Hailey's sense of crisis intensified. Wary, she bit her lip and said unhappily, "Just to watch a show?"

She didn't believe it for a second.

That woman was like a vixen, flaunting herself for all to see.

Clearly, she was trying to seduce Adrian!

"Tsk."

Chloe clicked her tongue, shooting Hailey a contemptuous look. "You wouldn't believe me even if I told you. So, let's just do it by the book."

Chloe smiled, her gaze fixed on Adrian, full of insinuation. "According to the Overdrive rules at Apex Horizon Speedway, if you win, Mr. Cole, Ghost is yours. I'm not greedy. After you win it, just lend it to me for a month. Let me get a taste of what it's like to ride Skye's bike. That's not too much to ask, is it?"

That request really wasn't excessive.

In fact, it felt more like she was just looking for an excuse.

Adrian's eyes flickered. He understood Chloe's insinuation perfectly.

Her aggressive way of looking at him was unmistakable.

She was lending him the bike... clearly because she was infatuated with him.

"Fine," he said.

Chloe's smile grew even more brilliant and bold. "Mr. Cole is so straightforward."

But in the next second, her tone shifted. Still smiling brightly, but now with a hint of slyness, she added, "However... if you lose, Mr. Cole, then the Dark Serpent GT I'm lending you will become the winner's prize. So... if that happens, you'll have to compensate me for its full value."

Its full value?

Wasn't that a hundred million dollars?

Adrian frowned. "I won't lose."

"Well, what can I do? Your girlfriend here... doesn't seem to trust me. She seems to think I have ulterior motives," Chloe shrugged. "So, to put her mind at ease, we have to make. a formal agreement beforehand

Adrian shot Hailey a cold look and pulled his arm free from her grasp.

Hailey's face froze. "Adrian..."

"I always do business aboveboard," Chloe said, her smile vanishing and her expression turning haughty. "If you don't want to agree to the terms, then we can just forget the whole thing."

She pouted in feigned boredom and motioned for her entourage to follow her, turning as if to leave.

"Miss Barnes, wait!" Adrian said. "Fine. I agree to your terms."

How could he possibly lose to a little brat like Brianna?

"Excellent!" Chloe clapped her hands with a brilliant smile. With a surprisingly swift movement, as it performing a magic trick, she produced a prepared contract from c her handbag. "To ease your girlfriend's worries, Mr. Cole, we'll just sign a little something. Put it all

in black and white. That's not too much to ask, is it?"

"Oh, and one more thing," Chloe added. "According to the rules, as the one initiating the challenge, you'll also need to give me a fifty-million-dollar deposit as a show of good faith."

A contract? A deposit?

Adrian's brow furrowed. The whole process was... a little too formal. So formal that it felt strangely off.

"What's wrong, Mr. Cole? Are you

scared? Or can you just not part with... fifty million dollars?" Chloe looked at him with feigned surprise as shocked that he would besitate over such a paltry sum.

Her expression, which screamed 'You're that poor?', struck a deep blow to Adrian's pride.

She shook her head. "Forget it. I won't force the issue."

Then, she shot a reproachful look at Hailey. "There, girl. Now you can relax, can't

you? I have no improper designs on your Mr. Cole."