Chapter 639
Thea groaned, collapsing onto the sofa. “Do you have any idea what I went through last night?
“It was eleven. I had just showered and was about to sleep, when your ex-husband’s assistant called, saying we needed to run through the handover plans.
“I told him it was eleven at night. He said, ‘I know, but the handover is at ten tomorrow p>
“He said his boss refused to let you face any unexpected issues, so we had to finalize everything last night p>
Sienna paused. “Declan p>
“Yes, that annoyingly persistent guy p>
Thea rolled her eyes. “He didn’t let me off the hook until 4 AM! I never realized how rigid he was!
“He made me go through every single page of those asset lists, equity agreements, and contingency clauses you hold.
“He annotated everything. He even made a spreadsheet of exactly what questions I should ask their legal team p>
Sienna’s fingers stilled on the edge of the table, genuine surprise finally flashing in her calm eyes.
She had been holding onto parts of the Sterling Group’s authority for a long time, dealing with endless trivialities.
The equity, the projects, the overlapping jurisdictions—it was a messy, frustrating labyrinth.
Jarred had never once interfered or asked about it.
But now that he knew she was determined to clean the slate and walk away completely p>
Thea rubbed her throbbing temples, sighing dramatically.
“I was stunned. I’ve never pulled such a ridiculous all-nighter.
“I know better than anyone how complicated your mess is. The lingering disputes, the vague clauses—they all needed meticulous untangling.
“But Declan’s efficiency was terrifying. He hammered out a flawless strategy in four hours, completely bulletproof p>
Despite her complaining, Thea’s eyes showed genuine professional respect.
“I have to admit, Declan is incredibly thorough. He missed nothing.
“Every risk was preemptively neutralized. The strategy is absolute perfection. You don’t have to worry at all p>
Thea pulled a stack of folders from under the coffee table and slapped them down. “Take a look p>
Sienna flipped them open.
Declan’s initials were on the bottom right of every page. The notes were dense but incredibly clear.
Certain clauses were underlined in red ink, with margin notes predicting the exact objections the opposing lawyers would raise
But Sienna immediately recognized the handwriting. It wasn’t Declan’s.
It was flawless.
Thea leaned in, lowering her voice. “Honestly, no matter how good Declan is, he’s just an assistant.
“With notes this detailed, I refuse to believe Jarred didn’t handle this himself.
“You’ve sat on these rights for ages. without him blinking an eye, and now that you’re leaving he decides to play the dutiful partner p>
Sienna said nothing, just kept turning the pages.
Thea kept muttering, “Jarred might be a piece of work personally, but his business acumen is insane.
“If he really did draft this for you, it shows he actually gives a damn p>
Sienna caught the probing tone in Thea’s voice, but her expression remained perfectly placid.
There was no trace of softening on her face; she looked as distant as ever.
She simply looked up, cutting Thea off with a cool, even tone. “Let’s go. Don’t waste time.
“Let’s get this handover finished. I have other things to do p>
Thea gave a dry laugh and dropped the subject.
Knowing Sienna’s stubbornness, she grabbed her briefcase and stood up.
“Don’t worry, the other side has already reviewed this. It’s just a formality now.
“Once Maloney gets back and signs off on this, you’re officially free of this burden.
“It should be a walk in the park p>
They walked out of the office side by side, heading to the car to drive to the corporate headquarters.