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    Ynda froze, staring at Brendon in disbelief. “Brendon, why is she getting five percent of the shares?” she asked sharply. Her heart skipped a beat. Was there something she didn’t know? He had promised her five percent, so why was Christina getting the same? She had earned those shares aspensation for taking the me for Katie and spending days in detention. What had Christina done to deserve those shares? Everything in the Dawson family belonged to her! So why was Christina walking away with a piece of it?


    Ynda felt like she was about to lose her mind.


    Christina smiled as she looked at Brendon, waiting for him to speak.


    Brendon began, “Ynda, it’s a bet between me and Christina—”


    But Ynda cut in before he could finish. “What bet? Why would you even make a bet with her?”


    Ynda suddenly noticed Brendon’s face darken. Her anxious, slightly using tone had clearly rubbed him the wrong way. She quickly softened her tone. “I’m sorry, Brendon. I was just afraid you were being tricked, and I got a bit anxious…” She slipped right back into her character, and coupled with her measured words, her image in Brendon’s heart remained unblemished.


    Brendon’s expression softened. With a sigh, he exined, “Yes, we made a bet. But I haven’t lost yet, so there’s no need to panic.”


    “I’m sorry, Brendon…” Ynda murmured, lightly brushing his chest with her fingers.


    The tension in him melted a little. His eyes warmed as he looked at her.


    “You’ve already lost. The mark on Eloise’s face is nearly gone,” Christina said inly.


    Brendon frowned. “She still can’t speak. That means you haven’t won.”


    “Who told you that? She’s already able to say a few words,” Christina replied calmly. She had said Eloise would speak within a week using her treatment, and she was certain of it. Moreover, while she was in Kitaso, Elliott had called to tell her the good news.


    The Hubbard family had been overjoyed when Eloise uttered her first word, and they hadn’t been able to contain their tears while hugging her. They had even offered Christina ten percent of the Hubbard Group’s shares to express their gratitude.


    Your imagination thrives at  punt


    However, Christina had declined the shares, opting instead for a favor. In the future, if she needed the Hubbard family’s help, as long as it didn’t vite their principles, they would go to great lengths to assist her.


    “Impossible! If Miss Hubbard could really speak, it would’ve been all over the news!” Brendon eximed in disbelief.


    Christina gave him a sly smile. “If you don’t believe me, let’s go see her now. We can even sign the share transfer agreement in front of the Hubbard family.”


    No way! “How can you prove it was you who cured her?” Ynda cut in sharply.


    “The Hubbard family will speak for me,” Christina replied without blinking.


    Brendon stopped Ynda before she could say anything more. She didn’t understand the full picture, and her words might only bring more trouble to the Dawson family.


    “You said you could cure her poison, but it’s notpletely gone yet. That means you haven’t won the bet yet,” Brendon said, trying to push back.


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