The Mysterious Billionaire

Chapter 223

Paige was stunned, and she asked, "Cheating? Really?"

Abbie lowered her voice a little. "I'm not sure, but I feel that they are cheating Hardy."

"Why would they do that? Do they have a grudge against him?"

"I haven't heard anything about it. It doesn't feel right though. Hardy can't possibly be as good as Joseph in this. Joseph gambles and drinks almost daily, so he's an expert at this. Joseph must be cheating and Hardy has already lost 50 million dollars."

"Huh? So much?" Paige asked in shock.

"That's right. He has always had a bad temper, so he is raising his stakes again. Look at Joseph, he's really cunning, he keeps teasing him and agitating him. No one can stand being ridiculed by a young and idle rich kid."

The bet was increased to 50 million dollars.

Paige walked up to Hardy, who was already in a bad mood

Suddenly, he smelled a faint fragrance. He looked up and saw Paige standing next to him. His mood instantly changed.

He smiled at Paige. The anger of losing money was instantly forgotten.

"Here, sit down!" Hardy motioned. So Paige sat down and watched as he played.

Hardy's cards were as bad as they were before, so he lost another round.

Paisley smiled and collected the chips. She teased Hardy, "My brother has finally met his opponent!"

"This is what it means by succeeding in love and failing in gambling!" Aiden laughed and said.

"Mr. Anthony doesn't play usually anyway. Losing 100 million dollars doesn't mean much either."

A hundred million dollars? Paige looked at Hardy worriedly. "You've lost so much?"

"I'm fine." Hardy looked at her and smiled.

Seeing Hardy smiling at Paige, a mocking smile flashed across Joseph's face and he began shuffling the cards again.

"A hundred million this time? What do you think, Mr. Anthony? You can just win it back this time."

"What if he loses? Doesn't that mean he'll lose 100 million dollars?" Paige answered before Hardy could.

"But if you stop playing, you'll lose any possibility of winning," James interrupted.

"Besides, it's not like Mr. Anthony can't afford to lose. This is just a drop in the ocean for him."

"Yes, Miss Anderson, this is men's business. You shouldn't interrupt. He's a CEO who is supposed to

make his own decisions. You don't have to make decisions for him." Michael chimed in as well.

Three of them were on the same page while Hardy was in a dilemma. If he stopped playing, they would call him a sore loser or assumed him as a coward. But he knew that he didn't stand a chance at winning. This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

He was very clear about that, so he was hesitant.

Joseph sneered. "When did Mr. Anthony become so fussy? Are you listening to a woman now? Are you afraid that you'll lose? This is just a small sum, man... Can't you afford to lose?"

How could Hardy not afford to lose? It was humiliating to be agitated by someone like Joseph, who he had never treated seriously.

So he stopped hesitating and said, "Alright, I'm in!"

This was one of the times when Hardy was not thinking straight, especially in front of the woman that he liked.

If Paige hadn't been there tonight, he wouldn't have grabbed the seat and gambled. But because of Paige, he kept raising the stakes after being agitated.

A mocking smile flashed across Joseph's face. Aiden and Michael both grinned evilly. Looking at these smiles on their face, she could tell that there was something up their sleeves.

It was exactly like what Abbie said.

They were trying to swindle Hardy and he was bound to lose.

Joseph had gone overboard. How could he trick someone like this? Hardy was a good person. How could she let them swindle him?

Paige thought about it and said immediately, "Mr. Anthony, didn't we say that we were going to have supper together? It's late, we should go now!"

When did he promise to have supper with Paige? Hardy looked at Paige in confusion.

Paige looked at him and smiled. "Abbie said that there is a lobster stall at Owsome Restaurant. Didn't you say you wanted to try it?"

Hardy was not a fool. He immediately understood that Paige was trying to help him.

Joseph could also tell that Paige was finding an excuse to help Hardy. Was she worried about Hardy? Seeing this, Joseph was reluctant to let Hardy leave.

"You can go after this round. It's still early!"

"It's already 11 o'clock. We might even have to queue for a long time. If we go later, there might be no seats left." Paige said somewhat confidently.

"It's just another round, and it won't take much time. If it really gets too late, I'll get someone to reserve a seat for you. Is that alright?" James added.

Joseph played with the cards in his hand while his cold gaze swept across Paige and then landed on

Hardy.

"Why are you interrupting the guys when we are playing cards? Mr. Anthony, you won't go along like a small puppy just because a woman asked you to go for some d*mn supper?"

"What's wrong with women? Why can't women interrupt? Ignore them, let's go for supper." Paige refuted.

Joseph and Paige locked eyes coldly. She was not afraid of him at all as she gained audacity after having some alcoholic drinks.

Seeing as they glared at each other, Hardy stood up and said, "Alright, let's listen to Paige and have supper. Why not let's all go together?"

Joseph threw the cards on the table fiercely.

James smiled mockingly and said, "No thanks, Mr. Anthony. I don't want to interrupt your date."

Hardy then left with Paige and Abbie.

Paisley was also forced to leave as she came with Hardy previously.

The room soon fell into silence as no one spoke. No man could stand the provocation earlier, not to mention it was Hardy, such a proud man.

But with just a single sentence, Paige made him leave obediently. It was beyond everyone's imagination.

James thought Hardy was similar to the past Joseph when he was dating Paige. He really had underestimated Miss Anderson. She could make Joseph listen to her, and now even Hardy was susceptible to her charms.

Aiden and Michael each took a glass of beer. They didn't know what to say at this moment.

James did not know what to say, either.

Joseph wanted to deal with Hardy tonight to vent his anger. But instead of venting his anger, he ended up with another ball of fury.

If anyone said something wrong, he might explode in anger.

Seeing that everyone was silent, one of the hostesses tried to break the tense atmosphere.

"I can't believe that Mr. Anthony listens to Miss Anderson. It seems he likes Miss Anderson a lot. They look like a perfect match anyway."

Joseph glanced over coldly.

James snorted and said, "Don't say anything if you don't know what to say. Get lost!"

She quickly left the room upon hearing that.

Joseph looked over at James, then looked at Aiden and Michael who were drinking silently.

"Why aren't you talking? Are you afraid of provoking me? Am I that fragile? Drink up!"

"Let's drink!" Michael poured him a glass of beer. After drinking a mouthful of it, he stood up and said, "Forget it. Let's call it a night. This is boring!"

"Let's go!"