Natasha calmly took a sip of her drink . " Your face isn't worth that much anyway . " " Pfft . " Sadie laughed out loud . That line hit with double meaning . First , Matthew was clearly on Olivia's side . To him , even if Natasha and Sadie had done nothing wrong , they were guilty by association - and his obnoxious mouth didn't help his case either . Second , power in the Hill family now rested with his cousin Ramona . Matthew , once a lawless brat who thought the world revolved around him as one of the only legitimate heirs , had been crushed under Ramona's rise in the past two years . Out in public , Matthew really didn't have much face left . Matthew's face turned dark . ' These two have tongues like blades .' But thinking of his real purpose , Matthew held it in and waved over a server . " Drinks ," he ordered . Soon , a spread of colorful cocktails was placed on the table . Natasha turned them down without hesitation . " Not sharing a table . " Matthew cursed under his breath . ' Damn it . Do I look like I need to share a damn table to get drinks ? ' " Natasha , you were behind that whole thing with the hired trolls a while back , weren't you ? Drink all this tonight and I'll let it go , " Matthew said . " Let it go ? " Natasha shot back . " Who cares what you do ? " Even before this , Matthew had never once gone easy on her . Every time she clashed with Olivia , Matthew was the first to come charging in like a rabid dog . Natasha had gotten used to it by now . Matthew pushed on . " Alright , let's make a bet . If you last longer than me , I'll leave you alone for three months and even buy you a car . But if I win , you need to apologize to Olivia for an hour ." " Not betting , Natasha replied flatly . Matthew ; " Fine , just ten minutes of public apology " Natasha : " Not playing ." Matthew snapped , " What , scared of losing ? " 1/4 E 4:30 pm PRAD Chapter 25 20 vouchers Natasha shot him a lazy glance . " Please . That kind of reverse psychology doesn't even work on grade schoolers . " ' Goddamn , how can this woman be so damn annoying ? ' Matthew thought . Just like Olivia said . A nightmare . Frustrated beyond reason , Matthew got to his feet and started pacing in circles . Finally , he stopped , eyes narrowing . " Whether you drink or not , you're drinking tonight . " Matthew wasn't letting her walk out of here without a complete humiliation . The tension was electric , though hidden beneath the bar's thumping music . No one else seemed to notice . " Hey , Mr. Hill . What are you doing out here ? Come on , let's hit the VIP room . " A few rich kids strolled over after recognizing him . They came from nouveau riche families . Even though Ramona had crushed Matthew's reputation within the family , outside he was still a young master of the Hill family - and always had people eager to kiss up . Matthew smiled at the guys . He said , " Trying to get these two beauties to have a drink , but they're a little icy tonight . Whoever gets them to drink first gets ten grand . Anyway you want , no rules . " Matthew threw a challenging glance at Natasha . ' Don't want the easy way ? Let's see how you like the hard one . The guys tonight aren't half as polite as me .' These guys ' eyes lit up . They didn't have Matthew's kind of cash - thirty thousand dollars for one drink was a lot . They glanced at the dozens of cocktails on the table and swallowed hard . Then all eyes locked onto Natasha and Sadie . Truth be told , even after hanging around bars for years , they hadn't seen beauties like this . No wonder Matthew was interested . A young man's temptation - no explanation needed . One guy with narrow eyes stepped forward . " You ladies are being rude . Mr. Hill offering you a drink - it's called respect . Come on , let me help you out . " He reached for Sadie's shoulder , trying to pin her in place with brute strength . But before he could even touch her , a hard leather clutch slammed into his face . Sadie cursed , " Back off ! Blind mutt - who the hell do you think you are , touching me ? " At the same time , Natasha flung a full glass of liquor at another guy who'd been eyeing her up sleazy intent . His face twisted as alcohol and tears stung his eyes . with 2/4 4:30 pm PD Chapter 25 20 vouchers Humiliated and soaked , the two guys looked ready to fight back - but the icy fire in the women's stares froze them in place . One wrong move , and they knew the retaliation wouldn't stop at just drinks . The failed opening move made the rest hesitate . They thought , ' Anyone bold enough to defy Matthew and still strike back that hard ... Maybe they aren't ordinary girls after all . Sadie sneered coldly . " Matthew , using dirty tricks on women like that ? No wonder the Hill family doesn't take you seriously ." Matthew's face darkened . " Seventy thousand dollars ." The guys still hesitated . One of them , clearly more cautious , asked carefully , " Mr. Hill , you know these two personally ? " Matthew noticed their concern and let out a cold chuckle . " What's there to be scared of ? One's a fake heiress whose dad doesn't even love her . The other got kicked out of her house years ago . Even if you slept with them tonight , nobody would care . " Matthew slowly looked the women up and down . " The only thing valuable about them is their looks . Who knows what they're like in private ? And that one in red- " Seeing more and more eyes turning their way , Matthew doubled down . " Bet none of you know she's actually mentally unstable- " Before he could finish , a beer bottle came crashing down on his head , cutting off his attempt to drag Sadie out of the booth . Blood and beer mixed and ran down his face . Through the sticky warmth , Matthew saw Natasha's smile - bright , charming , and dangerous . " Well , since you know I'm mentally unstable , then you should also know that legally , I can kill you and walk away free . " Natasha chirped . Natasha was smiling like sunshine , beautiful and innocent - yet something about it sent a chill straight to the bone . Screams broke out . " Someone's gonna die . " The words echoed in drunken waves as chaos swept the bar . Upstairs , the commotion finally caught the attention of the bar owner , who furrowed his brow and started heading down - only to be blocked by a man casually filming with his phone . " Wait , don't ruin it , " Dylan said gleefully , eyes locked on the chaos . " We're just getting to the good part ." Dylan added a warning , " Tell your staff to stay out of it . " 3/4 4:30 pm P Chapter 25 E20 vouchers Dylan glanced at his screen , delighted by what he'd captured . He'd been about to step in , but clearly , Natasha didn't need saving . ' Alexei didn't marry roses - he married fire . Impressive . ' Dylan clicked his tongue . Since no one on his side had taken a hit , Dylan was more than happy to just enjoy the show . The bar owner , now frozen and watching the crowd scatter , looked like he'd swallowed a bitter lemon . ***** On the floor below , the tables had turned . Natasha had taken out the ringleader first - one hit with the bottle and Matthew was down . The rest , especially the two who'd already gotten a taste of retaliation , weren't eager to follow . No one wanted to go up against the woman who'd just smashed a bottle over Matthew's head . Matthew lay on the ground , his condition unclear . And with the looming threat of retaliation from the Hill family , the guys were already regretting getting involved . They thought this would be easy . Turns out they were messing with someone way tougher than expected . At that moment , a few were already trying to sneak away . But Natasha stepped in their path , her eyes playful and lips curled in a smirk . " What's wrong ? Weren't we having drinks ? Where do you think you're going ? " B AD Comment Send gift No Ads