“Emma,” Abel asked softly with furrowed brows. “Can you handle it?”

“I’d be doing my husband a disgrace if I can’t handle it,” said Emmeline with a smile, “especially when he had personally taught me.”

“What if I step in?” Abel asked, his voice tinged with concern.

“Underestimating me?” Emmeline pouted. “Just stay aside and watch the game silently!”

Instantly, Abel sealed his lips, and Tony, too, despite his growing anxiety, didn’t dare. anything either.

Both of them could tell Emmeline was calm and composed. However, her confident demeanor left them wondering what she had up her sleeve.

After preparing the pool table, they began the second game.

This time, Emmeline played steadily, never missing a shot, and cleared the table in three minutes. Sonia, on the other hand, took three minutes and seven seconds.

Emmeline won the second game, evening the score, and the tension in the air intensified.

It all came down to the final game!

as she felt confident in her victory after the first two

situation, where victory could swing either way, made Sonia’s

reminded herself, not wanting to shoot herself in the foot.

said with a smiling grace to

her gaze steely. “Let’s begin!” She was determined not to lose!

than three minutes, only two balls were

over at Emmeline’s side-four

chuckle. You’re definitely going to lose this time, Louise!

bend over to hit the

up and asked, “What’s wrong?”

obvious,” Sonia said, “Emmeline, you’ve

lost?” Emmeline quirked a brow while smiling playfully.

two balls left,” Sonia said, “one per shot, just two turns. What about you? Even if make every shot perfectly,

do you know I’ll make one shot per turn?”

“Next, we’ll take turns, one shot each, and then it

Emmeline nodded. “I’ll go along with

thought Emmeline might be a bit naive. She would start, and she only had one ball left. If she was lucky, the final black ball might roll in by itself.

Emmeline asked.

the same.” After all, she only had two turns left.

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