Chapter 44

Desmond nodded. It seemed like he had to agree to Cyrus' request first. How else could they easily kill him if he didn't join the bet? However, Rachel had her own plans. It was fine for Desmond to ask her to step forward and carry out the bet. But it was too unfair and risky for her to bear the full ten million dollars of it. Besides, Cyrus had been behaving very strangely as well lately. But she didn't dare to bring that up to Desmond directly. Even a glance at the scar at the corner of Desmond's eye could make her tremble with fear. She swayed her hips and sat in Desmond's lap. She giggled and said, "Mr. Wood, if we were to lose the bet, who would pay the ten million dollars?" Desmond looked at her and sneered, "If it weren't for me, would you have everything that you have now? Who gave you Innerzen Medical Center?" "Of course it's you! But that's all I have. If we lose it..." "Do you think I'll lose?" Desmond said in a low voice. "I mean… what if we lose?" "There's no 'w