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She raised an eyebrow and asked, “Healy, don’t you know I am number one now? What makes you think you can win against me? What can you do to win against me? Aren’t you afraid of humiliating yourself after talking so big?”
“That’s right! Healy, we’re all in the same circle. Is it that hard to admit that Miss Perkins is excellent?”
“What are honorable methods? What a joke! Only an idiot will believe in playing fair and square.”
The crowd that had gathered around was all on Lilian’s side, who spread her arms smugly.
She sneered.
“Did you hear that, Healy? No one here believes you. You strut around like you belong, like you have the strength to compete. You know what? Take my advice. Pack up whatever pride you have left, take your failing Welch family, and leave Estresa. This place isn’t some elegant hall you dream of ruling. This is a den of iniquity.”
“Lilian is right. Get out of Estresa.”
“We’ve had enough of the Welch family. They no longer have a place here.”
Many people who held grudges against the Welch family started putting pressure on Healy. While he listened to them humiliating his family, a fire of anger burned fiercely in his heart.
He suddenly said, “Lilian, do you dare to make a bet with me?”
Lilian looked at him with eyes filled with amusement.
“Bet? What are you betting on?”
“That I can beat you. If I lose, the Welch family will leave Estresa. But if I win, you must apologize to the Welch family and take the Perkins family out of here.”
Everyone fell silent, shocked by Healy’s words. At this moment, the host of the banquet noticed that the situation had escalated. He quickly stepped forward to mediate.
“You two, let’s talk things out…”
But before the host could finish his words, Lilian interrupted, “Get out of the way!”
She pushed the host aside, raised her chin, and said disdainfully, “Since you’re asking for trouble, I will grant it. I accept the bet. Remember to pack your things when you go back so as not to delay things when you are kicked out of Estresa.”
Healy looked at Lilian deeply, turned around, and left.
The news of the dramatic showdown between Healy and Lilian at the banquet, as well as their established bet, dominated conversations across Estresa that night. Even the NCI channel discussed it.
When Healy returned to the Welch family’s house, his family did not blame him too much. They only sighed and patted him on the shoulder.
Their reaction only made Healy even more upset. He swore in his heart that he would do his best to beat Lilian.
At that moment, many people in the industry analyzed the situation between Healy and Lilian.
“If Lilian didn’t get J’s help, Healy could have the chance to beat her. But with the support of J’s assets, the probability of Healy winning is very small.”
To make matters worse, Lilian talked to several low-ranked players and seized their assets, imitating the way she did last time with J.
Isabella logged into NCI again and found several topics about her on the public channel. She frowned as she skimmed through the threads and found the conversations all centered around J’s supposed sycophantic behavior.
After understanding the whole situation, Isabella frowned. At this moment, a new message popped up.
“One bad apple spoils the bunch.” It was from Healy.
These past few days, Healy had been thinking of ways to develop his business. He started in real estate development on NCI, making stable and careful investments. Now, he had accumulated vast wealth, ranking fifth on the list.
But for him, real estate had already reached its peak. Only by expanding into other areas could he surpass Lilian. However, Lilian had convinced a few people and swallowed their assets, offsetting his gains from the past few days.
Out of frustration, Healy sent a private message to J to condemn her. But after sending the message, he realized that arguing with someone as awful as J was futile. Perhaps she wouldn’t even care, just like Lilian. Healy was about to unsend the message when he suddenly saw J’s reply.
“Mr. Welch, are you interested in moving your ranking up, at least above Lilian?”
Isabella couldn’t stand Lilian’s bullying, especially since one of her principles was to do what was right and refrain from doing what was wrong. So, she decided to help Healy.
Healy stared at Isabella’s words for a while before he responded warily, “What do you mean?”
J replied, “Mr. Welch, you will understand after reading this plan.” Isabella’s high-tech industrial company had already achieved breakthrough development. Now, she was about to expand and prepare for a public listing. Partnering with Healy’s real estate company, along with controlling the port later on, could create a vast opportunity for him.
Healy was shocked. He didn’t expect that J, the person he had looked down upon, could come up with such a plan. But how could he be sure this wasn’t a trap for him?
Healy stared at each line of text as if scrutinizing it. After a while, he typed sharply, “There are only two weeks left until the end of the simulation. For me, your plan is just empty talk.”
J said, “Whether it’s just empty talk, you can go verify it right now.”
Healy sharply caught J’s reminder. It hit him then—he had been led by J in this conversation, following their game plan all along.
A spark of suspicion flickered in Healy’s chest. He swiftly exited the chat and searched for “J” on the public channel. In just a matter of weeks, J had shot up from the bottom, now ranking sixty-third, with their assets growing at an astonishing rate. How had they done it? With all this power, did they truly want to help him?
In that moment, Healy’s entire perception of J shifted.
“Mr. J, you’re nothing like I imagined. It was my own assumptions that led me to misjudge you. Thank you for your willingness to work with me!”
Their cooperation went smoothly. A week later, the high-tech industrial park was finished. Isabella’s ranking had risen to twenty-seventh, while Healy surged from fifth to third place.
The success of the first stage boosted Healy’s confidence, and he threw himself into the next phase with full force.
In the channel, everyone who had been following the bet between Healy and Lilian buzzed with chatter.
“Healy is still climbing the ranks under these circumstances. He’s incredible!”
“The higher the ranking, the harder it is to advance. Do you think Healy could actually surpass Lilian?”
“Not so fast. He’s still way behind Lilian.”
Meanwhile, in the Blue Heart Club, Lilian was enjoying herself on the dance floor when she heard the rankings had shifted. Narrowing her eyes, she opened her laptop.
“That Welch guy is in third place now? Is he really that resourceful?”
Lilian scrolled through Healy’s assets and analyzed the changes. When she got further down, a familiar name caught her eye.
Her brow furrowed, curiosity creeping in as she dug deeper. Seeing the wealth J had accumulated over such a short period, a flash of envy flickered in her eyes, soon joined by a streak of suspicion.
J—supposedly “empty-handed”—was causing waves and even teaming up with Healy. What was their game? As Lilian recalled how J had tried to please her in the past, a glint of amusement appeared in her eyes. Everyone knew she and Healy were sworn enemies. Was J trying to use Healy as a stepping stone to win her favor again?
Lilian was all too familiar with people like that, and she didn’t mind. If anything, it only intrigued her.
Now that Healy’s ranking had risen, she could sense his growing pride. If J joined forces with her to deal the final blow, Healy wouldn’t just suffer a mental breakdown—he’d be ridiculed by the entire industry.
Lilian tapped her fingers on the table, savoring the thought, and eagerly awaited J’s message. But two days passed, and there wasn’t a single word from J.
Lilian grew impatient and headed straight to her chat box.
She sent a message.
“Mr. J, how have you been lately?”
As soon as she hit send, a twinge of irritation rose in her chest. If J truly wanted to please her, they should’ve been more tactful, not made her initiate contact first.
But no reply came.
Lilian’s patience snapped, and she slammed the computer shut! If J was going to be so foolish, then she wouldn’t bother giving them any more chances. Already in first place, Lilian figured it didn’t matter whether she got J’s assets or not.
She would take control of J soon enough—and then, they’d pay.
Meanwhile, far away in Ansport, Isabella sensed there was no good news waiting for her when she saw Lilian’s message. She simply ignored it and focused on negotiating with the officials.
The successful launch of the high-tech industrial park had caught the attention of the officials, who saw its promise. They approached Isabella, eager to partner with her to revitalize Fisher Bay’s economy. What had once halted Fisher Bay’s development was now the very thing that brought it back into the spotlight—profit, and this time, it was for even greater profit.
Isabella negotiated tirelessly, and finally, a partnership was reached with results beyond her expectations.