Chapter 188



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Many people-most of them direct and collateral descendants of the Hunts-had come to the Hunts’ family dinner. By repeatedly using phrases like “Do you dare to do it or not?” in front of so many people, it’s clear that Raymond was leaving Justin no way out.

If he were to refuse the bet at a time like this, it would be as if he were showing signs of cowardice.

Raymond was sure Justin would accept; after all, it was the only option he had.

Indeed, after a brief silence, Justin slowly replied, “Let’s do it.”

Raymond and Roger exchanged a glance and smiled.

How dare Pete attend the dinner? Mrs. Hunt was also too biased. Pete was but a five-year-old boy who hadn’t even grown up, and yet she was giving him the family heirloom! It was too much!

They were hell-bent on Pete making a fool of himself today!

Mrs. Hunt wanted to stop them again, but Justin gave her a comforting look, which made the old lady shut her mouth.

Fatty became even more excited when she overheard their conversation. She selected the Hero she was most adept at playing with and asked Cherry, “Which Hero do you play with, Pete? You can choose any one.”

Cherry nodded her head, selected the girl’s Hero she always played with and replied, “I choose this one. Do you?”

Fatty replied, “I’m going to play as this guy!”.

“Pfft!” Cherry burst out laughing. As soon as she turned on the game, she transformed into her cranky girl character and started disrespecting her opponent. She said, “Okay. Come on, sonny boy, I’m going to beat you so badly today that your mother won’t even recognize you.”

Fatty was taken aback. “Who do you think you’re calling ‘sonny’?”

“Your hero, of course. Isn’t he my hero’s son?”

“…”

Fatty, who had been taken advantage of for no reason, was furious. He controlled his hero in the game and made him go straight to Cherry.

Cherry, who seemed to be in a good mood, had a triumphant look on her face.

He deliberately acted as if it was his first time playing the game, making his hero walk left and right awkwardly as if he didn’t know how to use the controls. “Oh no, why is he walking away?” said Cherry.

Fatty was overjoyed. He chased Cherry’s hero and started attacking her.

Cherry didn’t fight back in the early stages of the round. Instead, she deliberately made her hero swing left and right, making Fatty burst out laughing. “Silly Pete, you’re so stupid! Can’t you even walk? I’m going to teach you how to behave today.”

Cherry feinted at the start and didn’t fire a single shot. He kept his HP under control and allowed Fatty to wear him down as low as he could go.

After that, she seemed to understand something and got so scared that she started running towards her defensive tower.

Fatty gave chase.

He only had a little HP left. As long as she could make contact with Cherry, there would be no problem at all.

She would be fine even if she had to defend against her defensive tower.

However, as if Cherry had pressed something bad by accident, he pressed the button for his first ability. Her hero immediately made a turn and moved to the left, Causing Fatty to miss!

Just then, the sound indicating a kill rang on the phone.

Pete Hunt had killed ‘The Unbeatable and Most Handsome’!

“He lost so fast?”

A triumphant Raymond said, “You’re really bad, Pete. Even though it’s your first time playing, you lost too fast. It hasn’t even been a minute, you know.”

Roger also smiled and said, “A bet’s a bet, Justin. That ring…”

Justin looked at them, a dark light flickering in his eyes. In front of all the Hunts, his lips slowly parted and he asked, “The kids are fooling around. Are you sure the bet now is valid?”

Raymond laughed outright and said, “You mustn’t go back on your word, Justin. You’re a man, aren’t you? Besides, you’re even the man who oversees the Hunt Corporation. You have to keep your word; you can’t go back on it!”.

Justin raised his eyebrows. “Are you sure, Uncle Raymond?”

“Yes, I am.”

As soon as Raymond said that, Justin sighed and said, “In that case, I’ll graciously agree to let you give me 1% of the company’s stock.”

He turned and looked at Sean, who was standing behind him, and indicated, “Prepare the stock transfer agreement and let Uncle Raymond sign it later.”

“Yes sir.”

Raymond was stunned.

Roger, who was also dumbfounded, unconsciously said, “Instead of us transferring the stock to you, Justin, you should give us the ring. After all, Fatty is the one who just won…”

At that moment, however, he realized something and looked at the children. He was dumbfounded to see Fatty’s reaction.

Fatty’s cell phone screen went off at that moment.

Fatty was still stunned, what had just happened?

When he looked up again, he saw Cherry caressing his small chest. She looked at him and commented, “Phew, that was close…”.

Fatty realized that he had been unlucky. He had come so close to killing his hero.

He angrily demanded, “Again!”

“… That’s not really good, is it?”, Cherry asked.

Fatty panicked. “What’s wrong with it?”

Cherry sighed. “What I mean is that gambling isn’t really good. I’ve already won, so I’m not going to play anymore.”

Fatty, “!”

He was so angry that he ran to Roger and said, “Dad, let’s bet again! Grandpa, use another 1%!”

One percent of the stock equaled billions of dollars!

Raymond, who had panicked after losing the huge sum of money, said anxiously, “No, no, no…”.

When an indignant Fatty turned around, he immediately saw Cherry grimacing at him. She also looked like she had just given herself a big scare. The little girl pretended and said, “Pete was really scared just now daddy! I don’t know what happened either. How could Fatty have died just like that? I only had a short life left.”

Justin, “…”

What was one supposed to do when their daughter suddenly started putting on a show with them?

Coddle her and play along, of course.

Justin reached out his big hand, tousled her hair and said with a loving smile, “Pete is so amazing. To think you won 1% of the company’s stock for Dad. You’re so good at the game even though it’s your first time playing.”

Cherry smiled at him.

Their conversation made Raymond’s face turn completely red.

Like a gambler’s mentality, the loss of billions of dollars he had just suffered made him anxious and irritable. He looked at Fatty and asked, “Are you sure you can beat him if they do it again?”

Fatty nodded, “Yes, I am! I was very close just now.”

“That’s good! Grandpa will trust you again.” Raymond looked directly at Justin and said, “One more time!”

Cherry buried her head in Justin’s shoulder and said, “Pete doesn’t want Dad! He’s too scared! Pete’s scared!”

Justin, “…”

He ruffled her hair and spoke softly to her as he soothed her. “It’s okay, it’s okay. We won’t play anymore…”

However, the more she refused to play, the more determined Raymond was to continue, so he said, “Will you stop, Justin? Surely you can’t leave after you win, can you? It doesn’t work that way.”

Raymond, who was red-eyed, stood up and stared at him. “The bet between the kids only involves a few billion dollars. I’m betting billions of dollars while you only have to offer Mom’s ring. It’s not like you’re too scared to bet, is it?”

Seemingly backed into a corner, Justin could only pat Cherry’s shoulder and say, “Shall we play another round, Pete?”

“But Dad, I’m scared!”

“Don’t be scared. Just close your eyes and play.”

Cherry looked at him ‘sheepishly’ and said, “Gee, I thought you said it wasn’t good to play, Dad…then I’ll play.”

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