Chapter Five: The Goalkeeper No Giant Wanted

“There is no treatment plan in the contract, but there is an opponent's name. Medicine has made remarkable progress.” The man gathered up the agreement. “That condition is not negotiable.” Su thought the meeting was over. Lin produced another document. Harborbridge would cover Bell's full wages and raise the purchase price to three million. Their only condition was that Bell personally sign any restrictions on his availability. The number was tempting enough. The vice president printed an addendum and set it before Bell. When Bell touched the pen, his face slowly whitened. He could not see the red words, but he could see the date of that old match hidden inside a definitions clause. “They told me it was a protection clause,” he said.