However, Jouri soon came up with a new ploy for Meg. "But since you and Alda are pretty much in sync, you'll have to take the penalty as well."

Alda did a double take-she was not offended, but Meg was an important figure too.

Would it not be cruel asking her to take the penalty too?

"That's a little too much, Jo," she said.

"Is that so?" Jouri turned toward Meg. "Do you think so, manager?"

Meg was all too eager to take advantage of Frank, "Of course not. You're kind enough to forgive me, Ms. Yelin, so I must earn that forgiveness. Moreover, isn't the point of these games to let loose?" Jouri clapped and spread her palms invitingly.

Meg did not go ahead right away, however, and asked Alda, "May I, Ms. Ingram?"

Alda was obviously not as well-connected as Jouri, but she was still the heiress of the Ingrams, who were one of the most powerful families in town.

if she allowed her boyfriend to be stolen as she

"Then..."

turned toward Frank, who had no

fun, one

"Alright."

lap, surprising him that she had such a tender side

unsure if he should laugh or

Everyone was simply getting what they wanted out of this. "Come on, let's continue." Jouri tossed her dice again, her luck

to look, but Jouri quickly avoided her. "No ruin my good fortune looking. Your luck is Alda pouted exasperatedly. "Why are you so superstitious? You're supposed to be a scientist." "You have to be superstitious when it's

the other team, Frank rolled the. dice too. Meg tried to peek but her unable

two, two, four, five, and six. "Almost.

did not care about winning or losing-given Jouri's personality, she would definitely get some intimacy with Frank. And Frank had no choice but to roll

ones," Jouri said,

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