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    “Yeah.” Eloise nodded, feeling a bit steadier but still wary. She knew the situation could blow up at any moment. She had to stick close to Christina, no matter what.

    Meanwhile, the Delgado siblings wrapped up their whispered plotting and turned back, their sly smiles impossible to hide.

    “Fine,” Kole said with a cocky grin. “We’ll put up our family fortune—hell, even the Reeds’ fortune—against your lives.”

    Christina raised an eyebrow. “What kind of bet?”

    Cassie shot her brother a look. “Kole, you’re the racing ace, right? Challenge her to a race.”

    Kole rubbed his chin, a dirty smile spreading across his face. “Hell yeah, that’s perfect!” A woman racing him? Please. She was doomed to lose.

    When Eloise heard what the bet was about, her eyes lit up like she’d already secured the victory. If the bet was a race with Christina, she had no worries—they were sure to win.

    Kole was cocky as ever, certain he could crush the race without breaking a sweat. But just as he was about to open his mouth, someone cut him off.

    “What the hell are you doing out here? You noting in?”

    Thea snapped, sounding annoyed. “Should I drag you inside myself?”

    Kole’s face instantly brightened. He stered on a fake smile. “Hey, Thea. We were just talking about something. Wouldn’t dream of making youe get us.”

    Cassie jumped in with an eager, ttering smile. “Yeah, we’re heading in now.”

    The Delgado siblings disliked Thea’s arrogant demeanor, but they knew the Reeds were far more powerful than their family. Even their parents had to bow down and show Thea a great deal of respect.

    “What are you talking about out here? What’s so damn important?” Thea frowned and stepped closer. That was when she finally spotted Christina and Eloise. Her stomach dropped, and her scowl deepened. Damn. What bad luck. She had juste to Morfort Restaurant for a nice meal and hadn’t nned on running into her rivals.

    Christina and Eloise ignored Thea, so Thea yed it cool and pretended she hadn’t seen them. She didn’t want the Delgados to figure out how badly Christina had beaten her before. If they did, they’d probablyugh behind her back. Katie had already told her it was this wretched Christina who had caused them to unwittingly offend Cassandra. Because of that, her family lost the chance to get close to the Gomez family in Lorbridge, and they all hated Christina for it.

    “Uh… It’s nothing,” Kole stuttered, forcing a weak smile as he answered.

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    Thea caught the Delgado siblings’ expressions faltering and immediately sensed they were hiding something from her. “Spill it!” she snapped, her eyes darkening with a dangerous edge. “If I find out on my own, trust me, you won’t like whates next.”

    The Delgado siblings shivered, clearly rattled. They knew all too well how ruthless the Reeds could be. Over time, the Reeds had assigned the Delgados plenty of shady tasks. Both families were stuck in this mess together. Cutting ties meant mutual annihtion.

    Terrified, Cassie slipped behind Kole, her lips trembling so much she couldn’t form words.

    “It’s nothing important. We just wanted to ce a bet with those two,” Kole said, pointing at Christina and Eloise.

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