Chapter 662
“If you’re scared, then just admit it and walk away. I’ve always known you were spineless—so it wouldn’t shock me if you backed out now,” Thea sneered, her eyes glinting with malice as she deliberately baited Christina and Eloise.
“We’re not backing out—but this bet is insane!” Eloise snapped, her face still flushed with anger.
Christina hadn’t said a word yet, and Thea took that silence as hesitation. Thinking her bait wasn’t tempting enough, she sweetened the deal—just enough to push.
“I was even thinking of betting the entire Reed family’s fortune, but clearly, you’re not up for it,” Thea said, her voice dripping with mockery. She was poking, trying to provoke Christina into a reckless move.
“Who says I’m not?” Christina shot back instantly. “Let’s bet.”
Hook, line, and sinker—Thea was ecstatic. Christina had fallen for it. All she needed now was to get Christina into the ring. There was no way Christina would come out of it in one piece.
What Thea didn’t know was that Christina had been playing her own game. She had led Thea right to this moment, baiting her into making that reckless offer. And she had been recording the whole thing. That little line about betting the Reed family’s fortune? Evidence, loud and clear. If Thea hadn’t tried to pull a fast one, Christina wouldn’t have gotten what she needed.
“I thought you were just a coward,” Thea said smugly. “Guess I was wrong.”
Eloise anxiously grabbed Christina’s hand. “Why would you agree to something like this? You’ve never trained for boxing. You could get hurt if you got into the ring.”
Eloise wasn’t just worried about Christina getting bruised. Boxing could be brutal, and Thea and her crew might play dirty, possibly endangering Christina’s life or leaving her paralyzed.
Christina just smiled. “Isn’t life about standing your ground?”
Thea clapped her hands together and said with a wicked grin, “There’s a boxer they call the Boxing King. He fights in an underground ring. That’s who you’ll face. If you win, we lose the bet. But if you lose, both your and Eloise’s lives are ours.”
The Delgado siblings lit up. That was genius. Thea was ruthless. It wasn’t just a setup—it was a death trap. Their idea had been to bring in a formidable boxer to defeat Christina, while Thea clearly aimed for Christina’s life in the ring.
Kole jumped in excitedly. “Yeah! Fight against the Boxing King!”
“No way! We’re not doing this!” Eloise snapped, pulling back.
“Backing out now?” Kole sneered. “That counts as you lose.”
“It’s not that we want to back out, but that you are too shameless!” Eloise shot back. “If you want a boxing match, then it should be Thea or Cassie in the ring with Christina!”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” Kole huffed. “You know damn well they can’t beat her. How is that fair?” Even he couldn’t take Christina in a fight—how could Thea or Cassie possibly stand a chance? Christina had some serious skills. If they were going to have any hope, they had to find someone deadly—and pay up. No way Cassie or Thea were going up against Christina.
“I don’t care,” Eloise said, fuming. “Everyone knows what underground boxing is like—it’s a bloodbath. Either you die or get dragged out in pieces. You’re not asking Christina to fight. You’re sending her to her death!” Her whole body was trembling now, rage pouring off her in waves.
“If she doesn’t fight, it will be equivalent to losing the bet,” Thea said, smiling coldly.