Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 427

Chapter 427: Who Are You?

Luke sneered, "Weren’t you all just saying that anyone who can get the sheet music in five minutes is a genius? Funny how nobody thought that was cheating until Selina did it—oh, I see. Double standards, right?"

"If Riley gets first place, she’s a prodigy. If Selina gets first, it must be cheating. Is that what you mean, Mr. Hanks?"

Scott’s face darkened.

This wasn’t just about Riley losing the game.

He was about to lose 5% of his shares!

He’d thought Logan was just throwing around a bit of pocket change to back Selina—but Logan had planned this all along!

And right then, Selina spoke up lazily, as if she didn’t care at all:

"Mr. Hanks, since I won, forget about that SYY villa. Just wire me the cash equivalent."

Scott clenched his fists.

Selina raised an eyebrow with a half-smile.

"Mr. Hanks, you’re not thinking of backing out, are you?"

Luke chimed in helpfully, "Oh, maybe you don’t know—Mr. Hanks and Logan made a bet just now. Hanks bet 5% of the CY Club’s shares on Riley coming in first. But you won."

Selina blinked in sudden understanding.

"Oh, so because of me, Mr. Hanks is already out 5% of his shares. Hmm... Asking for a villa on top of that would really be pushing it. Fine, let’s drop it."

Luke clutched his chest in mock agony.

"The SYY villa is worth over a hundred million! And you’re just letting it go? Boohoo—Selina, you’re too kind!"

Selina sighed.

"What can I do? Even though Mr. Hanks swore before the game that he wouldn’t be a sore loser, he’s clearly trying to back out now. There’s nothing I can do about that."

Scott’s throat tightened watching the two of them put on this little show.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford to lose—it was that he hadn’t expected to lose this much!

"Riley, you’re back?"

"Riley, Ms. Clark already—"

Everyone turned to see Riley standing there with tears in her eyes. She shook her head at Scott.

"I already know. Selina beat me to the sheet music."

Once the first person found the music, the assistants would notify the others to stop searching.

When Riley learned Selina had gotten there before her, she’d felt like her heart was soaking in acid. She’d smashed everything she could reach.

The staff had been so terrified they didn’t dare breathe. But Riley still had to act gracious and congratulate Selina.

She nearly bit through her lip, but forced out a stiff smile.

"Congratulations, Selina. I didn’t think you’d be that fast... But those clues and codes—how did you solve them so quickly?"

Selina beamed.

"Codes? I didn’t solve any codes."

Riley’s eyes lit up, like she’d caught her.

"That’s impossible! Scott set up codes all through the room. Don’t tell me you broke in without solving them?"

Riley sighed, trying to sound reasonable.

"It’s just a game... you don’t have to be so desperate."

People around them were starting to look suspicious.

Scott’s game had been designed for Riley.

She knew the shortest route—she just needed to crack the codes.

But Selina hadn’t solved any? That could only mean she’d taken a shortcut. She must have forced the lock to get the sheet music in five minutes.

She couldn’t even play the game properly and still had the nerve to claim first place. Shameless!

Scott’s expression turned stormy.

"Miss Clark—"

But Logan cut in smoothly.

"Mr. Hanks, did you ever say before the game started that shortcuts weren’t allowed?"

The room fell silent.

Everyone looked at each other.

Scott hadn’t actually said it!

"I might not have said it, but—"

"Since you never said that, and this is my wife’s first time playing your little game, how was she supposed to know the rules?"

Logan sounded casual, but his eyes went cold.

"Or should I assume you’re deliberately targeting her?"

Scott’s heart skipped a beat.

"Logan, don’t make it sound so serious! Riley was just curious, that’s all. But Miss Clark broke the rules to get first place, so obviously—"

"That’s not right, Mr. Hanks," Selina interrupted calmly. "It wasn’t me breaking the rules. It was your rules that weren’t thorough enough."

Selina shook her head.

"And I’ll have my assistant and lawyer handle the 5% shares to transfer to Logan." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Verify captcha to read the contentVerify