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Natasha calmly took a sip of her drink.“Your face isn’t worth that much anyway.”

“Pfft.” Sadie laughed out loud.

That line hit with double meaning. First, Matthew was clearly on Olivia’s side.

To him, even if Natasha and Sadie had done nothing wrong, they were guilty by association–and his obnoxious mouth didn’t help his case either.

Second, power in the Hill family now rested with his cousin Ramona. Matthew, once a lawless brat who thought the world revolved around him as one of the only legitimate heirs, had been crushed under Ramona’s rise in the past two years.

Out in public, Matthew really didn’t have much face left.

Matthew’s face turned dark. ‘These two have tongues like blades.’

But thinking of his real purpose, Matthew held it in and waved over a server. “Drinks,” he ordered.

Soon, a spread of colorful cocktails was placed on the table.

Natasha turned them down without hesitation. “Not sharing a table.”

Matthew cursed under his breath. ‘Damn it. Do I look like I need to share a damn table to get

drinks?‘

“Natasha, you were behind that whole thing with the hired trolls a while back, weren’t you? Drink all this tonight and I’ll let it go,” Matthew said.

“Let it go?” Natasha shot back. “Who cares what you do?”

Even before this, Matthew had never once gone easy on her.

Every time she clashed with Olivia, Matthew was the first to come charging in like a rabid dog. Natasha had gotten used to it by now.

Matthew pushed on. “Alright, let’s make a bet. If you last longer than me, I’ll leave you alone for three months and even buy you a car. But if I win, you need to apologize to Olivia for an hour.”

“Not betting, Natasha replied flatly.

Matthew; “Fine, just ten minutes of public apology”

Natasha: “Not playing.”

Matthew snapped, “What, scared of losing?”

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glance. “Please. That kind of reverse psychology doesn’t

so damn annoying?‘ Matthew thought. Just

beyond reason, Matthew got to his feet and started

you drink or

out of

was electric, though hidden beneath the bar’s thumping music. No one else seemed

you doing out here? Come on, let’s hit the VIP

reputation within the family, outside he was still a

drink, but they’re a little icy

want the easy way? Let’s see how you like the hard one. The guys

guys‘ eyes lit up. They didn’t have Matthew’s kind of cash–thirty thousand dollars for

cocktails on the table and swallowed

around bars for years, they hadn’t seen beauties like

Matthew was interested. A young man’s temptation–no

guy with narrow eyes stepped forward. “You ladies are being rude. Mr. Hill offering you a drink–it’s called respect. Come on, let me

pin her in place with brute strength. But before he could even touch her, a hard

the hell do you

flung a full glass of liquor at another guy who’d been eyeing her up sleazy intent. His face twisted as alcohol and tears stung his

with

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guys looked ready to fight back–but the icy

wrong move, and they knew the retaliation wouldn’t stop

made the rest hesitate. They thought, ‘Anyone bold enough to defy Matthew and still

sneered coldly. “Matthew, using dirty tricks on women like that? No wonder the Hill family doesn’t take

darkened. “Seventy thousand

more cautious, asked carefully, “Mr. Hill, you know these

One’s a fake heiress whose dad doesn’t even

“The only thing valuable about them is their looks. Who knows

eyes turning their way, Matthew doubled down. “Bet none of you know

his head, cutting off his attempt to drag Sadie out

and beer mixed and ran down his face. Through the sticky warmth, Matthew saw Natasha’s smile–bright, charming, and

I’m mentally unstable, then you should also know that legally, I can kill you and walk away free.”

like sunshine, beautiful and innocent–yet something