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The Midnight Heir PRELIMINARY GAME
All the VIPs creased their foreheads."What proposal can that be Lady Maple?" Rollo inquired after he puffed a lung full of smoke.Patience raised her hand over Julius' neck, dropping it on the shoulder farthest from her then she pulled him closer so that they can all focus on him."Since there's a missing space that should rightfully belong to my husband, a Maple, I was thinking that my grandson who is a very proficient gambler takes his place. I assure you that he will give a very interesting gameplay. So, what do you all say?"All the VIPs looked at each other once Patience finished speaking and just from their faces, it was obvious that they all had the same mentality toward the proposal."Well Lady Maple, I don't see how that is an appropriate proposal considering how young the lad is when compared to the rest of us." Quinn said to Patience before focusing on Julius and saying "Maybe the lad will have a more enjoyable night gambling with those his age rather than old folks like
The Midnight Heir CARDS DEALT
"Haha!" Julius exclaimed in victory as he stretched from his chair, wrapping his arms around the pile of betting chips in the center of the poker table, and then pulled everything to his side of the table. As he was doing that, at each side of the same poker table were the grandchildren of the VIPs who were all throwing what remains of their poker cards on the table while rolling their eyes and sighing in defeat. "Five straight games and still undefeated!" Julius grinned as he turned to Patience who looked at him proudly. As per the rules of the preliminary, each player has an equal but limited amount of chips to bet with and they were to play five rounds of poker to bring forth a winner. Three straight wins result in an automatic victory for that player and though Julius got that within the first three rounds they played, the look Patience had when he did pressured him to continue playing. As such he refused to stop there. They would play two more rounds in which he also came out
The Midnight Heir KIDS NEVER CHOOSE TO LEARN
"What do you think you're doing boy? Do you wish to embarrass me?!" Patience asked aggressively the moment she leaned closer to Julius' ear and whispered."I had no other choice grandmother, look," Julius said then showed her his cards which she looked at but unlike Julius, her poker face was impeccable."Hmm" Patience grunted but before she could say anything else, from the opposite side of the table…"That's inappropriate behavior don't you think so Lady Maple?" Mr. Rose Dana said with a smirk and Patience graciously stood upright and then smiled back at him."Your grandson is the one who challenged his elders after it was you who suggested it. So, wouldn't it be best to let him handle actually playing the game himself instead of hovering over his every move, Lady Maple?" Mr. Rose Dana asked and then told Miss Charlie to push the number of chips he wanted to bet with and she did."Pardon my intrusion, Mr. Rose Dana, I just wanted to give my grandson some encouraging words but now th
The Midnight Heir JULIUS’ ACCUSATION
"Looks like we have our winner and I can't say I'm surprised," Rollo said with a shrug then he puffed and exhaled a lung full of smoke into the air while the other VIPs smirked and nodded proudly at Mr. Rose Dana's victory. "Who would have thought, an actual Royal Flush? A Straight flush is one thing but I don't think I've ever seen a Royal flush more than once before this in all my decades of playing this game. That's why I love gambling!" Quinn exclaimed enthusiastically then chuckled as he clapped for Mr. Rose Dana. He was extremely impressed by the way the game had ended and there was nothing that could happen next that would top that feeling. At least that's what he thought. Completely shocked by his utter defeat, Julius dropped to his knees, jaw dropped as he mumbled "Huh?" while he watched everyone congratulate Mr. Rose Dana. Miss Charlie didn't waste any time seeking the assistance of one of their security men who stood with the rest behind Mr. Rose Dana and the both of the
The Midnight Heir DOUBLE MEMORY
Julius looked at Patience from over his shoulder, scared to say anything back to Mr. Rose Dana because he didn't want to anger him more than he already had. He was also scared of what Patience would do to him if he ends up saying the wrong thing that'll make matters worse.All her efforts to form a great relationship with Mr. Rose Dana were now getting thrown out the window.Julius gulped as he faced Mr. Rose Dana then said "That's the idea I had earlier but I could very well be wrong in how I said it" he cleared his throat after he finished.Mr. Rose Dana scoffed then looked at Anthony beside him and everyone followed his eyes to do the same."As the dealer, it's your job to be impartial with your work is it not? So tell me, was your motive to rig the game to make me win or to make Julius over there lose?" Mr. Rose Dana asked.Anthony shook his head, saying "No I didn't"Mr. Rose Dana took in a deep breath and then sighed at the answer but before he could say the next thing he wanted
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