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..

and whispered. “Don’t mind them. If you lose, just try one more.

thought inwardly, “Mr. Duncan is always

up a nut and eating it. She didn’t change her expression. Aidan, who was on the side, was in shock

inwardly, “What kind of background can make Mr. Duncan acknowledge her identity? Why is he caring for her so attentively?

good. After Catherine had two,

to Catherine personally. His service

nudged Aidan and pulled him back from his state of shock. They locked eyes, and Aidan understood the message in Triston’s gaze. They had won the game but

him and exclaimed, “Come on.

Catherine had decent cards. Unfortunately, Catherine’s remaining

third friend, who joined in for fun, played

initially intended to offer some guidance to Catherine. After all, it was her first time playing poker, and

after observing a few of the cards Catherine played, Branden put aside his intention to guide

several cards from him in a

niche cards, don’t

the card table took a strange turn. Whenever Catherine played a card, it was as if she had it all calculated, and Triston would always take the

what card Aidan put down, Catherine would always take

Even if he didn’t win this

he continued changing his cards and disrupted his carefully arranged hand to prevent

as Aidan put down his cards, Catherine exclaimed, “I win!” Aidan was baffled. He

game seriously, I’d suspect you secretly passed cards to Catherine. What a lousy