All Her Secrets

The poker game had just started, and Catherine had no clue about the basic rules. It was Branden who stepped in to give her a crash course.

Seeing this scene, Triston and Aidan couldn’t help but burst into laughter. Their eyes narrowed in delight.

It was said that beginners had beginner’s luck. And there was an aura of fortune around them. But when it came to Catherine, that saying didn’t work.

The first hand of cards that Catherine received made Branden feel bad. It was so chaotic. There was not even a pair in sight. She was entirely reliant on the player before her for decent cards.

Unfortunately for Catherine, the player before her was Aidan. He was notorious for tightening the screws on the player after him. Catherine could hardly manage to get good cards from his hand.

Instead of having Catherine wait for good cards from his hand, it might be quicker for Catherine to rely on her luck to win. In the first round, Catherine lost, and Triston won. In the second round, Catherine lost again, and Aidan won this time.

Both of the two had decent cards. When the third round began, Triston started to rearrange the cards and couldn’t resist teasing Catherine. He asked, “Catherine, how many chips do you have left?”

Catherine reached out to check her chips. After two rounds, she had only one chip left. Two thousand chips had dwindled to one. Losing this last one would mean she had utterly lost this round of poker.

As Triston saw the lone chip in Catherine’s side, he burst into hearty laughter. “Catherine, I think it’s time to ask Mr. Duncan for guidance in this round. Maybe he can help you turn the tables.”

They had initially been concerned that Branden would offer some advice from the sidelines. However, to their surprise, Branden didn’t lift a finger to assist Catherine. He remained entirely focused on peeling hazelnuts.

A small mound of white nuts had piled up, which looked quite tempting. Triston couldn’t resist reaching out to take one for a taste. However, he didn’t dare to do that. These nuts, peeled by Branden himself, were not for ordinary people..

the peeled nuts in front of Catherine and whispered. “Don’t mind them. If you lose, just try one more. Have

“Mr. Duncan is always indifferent to anyone. When has he ever been so

looked at Catherine. They saw Catherine calmly picking up a nut and eating it. She didn’t change her expression. Aidan, who

background can make Mr. Duncan acknowledge her identity? Why

had two, her appetite

the nuts, he poured some coffee and handed it to Catherine personally. His service was exceptionally considerate. “The coffee is warm. It will make you feel

in Triston’s gaze. They had won the game but lost their

the poker cards in front of him and exclaimed, “Come on. Let’s continue.

decent cards. Unfortunately, Catherine’s remaining chips were too few.

their third friend, who joined in for fun, played rather carelessly. They didn’t take

intended to offer some guidance to Catherine. After all, it was her

Branden put aside his intention to guide her. He focused on serving coffee and water. And he did an excellent job at

absentmindedly. But when Catherine took several cards from him in a row, he became more

the appetite for these niche cards, don’t you?” he remarked. Catherine smiled

turn. Whenever Catherine played a card, it was as if she had it all calculated, and

Triston took a card, it was Aidan’s turn to play. Regardless of what card Aidan put down, Catherine would always take it as if she had

He had the most chips. Even if he didn’t win this round, he wouldn’t be the one to

and disrupted his carefully arranged hand to prevent Catherine from winning. “The

Aidan was baffled. He

didn’t know you take the game seriously, I’d suspect you secretly passed cards to Catherine. What a lousy hand you played. Your skills are