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Shanelookedskeptical.“Whatifyou’rewrongagain?”
Frederickclenchedhisteethandresolutely insisted,“IfI’mwrongagain,I’ll
performharakiri!”
“That’s…extreme!”
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Shanestillhadasoftspot,sighing,“Fine,I’lllendittoyou!Butletmetellyou,
youmessupagain,you’reonyourown!”
“Deal!”
Frederickagreedfirmlyandpattedhischest.“IfIwin,I’llgiveyoueverything,
andyoucanhandle repayingthedebtforme,alright?”
Heknewtherewasnowayhecouldloseinthenextmatch!
“Alright,butthisisyoustchance!”
if
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Shanewas stillloyal.FrederickwashisonlyfriendotherthanEmmanuel.
ThoughFrederickseemedabitunlucky,hischaracterwasstill
Who wouldhavethoughtthattheoddsforthenextmatchwouleout
soquickly?
Frederickacteddecisively,goingall–inonEmmanuelfromtheQuillenfamily,
despitetheoddsbeingonly1.5to1.
Ontheotherhand,theoddsforEshalSilverbane’sTrevorwere2.4to1!
“OhmyGod!Iforgot!”Shanerealizedbtedly.“Iforgotthenextmatchis
Emmanuel’s.Itwon’tbeenoughtorepaythedebtevenifyouwin!”
Frederickdidn’tcareaboutit.Hepointedathimandeximed,“Heroes
nevergobackontheirword.Areyouahero?”
“Ofcourse,but-”
“Thenit’ssettled!Goodbuddy!”
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FredericktightlygrippedShane’sshoulder.“Goodfriend,forlife!”
Shanewentintosilence.
Itsoundedgood,butwhydidhefeelsouneasy?
Beatrixwatchedthetwomischievousfriends,coveredhermouth,and
chuckled.Itwasalwaysfunwiththesetwoaround.
Meanwhile,anotherastonishingfigurelitupon thestage,ignitingtheentire
arena.
“30billion!EshalSilverbaneistrulybold!”
Asitturnedout,eventhoughtheorganizersdidn’tfavor them,Bobbystill
supportedhismartirtistbybetting30billion.
HeevenstoodupandtauntedMackenziethroughthemicrophone,“Ms.
Quillen,Iheardyou’rethenumberonebeautyinYeringham.Does30billion
meetyourexpectations?Ifmoreisneeded,feelfreetoaddmore.Butifyou
refuse,thenIwillbeextremelydisappointedintheQuillenfamilyand
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Yeringham!”
ThesewordsdirectlythrustMackenzieintothespotlight.
Almostalleyesinthearenaturnedtothepregnantwoman.
Mackenzieremained expressionless.
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Ontheotherhand,Samanthacouldn’thelpbutapproachandwhisper,
“Mackenzie,30billionisn’tsomethingtobetakenlightly.EshalSilverbanejust
wonamatch,sotheycanaffordit!Butifwelose,TerenceGroupmightsuffer
ahugesetback!”
“Iknow.”
MackenzienoddedbutwaitedtorespondtoBobby’sprovocation.Instead,
hergazeshiftedtothepreparationarea.
Sureenough,Emmanuelwasstandingattheentranceofthepreparation
area,makingeyecontactwithher.
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Emmanuelraisedhisindexfinger,indicatingtheimplementationofnA.
Mackenziequietlyraisedherthumb.Sheunderstood.
Thehusbandandwife’ssecretsignalexchangewaplete.
Thiswassomethingtheyhaddiscussedthenightbefore.Evenifotherssaw
theirsubtlemovements,theywouldn’tunderstandwhattheywereupto.
“Why?Scarednow?”Bobbyused thesametacticasbefore.“That’sright.You,
asa woman,canbackdown.It’saprivilegeofyourgender!Butthe
Silverbanefamilywillgraciouslyept3billionas a baseline!”
TheSilverbanefamilywouldget3billionforfreeifMackenziebackeddown.
AndevenifEmmanuel defeatedTrevor,hewouldn’tbeabletowinEshal
Silverbane’s30billion!
Itwassimplyaloss!
Butitwouldbeacolossaldisasteriftheylost.
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Thiswasthemostfascinatingaspectofthefinalsandasignificantreason
whythechampionfactioncouldascendtothepinnacleoftheNuthana’s
pyramid.
Winningthpetitionnotonlywouldbringprestigebutalsosubstantial
financialgains.Itwouldstrikeablowtpetitorsaswell.Theywould
definitelybeinvincible!
Mackenzieseemedtobearimmensepressureunderthescrutinyof
thousandsofeyes.Throughthemicrophone,she respondedlightly,“The
Quillenfamilyiswillingto eptthechallenge,butwe’rckingfunds.
CouldtheSilverbanefamilyreducetheamountalittle?”
Thiswastheprivilegeofbeingawoman,especiallyabeautifulwoman.
Evenifshesaidthis,noonewouldmockher.Somemightsympathizeand
wanttohelpher.
“Haha…”
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Bobbyburstintughter.“Ifit’snotenough,youcanborrow!Ms.Quillen,with
yourstunninglooks,eventhoughyou’realreadymarried,Ibelievemanymen
wouldbewillingtolend youmoneyifyou’rewillingtouseyourselfasExclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.
coteral!”