Chapter 151 A Billion–Dollar Bet
“Sure, I’m game!” Daniel responded with a grin, unable to hide his amusement. “If
you, Andrew, feel like crawling around here like a dog and barking, and if you want to hand over another billion dollars to me, who am I to say no?”
“What did you just say? You think I’m going to lose to you? Ha!” Andrew retorted with a scoff. “You country bumpkin, you just got lucky against Henry. Do you honestly think you’re better than him? Luck might have been on your side once, but do you really expect lady luck to favor you a second time?”
“Andrew, maybe you don’t realize, but Lady Luck has been sweet on me for quite some time. I don’t see her leaving my side today. I’ll win the first time, the second time, the third time… Tonight, Andrew, for every bet you dare to make with me, I guarantee you’ll lose!”
After another scornful laugh, Andrew added, “Country boy, if you want to bet with me, you’ll have to convince Jessica first. You know the stakes are a billion dollars
this time. Even if I sold you off, you wouldn’t fetch a billion. So, if Jessica doesn’t agree, you have no business betting with me. Without the right to bet, you lose by default. And then, you have to pay the price. You’ll crawl around this venue like a dog while barking!”
Andrew was intentionally provoking Daniel. He was confident that Jessica would never let Daniel take this bet. She was always cautious–how could she possibly risk
a billion dollars?
The Matthews‘ total assets amounted to just about ten billion. A billion was a substantial part, a whole tenth of their wealth. Betting a billion on a country bumpkin like Daniel was simply out of the question for Jessica.
Daniel approached Jessica with a playful smirk, about to call her a term of
endearment. But with one sharp look from her intense gaze, Daniel straightened up and changed his tune.
“Boss, could I borrow some more money?” he asked cheekily.
“Borrow
Jessica didn’t immediately agree. Instead, she asked with a teasing smile, some money? How much are we talking about–a few hundred, a few thousand, or
maybe you need a few tens of thousands?”
A billion.”
Daniel didn’t flinch at the astronomical sum. It seemed to him like a perfectly
reasonable request.
“You want me to lend you a billion dollars?”
“Yes.*
Before Jessica could reply, Brittany jumped into the conversation.
Jessica, you absolutely cannot lend him that! We’re talking about a billion dollars here, not just ten bucks. If you give that much money to this country boy, he’s bound to lose it all! You know how it is for The Matthews Organization right now. If we lost a billion, it would be a disaster! Not only would The Matthews Organization go under, but The Matthews family would be dragged down too. Our entire dynasty could face bankruptcy!”
Brittany wasn’t overstating. Most of The Matthews‘ assets were tied up in fixed assets, and they had barely a billion in cash. If Daniel lost that money, The Matthews would be left without any liquid assets, threatening to bring down the family’s massive enterprise with it.
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