now," Esther said with a frown. 

"Then… it would be hard for us to get our hands on your son. The only way is to get the kid to say he wants you in the court," he said. 

"Yeah…" she replied. 

"But.. could he say there without fear?" he asked worriedly. 

Esther shot a harsh glare at him, which said you-are-really-dumb. 

"If we have the confidence then we can go on. First, you should meet with the child and let him talk about whatever we need," he said. 

"I will prepare what he has to say," he said oughting her to say that he could go. But even after what felt like ages she said nothing. 

"I will take my leave," he said and left. Esther nodded and sat in her seat. In another half an hour, she has a meeting with the Brunette groups for jewelry materials trading. She checked the proposal and made sure there were no mistakes. Esther felt nervous when she thought of the meeting as this was her first time making a deal. Apart from Michelle, there were none. 

Wait! She is Esther Benjamin! The Queen of Kshtra's! The protector of Evil! That's right! She could nail this thing. With her newfound confidence and her puffed chest, she walked forward. 

After two hours…. 

"Thank you, happy cooperation," both parties shook their hands and smiled at each other after deciding to sign the deal. 

"Since, It's like this. Why don't we have lunch together?" the old Man Brunette said. Esther was so nervous when she entered the hall, but she was shocked to see Old Man Brunette. She wondered what made him join the meeting after he retired long ago. But in seconds, the old man Brunette and his workers lightened the mood. Esther felt like the Brunettes would sign without hearing the proposal too. And she guessed her grandfather was behind this. She sighed at his protectiveness but she could only go with the flow. 

Esther smiled and said, "Sure," she said. 

They went to the nearest restaurant and booked a private room. "Miss. Benjamin, Please order the food," The Old Man Brunette said with a gentle smile. Esther felt weird about his reaction but she brushed it off. 

Taking that as a chance, without any shame Esther ordered a few meat dishes for herself without ordering for others. She couldn't understand why these people were staring at her weirdly. Okay… she would agree she ordered a bit more. 

But little did she not know that her bit more could feed four people. But the onlookers could say nothing. Again…. What could our poor Esther do? At home, her mother gives her all strange things to eat to replenish the energy she lost. And even today morning she ate some green paste which was extremely disgusting. Maybe disgusting was an understatement, it is beyond disgusting. And now… if she misses this chance, she will not have a chance for the time being. 

"Waiter… Cancel the dishes that Miss has ordered," Michelle's sweet voice which was dripping with poison could be heard. Esther, who was feeling happy to eat good food, turned her head in a swoosh with a horrified expression on her face. 

"Remember you are my assistant. Not the other way around," Esther said in her chilly voice. The people in the room felt scared when they heard her words. But not Michelle. "Oh! Then I am getting an Assistant position. Your mother strictly reminded me about your food. I will watch what you eat and assist you. I will give orders in your place, Princess," Michelle said with a blinding smile. 

"You!" Esther has no words to say. She could only huff and puff as she felt displeased about her food. The others wanted to laugh out loud but they didn't want to embarrass her, so, they bit their cheeks. 

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