When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“Damn!” Holden almost swore. “Are you showing off your wealth?”

He then raised his hand and placed three cards face down on the table, then looked at Ashton. “Go. I’ll take care of your wife. I promise to protect her well!”

Ashton smiled slightly and kissed me on the cheek before he said, “Go ahead and play. I’ll be back soon.”

I nodded. Although I was tempted to ask him what he was busy with, I stopped myself. When Ashton left, Holden looked at me and smiled. “You’d better not cry. I don’t know how to coax women. He said he’d be back, so he definitely will. You can stay here and play with peace of mind.”

I raised my eyebrows slightly and said in a solemn tone, “Betting money is a little too boring. Let’s bet on something bigger!”

He was stunned for about two seconds before he suddenly laughed. “Damn, are you two-faced? You seem to know how to play around. Hmm, this is interesting. Tell me, what do you want to play?”

“How about roulette?” I said, raising my eyebrows and narrowing my eyes at him.

The men in the room started to yell excitedly. Holden snapped, “You even know this? I’ve really underestimated you.”

He then turned to the ladies who were standing to one side. “Did you guys hear that? Do as Mrs. Fuller says. Let’s play something exciting.”

of the ladies nodded and left the room. Soon, they returned with a large roulette and placed it on the table. Holden grabbed the

the roulette, I said lightly, “We’ll spin to number seven. If I lose, Ashton will give you Fuller Corporation’s investment rights in Moranta.

as his originally cynical expression changed to something a little more solemn. He replied

go back to Venria the same way he came here. What

at me as his pupils

swept across the roulette as his lips started to curl up. “I have to say that your condition

on me. “Let’s play. But since you’re a woman, I can

as I calmly replied, “It’s

of the table, he raised his eyebrows and

I made my way to the opposite side, he gestured politely for

to spin. The pointer spun around the ten numbers endlessly,

him. “I guess I

replied calmly, “Does it look like I’m about to lose? I

hands at the roulette’s pointer. It spun rapidly again and soon began to slow down to stop

a sigh as if they were regretting the outcome. However, Holden was not the slightest bit anxious. He simply looked at the roulette casually as if he did not care about the result. Then, two seconds later,