Bumpkins Rich Handsome Husband

Chapter 273 Crayson’s Bad Fall

Veronica beamed as she showed her hand.

She had been on a roll since the beginning of the last few rounds, and she was working her way into a winning streak.

Matthew, on the other hand, had on the ideal poker face as he sat stoically next to her. Little did he know that Ruka, who was perched on the seat behind him, was aware of the basic rules of poker even if she hardly ever played. She had watched in grim disbelief as he discarded cards that would have given him a good hand and feigned bad luck by folding during bets. He was pulling back to let Veronica win.

With her newly-boosted confidence, Veronica got her head in the game and began to slay. As a result, her bank account with a meager sum of seventeen thousand had an additional amount of hundred and fifty thousand dollars!

In fact, she wasn’t the only winner; Xavier and Matthew had won several rounds as well, leaving Yvonne as the odd one out who somehow managed to lose over four hundred thousand dollars during the game.

“Oh, man, talk about sore luck,” she moaned ruefully. She turned to look at Conrad in despair. “Conrad, you said you were gonna sponsor me, right? We’re splitting this fifty-fifty.”

“She has a point, Uncle Conrad,” Veronica sang, so happy that she was oblivious to how Matthew had let her win most of the rounds. “I told you to sponsor me and you refused to. Bet you’re licking your wounds now.”

Conrad shook his head in mock exasperation. “Oh, I should have listened to you, Veronica,” he said melodramatically.

Meanwhile, Matthew leaned into his seat and stared at the cards he was holding: three Kings and two Aces. He had a full house, and if he had shown his hand, he would have won the pot for sure. There was at least twenty grand worth of winnings after the bet was raised, but at the last minute, he\ decided to let Veronica win. Folding, he tossed his cards into the center pile and pointed out nonchalantly, “Someone’s on a roll.”

“Of course. I’ve never lost a game of poker,” Veronica said proudly, unaware that her poker skills were no match for Matthew’s even though she was admittedly better than average players.

“Winner buys everyone a meal,” Yvonne piped up, wiggling her brows at Veronica as if to remind the latter that lunch and dinner would be on her.

Veronica nodded. “I’m more than happy to.”

on your side as well, Young Master Xavier,” Conrad

smiled. “It loved Roni

made a beeline for the restroom. She had been so focused on winning the pot

headed for the communal sink area to wash her hands, only to see

nothing. For a moment, neither of them exchanged a word, and she started to

hands with a tissue, then fished out her phone from her purse. When she saw Daniella’s name flashing on the screen, she picked up the

Your master was coming down from the mountain this afternoon when he slipped and fell. He bumped his

when she heard the shocking information. Next to her, Matthew stiffened and paused from taking a drag, then

and besides, he did take a pretty bad fall. The roads were all coated

I’ll go

in the large mirror. She met his gaze in the reflective

the

dining room. She was surprised to see that the

to make a call while Yvonne and Conrad went

the private room before the crowd came in so that they could serve dinner at 6 pm on the

to the brim with tourists, and the hotel would not be able to take in that many customers, even when some of them were

on the phone, but

Matthew offered, speaking up behind

no other options right now. She reached for the keys he was passing to her and said, “Thanks. I’ll bring the car

downstairs. She was about to call Matthew to ask him which car was his when he suddenly appeared and pointed at the silver-gray Maybach

she jogged up to the car. Just as she

are you doing?” she

hours to get to Cabot Town from here. Heaven knows what kind of danger you would be in if you were to drive. Get down; I’ll take the wheel,”