"Joanna, just tell me what you need. You''re my sister. I''d give my life for you."


    Joannaughed gently. "Don''t be so dramatic. I would never ask you to sacrifice your life. It''s just a small favor."


    "I''ve had my eye on a piece ofnd recently, and it''s owned by Mr. Woodard. Since you''re in the same circle as him, I was wondering if you could help me buy it."


    Colin felt a pang of awkwardness. After all, he had lostst night.


    Taylor had won, and now he''d been kicked out of the racing scene.


    "Joanna, I got kicked out. It''s because of Natalie. I lost a race yesterday and asked Natalie to bail me out, but she set me up. Mr. Woodard won''t let me race with them anymore. On top of that, Mom cut off my allowance, so now I can''t evene up with a million dors." The more Colin spoke, the angrier he became. It was all Natalie''s fault.


    Joanna sounded genuinely surprised. "Colin, how could that happen? What did Natalie do? Did she get Mr. Woodard to kick you out? And how does she even know Mr. Woodard?"


    Colin, unwilling to let Joanna know what an ipetent brother she had, fabricated a story. "Natalie seduced Mr. Woodard. Joanna, which piece ofnd are you interested in?"


    "The plot at the foot of the hills. It''s the least valuable piece ofnd Mr. Woodard owns. But if I buy it now, it might appreciate in valueter. A friend of mine said the scenery there is beautiful, and it might be zoned for tourism."


    Colin was stunned. Could Natalie have known thend was going to increase in value too? Was that why she made a bet on that specific plotst night?


    "Joanna, have you ever mentioned thisnd to Natalie?"


    Joannaughed. "Colin, I haven''t mentioned it to her. I heard from a friend that the area might be developed for tourism in the future. I thought if I bought it, it could be worth many times moreteron. You know I''m busy filming right now and can''te back, so had to ask you for help.”


    Colin was shocked. Then how did Natalie know about thisnd? "Joanna, Natalie has already bought thatnd. Mr. Woodard came here in person this morning to handle the paperwork it''s probably finalized by now. She went inside a while ago."


    “What? Where did Natalie get the money to buynd? Was it from Sebastian?” Joanna''s voice rose involuntarily, as if her own money had been taken.


    Colin thought of Sebastian. "Joanna, hold on. I''ll call Sebastian and get him to give you thend for free."


    On the other end of the line, Joanna choked. What gave Colin the audacity to think Sebastian would just hand thend over to her?


    Colin hung up and immediately called Sebastian.


    "Hello," Sebastian''s voice was as deep as ever.


    “Sebastian, it''s like this. Joanna has her eye on that piece ofnd. Natalie used your money to buy it, and as it happens, Joanna wanted that same plot."


    "Natalie is just a country bumpkin. What does she know about real estate development? It would be


    better to give thend to Joann


    You''ve always doted on her since you were kids, giving hot whatever she wanted. Once you divorce Natalie and marry Joanna, it will be your joint marital property anyway."


    Sebastian was on his way to a morning meeting. Hearing Colin''s words, a sneer crossed his face. He actually thought, like all these other fools, that Natalie was just a country girl.


    It was true what they said: spending time with idiots really does make you stupid.