Chapter 24
“Ladies first, Ms. Lawson. Are you going to pass?” Bussnasked Noticing her distressed expression, he was fully aware of the fact that her cards were terrible.
Quinn shook her head. With a hand so poor that it couldn’t even foum a sequence, she would fly end up losing miserably against two players if she took the lead.
“Ko.” þast as she began to reese, the man behind her, still engrossed in his phone, solely coughed loudly, startling her.
Confused, she turned to look at Cameron, but he remained focused on his screen, seemingly uninterested.
“Lawson! Are you going to pass or not? husso’s impatience was palpable. Winning this round meant that Cameron would be completely out of the game Pinnacle–Group had been under Imperial coup’s thumb for years, and everyone in the industry mocked them as perpetual second–place contenders. Russo was determined to make a
statement
This time, he had gathered significant manpower and resources to ensure he got aleg up on Cameron, who had recently expressed interest in developing land in xenvale With Cameron unexpectedly showing up. Russo was eager to win
Feeling pressured Quinn began to panic. The other two players were in cahoots, and regardless of whether she called or not, she would lose with her terrible hand
So she thought why not just take the lead and enjoy the thrill?
ti she was going to lose, she might as well do it with flair–long as Cameron didn’t expert her to pay him bark
“i will take the lead.” She mustered her courage, her voice clear and ringing-
Shipped over the three bottom cards with a shaky hand, secretly hoping for a mirack.
However, she felt like crying after seeing the three cards–queen, nine, and two
Aside from the queen, they seemed like strong cards.
But all she had were mismatched thawes, fours, fives, and sevens–not a single “big” card. Those three cards were useless to her. At least, she would have preferred a six to make a sequence Looking at her hand of useless cards, Quinn raised her hand and wealdy asked, “Can I forfeit?”
“Forten Russo burst into laughter, printing at Quinn. “Of course! as long as Mr. Sutton agrees.”
sining quietly on the side, Cameron stood up, walled over to Quinn, and took her messy hand of cards, tossing them onto the table, “Congratulations, Mr. Davies. You win” After saying this, he pulled Quinn up from her chair and rurned to leave.
“Thanks, Merton I’ll send you an invitation for the groundbewaking celebration on the project starts,” Russo called out behind them, his cone brimming with smugness. Cameron merely smirked, a dangerous cold smile curling his lips.
Harry, following behind, felt a shiver run down his spline
Hew that some was about to face the consequences when Cameron wore that expression.
As they hopped onto the buggy, Quinn sat behind Cameron, mentally rehearsing what she would say to apologize for inadvertently losing that multi–billion dollar deal
Alter gathering her thoughts, she cautiously addressed Cameron’s back, “Mr. Sutton I’m so sorry I made you lose that multi–billion business._”
“11“) fita.” His volor perated calm and composed, and he did not furn back to look at her,
Hearing those three weds, Quinn finally felt a weight toff her chau. Thank godina–he did not blame her.
