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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to look at her.

his face was icy.

his tongue

on the corner of his

to Seth. “Are you taking

at his cards. She

Gordon must have two

was going to use those to win, with the

out last. This is going

about

played a nine. Seth was

earlier, but the

interest now. He gave the

He didn’t want to finish

ten.

she played the rest

card,

asked.

inside of his cheek

the table.

traitor

and looked at Selena

that K, Gordon would’ve

even play any

to take off any

suit icily, revealing his

down onto the

Then he pointed at Isabella. “You

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switch.”

wasn’t expecting him to

and heaved

hung in

pulled out of her seat, and she

felt a sharp stare

but she stood up anyway.

her waist pulling her harder, refusing to

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The light that shone

air around him felt cold. He scanned the

Gordon. “She’s a saboteur.

one of the ladies

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bunny girls in

Gordon to get a random

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thought that was

“I brought that

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