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The Midnight Heir SELFISH
Immediately after the announcement, preparations were quickly made to get the game started and because Anthony was one of the two players, the dealer of the preliminary game became the one in charge.The game was to start in a couple of minutes and everyone gathered around the table to watch. That's the exact moment Annabelle walked back into the main casino area but became surprised by the sight that greeted her."Anthony? What is he doing?" Annabelle asked herself then hastened to the crowd.Though the table was crowded, the families who are part of the Hierarchy as well as Mr. Rose Dana and his entourage were given the respect of their own private spaces.Annabelle went to her family's side at the table because that was the only free space that was closest to Anthony that she felt comfortable going through to meet him.From the gathering, the Maples were beside Julius' immediate left while Anthony's immediate right side was Mr. Rose Dana, Miss Charlie, Rollo, and Quinn and both pla
The Midnight Heir WHAT MAKES THE GAME EXCITING
Candice used the actions of the dealer to explain the game to Annabelle so that it would be easier to understand."You know what a deck of cards is right?" Candice asked."Yes, I know that much" Annabelle said and Candice rolled her eyes."At least you're not that helpless." Candice said then sighed as she continued "You see, a standard game of Double Memory unlike other card games is one played with the entire fifty-two cards in the deck and the cards are arranged face down in rows and columns, as you can see"Candice gestured at what the dealer was doing and Annabelle nodded her head in understanding."The goal of the game as a player is to collect the most pairs by the end of the game and the player with the most automatically becomes the winner." Candice said then snuck a glance at Annabelle and saw her confused expression "You're confused so lemme explain. A pair is two cards with the same character or number at the corners. An example is matching two of a suit with two of another
The Midnight Heir NEIGHBORING CARDS
Julius flipped the first card on his second round and it was a five of diamonds which got him smirking."Come on, where's your twin hiding?" Julius mumbled with excited eyes as he wiggled his fingers above all the cards yet to be flipped.His heart raced with the thrill and excitement that this game brings then he reached for one of the cards, about to flip it over when he turned to Anthony to taunt him."You know it doesn't matter if I get this wrong because I'm already in the lead—" he said but swallowed his words when he looked at Anthony to see that Anthony had an incredible amount of focus in the game.Anthony's eyes were like laser pointers, beaming his attention to all the cards at the table, especially the one that Julius was just about to flip.Chloe and Carla followed their brother’s eyes to stare at Anthony and they too saw how overly serious he looked. They remarked, "What a creep, I bet he'll still lose even after doing all of this" they giggled.The twin’s words made Jul
The Midnight Heir OVERWHELMING VICTORY
“Hehe” Julius chuckled as he walked up, looking at Anthony disappointingly and saying “What a real loser you are. Shaming your only supporter and making everyone else hate your guts just cause you have a shitty memory. Well, you only have yourself to blame”Julius scoffed at Anthony, faced the table to play, and when he flipped the first card it was two of diamonds but on the second flip, the card was Jack of Spade."Doesn't matter, the game is basically mine already. I just need four more cards out of that fifty-four and I win. Your future is done loser" Julius said as he stepped back, giving chance to Anthony who stepped up to play his turn.While Anthony looked for which card to pick, Quinn and Rollow both looked at Mr. Rose Dana with disappointed eyes."Dana it looks like the man you bet your hopes on has lost this game for you," Rollow said then puffed on his cigar a few times and exhaled a lung full of smoke while he shook his head disappointingly.Quinn who had lost the exciteme
The Midnight Heir ANTHONY’S REQUEST
Everyone was left in disbelief as to what just happened. Julius being able to win his first round just when the game started was one thing but what Anthony did was completely different and more incredible. From their reactions, the people were more impressed by the feat Anthony just showcased over Julius' because Julius was just pure luck but Anthony's was entirely skill and talent based. The reason is that the longer you play the game of Double Memory, the harder is it to remember where the cards that were flipped but failed to pair are, hence the excitement of the game. However, for Anthony to remember exactly where all the cards are to flip and win them one after another was outstanding beyond belief. "How did he do that?!" With a confused expression, Candice asked herself and Annabelle looked at her with a proud smirk. "You wouldn't know this because all of you have always looked down on Anthony simply because of superficial things like money. But, when it comes to how incredi
The Midnight Heir ANTHONY’S ADAMANCE
"Huh?!" Everyone's jaws dropped when they hear what Anthony's request was. They couldn't believe that he dared to ask something like this of the Maples, especially to Patience."Are you mad?! How dare you ask us to do something like that?!" Carla yelled at Anthony, very angry that he had the balls to say that to them."This idiot thinks we're going to do something as embarrassing as that, let alone to someone like her, ridiculous!" Chloe gave looks of scorn to both Anthony and Annabelle.On the other hand, Annabelle was very confused about what was happening. As everyone grumbled and complained, she was asking Anthony why he would say something like that to her family members.However, from the look, he had alone made it clear to all of them that Anthony was very adamant about not going back on what he said.Julius laughed "You really have gone mad to think that we are going to lower ourselves and beg for forgiveness from someone else, especially someone younger than all of us. In you
The Midnight Heir CANCER TO THE BUSINESS WORLD
"I think that's enough Lady Maple, don't you think so too?" Mr. Rose Dana said with a huge smile on his face and the same with Rollow and Quinn who all pulled all the attention to themselves and they were able to stop her in her tracks."Mr. Rose Dana, what are you doing interrupting me?! Allow me to teach this animal a lesson about disrespecting his elders —" Patience said but then Mr. Rose Dana stopped her with a raised hand."I would Lady Maple but the fact that he is my representative and you dared to raise your hand to him is to an extension a great disrespect to me and my family I cannot allow that," Mr. Rose Dana said with a lot of dignity, appealing to the crowd who looked like they were understanding his point."What are you saying, Mr. Rose Dana?" Patience asked with a concerned grimace as she dropped her suspended hand."I'm saying, this was a game played fair and square between two parties representing both our families and yours lost. A bet was made at the start of the ga
The Midnight Heir GENEVIEVE’S PLEE
"I always knew that this girl had no respect especially after bringing this idiot to our family—" Elizabeth said, scowling at Annabelle as she raised her hand with the palms out, about to slap Annabelle in the face when from behind Annabelle, Anthony glared at Elizabeth with extreme levels of bloodlust to make even a grown man quiver.However, Elizabeth who seemed to have been drinking before being brought here and wasn't in her right mind didn't notice Anthony's glare in time so she went forward with the slap, about to hit Annabelle. To stop Elizabeth, Anthony moved his hand in an attempt to catch hers but then from behind, Vlad caught Elizabeth's hand before it could hit Annabelle, and then without meaning to he bowed his head to Anthony Vlad said "Sorry about that, I didn't know she was going to do—" then he paused after becoming aware of where he was and the people around him so he jolted and stood upright. Vlad looked to his left and his right and seeing all the confused stare