Chapter 377

Hoping to prevent the challenge from happening, Hailey came to Declan and said, "Declan, you don't need to take up the challenge. You'll get hurt. If you need money, I can—" Declan shot Hailey a glare, and she immediately stopped talking. She did not mean to insult him—she just didn't want him to get hurt. Turning to the head contractor, Declan informed, "We can begin." One by one, the head contractor placed bags of cement over Declan's shoulders. Soon, there were eight bags on Declan. Then, the head contractor placed the ninth and tenth bags over Declan's shoulders. Ewan clapped, deeply engrossed in the performance. "I never knew you'd work so hard for money. Here's one thousand… Two thousand…" said Ewan as he threw two thousand dollars onto the ground. As the head contractor added the two more bags, Ewan threw more money onto the ground. "Three thousand… Four thousand…" Declan's face was expressionless despite carrying 12 cement bags over his shoulders. However, beads of swe