Valeria glared at him. “What are you talking about? Do you think Abbie wants this to happen? It’s all Meadow’s fault. She said that she would make trouble if Michael didn’t go…”
William sneered. “Her? Has she lost her mind? I don’t need to do anything if she dared to cause trouble here. Her father-in-law can kick her out of the Davis family.”
“We know that she’s threatening Michael, but he gave in to her. Honey, you have to think of a way. I don’t want to see Azalea’s scheme succeeding.”
William comforted her by saying, “No, he won’t and he’s not a fool. Since he dares to go, he must have a plan.”
“But…”
William interrupted Valeria. “Don’t worry! If he can’t even see through their schemes and settle this problem, he doesn’t deserve to be with Abbie.”
Abbie nodded her head. “That’s what I think as well. Even someone like me can see through their act. If he still falls into their trap, there’s no point in me being together with him.”
“Alright then!” Valeria knew Abbie and William’s intentions. She had never supported Abbie’s relationship with Michael. Meadow was already a handful for Abbie to deal with. If she could really make Abbie give up on Michael, it might be a good thing.
Abbie deserved to be with someone better!
William promised that Richard could dance to three songs with Braelynn, so he couldn’t go against his word. He sent a message to Marcus, “Tell the musicians to play three songs in a row!”
“Why?” Marcus asked in confusion.
“Richard and I have made a deal. He’s going to give me his new car, so you should arrange for someone to pick it up for me immediately. Arrange the music properly, or I’ll hold you accountable if anything goes wrong.”
Marcus agreed immediately. He told the musicians to play three songs and arranged for someone to get the car from Richard’s house.
On the dance floor, Richard held Braelynn’s slender waist and felt a little bit embarrassed. However, Braelynn’s attitude toward him was cold and distant. He tried to start a conversation, “Braelynn, you’re so beautiful tonight!”
“Do you mean I wasn’t beautiful before?” Braelynn retorted.
“You’ve always been pretty, but you look exceptionally stunning tonight.”
“Haha! Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Clark!” Braelynn’s attitude was lukewarm.
Richard was happy that she was in his arms, but her cold attitude made him feel awkward. He didn’t just want to dance with Braelynn tonight, and he wanted to hold her like this forever instead.
However, the deal he had just made with William was to dance to three songs with Braelynn. Since William had always been calculative, he would never give Richard any extra time to get closer to Braelynn. Hence, he had to find a way to gain some benefits for himself.
Richard was quite smart, so he soon came up with a solution.
“Braelynn, do you think that this song is very long?”
“A little.” Braelynn also felt that a normal dance piece lasted no more than five minutes, and it wouldn’t be more than ten minutes. However, this song seemed to go on forever.
“Let’s bet on the length of this song.”
“Huh? I don’t like bets.” Braelynn refused.
“Just try to guess. Let’s see who can guess it accurately tonight.” Richard persuaded.
“Are there any rewards if I guessed it correctly?” Braelynn asked.
“If I’m right, I only have one request. It’s that you’ll only dance with me tonight.”
Braelynn paused for a moment and asked, “Why do you want that?”
“This requirement is not too much. There are so many people who want to dance with you. You don’t know them anyway and they may not be good people. They must be attracted to you because of your beauty. If they flirt with you while dancing, you can’t just leave, right? Won’t you be on the losing end? But I am different because we’re friends and I’ll never treat you rudely.”
Braelynn glanced at the people on the dance floor. There were indeed several young men looking at her and Richard with eager eyes.
She was not willing to dance with those people, but she could not refuse their invitation. She had to do something.
However, it seemed improper to dance with Richard all the time. The cocktail party was specially arranged for her, so it was impossible for her to only dance with Richard.
Richard seemed to have read her mind. “Are you worried that you can’t explain it to them? Don’t worry, I’ll handle it.”
“This is the condition if you win. Then what will I get if I win?” Braelynn always felt that Richard was not a good person, so it was impossible for him to give such an easy request.
“If you’re right, you can ask anything you want from me.”
“Anything? Are you sure?” Braelynn asked in disbelief.
“Of course, I’d never lie to you. Do you know why? I think I will win tonight, and you will definitely lose! Of course, it doesn’t matter if you are afraid of losing. I won’t laugh at you. After all, I have never lost any bet until now.”
This sentence obviously provoked her. Braelynn also knew that Richard was teasing her, but she didn’t give in to him. Richard didn’t have any superpowers, so she didn’t believe that he could win. “Fine! But you’d better keep your end of the bet!”
“Of course, I will never go back on my word!” Richard smiled evilly and he felt that he would surely win.
Braelynn saw the smirk on Richard’s face and wanted to punch him. He looked as if he was playing a trick on her.
Well, she didn’t believe him, so she smiled and said, “Mr. Clark, you can guess first!”
“Ladies first. Ms. Saunders, have a go!” Richard knew that Braelynn was smart, so he would not expose himself first.
“Are you sure you won’t regret it?” Braelynn emphasized.
“I won’t! I’m not that kind of person!”
“I think this song should last about 24 minutes and 36 seconds.”
Braelynn’s guess was in line with the total duration of the three songs. Richard also planned to guess about the same duration as her, but he began to feel anxious when she calculated the seconds as well. Richard secretly said in his heart, “Oh no, will I lose to Braelynn today?”
Since they had already agreed, he couldn’t go back on his word. He didn’t believe that Braelynn’s calculations could be that accurate, so he added another second to her guess.
Richard thought and said, “I guess it will be 24 minutes and 37 seconds!”
Braelynn had a smile on her face. “Mr. Clark, I think you’ll lose tonight!”
“Why?” Richard asked.
“They’ve just played two songs, right? It’s the third one now. This song is composed of three melodies, and I have heard all of them before. I don’t have any other merits, but I have a good memory. I remember the duration of each melody, which adds up to 24 minutes and 36 seconds.”
Richard’s face changed, “Are you sure?”
“If you don’t believe me, let’s test it!” Braelynn raised her eyebrows and smiled. When Richard saw her smile, he felt as if he had dug his own grave.