The Bet That Ruined Us Novels & Stories

“Mr. Maxwell owns lots of buildings and businesses, and he even funds start-up businesses as well. So I went to him and asked. I did a presentation. I mean, our business plan was solid, Mia. It was very solid. It was going to work out. I knew it in my gut. Even Mr. Maxwell said it was a good business plan.” “But?” I couldn’t stop the tremor in my voice because I knew there was a but somewhere in the story. The but that destroyed everything. The but that turned everything upside down, including my life. “But everything fell apart. The guys hadn’t planned on doing business with me from the beginning. They took the two million I borrowed and gambled it all. They lost everything.” “Oh my God,” I

“Second chances are rare! I have never seen one in my life!” “Then we are luckier because the same Claiming you were trying to sabotage ended up giving us three second-chance mates. Catherine and Tyler were also second chances, as well as another Beta Couple.” I said it calmly but with emphasis on the word sabotage. And it was the one that didn’t slip Dad’s ears. “Sabotage? What did you mean by sabotage?” His eyes dilated as he looked at his mate. “What did you do this time, Charina?”

I said. "He's such an asshole, you know, leaving a beautiful wife behind after having a miscarriange," he said. "Should I relay your message to him?" I said, flashing my bitter smile at him. "You know, we made a bet that you can't stay longer with this kind of life, I betted for just six months but you continued to surprise me and stay with my Boss, longer than six months now" Daniel said. "What kind of bet?" I asked him. "If I won I will have his Ferrari but if he won then I need to give him the Montero back but it looks like I'm gonna lose now," he said.

Unfortunately for her, I have Arlo by my side, he would help me get the contract. “Fine,” I said through gritted teeth. “You’ve got a deal.” She blinked, clearly surprised. “You’ll regret this,” she muttered. “No,” I said. “You will.” She turned and walked out, her heels clicking against the floor like gunshots. The elders and directors trailed after, whispering amongst themselves. The office was quiet again. I sat down slowly, my legs shaking beneath the desk. My hand trembled as I reached for my water bottle. What the fuck just happened? I had just bet everything, my company, my legacy, my family name.

It felt like a silly dream that I prayed not to wake up from. As I smiled ear to ear, sipping my glass of alcohol, I stole glances at Charlie and his friends who were still gambling. I had withdrawn from the bet with my two billion dollars. I only watched them, though I was more into the music than their bet. “I win!" Charlie laughed. I smiled, locking eyes with him as I nodded. “Good job.”. As the night went by and the bet became more boring, suddenly, a piercing sound was heard. 'POW!’ It was a gunshot.

When she had lost a hundred thousand dollars, Beatrice said, "I can't do this anymore. Darwin will get mad at me." "Oh, he doesn't have to know," Mara said. She pointed to a man with a black coat and said, "See that man? He is a loan shark. We can borrow money until you win it back." "You'll win it back!" Mara pressed. "You'll win it back, dear," another player said at their table. "I'll help you," another woman offered. Other players pressured her, and Beatrice gave in. She borrowed five hundred thousand dollars and made wager after wager. Unknown to her, trouble lay ahead as Brian ordered a paternity test for Claire's baby.

Didn’t know that he had just set fire to everything I believed in. "Oh, relax. It’s not like it was serious." "Not serious?" Leah’s voice rose, anger sharp and real now. "Do you have any idea what would happen if she found out?" My stomach dropped. My hands shook. Then Adam said it. The words that would ruin everything. "What, about the bet on Sophia?" The plates slipped from my hands. Hit the ground. Shattered on impact. But I barely heard it. Because all I could hear was him. All I could hear was that one sentence, replaying in my head like a fucking nightmare.

In just two months, Bianca couldn't take the pressure and quit. She turned totally feral, hounding Jax to cash out her shares and give her the allowance he promised. Jax, having lost all his power, refused to pay a dime. They literally fought in the office, becoming the biggest joke in Chicago's business world. Eventually, after missing targets for quarters on end, Isla used the gambling agreement to kick Jax out. He was utterly ruined. Desperate, he took his last bit of cash and Bianca into high-risk investments, losing every single penny.

I took it from him with my free hand, the moment my eyes landed on the headline, my expression darkened immediately. NATALIE ROSSI AND LEONARDO MORETTI’S RELATIONSHIP EXPOSED AS A CONTRACT SCANDAL. Beside me, Natalie went completely still and the room became painfully quiet. I watched the silent tremble in her fingers as she squeezed her clothes, though she tried to hide it. Gloria leaned back slowly against the couch, looking almost unsurprised. “Now that,” she said calmly. "is exactly the kind of disaster I'm talking about."

The drive back to Blackwood Mansion passed in complete silence, but it was not the peaceful kind. It was the silence of two people sitting only inches apart while an ocean of unanswered questions stretched between them. I kept my eyes fixed on the rain sliding down the car window, watching the city disappear behind blurred lights, yet my thoughts refused to leave the conversation we had just endured. Sandra had betrayed me. My father was somehow connected to the scandal that destroyed my wedding. Adrian had known pieces of the truth long before I did, and although he insisted he had tried to protect me, I could not ignore the pain of discovering that everyone seemed to know more about my lif