The bet is on! What will the winner be rewarded? Someone asked in the group chat.

The discussion soon got a lot more attention.

That was what everyone wanted to know.

After all, no one would be interested in participating in a bet they could not afford.

One of the higher-ups smirked subtly before typing: A bottle of Louis XiIIl! Louis XIII! Not bad.

Someone's gambling big.

Alright, I am in! Count me in.

One by one, the rest of the room put down their bets.

Following suit, everyone lowered their cell phones and turned their attention to Shane.

Under the anticipation of the board, Shane picked up the phone.

His lips parted and asked, "How's my wife?"

With those three words, the entire conference room was split into two sets of emotions.

Half of them cheered silently in their victory while the other half sighed miserably upon their defeat.

The losing half now had to buy a bottle of Louis XIII each and gifted them to those who won the bet.

Fortunately, everyone in the room was high-ranking officials and had a considerably fat paycheck.

be pricey, but

would not take long for the losing party to recover

was still talking to Natalie in his seat at

everyone on the table squirm

had also gossiped about how Shane would act once he fell into the

would remain as icy as he was, or if he would shed his stern look

evident that the latter

married,

both

of him was

his subordinates, Shane was still as cold

so, that was enough to

that Shane would become a gentle person after he started dating

fact, they would think the person was either crazy

to prove that some people truly did a one-eighty after dating

though they had

perfect example of

seemed to notice the unusual attention

as he spoke into the phone, "Got it.Take care of yourself over there.Be careful and stay safe.Call me if anything happens.Also,

"Okay."

with a

call and placed his cell phone on the table.He then swept the room with narrowed eyes

guys gossiping about me

shook their

"No! Of course not!"

"Really?"

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