A Film Queen

Chapter 357

Raiden stood to the side, observing how the female massage therapist he had brought in gradually morphed into a scene of envy and competition among palace concubines. He couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his lips and murmur, “Well, this … “

He couldn’t shake off the feeling that something was off.

Milly wasn’t totally lost in all the sentimentality; she still had her wits about her. She knew that to keep things smooth, she had to get Raiden and Nimbus on board in this indulging time, especially for Nimbus.

She figured she had to switch up Nimbus’ focus so he wouldn’t start nitpicking and potentially mess things up later. It just wasn’t going to be worth the hassle.

“Hey Nimbus, Raiden, get over here,” Milly called out, sounding bored. “The night’s dragging. Got any ideas for something entertaining?”

Nimbus scratched his head briefly, then offered, “What about some target practice? Do you want to give it a go, Master?”

Milly quickly dismissed the idea. “Nah, let’s not. What if the noise freaks Melanie and the rest out?”

She finally got them to stash their guns away. She was adamant about not letting them get their hands on them again!

Raiden had a bright idea. “Why not have fun and let these good-looking guys and girls show us some moves?”

But Milly wasn’t having any of it. “Nope, watching guys and girls dance together just doesn’t sit right with me!”

Watching others dance was one thing, but having people watch while also thinking thoughts?

That was a no-go. One idea after the other, nothing seemed to fit.

Raiden scratched his head, looking a bit puzzled. “Boss, we’re only here for a bit. This place isn’t exactly built to entertain. We’re still getting things set up.”

Milly was fidgeting with the sofa, thinking hard, then thought, “How about we spice things up with a dice game? Would you like to join in?”

each other. “Is that all

face hardened briefly as she took it personally

she was sure these

their looks hit a nerve, especially with all

slide? That was a line she wasn’t willing

her game face on and said, “No, it’s not really that simple. No game’s fun without a little something on the line. Let’s make it

“Now you’re talking!

remembered how he used to dominate at gambling when he was with the Ghost Sect, crushing it at dice, poker, and blackjack. But after he gambled away a big chunk of territory to Leon, Nimbus strictly banned his

he could sneak around Nimbus’s back and keep

him in the act, playing blackjack with Leon and losing a stash

and recognising the severity of his

deceptive gambling practices. To secure his older brother Nimbus’ forgiveness, he was compelled to

was overjoyed to learn that he could

be concealed. There was a risk in letting Nimbus catch on to any

was trying hard to make a point. He said, “Look, Nimbus, this is coming straight from the sect leader-it’s not like I wanna be doing this. We’ve

just raised

We can’t start making waves and get her thinking we’re not on board with the plan. That’d bum her out. Right now, we need

Nimbus was silent.

anyone would fall for

but now he used

picked up on anything amiss. She tapped the table with her gun, catching their attention, and said, “Okay, you two, got something

in. We wouldn’t dream of turning down the sect

to face Nimbus, his eyes practically screaming, “Let’s do this!’ Oh boy, here

usual loud,

adorable kid in front of them, who seems to need to ask permission

finally let out

“Alright, let’s play together