Love Began with the First Meeting

"If you had wanted Edgar Gu to win the game, then I would've let him win the game. I swear!" He answered Molly's question slowly right after he came back from his earlier train of thoughts. Looking at her incredulous expression, he sneered,"Edgar Gu is too conceited. He thinks the sun comes up just to hear him crow. True, he made a good record during his time in the military. Hitting all the bull's-eyes of moving targets, one kilometer away, during wild gusts of wind is no mean achievement. That I agree. Nobody may even come close to his record in the foreseeable future. But believe me, when it comes to cards and street-smarts, Edgar doesn't know shit from Shinola. He thought that he had seen the sequence of the cards the dealer had shuffled."

With a little more thought, Brian added,"Well, he might have seen the cards, so he didn't cut the deck." Talking about that game with Edgar earlier that night, Brian squinted, as if adjusting to light. Strong, scornful emotions showing on his face as he picked up his line,"But, Edgar forgot one important thing. That is, every casino plays its own game!"

With every word of his, Molly's heart sank as she considered the truth of it all. The winner of the game had already been determined. That Brian was the winner and Edgar was the loser. Despite the fact, Molly felt like the game hadn't been over yet while she was listening to Brian's explanation of the game.

A gambler would probably lose nine games out of ten bets.

That was how every casino played the game.

All the gamblers were well aware of that, but they always had a fluky mindset, thinking that they'd be lucky in the next game. They didn't realize the fact that luck was always on the casino's side.

Looking at Molly, who was now apparently immersed in contemplation, Brian grinned with delight. Sometimes, Molly was smart. 'She isn't dumb. She can gather the whole picture from those little details easily, ' he thought.

Suddenly he drew close to Molly, kissed her on the face and briefly got excited when he sensed her body stiffen in fear. Cold beads of sweat started to form on her now pallid face as she considered this invasion of her personal space. But Brian just stood there, an insulting playful look in his eyes. Not in the slightest way minding how his actions got Molly terrified, he whispered in a husky, attractive voice,"Molly, you said that you wanted me to win the game, so... I dealt off the bottom. I cheated!" At those words, he stood there, neither moving nor touching her. He breathed like an asthmatic bulldog who couldn't find his inhaler.

her shock at Brian's admission of dealing

as a cardsharp in any other casino, except the Grand Night Casino. If anyone dared cheat there, as sure as night follows day, they would have a bad ending, no matter

Instead, he just stood there, grinning like a Cheshire cat with eyes still

he whispered in Molly's ear again,"Well? Are you worrying about

face. She clenched her fists and

through her mind. Without a shadow of doubt, he could tell that she was honestly worried about him

be able to leave and claim your freedom earlier. Right?" he said in a playful,

snorted. Squinting at Brian, she said coldly,"I won't get my

like a fade-out at the movies, bringing back the

turned her face away, and suddenly realized that they had

were you betting against Edgar? What was so important as to warrant putting your life on the line?" Shifting

his stare at her eyes, enjoying the panic he sensed all over her poor soul. Watching the wretchedness of other mortals gave him that exhilarating feeling. But now with Molly, it was somewhat complicated. He sometimes felt a tinge