Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

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The once hot-headed youth had become more sophisticated. He was now capable of exacting revenge on me by laying a trap for four years.

My gaze swept over to Silas, who sat calmly and seemed unsurprised by the relationship between Pete and me. It was clear that he had known all along, which further confirmed my suspicions.

Pete crossed his arms, pouting his lower lip to blow away his bangs that were starting to poke into his eyes.

He smirked and asked, "Do you admit defeat now? If you're unwilling to admit that you've lost, no problem. Drink these two bottles of vodka, and I'll let you go. We'll have a battle of our wits again next time."

In the past, I might have thrown the vodka in his face and walked away without a care. But now, my hard-earned job opportunity would be jeopardized if I displeased Pete.

I needed to make money!

I no longer had anything to fall back on to retaliate against him. I was neck deep in 87 million dollars of debt, so I had no choice but to be pragmatic.

I smiled and said, "I admit defeat. I never said I didn't. If I drink this, will you let me join Mr. Harmon's firm?"

vodka was no joke. Downing

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tongue to my

toast Pete. "I'll drink this now. Watch

to perfection. Pleasing Pete wasn't scary; I would be worse off if I didn't have any

I tilted my head back and drank the vodka. The way the alcohol stung my throat made it feel like I was swallowing

to give me a hard time while I was job hunting. I could see the surprise on

to stop me either. He stood back with his arms crossed and watched things play out. Pete's chair scraped loudly against the floor as

taunted, "Drink up, then. If you finish these two bottles, I'll let you join Silas' firm. Drink another two bottles, and I'll make Silas step down and give you his position! No matter how you perform, and even if you mess up a case worth 100 billion

his taunt and gripped the glass tightly. Then, I

case. It involved a company being accused of money

funds.

even a small share for me would cover a quarter of my debt to

not even live to take up. work if I drink more than two bottles. So, two bottles will do.

said, "Ariana, Pete was just teasing you. Admitting your loss will work better than