Chapter 46: Exaggerated Betting
Jack led the way as they headed towards the underground parking lot. Each and every one of them had their own cars parked down there.
"Jack you are so amazing. You told us that you didn't come with a partner today. So it turned out that your partner was actually the hostess of the banquet?!"
"Yeah, this is not good Jack! Look how you make us spend much time trying to think who would be your partner for the dance. In the end, you already had your partner here."
"Now we look as clowns. How we were just talking about matching him and her."
"Not just that, we even invited him to his own banquet! How amazing we are!"
"Guys, actually, this is the third time that we are meeting. In fact, this is the first time that I'm talking to her." When Jack heard the nonsense that the group was spouting, he couldn't help but refute.
But as usual, Jack's words were ignored. Actually, the group thought that he was just trying to lie his way out. So, they continued spouting more nonsense.
"Jack, who are you trying to kid here? The way that the two of you interacted doesn't look like two people who are trying to know each other but, as if the two of you knew each other long ago."
"Yeah, no matter what you say, we can't believe anything that you are going to use to escape from explaining to us."
"And what's more is that the two of you left the banquet hall and went to discuss something in private. You tell us, if the two of you have never spoken before, how could the hostess accept having a chat with you?"
At this point, Jack could only shake his head helplessly as he thought to himself, 'it seems that these people only believe when they are lied to.'
After all, this wasn't the first time that he had said the truth and they thought that he was lying to them. A good example would be the previous time that he participated in the race at Mount Bright. Although that wasn't the first time that he was driving a car, it was the first time that he participated in a race.
And were it not for the fact that the system had granted him the professional driving skill, he would not have been able to beat both Steve and William's group. He would have been defeated thoroughly.
"By the way, I enjoyed seeing Ben's current face."
"Yeah. That guy is used to being so arrogant in that, whenever he sees us, he looks for a way to make sure that he can show his strength in front of us."
"Now, after all the boasting that he did about being the hostess's partner, he ended up not even participating in the dance."
"Hahaha, you guys are right. As he bragged, he never thought that he was a monkey performing in front of Jack."
"I can't wait to see him losing again once he competes with Jack."
"That's right, let's hurry up so that we can see him lose, apart from making him go back to his own city broke."
By using the elevator, they arrived at the ground floor. From there, they took the elevator that led to the underground parking lot.
This was the specialization that most of the buildings had in this era. This was just another security measure that they had implemented. After all, this would prevent people from sneaking in.
As soon as they got to the underground parking lot, each and everyone in the group immediately went into his or her car. All those that had attended the banquet on this day were from rich families. Although they were not at the same level, as their family background differed from each other.
But at the end of the day, all those that had attended the banquet had a car that was worth at least a 100K dollars. Of course, this did not imply that they had bought the cars on a single day. There were some that had saved the money that they were being given for at least half a year or maybe a year before they could afford the cars that they were currently driving.
This time, William and the others thought that Jack had come with his Bentley Continental GT. But, the moment that they saw him walking towards the Bugatti Veyron that had been parked not so far from their position, they were completely stunned.
When they got to the underground parking lot before, each and every one of them had their minds fixed on how much they were going to earn after Jack won the race.
So, the moment that they got to the underground parking lot, they had impatiently got into their cars, ready to drive towards Mount Bright. It was only William and the other four from the big five families of Inchoate city that remained.
"Seriously Jack, how many secrets are you hiding?" William could not help but blurt out this question.
"Not many at all." Jack replied with a shallow smile as he opened the doors of the Bugatti Veyron. The doors were like wings or a bird that was soaring in the sky.
The moment that those who had already entered their cars noticed the commotion outside, they immediately rushed towards William and the others.
They too were greatly shocked the moments that they set their eyes on the Bugatti Veyron. An ordinary Bugatti Veyron would have its price ranging 3 to 4 million dollars.
And from the way that Jack's Bugatti Veyron looked like, it was pretty obvious that it was a customized one. So, it was only obvious that it would cost a lot more.
"Jack, can I take a look at its interior?" William immediately released the girl that he was holding in his hand and rushed towards the Bugatti Veyron like a maniac.
It was kind of understandable because all those present, really enjoyed racing. So, seeing a sports car really ignited their passion.
Jack assented William's request. Upon Jack's agreement, not only William, but the entire group rushed towards the Bugatti Veyron to admire it.
It was only when Jack reminded them that they were going to get late for the race that they came back to their senses.
"How much did you spend on getting this car?" Anderson asked.
"Not that much, it should cost about 7.3 million dollars." Jack replied nonchalantly. Although 7.3 million Dollars was a big amount of money, Jack was not the one that had paid this money. This was just a reward from the system after the qualitative increase of all the rewards that he had received from seven stores.
But of course, the reaction of the group was completely different. The moment that they heard that the Bugatti Veyron cost almost ten million dollars, they were stunned speechless.
As for Jack's words of the car not costing that much, they completely disregarded them. How could spending over 5 million dollars for a luxury car not be a lot of money? If this was spent on buying a plot of land, they could accept it.
But now, all this money was spent on buying a Bugatti Veyron, a sports car. According to their thoughts, this car could only be used for showing off.
After about another five minutes of chattering, the group left the hotel as they headed towards Mount Bright. It took them more than 30 minutes to get there.
Upon arrival, they found that Ben and his flunkies had already arrived. And from there impatient look, it was obvious that they had arrived a long time ago and they were waiting for them.
But, the group did not care about his feelings at all. After all, they considered this race won already.
"Humph, I thought that you had chicken out." Ben stated the moment that he saw Jack and the others arriving at the management office, in charge of the racing competition.
"I was worried that you would have ran away the moment that we arrived. Turns out that you are not afraid of losing." Ismael snorted in return.
"Haha, just you wait until the competition is over." Ben laughed in anger before entering the management office.
William and the others snickered to themselves as they followed him.
Peter had already been informed by Ben about what was going to happen today. Previously, Peter had thought that there would be no big racing when he heard about the banquet that was being held in the city.
But, who would have thought that these young masters would still come to compete? But, all of this was fine for him as he was going to earn more.
The moment that he knew who were going to compete, he looked at Ben with pity in his eyes. But all of this was just momentarily as his gaze shifted towards Jack.
"Mr. Jack, have you thought about my proposal?" He asked with a smile.
"My answer still remains the same," Jack replied.
Peter on the other hand could only shake his head helplessly. But, he had to focus on the essence of today's issue. He already knew everyone present as they had already been here several times.
Ben had been here to compete with William and the others. His skills were quite good. But when compared to who he was going to compete with, he was just a child.
"Go ahead and make your bets, I will record them down for you." Peter stated after taking out a book.
Ben glared at Jack for a moment before revealing a cold smile. With his eyes still set on Jack, he stated word by word. "If I win this race, I want you Jack to stay away from Miss Gravy. And another thing, I want you to kneel down at the center of the city and apologize to me."
The moment that these words were stated, the crowd that was listening took a deep cold breath. The conditions that Ben had stated clearly made sure that Jack had no reputation left after he lost.
On the other hand, the moment that Jack heard Ben mention Celine, his eyes turned cold. But, he still remain calm and stated, "No problem at all."
The moment that Ben saw that Jack had accepted, he became ecstatic. The moment that he would have won the race, he would not only make sure that Jack would stay away from Celine, but would also have repaid the debt of embarrassment that he had suffered tonight.
"How many shares are in your hands?" Jack asked.
Ben frowned the moment that he heard this question. "What about my shares?" He asked.
"Since if I lose the race I will have my reputation stained, you have to pay something that is worth my reputation. So, for my bet, if you lose I want you to give me all the shares that you have in your hands plus, 10 million dollars."
The moment that Jack stated his conditions, a thought ran through the minds of all present, 'Isn't this betting too exaggerated?'
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