Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 894: The mad woman

"Her special message was that if her brother's team lost, her company would be sold, and everyone on the other team, along with those who bet on them, would get a portion of that money! All legalities have already been processed as of this moment! Therefore, our betting pool has reached a whopping two hundred billion!"

Lily's announcement echoed more than it should have. For a moment, everyone could only stare at where Lily was making this declaration, wondering if she was so drunk that she didn't realize someone's life and company were on the line.

"Oh, shit..." one person from the crowd blurted out under his breath. The person next to him also breathed out, "Oh shit!"

Some of the audience quickly fell from their seats, wondering if they had heard this correctly.

"A... what?" someone in the crowd trembled. "Two hundred... billion?"

"Oh, my God."

"Now, I really want Max's team to win."

"No shit..."

"Is this even legal? How can this happen on school grounds?"

"This match... just turned into something else."

Even regular betting pools wouldn't be like this. Considering this was merely a fan club reunion—not even an official alumni reunion-this was something no one could have expected.

THUD!

and utterly shocked. Slowly, they moved their wide eyes toward a particular seat near them, their gaze landing on the person who had just poured fuel on

on the other hand, slowly turned his head to the seat next

called under his breath, watching Penny casually look back at him.

eyes glinting. "Don't you know that already, Uncle?" she replied, making Haines pinch the bridge of his

that Penny was the only person who scared him whenever betting was brought up. She scared him more than Charles when it came to this because Charles would

though Penny had Haines's and Yugi's help, she did more work than they could. It was why she was the boss. Yet, this boss was not only risking her company but the

true?" Nina stuttered, looking at Penny in disbelief. 'I can't even gamble my spare money because I

and grinned. "But it's more fun now, isn't

reckless than she had imagined. "Penny, how can you say that? Haven't you seen how the first quarter concluded? Our team couldn't even score with your husband even adding a score

smile turned into a smirk as she

gaping mouth. Everyone near Penny was looking at her with wide eyes and open mouths, but

then Slater-who had fallen from his seat but was still gazing at her-she smirked at them. "Don't worry. I never bet on a

twisted their necks, eyes falling on the open

his wide eyes fixed on the committee's desk where

I hear what I heard?" Mark blurted out under

they tried to process what they had just heard. A part of them-especially Atlas-hoped

this was something Penny would surely

woman..." Dean ground his teeth, his face twitching, and his eyes glinting.

other hand, felt

he was angry at what he had just been labeled. It irritated him more than anything.

did she just put her entire company on the line? She bet it on a match that I can't even call

of curiosity, Jonathan turned his head toward the audience. His eyes scanned the crowd. It wasn't that hard to find Penny, especially when the majority