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Chapter 1245
When the Laurence clan heard Elbert’s suggestion, their anger turned into scorn.
“There’s no way we’d ever team up with your Pine family.”
The beef between the Laurences and the Pines runs deep!
Out of respect for Eleanor, they could play nice for a bit, but team with them? No way!
“Well then, Eleanor can be seen as a Pine, so Ms. Vulpe, her sister, she’s a Pine too, and Mr. Clowers
ain’t a Laurence or a Pine, so we’ll count him as a Pine. And then there’s Chase McCall…”
“Hold up, Chase is my buddy, why are you bringing him up?!” Cedric retorted.
“He’s just your buddy, not Family. Why should he be considered a Laurence?”
“He was my sister’s first love, so he’s a Laurence for sure.”
The moment Cedric said this, Chase whipped his head towards Sigrid.
She was sitting next to Garett, acting as if she hadn’t heard a word, not reacting at all.
Seems like the word “first love” didn’t affect her anymore, hence her cool demeanor. Chase’s eyes filled
with sadness, a bitter smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.
Cedric seemed to realize he’d misspoke, and quickly corrected himself.
“Anyway, Chase is my friend. He’d never help you Pines against me!”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWith the two sides at a stalemate over who’s with whom, Hailey stepped up to back up her husband.
“Mr. Pine, Eleanor married Bernard, so she’s a Laurence. And I married Cedric, so I’m a Laurence. As
for Mr. Clowers, he’s my brother, so naturally, he’s with me.” “Right! Hailey’s right, they’re all
Laurences!”
With today’s bride, Hailey, speaking up, the Laurences were even more adamant about not joining the
Pines.
Elbert couldn’t out-argue the Laurences and had to take the hit in numbers.
But it was okay, Elbert grew up in a casino. Who can play cards better than he can?
“Fine, you guys team up with whoever you want. Us four can still take you down!”
Elbert finished, turned back to Robin, raising an eyebrow, “Right, bro?”
Robin gave him a cold look, thinking. “Does Elbert not know how bad his luck is?”
Elbert, however, saw determination in his angry gaze, so he wasn’t worried. He slapped the table.
“Alright, folks, let’s get the betting started!”
Nigel Laurence loved this kind of game. At the mention of betting, he immediately forgot all the bad
blood and threw his stakes on the table.
“I’m betting a million on me winning!”
Kendrick Laurence gave him a look, “Nigel, you play video games all day. You sure you can handle
this? And you’re betting on yourself?”
Nigel crossed his arms, full of confidence, and flicked his stylish bangs.
“Kendrick, today, I’ll show you what a gambling king looks like!”
Turns out, the “king” lost the first round. Nigel quietly left while the others kept playing.
The game was simple, just drawing cards. If you drew the pre-specified number, you’d pass and move
on to the next round.
Just like Elbert said, it’s all about luck. Those with bad luck would quickly be eliminated, while those
with good luck would keep going from number 1 to number 10. Before long, those desperately hoping
to pass didn’t, while those not too eager kept getting lucky and winning, like Garett who’d been losing
on purpose…
His luck was just too good. He kept drawing the right number, even when he didn’t want to play.
Apart from him, Bernard, Eleanor, Cedric, Hailey, Elbert, and surprisingly lucky Robin were still in.
“The next number is A. If you draw it, you could make it to the final round.”
Just as Elbert finished speaking, Robin drew an A, making him somewhat skeptical.
Was Elbert cheating?
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAs he looked confused, Cedric suddenly shouted with the cards in his hand.
“Ah! I didn’t get it. It’s up to you guys now. You’ve got to save my ship and robot!”
Garett, who also didn’t draw, heaved a sigh of relief. Finally, it was over.
He put down his cards, pushed his wheelchair away from the crowd, and sat in a corner, quietly
watching Eleanor.
Seeing her smile, he couldn’t help but smile too…
But then, Bernard’s handsome face suddenly appeared in his line of sight and his smile froze.
He quickly looked away to avoid Bernard’s gaze, and Bernard…
For Bernard, besides Garett, Robin and Elbert were also his rivals. Of course, he didn’t think much of
the kid Elbert, but Robin…
Throughout the game, Robin’s eyes kept drifting towards Eleanor. He always had that deep,
affectionate look in his eyes, as if Bernard didn’t even exist…
Bernard had a stone-cold look on his face, plotting in his mind how he was going to deal with Robin
while flipping through his cards.
An ace was tossed carelessly onto the table.
“When’s this gonna end?”
This boring game, round after round, he didn’t even know what got into him, accepting Elbert’s
challenge out of the blue.
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