One billion dollars was equivalent to Jacqueline's entire savings.

If she coughed it up to help the Fordhams and couldn't take the money back in the end, her effort would all go down the drain.

However, Avery clearly said that he would hand over the company to her. In other words, she only had to spend one billion dollars to gain the company, which would bring her more profit in the future.

It was a huge bet.

To gamblers, the riskier the bet was, the more handsome and enticing the profit would be.

The possibility of losing the bet did cross her mind, but she knew Avery's character very well after having lived with the Fordhams for so long. He was a man of his word.

After weighing the loss and the profit she could earn, the latter seemed more enticing to her.

She had been plotting this for so many years. How could she give up on it so easily when the lion's share was just right within her reach?

Avery gave her a difficult look. "One billion dollars is a huge sum of money, Jacqu