Clara slowly pressed the tip of the black pen against the thick white paper.
Julian watched her hand with an eager hungry smile across his aggressive face.
The pen made a scratchy sound as Clara began to write her name.
She completed the final letter of her full signature with a tiny flourish.
Julian reached out his hand quickly to grab the finished paper away from her.
Julian: Finally you showed some real common sense for once in your life.
But Clara held the clipboard down firmly with her left hand.
Clara: I am not completely finished with my end of the deal yet.
She reached under her white pillow with a smooth deliberate movement.
Julian frowned as she pulled out a slim modern smartphone.
Julian: Who are you trying to call right now in front of me?
Clara tapped the screen once without breaking any eye contact with him.
She lifted the speaker phone close to her lips in a very steady hand.
Clara: Grandfather, bring hospital security now.
Julian started laughing loudly as if she had just said something hilarious.
Julian: Your grandfather is sitting in a retirement home miles away from here.
Suddenly a clear speaker sound echoed sharply through the room.
Robotic Voice: Security detail dispatched immediately to room four hundred four.
Julian froze in his tracks as his broad smile vanished instantly.
The arrogant look on his face turned into absolute sudden shock.
Julian: What kind of fake trick are you trying to play on me?
Clara: My grandfather owns this entire private medical facility, Julian.
Julian stepped back a few inches as his confidence began to crumble rapidly.
Julian: You are lying to make me drop these signed papers right now.
Clara: Check the signature I just wrote on that clipboard in your hand.
Julian quickly looked down at the bottom line of the white paper.
Instead of her actual legal name, Clara had written something entirely different.
The ink clearly spelled out the word void in big capital letters.
Julian: You clever little snake, you tricked me into wasting precious time.
He raised his hand in deep anger as if he wanted to shout louder.
Before he could say another word, heavy footsteps sounded out in the hallway.
The solid oak door swung wide open against the interior wall.