Chapter 89 Sue Me?

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A thick stack of A4 papers. Ellis randomly pulled one out; the title read, “Notice from Riverland Legal Group.” She couldn’t help but review all the A4 papers. The more she read, the angrier she became.

Riverland Legal Group, commissioned by Hudson Group, was suing her for breaching a non-compete and confidentiality agreement, alleging she caused immeasurable losses to Hudson Group. They were claiming damages of 4.2 million—absurd!

Inside the envelope was the business card of the attorney handling the matter. Ellis, without pausing, dialed the number. “Hello, is this Ms. Morgan? This is Ellis.”

“Oh, Ms. Harper, it’s you.” Morgan closed the document she was reviewing. “My assistant delivered the documents to your company; I trust you’ve seen them.”

“What’s the meaning of Hudson Group hiring you to sue me?”

“Just what it says.”

“Where did I violate the non-compete and confidentiality agreements?”

“Ms. Harper, are you not aware of what you’ve done? Do I need to remind you of the documents you signed when you joined Hudson Group?” Morgan said with a smile. “I’ll have my assistant send you a copy, or perhaps you can find your copy and review it?”

It was common for any decent-sized company to be prepared to plug any leaks by having employees sign non-compete and confidentiality agreements at the start of their employment. These were used to prevent employees from acting against the company’s interests and to hold employees accountable. There were two copies of these agreements: one for the company and one for the employee, signed and sealed.

Ellis recalled the paperwork she had carelessly signed when she joined Hudson Group; she was about to explode. Easton had taught her a valuable lesson—she should always read everything carefully to understand the risks and rewards and ensure she could handle the consequences if things went south before signing on the dotted line. Because when things go wrong, you simply don’t have enough money to pay for the damages.

Trying her best to control her anger, Ellis calmly asked, “What have I done that could cause immeasurable losses to Hudson Group? Where does Hudson Group get off claiming 4.2 million dollars from me?”

“You provided Tate Group with several of Hudson Group’s confidential details; we have evidence,” Morgan said, opening some files on her computer sent by Jackson. “Ms. Harper, would you like to see it? Leave your email; I’ll send it to you.”

All she did was give Lois some information to help her poach scientists for Tate Group—damn Easton’s uncle; no one had even been poached yet. Where were the losses? Ellis wanted to curse. But cursing solves nothing and isn’t proper, lest a slip of the tongue give Morgan something to exploit.

She swallowed the curses and speculated, “Did Easton order you to sue me?”

At that moment, she felt like killing Easton. Hudson Group wouldn’t sue her out of the blue; it had to be Easton’s doing.

“Mr. Easton controls Hudson Group, Ms. Harper. You can ask me, or Mr. Easton, or Mr. Easton’s assistant, Jackson,” Morgan clicked on the email icon. “What’s your email, Ms. Harper?”

“No need to send anything.”

“Alright then, Ms. Harper, await the court’s summons,” Morgan advised warmly. “In the meantime, you can communicate with me through your attorney. Just pay the 4.2 million dollars, and we can withdraw the lawsuit against you.”

2:48 PM

Chapter 89 Sue Me?

4.2 million dollars! I don’t even have 12,000 dollars! This is outright robbery!

Frustrated, Ellis ended the call and phoned Maya to explain what happened. Maya, scratching her head, said, “Just how many predatory agreements did you sign?”

“What do I do now? Even if you sold me, I couldn’t pay 4.2 million dollars.” Ellis’s mind was filled with her recent misfortunes, all because of Easton; he was definitely her bad luck charm!

“Let me see the non-compete and confidentiality agreements first.”

“I left them at the Hudson family estate, but the attorney commissioned by Hudson Group has copies. I don’t want to contact her. Can you handle this for me if I give you the number?” Ellis had thought those documents weren’t important at the time and just tossed them somewhere in the Hudson family estate.

A friend in need was a friend indeed.

Maya said, “Send it over.”

After sending the number to Maya, Ellis rubbed her head. She quickly found a soft electronic version of the pre-nup, printed it, and packed it in her bag, then immediately asked Lois for leave to go see Sophia.

Easton was literally driving her to her grave; she couldn’t take it anymore.

Upon hearing her request for leave, Lois looked at her thoughtfully. “Ms. Harper, do you have a personal emergency to attend to?”

“Yes,” Ellis admitted sheepishly.

“Someone from Mr. Easton’s side just contacted me, asking me to fire you,” Lois hadn’t expected Easton’s assistant to come directly to her with such a request.

Hearing that, Ellis was slightly taken aback.