Chapter 23
With Ma. Sutton here, what are you afraid of? Let’s go. Don’t keep his waiting too long, obe’ll get angry,” Harry axed and threatened at the same
The mention of Cameron in
i getting angry made Quinn shoot up from her faunge chair like a fish leaping out of water. She quickly followed Haray into the canopy
“who is this young lady? Rosso asked, noticing the plain- looking Quinn trailing behind Harry
Camecon placed a hand on Quinn’s shoulder and gently guided her to a chair at the poker table, a dangerous smile appearing on his face. “Her last name is Lawson You can call her Ms.
“You’re not planning to have Ms. Lawson play for you, are you?” Russo couldn’t help but mock, eyeing Quinn’s timid demeanon
“Don’t underestimate her, Mr. Davies. Let’s see if you can win first,” Cameron replied, a hint of sarcasm lacing his tone as he presseddwn firmly on Quinn’s slender shoulder
H
Quin the weight of his hand pushing her down, her back arching slightly. Inside, she was practically dying of embarrassment.
Turning to Cameron, she said, looking distressed, “Mr. Sutton, I really can’t you should let Harry handle it instead,”
“Don’t worry. It’s just the simplest game of Texas Holdem,” Cameron reassured her.
“Texas Hold’em? How do you play?” Quinn asked, completely bewildered.
he had bundy heard of such a game, let alone played it. How was the even supposed to start?
Cameron was probably caught off guard by her lack of knowledge about poker. “What about a simpler game like Showdown“?”
“What’s that?” Quinn was still confused the swore she didn’t know how to play cards. She thought, “Please don’t make this difficult for me!
“What do you know how to play?” He suppressed his irritation and asked
“Could the admit that she didn’t know anything? But looking at the way he seemed ready to devour her, she was too scared to say it
Observing the situation, Russo couldn’t help but mock from the sidelines, “It looks like the assistance you found isn’t much use
“What now“Why not just for this opportunity? After all, the Imperial Group is quite resourceful. There’s no need to compete with us for a mere Moon Island”
Can can I play Hearts? I know a bit about that.“Quinn said timidly, looking up at Cameron for approval.
“Sure, Hearts it is then, “Cameron decided, ignoring Russo’s objections. He turned to the government official sitting nearby, “How about you join them for a round? The sticial besitated before looking at Husso, who gave a slight nod. He then moved to take a seat at the table.
With everyone gathered, the dealer began to shudile and deal the cards..
As Quinn sat at the table, anxiety surged within her, and her hands trembled as she gripped the cards, too afraid the too loudly
Notining bertension, Cameron and slightly closer, his lips brushing against her ear as he said softly, “Play will. The fate of a mahi–billion deal tests on your shoulders.” Quinn’s nerves shot up even moTE
As the dealer dan boted the cards, Quinn opened hers and felt a wave of despair wash over her. Not a single good card in sight–her lock was utterly terrible.
the frowned, turning to Cameron for guidance, hoping he could assist.
but at that moment, Cameron at back, gossed in his phone, casually resting a legove the other
He sensed completely unfazed by the multi–billion dollar deall hanging in the balance.
