"Isaac, I won't back out. With all that money, neither of us have to worry about keeping ourselves alive! I've been in this job for a while and I know all the risks that come with it. I understand your concern, but I'm not going to chicken out just because some people decides to hype him up for the audience," Hayley replied, clearly dead set on taking this person on. "Look, this isn't the first guy I've been paired up against that is made to look as if he could steamroll the whole world with his fingers. I'm sure it's nothing but hype and bluster."

"Which reminds me..."

Looking back at Isaac, she set him a serious, no-nonsense gaze and said to him, "I want you to stay here tonight. I'm taking this guy on my own and the underground circuit is quite notorious for not being welcoming to outsiders. There's no need for you to be involved in this on top of all your personal troubles."