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    “Christina! Let go of me! I’m calling an ambnce! Can you live with yourself if Miss Hubbard’s treatment gets dyed?” Katie shouted, struggling as Christina’s grip tightened around her neck.


    Katie’s face turned red. She was truly suffocating now.


    “Are you out of your mind? Let Katie go before you strangle her!” Brendon yelled, rushing to pull Christina off as Katie gasped for air. But Christina wouldn’t budge. Then, just as abruptly, she let go.


    Katie copsed, coughing hard, gasping like someone who had just escaped drowning. Christina was insane. She was nearly strangled to death by this crazy woman!


    “Mr. Dawson, do you dare to make a bet with me?” Christina said coldly, her eyes locked on Brendon.


    Brendon narrowed his eyes. “What kind of bet?”


    Christina gave a faint smirk. “If I save Miss Hubbard, you give me five percent of the Dawson Group’s shares.”


    Brendon froze. His eyes flew wide open. So that was what she was after—the Dawson Group’s shares. She must have been eyeing them all along.


    Katie, still coughing, snapped her head toward Christina. “Five percent? You think that’s nothing? Do you think you can get those shares just by asking? Who do you think you are—Ynda?” She scoffed bitterly. “You’re not even close. Ynda holds a ce in Brendon’s heart. She didn’t need to ask—he gave it to her willingly. You? Dream on!”


    Joselyn’s expression shifted the moment she heard Katie’s words. She blinked, stunned. Without thinking, she grabbed Brendon’s wrist. “Is that true? When did you give Ynda five percent of the shares?”


    Joselyn’s gaze shifted to Katie and then to Ynda’s parents, catching their flickering eyes. They all knew about this. Only she was kept in the dark! “Mom, Ynda made a big sacrifice. She deserved something in return.” Brendon didn’t spell it out, but they all understood what he meant. Ynda had taken the fall for Katie’s sake. This matter couldn’t be spoken of publicly. Otherwise, Ynda would have suffered in vain, and Katie’s future would still be ruined.


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    Joselyn’s heart burned with anger. She hated that they gave away the shares without asking her. But she couldn’t explode in public. She bit her tongue and slowly let go of Brendon’s hand. Then, she turned her sharp gaze on Christina. Giving Ynda shares was understandable. She paid a price. But Christina? Trying to win those shares over a bet? Absolutely not.


    Joselyn stepped forward, her voice steady and cold. “What exactly are you putting up for the bet? Waking Miss Hubbard doesn’t automatically make you a winner. Even if you gave up everything you own, it wouldn’t match one percent of the Dawson Group’s shares.” She crossed her arms. “If you want to gamble, bring something of equal value. Otherwise, this bet isn’t happening.”


    Katie let out a smugugh, her gaze tinged with disdain as she looked at Christina. “Damn right! All your assetsbined are still worth less than five percent of the Dawson Group’s shares!”


    Christina kept her gaze steady on Brendon. Her voice was even. “Then I’ll trade you the one thing you want most.”


    Katie rolled her eyes. “What could you possibly have that’s worth anything?” While the others looked confused, Brendon understood right away. Christina was offering the chance to receive King’s treatment. And that was worth far more than five percent of the Dawson Group’s shares.


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