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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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a lazy glance. “Please. That kind of reverse

how can this woman be so damn annoying?‘ Matthew thought. Just

beyond reason, Matthew got to his feet and

eyes narrowing. “Whether you drink or

walk out of

the bar’s

you doing out here? Come on, let’s hit the VIP room.” A few rich

though Ramona had crushed Matthew’s reputation within the family, outside he was still a young master of the Hill family–and always had

these two beauties to have a drink, but they’re a little icy tonight. Whoever gets them to

glance at Natasha. ‘Don’t 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 one drink was a

on the table and swallowed hard.

around bars for years, they

was interested. A young

with narrow eyes stepped forward. “You ladies are being rude. Mr. Hill offering you a

strength. But before he could even touch her, a hard leather clutch

Blind mutt–who the hell

full glass of liquor at another guy who’d been eyeing her up sleazy intent. His face twisted as alcohol

with

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soaked, the two guys looked ready to fight back–but the icy fire in

the retaliation wouldn’t stop at just

to defy Matthew and still strike back that hard… Maybe

using dirty tricks on women like that?

darkened. “Seventy

One of them, clearly more cautious,

to be scared of? One’s a fake heiress whose dad doesn’t even love her. The other got kicked out

the women up and down. “The only thing valuable about them is their looks.

more eyes turning their way, Matthew doubled down. “Bet none

crashing down on his head,

beer mixed and ran down his face. Through

should also know that legally, I

smiling like sunshine, beautiful and innocent–yet something about it sent