Chapter 505

Chapter 505

Corinne shook her head. “No.”

Zeke was unhappy. “Tch! What an interesting personality you have for a secretary! Once your boss

comes back, I’ll ask to borrow you for my company so you’ll become my secretary. Then, I’ll make sure

to teach you a good lesson! Lucas will be happy to agree, don’t you think?”

Corinne was speechless. ‘It’s possible!’

The reason Lucas kept her around was mostly because she negotiated the big cooperation with Abura.

Since the contract was already signed, he could easily replace her with someone else for the follow-up.

Lucas’s attitude had made it clear that he did not like her all that much, so he could just pass her to

Zeke as a favor if he asked. However, Corinne could not let that happen.

Corinne needed to stay in the Rivera Group so she could investigate the true reason why her mother

was kicked out of the Riveras all those years ago.

Zeke’s aggressiveness put a bit of pressure on Corinne.

After thinking about it, Corinne asked, “What huge bet do you plan on making?”

There was a successful smile on Zeke’s smug face and he began to explain his bet in a very ‘

considerate’ tone.

“I know it’s not easy for you to find a new job, and you don’t have much money now, so how about we

bet on a striptease? Whoever loses would have to do a striptease right here. How does that sound?”

After hearing that suggestion, Jason spoke up for Corinne in a very gentlemanly manner. You’re going

too far, Zeke. Corinne isn’t good at playing cards, so don’t use that to bully her.”

Zeke did not take Jason seriously. “Does she look like the kind of person who doesn’t know how to play

cards? I might be the one who’s going to lose! Then you’ll all be feasting your eyes as I do a striptease

for all of you!”

Gerald retorted, “No one wants to see you do a striptease.”

Zeke snorted with a smile and had a confident smile on his face. “Miss Corinne will do the honor then!”

Jason ignored Zeke, turned his head, and said to Corinne, “Don’t force yourself to do it, Corinne. You

can refuse to play if you don’t want to make this bet.”

Corinne stroked her chin, thought about it for a moment, and finally sighed helplessly. “Fine. I’ll make a

bet with you, Mister Zeke. If I win, I want you to do the striptease on the banquet hall’s dance floor. Any

objections?”

Both Gerald and Jason looked at Corinne with admiration. They did not think that she would be so

brave as to accept the bet.

Zeke smiled indifferently and said, “Wonderful! I love it when things get exciting, but I’m afraid that you

might not be so lucky in the end.”

Corinne did not bother with any useless remarks and asked directly, “Is the decider going to be through

one hand only?”

Zeke curled his lips and nodded, “Yes!”

Corinne said calmly, “I hope you’ll go easy on me then, Mister Zeke. Go ahead and shuffle the cards.”

As soon as she agreed to bet with Zeke, she sensed a cold and stern gaze from another direction

tightening over her neck and strangling it like a steel wire.

She did not know if she had sensed it wrongly, but whatever she felt at that moment gave her a

tremendous amount of pressure.

Zeke shuffled the cards and dealt them.

Corinne opened her hand and glanced at it, only to realize how dire the situation was. The starting

hand was very unfavorable, and her hand was far worse than the previous one.

The cards Zeke dealt to her were tricky and rather difficult to play.

Corinne frowned. She knew how to play bridge, but the quality of her hand made it incredibly difficult to

win. After a few rounds, none of the cards she played went smoothly and her position was extremely

disadvantageous.

The outcome was already clear, and Zeke smiled provocatively.

“Why aren’t you dealing your card? Is it because you don’t have a high card?”

Corinne glanced at him calmly. She had to consider which card to play while also predicting the trend of

the opponent’s next card and seizing all possible chances to turn the tables. She lacked high cards,

and any mistake she made would cause her to lose the entire game. It was therefore all the more

important that she had to be cautious.

At that moment, the sofa beside her suddenly sank. Someone had taken a seat next to her, and there

was a faint smell of tobacco from that person.

Corinne was startled because she knew without looking that the person was Jeremy. His sudden

decision to sit there with him made her confused, and she began to have goosebumps on her arms.