After paying, they received two platinum membership cards at the cost of slightly over two hundred thousand dollars, which was deducted from Derek’s cards.After being led to the top floor by the usher, Derek dismissed him and walked forward with Brenda.Brenda felt the pinch of spending more than two hundred thousand dollars on the two platinum membership cards. “The membership cards are too expensive. We could have looked for some other ways to get the cards. It’s not worth it to spend so much money on a membership card.”Derek smiled faintly. “It’s faster to get the membership this way, and it’ll allow us to find Clarine sooner. Moreover, she is more than a friend, Clarine is now family."There were rows of exquisitely crafted masks hanging on the walls on both sides of the corridor, which were prepared for guests who wanted to play in the poker room but wished to keep their identity concealed.Derek took a random mask from the wall and put it on his face. The mask was enough to co

Flashback.Clarine had just gotten home after the meal at Brenda's home that evening.With smiles and gleaming brilliant expressions flashing across those blue sea eyeballs of hers. She obviously made the best out of her day, even though it was quite hectic considering the disturbance from several angles yet, she could regard it as great.However, the smiles and excitement on her was never going to last.The moment Clarine stepped into the living room, she was surprised to see both parents seated. However, she was only about to greet and walk past them when she suddenly spotted a different person in their midst.Darting her eyes from side to side, her gaze suddenly fell on a man suited In blue bespoke suit, his black blond hair with visible stripes of Grey brushed forward.He seemed in his late fourties.The brief moment she admired him and was about to walk away, only hear a feminine voice call from behind."Clarine, come over. We've got good news for you." Cassandra said, after which

Derek’s voice was extraordinarily cold, especially when he glanced at Clarine. This lady really lost Brenda to a man. she really deserves to die!Unfortunately, at this moment, Clarine’s eyes were out of focus, and she had a deadpan expression as she stood rooted to the ground, as if she was out of his element and dispirited. To her, it seemed as though she was a failure and had betrayed her best friend. And if it meant giving her life just to get her back, she was ready to do that.She didn’t catch Derek’s murderous gaze at all, nor did she respond to Derek’s act of holding Brenda by her waist.Suddenly, Ava violently pushed away Derek’s arm, stood in front of Brenda, and yelled at him, “Let go of her!”Derek looked at her and narrowed his eyes. “Shut up. This matter is none of your business. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being nasty right here..”Ava could feel the intense words emanating from Derek's tone. It got her shivering on the spot, hence she said in a soft tone. "What wou

Having operated a casino for over several years,Tony was naturally confident and not the least bit afraid of gambling with Derek.He was extremely confident about winning against Derek.“Of course, if you agree to bet, you must accept to lose. Mr. Tony, if you lose in a shortwhile, I hope you will keep your promise,” Derek said indifferently.Tony slicked his greased hair again and said with utmost confidence, “Punk, you’re mad! Tell me, how do you want to play? You really think I'll lose to you? Then keep dreaming."“We’ll play a simple game where the person with the highest card wins. We can also play dice or poker. How does that sound?”“Of course. How do we decide the winner?”“When one side admits defeat. How about that?” Derek narrowed his eyes.The people around were suddenly in an uproar again.There would usually be a standard set point in such gambling games, such as the number of rounds, number of wins by one party, or when one party lost everything.A rule where the game w

After hearing what Derek said, Tony snorted in disdain. “You are so stubborn, and not giving up huh?! What are you still daydreaming about? Unless I get a three, you will lose. But you should be well aware of how slim the chances of that happening are.”“That’s hard to say. Maybe your luck is just worse than mine?” Derek continued in an indifferent tone.“Fine. I’ll make you give up completely!”Then Tony pinched the card in front of him, flipped it over, and slammed it down hard onto the table!Three bright red hearts appeared in front of everyone immediately!"its a three! It's really a three!"It was really a three of hearts!Everyone in the large private room was instantly silent!In particular, Tony’s subordinates all shuddered and hung their heads low, not daring to look at Tony’s expression at all.At this moment, Tony’s face was extremely sullen and ominous.He had just mocked Derek and said that Derek was daydreaming, but he never expected that he would lose despite the slim c