Imogen asked, “Can you really do it in two years?”

“Imogen, you should be supporting and encouraging me, not questioning whether I can do it. I can do it!”

“I wasn’t questioning that. I just meant that establishing a company and getting it running smoothly in a year or two is extremely difficult unless the industry happens to be at its peak. But right now, very few industries are in such a position.”

This guy had twisted her words. Her question was not about his capability, but whether the timeline was feasible.

Dylan looked at her and said, “Imogen, how about we make a bet?”

“What kind of bet?”

“A bet on ourselves. If I can get our Huntington branch running smoothly within two years, you marry me.”

“And if you lose?” Imogen countered.

Dylan leaned back and spread his hands. “Then I marry you. If I win, you pledge yourself to me. If I lose, I pledge myself to you.”

Imogen scoffed. “What a swindler! The outcome is the same either way.”

“It’s different! One way, you marry me an