Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the room, Katelyn signed the document with practiced ease. She set the pen down, leaned back, and looked at Neil and Liam with a faint smile.

“The document is signed. From this moment forward, the Wheeler Group has nothing to do with me. Are you satisfied with this outcome?”

Neil turned to Cassie, gesturing for her to hand him the document. She quickly passed it to him, her tone shifting back to respect.

“Mr. Wheeler, please review it.”

Neil took the document, his eyes scanning it carefully. But when he reached a certain clause, his expression darkened. His hand froze, and his voice grew sharp.

“Where’s the oil field?!”

The room fell into stunned silence.

Liam immediately stood, snatching the document from Neil’s hands to check it himself. His brows furrowed deeply as realization dawned. The document didn’t mention the oil field at all. Instead, it listed a different piece of land—one with far less value. Holding such land, combined with the massive financial investments made to acquire shares of the group, amounted to a complete loss.

Especially for Neil. He could have easily retained control of the Wheeler Group without all this effort. But now, after involving the Esterlyn Consortium, the amount spent by the Wheeler Group was staggering. All of his schemes—just for the oil field. And now, the truth only told his failure.

Liam’s voice was laced with anger as he turned to Katelyn.

“Didn’t you already involve the oil field? Why isn’t it listed here?” The realization struck hard—they had been outplayed.

Katelyn remained calm, her expression unreadable. She tilted her head slightly and replied with a hint of amusement, “I did bring a piece of land into this game. But I never said it was the oil field.”

Neil’s glare turned icy as he focused on Cassie.

“Why did the document you brought list the oil field? Explain yourself!”

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If not for the document Cassie had secretly taken, they would never have been so certain that Katelyn had the oil field under the Wheeler Group’s possession. That was the very reason they had gone ahead with their actions.

Cassie’s face paled, her confidence crumbling under his gaze. Her voice shook as she stammered, “I… I don’t know.”

Before anyone could press further, a lively voice suddenly broke the tension.

“I know!”

Neil’s Scheme Had Backfired

Katelyn rested her head on one hand, a sly smile curling her lips as if she were settling in to watch an entertaining show. She chuckled softly.

“Neil, that document was exactly what I wanted you to see.”

In that moment, Neil finally realized the truth. It had all been part of Katelyn’s plan. She never showed a trace of surprise when she learned he was seriously ill or when she saw his healthy legs. She had never trusted him.

The thought sent a chill through Neil, and he gasped in shock. His face turned even paler, as if all color had drained from it.

Liam glared at Neil with a dark, menacing expression.

“Mr. Wheeler, I don’t care what’s going on with you. The contract between us must be fulfilled. You know what I’m capable of.”

Neil’s expression grew even grimmer.

Katelyn couldn’t help but find the situation amusing. She had thought Neil and Liam’s alliance was ironclad, but now, over a piece of land that hadn’t been acquired, their partnership was on the verge of collapse.

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