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Inrecentyears,Stanleyaged,andasignificantamountofpowerwithinthe
SilverbanefamilygraduallyshiftedtoBobby.Thisshiftledtoongoing.
suppressionoftheStewartfamily,whowereconstantlyvignttoavoid
drawingattention.
Inresponsetothisfrustration,RichardStewart,theheadoftheStewart
family,sparednoeffortandspentrgesumofmoneyoninvitinga
grandmaster–levelexpert,AaronMiller.
“IneverexpectedQuinn’syoungerbrothertomakeittothetopeight!”ke
remarkedbesideHattie.Hewaswearinganeyepatchduetoseriousinjuries
butwasdemonstratinghis strongwillbyattendingtheeventdespitehis
condition.
“ke,whodoyouthinkwillwinthismatch?”Hattie askedforhisopinion.She
knewthatkehadpreviouslyworkedwithAaron’sbrother,Quinn,and
wouldhaveagoodunderstandingofAaron’sstrengths.
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“It’shardtosay,”kesaid,furrowinghisbrow.“Aaron’smovesarenotas
ruthlessashisbrother’s,buthistalentisnotinferior.Theorganizershave
upgradedAaron’sratingfromS-toS,provingtheirrecognitionofhisstrength.
andbeliefinhisgrandmaster–levbility.”
“Intermsofmovesalone,Ithinkthismatchisfifty–fifty.However,the
organizershaveofferedoddsof1to9againstAaron,indicatingtheyare
certainhewilllose.Ithinkit’ssafertobetonRuben.”
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toMackenzie.
Mackenzieseemedtounderstandwithoutwordsandncedover,
seeminglyabletoreadHattie’smind.Hattiegaveherathumbs–up,their
agreedsignalforbettingonRuben,whileathumbs–downindicatedAaron.
Mackenzienodded.
SinceEmmanuelhadalreadygotheyer’spreparationareaandwas
notwithher,shedecidedtoceabetaftersomeconsideration,her
expressionremainingstoic.
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Shookapeekbehindher,hiswholebodytensingashedrewinabreath.
Inthenextmoment,likeeveryone else,hisattentionwasdrawntothetwo
“Wow,3billion!TheSilverbanesbet3billionontheirownfamily’sfighter!”
Theaudienceeruptedinexcitement.
Thisexcitementmarkedthefinaldayofthpetitionandunderscored
whytheNuthanaGrandMartialShowdown coulddetermheriseorfallof
afamily.
Inthefinaleight,itwasagamblebetweenfamilies,andthe organizersdid
notinfluencetheseodds;itwasafairone–for–oneexchange.N?velDrama.Org content.
“Haha,Richard,areyouboldenoughto<b>join</b>?”Bobbyprovocativelychallenged
Richardthroughthemicrophoneprovided bytheorganizers.“Justadmitif
you’retooscaredtofightback,andIwon’tcontinuetobullyyou!”
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Richard,artivelyyoungmanwhoappearedtobeunder40,hadhisface
contortedwithangerandhisfistsclenched.
ordingtotherules,theStewartscouldadmitdefeatandnotbet,butthey
wouldhavetopaytenpercentoftheopponent’sbet.
Notbettingwouldmeanlosing300millionfornothing,whilebettingcould
leadthemtoeitherwin3billionorlose3billion.
“Haha,aretheSilverbanesimingtheydon’tbullyothers?They’reusing
theirpower tobullyothers,likecoercingthroughauthority!”
Shaneenjoyedthespectacle,joiningintheexcitement.
Ontheotherhand,FrederickworriedforMackenzie,knowingthatthisrule
wouldsoonapplytotheQuillenfamilyaswell.Theotherwomenofthe
Quillenfamilyalsowatchedquietly.
Mackenzieremainedcalmanposed,showingnosignsofnervousness.
IfshewantedtobeaGrandmasterandtakeovertheNuthana
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ChamberofCommerce,shecouldn’tlet thispressuregettoher.Thiswasjust
awarm–upforthechallengesteinthefuture.
“I’llbet!TheStewartfamilyiscingabet!”Richardgrittedhisteethand
pressedthebutton.ThescreenrepresentingtheStewartfamilydisyedthe
number3billion.Thesceneeruptedinexcitement.
ordingto therules,iftheStewartfamilyhadadmitteddefeatandnotbet,
thentheSilverbanes‘3billionbetwouldhavebeenopentoeveryoneinthe
audience.ButnoonedaredtoparticipatenowthattheStewartfamilyhad
cedabet.
“Mackenzie,3billionisnotasmamount!”Beatrix,sittingnexttoMackenzie,
quietlyremindedher.“AlthoughtheStewartfamilyhasassetsof over10
billion,spending3billioninliquidassetscouldleadtoanimminent
bankruptcycrisis!”