All Chapters of The Beauty Trap: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

After nodding, I got up and murmured into Amelia's ear, "Don't forget about our bet.""I won't!"I straightened my suit, deliberately letting the gold Rolex on my wrist peek out. When I glanced over at Booth No. 6, I saw Wade looking worn out and dazed. Things were clearly pretty bad for him right now.After settling down in Booth No. 5, I ordered a drink for myself. I was loud enough to catch Wade's attention. And when he spotted the gold Rolex on my wrist, his eyes flickered with greed.It only lasted a brief moment, but I caught it anyway.I began sipping away at the bottle of expensive liquor I'd ordered. When Wade's eyes met mine, I knew my chance had come.I pulled out a cigarette before patting my pockets. Then, as if realizing I didn't have a lighter, I walked over to Wade's booth and asked, "Hey, man. Got a light?"Wade froze for a second. He clearly hadn't expected me to talk to him. Flustered, he pulled a lighter out of his clothes and tossed it to me.Once I lit my

Amelia's waist was so soft to the touch. The instant my hand made contact with it, every hair on my body seemed to stand on end. She was far too tempting.Turning pale with fear, she shrieked, "What are you doing? Nathan! Let go of me. Stop messing around!""I thought we agreed that as long as Wade took the bait, you'd sleep with me.""I-I never agreed to that!"I locked the bedroom door and tossed Amelia onto the bed. This was my first time entering her bedroom. A faint fragrance lingered in the air.Amelia immediately pulled the blanket over herself, looking as if she were facing off against the devil himself. She was so scared that tears welled up in her eyes."Nathan, you beast! I was completely wrong about you after all. I let the fox right into the henhouse!"As she was raging at me, I slowly took my clothes off. The moment she saw me standing bare-chested in front of her, tears started falling.Sitting down beside her, I wiped her tears away before asking, "Scared now?"

I looked down at him from above, watching him make a complete spectacle of himself. I felt not the slightest bit of pity for him. If anything, I thought he deserved it.I lit a cigarette. As smoke curled around me, Wade continued to kneel before me. I was humiliating him on purpose. This was the price he had to pay for having the nerve to try and pull a fast one over me.I pressed the burning cigarette butt into Wade's face. A sizzling sound rang out, and he had to clench his teeth to bear the pain."I'll give you one last chance. Leave the USB drive behind, take the money, and get the hell out of Hearthsea."I threw the check straight into Wade's face. After thanking me repeatedly, he picked it up and fled the bar at once.Just as I was about to get up and leave, I saw Moira walking toward me with a bright, dimpled smile. Her body swayed with the music, her slender, graceful figure moving with a seductive rhythm. She was bewitching in every sense of the word.My gaze lingered on

Amelia handed me her phone. I forced my eyes open and saw that she was showing me Hearthsea News' social media account."Insider Scoop! Finch Group Heir Drowns in Gambling Debts Totaling Tens of Millions!""Shocking News! Finch Group's Eastern Suburb Development Project Suspected of Fraud!""Authorities Have Gotten Involved! Finch Group's Downfall Eminent!""Hearthsea Tycoons, the Finch Father-Son Duo, Are on the Run!"I tapped into one of the articles and immediately saw photos of Tristan gambling in Andersbay. Hundreds of comments had already been left below, which proved just how much traction the news was getting."I'll show you Finch Group's share price next," Amelia declared.She opened a stock-trading application. The screen was awash in red, with the Finch Group's share price plunging rapidly.I couldn't help but admire Amelia's methods. In just a single night, she had pushed Finch Group to the brink.As her phone kept buzzing, she waved it at me in exhilaration, sayin

"The workers are saying Finch Group has gone bankrupt and can't pay their wages anymore, so they've come to make a scene," Alex said timidly."Those damned workers sure know how to change their tune!" Tristan raged. "Who's kicking up the most fuss? I'll fuck him up first!""Tristan, I don't care what you have to do, even if it means selling off your cars. You're going to pay those salaries immediately!" Michael commanded while putting on a jacket. "The federal authorities have asked me to come in. Keep an eye on things here and don't let anything else go wrong."Tristan's heart sank. He collapsed into a chair, unable to believe everything that had happened today. Just yesterday, he had still been one of Hearthsea's most well-known scions. Now, he was nothing but the son of a once-wealthy family that was falling into hard times. He couldn't cope with the drastic change.…"The bank has refused to give them a loan, the workers are demanding their salaries, and the shareholders are d