Chapter 163


    Chapter 163


    “Alright!” Charles finally relented, gritting his teeth as he pulled out his phone. “It’s just 250 thousand, right?”


    Charles scrolled through his contacts and dialed Amelia''s number.


    “Hey, why’re you calling me at this hour?” Amelia answered Charles‘ call happily.


    Charles whispered, “Amelia, I’ve run into a bit of trouble. Can you lend me 250 thousand? | need it urgently.”


    Amelia frowned, asking hurriedly, “A week ago, you said we needed funds for a big project with the Franklin Group, so | gave you


    over 50 million. Do you need money now because there''s a problem with the project?”


    “Yes!” Charles grabbed onto the convenient excuse. “Didn’t Nathan just sign a contract with Evergreen Biotech? | heard they


    even signed a hefty penalty use. | don’t want to dy his affairs!”


    “Alright, I''ll transfer it to you right away.”


    Amelia reminded him. “Nathan is trusting in our family this time. You must handle things properly and not cause trouble for him.


    Otherwise, | won’t be able to exin to Mrs. Franklin.”


    “Don’t worry, Amelia.” Charles‘ eyes lit up, and he added, “Amelia, if you have any extra money, can you transfer it to me too? I''ll


    pay you back once this project is over!”


    “Okay. Work hard!”


    “Don''t worry!”


    After ending the call, Charles received a transfer of 500 thousand from Amelia.


    He smiled and transferred 250 thousand to Shawn, then sneered at him. “From now on, | won’t borrow money from you


    anymore. You have no trust in your clients!”


    As Charles reentered the casino, Shawn spat on the ground and returned to the casino with his men.


    Audrey looked at the photos sent by the private investigator, finding it intriguing that Charles had be a gambler.


    On the other end of the phone, the private investigator continued, “During this time, Mr. Murray hasn’t even been chasing


    women; he’s entirely focused on gambling.


    “From what | know, he now owes the casino at least four million, and there’s a contract stating that if he can’t repay the debt


    within a month, the interest will increase tenfold.”


    Audrey was already aware of this matter.


    “| understand,” Audrey said.


    “By the way, | heard that Mr. Murray is urgently looking for a girl named Lucy. Many models named


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    Lucy have met with Mr. Murray, and some even apanied him to the casino.”


    Audrey understood just how desperate Charles had be upon hearing this.N?velDrama.Org owns this text.


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    After the call with the private investigator ended, Audrey immediately called Lucy. “It’s about time to meet Charles—perhaps


    tonight?”


    “Okay!” Lucy responded and went to prepare.


    Audrey nced at the photo of Anne, Harper, and herself on the table beside her with a faint smile.


    “Soon, Charles will face the consequences ande to apologize to you.”


    Soon enough.


    That same evening, Charles regained his confidence after finding his lucky star. He started his winning streak at the casino.


    Feeling confident, Charles was generous with his bets. However, when Lucy mentioned needing to use the restroom and left,


    Charles immediately started losing.


    He mmed his cards on the table.


    He was now even more convinced Lucy was his lucky star.