Tangled Temptations

Chapter 400

Ravenna froze in shock. Her meticulously made-up eyes were bloodshot as she stared at Dwight.

Impossible... How could Dwight be here? According to the plan, he was supposed to be injured and out of the race.

Ravenna was on the verge of madness as she turned to Tiara. "What the hell is going on? Ask around, why is Dwight here competing?"

Tiara's face turned ashen. With trembling hands, she pulled out her cell phone and dialed the club owner's number. "Boss, didn't you tell me Dwight was out of the race? ... Yes, he's here! Boss... you bastard!"

Tiara hurled her phone away.

Ravenna, without a second thought, slapped Tiara across the face. "Bitch! You set me up."

"Why would I set myself up, too?" Tiara's delicate face now bore the mark of five fingers. Touching her face resentfully, she said, "We both got played. But it's not over yet; it's not the worst-case scenario. As long as Jacob wins, we win. Ms. Ravenna, didn't you sleep with him? Call him. Tell him to find a way to leave Dwight in the dust, by any means necessary."

Ravenna half believed, and half doubted her. Tiara had no credibility left in Ravenna's eyes, but there was no denying that Jacob was her only hope now.

Ravenna grabbed her phone and called Jacob. He answered lazily, "What's up?"

Ravenna's voice shook. "Why is Dwight here?"

"Isn't it normal for him to compete?"

Ravenna was at a loss. Without thinking of anything else, she pleaded, "I've put four hundred million into this race, nearly everything I own. Jacob... for the sake of what we had, you have to win today, no matter what."

Jacob was casually chewing gum. "Let's see how it goes," he replied nonchalantly.

Let's see how it would go... It was four hundred million!

As Ravenna continued, Jacob grew impatient. "Had a wild night with a dame. My legs are like jelly. Might not run so well."

Ravenna screamed in anger, "Jacob, you jerk!"

"Didn't you know that already?"

Jacob hung up, and when Ravenna tried again, his phone was off. She muttered

in despair, "It's over. Everything's over."

Tiara put on an act. "He wouldn't do it?"

Ravenna's eyes were red with rage. "He's just a womanizer. Where's Eloise? I need to find her. If I lose money, so does she."

Tiara smirked coldly.

Ravenna stormed out to find Eloise, but the entrance to her VIP suite was guarded by four bouncers who wouldn't let her in. "Mr. Horigan said no disturbances."

Ravenna caused a scene. Perhaps alerted by the commotion, Harvey emerged from inside and frowned upon seeing Ravenna.

"Mr. Horigan, I need to see Eloise," Ravenna implored, grasping at straws.

Harvey had his hands in his pockets. Looking at the woman before him, he knew of her wickedness better than anyone. She had indirectly caused Max's death, played vicious tricks on Eloise, and even killed an electrician in a fit of passion. Ravenna was despicable.

Harvey concealed his disgust and said indifferently, "Eloise is pregnant and needs rest." He then turned to go inside.

Ravenna grabbed at his sleeve, begging. "I heard Eloise bet on Jacob, too, but now he might not win. I want to discuss it with her. After all, she's put in two hundred million, hasn't she?"

Harvey shook off her hand. He smiled faintly, "Two hundred million is just pocket change to her, nothing serious."

Ravenna's face froze.

Harvey had already opened the door and entered.

drivers were now in position. Dwight's fans

blew a kiss to his wife, Blake, in the stands, who blushed at the

bows. The air was

Dwight maintained a solid lead, with Jacob trailing by about

a daring move for

first. He got out of his car coolly, removed his helmet, and embraced Blake, who ran to him, sealing it

Blake, "That was my last professional race. From now on, we can focus

welled up in Blake's eyes. Dwight's heart was also full. He had met Blake in his wild years,

she always said, "In a few years." He knew she was giving him time, allowing him his freedom. He loved

embraced on the trackside, Ravenna slumped in

She was ruined!

Four billion... gone...

to direct her fury, feeling betrayed by everyone. She

to

"Who screwed me over? Was it you, or Eloise,

out to grab

her

her, and then they told Ravenna,

cared about appearances and straightened her

her delicate fingers wrapped around a necklace that sparkled with an expensive sheen.

truth was now painfully clear: it had been Eloise all along who had betrayed

with you, but you plotted against me.

apparently unbothered by Ravenna's anguished inquiry. Instead, she mused, "This necklace is stunning, isn't it? Beautiful things always provoke envy and desire. Ravenna, haven't you tired of

spoke with an eerie calm, "Ravenna, do you really think you stand a chance now? I've orchestrated everything from the very beginning, from Tiara to Jacob. Even Mr. Velona's involvement was part of my plan. If you hadn't been so blindly obsessed with marrying into the Velona family, you might not have walked right into the

Not only did I invest two hundred million in Jacob, but Harvey and I

they had

seething with rage. Eloise

strolled in. Ravenna fixed her gaze on his youthful, handsome face, her body trembling uncontrollably. She couldn't believe it; she couldn't accept that this man, who had sex with her, had been deceiving her all along. He had never really

you become to capture it. Ravenna, you've actually been defeated by yourself. You can't accept that Max died by your hand. You don't

Ravenna yelled, her

He took that drug, and then he went after you. Who's to blame? Can you really blame me? His death was

Eloise merely smiled faintly.

had heard everything Ravenna had said. Her aging face turned a deep shade of purple with rage as

You gave Max that drug, and you let him drive without saying a word.

Even with her youth, Ravenna couldn't

she cried out, "Olga, smash this wench's mouth so your brother in heaven

and slapped Ravenna hard

her flesh. Ravenna's

Jacob only sneered, "Why should I help you?

Aliza, Olga, Tiara, Eloise, Natalia... and Harvey. They all looked back at her with disdain, as if she were

contagion. All beautiful

disoriented. For a moment, she seemed to forget the pain, caressing her swollen

all you have left." Ravenna picked up the necklace, donning it with a bizarre sense of joy.

crushed by a car-isn't that what he asked for? He slept

I bribed the electrician;

That trinket from Max saved her life, and then there's

can I

The room fell silent.

time, I really wanted to be friends with you, Eloise. Why not give me a

pen on the coffee table, her

at the recording pen with a calm she

didn't seem so important

Because she had lost.

and in more pain