Chapter 35

Things got awkward around the table. Silence fell,

with nothing but sounds of Gordon and Seth

throwing cards in the air, interspersed with Dariel

and Simon saying they would pass.

Gordon only had a few cards left in his hand, and

Isabella got nervous. She looks at Seth’s hand.

Seth’s cards weren’t optimal, but he was smart.

Even with a player like Gordon playing him, he

managed to shed most of his cards. There were

only one ten, a Q, and a pair of fives left.

Gordon must have some trump card. If it was a

bigger one, Seth wouldn’t be able to shed all his

cards. Isabella looked at Gordon. He picked up the

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he thought he would win.

“Are you going to take my pants off yourself if we

lose?” whispered Seth.

Isabella was panicking. She felt his breath against

her ear, tickling her like a brush. She turned away,

her ears burning up. She thought this was

embarrassing.

Someone broke the silence. “Play this.” Before

Gordon could do anything, Selena played a card

from his hand. It was a K.

Gordon’s face fell, and he glared at Selena.

Selena was shocked, and she fumbled a little.

“What’s wrong?”

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even want to look at her.

his face was icy.

his tongue

lines on the corner of

Seth. “Are you taking

looked at his cards. She softly said,

right, Gordon must have

to use those to win, with the

out last. This is going to be hard

about Seth too

a nine. Seth

earlier, but

now. He gave

didn’t want to finish

a ten. Gordon couldn’t

the rest of

last card,

asked.

inside of his cheek and

onto the table. It was

a traitor beside you.”

at Selena in

that K, Gordon would’ve

play any

take off

took off his suit

plopped down onto

he pointed at Isabella.

21

Heart

switch.”

wasn’t expecting him to

Selena and heaved a

in the air.

out of her seat, and

Isabella felt a sharp stare

she stood up

her harder,

  1. go.

stood up. The light that

around him felt cold. He scanned the

at Gordon. “She’s a saboteur.

in one of the ladies

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bunny girls in

Gordon to get a

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that was

“I brought that

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