Madly Yours (Nora Reed) novel Chapter 625

"Olive..."

Olive, who had been thoroughly enjoying the spectacle, felt a sudden tap on her arm. She turned to look at Archer, confused.

"Keep an eye on the Madam. I'm going to tell the Boss..."

Olive's face contorted in sheer confusion. "She's clearly winning this match. What are you going to snitch about?"

Archer flashed a wicked grin but said nothing.

Because she was winning, he had to go tattle!

The Boss was probably negotiating the partnership with the Sawyer heir right now.

Any negotiation involved leverage and profit margins.

This was a golden piece of blackmail served right on a silver platter. He needed to hand it to the Boss immediately...

While Archer sprinted down the hall toward the VIP room, Spencer Sawyer was practically sweating through his suit, worn down by Hudson's grueling, unyielding negotiation tactics.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Come in."

The door swung open, and Archer burst in, looking thoroughly distressed. "Boss, we have a problem. The young Mr. Sawyer is making bets in the billiards room with Leo Hamilton. He said if he wins, the Madam has to be his girlfriend."

The teacup in Spencer's hand slammed onto the table with a sharp crack, hot liquid splashing over his knuckles. He didn't even flinch.

That reckless idiot!

Did Seth have a death wish?!

Before they arrived, Spencer had warned him a hundred times to keep a low profile in San Francisco and not cause trouble. And the very first thing he does is pull a stunt like this!

Mr. Lancaster's ruthless devotion to his wife was famous all the way in Chicago.

And Seth had practically shoved his head into a meat grinder!

Hudson's brow furrowed slightly. He slowly traced the rim of his cup with one finger, shooting a slow, deliberate look at Archer.

Archer kept his eyes downcast, the picture of respectful innocence, without a hint of a smirk.

Hudson's lips twitched upward. The kid was learning.

"Mr. Sawyer, is this the kind of respect your family brings to the table?" Hudson finally looked up. His voice was flat, but it sent a violent chill down Spencer's spine.

Just moments ago, they had been hashing out a 40/60 split.

The Sawyer family was providing the mines and all the manpower, so they naturally expected sixty percent. Hudson was only supplying the microchip technology, so forty percent was incredibly generous.

But now...

Spencer took a deep breath, knowing that if he didn't bleed a little right now, he wouldn't just lose the deal—Seth might not leave San Francisco with all his limbs attached.

"Mr. Lancaster, I apologize for my brother's lack of discipline. It's a disgrace."

While the two of them shoved each other, a chilling voice suddenly cut through the room. "Seth."

Seth instinctively turned around, crashing right into his brother's murderous glare.

"...Spencer?"

Spencer's temples throbbed violently. He took a deep breath, barely holding himself back from strangling his brother on the spot, and hissed through his teeth, "What the hell are you doing?"

Seth coughed awkwardly, preparing to explain, but Scarlett beat him to it.

"Spencer, Seth was just making a harmless bet with this woman, and she actually made him bark like a dog! It's completely humiliating!"

Seth scowled at his sister. "Scarlett, shut the hell up! I challenged her first. A bet is a bet..."

Scarlett felt her chest tighten with fury at her brother's pathetic, fawning attitude. "You..."

Before she could finish, she caught sight of a tall, imposing figure walking through the door.

Hudson stepped up to Nora, effortlessly plucking the pool cue from her hand. With his other hand, he grabbed Leo by the back of his collar and hauled him away from her like a misbehaving cat.

"Honey, I had no idea you were this good at pool," he murmured, a low, teasing edge to his voice. His eyes, however, were locked onto her face, completely mesmerized.

Nora was more than used to his sudden waves of praise by now. She tilted her chin up, a confident, radiant smirk playing on her lips. "There's a lot you don't know about me."

When she was a kid, there had been a pool hall right next to her house. She and Sienna Quigley used to go there to help out and sneak in free games.