The Queen Back From Hell - Chapter 99: Chapter 99
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Her words snapped Gavin back to the present, he finally remembered today's challenger.
Gavin realized he'd even forgotten to ask Arielle for her wager.
Gavin leveled an icy gaze at her, her expressionless mask revealing nothing.
'Isn't she the least bit worried about losing?' Gavin thought.
Gavin gave Meredith's hand a reassuring pat and shot her a confident look.
"Then, what's your wager?" Gavin asked, his gaze fixed on Arielle.
"I will leave the Bradford family and Theoria City for good." Arielle made sure Gavin heard every word. This wager was directed squarely at him.
She knew exactly what he was after.
In his eyes, she had nothing of value to wager, no money, no status.
To outsiders, she was just an unwanted Bradford girl who had stolen Meredith's place.
Everyone who cared about Meredith wanted Arielle out of the Bradford family.
That way, everything would return to Meredith as it should.
'I'm absolutely thrilled,' Meredith gloated inwardly, barely able to contain her pride.
As long as Arielle left the Bradford family and Theoria City, she'd remain the Bradford family's only heiress.
But on the surface, she maintained the gentle, worried look of a younger sister. Meredith said with feigned concern, "You can't possibly beat them. You'll lose. Why don't you just back out of the match?"
'Reverse psychology,' Meredith thought smugly.
By claiming Arielle would lose, Meredith knew her stubborn stepsister would never back down, so there was no way she'd quit the competition.
Arielle saw through her ploy. A faint smile played on her lips, but she offered no reply.
Georgie's gaze locked onto Arielle like a predator sizing up its prey.
The three quickly settled on the wager.
If Arielle lost to Georgie, she'd have to accept any terms he demanded, no exceptions.
If Arielle lost to Gavin, she would have to leave the Bradford family and Theoria City immediately, never to return.
Georgie's wager was a prime plot of land in the Golden District.
Gavin's wager was 30 million dollars.
This meant if Arielle defeated both Georgie and Gavin, she'd walk away with the Golden District land deed plus a cool 30 million.
She thought, 'How generous of Georgie. He staged this entire wager purely for Meredith.'
'I can't wait to see the look on his face when he loses.'
Gavin said coolly, "Very well. Next, we'll select the venue, ladies' choice. You decide."
"I just returned to the Bradford family and don't know Theoria City well," Arielle said, "The only place I know is Cloud Nine. How about we go there? It might be fairer."
"Fine. I must say, I'm surprised you'd think of Cloud Nine," Gavin remarked.
Both Georgie and Gavin were taken aback that she'd pick Cloud Nine of all places.
Georgie had only been to Cloud Nine twice. Most of the time, he gambled in Konis.
Cloud Nine was Theoria City's most exclusive gambling establishment, where the renowned King of Gamblers himself held court.
Only the wealthy and privileged could gain entry to play there.
"When shall we compete?" Georgie asked, playing the gentleman with his 'ladies first' courtesy, for now at least.
But once he won the match, he'ld milk it for all it was worth.
"Anytime works for me," Arielle said, feigning ignorance. "I'm not really familiar with the house rules at Cloud Nine, can we just drop by whenever?"
"Perfect timing, we can go tonight," Georgie said.
He was now certain that Arielle didn't know the first thing about gambling. She thought it was just some casual fun, didn't even know Cloud Nine's rules or hours, and yet she still thought she could beat him.
He thought, 'What a joke.'
"Alright, tonight it is," Arielle said, barely able to contain her eagerness. 'I can't wait to see their faces,' she thought to herself.
Georgie lit a cigarette, eyeing her pretty face with a devilish smirk. He couldn't wait to wrap this up.
Seeing Arielle's calm demeanor, Meredith suddenly felt a pang of unease.
Gavin realized he'd even forgotten to ask Arielle for her wager.
Gavin leveled an icy gaze at her, her expressionless mask revealing nothing.
'Isn't she the least bit worried about losing?' Gavin thought.
Gavin gave Meredith's hand a reassuring pat and shot her a confident look.
"Then, what's your wager?" Gavin asked, his gaze fixed on Arielle.
"I will leave the Bradford family and Theoria City for good." Arielle made sure Gavin heard every word. This wager was directed squarely at him.
She knew exactly what he was after.
In his eyes, she had nothing of value to wager, no money, no status.
To outsiders, she was just an unwanted Bradford girl who had stolen Meredith's place.
Everyone who cared about Meredith wanted Arielle out of the Bradford family.
That way, everything would return to Meredith as it should.
'I'm absolutely thrilled,' Meredith gloated inwardly, barely able to contain her pride.
As long as Arielle left the Bradford family and Theoria City, she'd remain the Bradford family's only heiress.
But on the surface, she maintained the gentle, worried look of a younger sister. Meredith said with feigned concern, "You can't possibly beat them. You'll lose. Why don't you just back out of the match?"
'Reverse psychology,' Meredith thought smugly.
By claiming Arielle would lose, Meredith knew her stubborn stepsister would never back down, so there was no way she'd quit the competition.
Arielle saw through her ploy. A faint smile played on her lips, but she offered no reply.
Georgie's gaze locked onto Arielle like a predator sizing up its prey.
The three quickly settled on the wager.
If Arielle lost to Georgie, she'd have to accept any terms he demanded, no exceptions.
If Arielle lost to Gavin, she would have to leave the Bradford family and Theoria City immediately, never to return.
Georgie's wager was a prime plot of land in the Golden District.
Gavin's wager was 30 million dollars.
This meant if Arielle defeated both Georgie and Gavin, she'd walk away with the Golden District land deed plus a cool 30 million.
She thought, 'How generous of Georgie. He staged this entire wager purely for Meredith.'
'I can't wait to see the look on his face when he loses.'
Gavin said coolly, "Very well. Next, we'll select the venue, ladies' choice. You decide."
"I just returned to the Bradford family and don't know Theoria City well," Arielle said, "The only place I know is Cloud Nine. How about we go there? It might be fairer."
"Fine. I must say, I'm surprised you'd think of Cloud Nine," Gavin remarked.
Both Georgie and Gavin were taken aback that she'd pick Cloud Nine of all places.
Georgie had only been to Cloud Nine twice. Most of the time, he gambled in Konis.
Cloud Nine was Theoria City's most exclusive gambling establishment, where the renowned King of Gamblers himself held court.
Only the wealthy and privileged could gain entry to play there.
"When shall we compete?" Georgie asked, playing the gentleman with his 'ladies first' courtesy, for now at least.
But once he won the match, he'ld milk it for all it was worth.
"Anytime works for me," Arielle said, feigning ignorance. "I'm not really familiar with the house rules at Cloud Nine, can we just drop by whenever?"
"Perfect timing, we can go tonight," Georgie said.
He was now certain that Arielle didn't know the first thing about gambling. She thought it was just some casual fun, didn't even know Cloud Nine's rules or hours, and yet she still thought she could beat him.
He thought, 'What a joke.'
"Alright, tonight it is," Arielle said, barely able to contain her eagerness. 'I can't wait to see their faces,' she thought to herself.
Georgie lit a cigarette, eyeing her pretty face with a devilish smirk. He couldn't wait to wrap this up.
Seeing Arielle's calm demeanor, Meredith suddenly felt a pang of unease.
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