Chapter 543 The $8.88 Million Prize
The Understated Dragon Lord
Maya was itching to get started. She had practiced her golf game tirelessly for this reunion, aiming
to impress and dominate everyone on the green. That $8.88 million prize had to be hers.
Once everyone arrived at the golf course, Wyatt geared up with a professional air and declared,
"Even though most of you are amateurs, and some haven't played golf at all, let's stick to official
rules. Seventy-two strokes for eighteen holes."
"Sure, Iâm good with that," said Maya, confident.
"Iâm in," Sebastian added.
Maya then turned to Jessica with a teasing tone, "You joining us, Jessica?"
"I'll pass," Jessica replied.
"Come on! High-end business often revolves around golfâit's an essential social skill. I think you
should take this golden opportunity to broaden your horizons, join us for a round. You might not win
but hey, you've nothing to lose; Wyattâs covering the massive $8.88 million prize."
"Just go ahead without me. I'm not interested," Jessica insisted, uninterested in golf and even less
so in playing with Maya.
As soon as Jessica declined, Daniel eagerly stepped forward, grinning wide, "How about I join in
instead?"
This got everyone's attention fixed on Daniel.
Until now, Maya had been solely focused on Jessica and hadn't paid Daniel any mind. With Daniel
volunteering, her gaze shifted to him.
Looking Daniel up and down with a puzzled air, Maya asked, "Who's this country bumpkin? I don't
recall such a person in our class."
Before Daniel could introduce himself, Wyatt jumped in, "Jessica says this country boy is her
boyfriend. What do you think, Maya? Does he stack up to our class's Jessica?"
The revelation shocked Maya. She looked at Jessica in disbelief and asked, "Is what Wyatt says
true? This guy, a country bumpkin, your boyfriend?"
"Yes, he's my boyfriend!" Jessica admitted clearly and confidently.
Maya had expected Jessica to be evasiveâa denial she could pounce on to embarrass her. But
Jessica's frank admission, and the confidence with which she made it, left Maya at a loss. The
words she'd primed to launch were swallowed back.
However, she couldn't let the fact that Jessica had chosen such a "country boy" as her boyfriend go
unremarked upon.
Biding her time for a targeted strike, Maya turned to Daniel with malice, "So, country boy, where do
you work? Hopefully not scrubbing dishes at some diner, or maybe street sweeping? Some cleaner
without benefits, taxes, getting cozy with garbage all day? That's it! Repulsive! Your bumpkin aura is
ruining the mood!"