All Her Secrets By Chestnut

Chapter 140 Play Poker

Triston had just received a stern lecture from Branden, and he was finally behaving himself. Now Triston sat obediently beside Aidan. He kept sneaking glances in the direction of Branden.

Triston looked at Branden with curiosity. But he didn’t dare to size up Branden openly. He could only steal glances cautiously.

Although Triston had known for a while that Branden had taken an interest in Catherine, he hadn’t expected Branden to take action so swiftly.

In Triston’s view, Catherine looked incredibly youthful. Branden was quite audacious. Aidan noticed that Triston wasn’t touching his drink. Triston just sat there and gritted his teeth. Aidan found it oddly amusing.

Aidan poured two glasses of whiskey and handed one to Triston.

“Mr. Lambert, have a drink.”

Triston glanced down at the glass and realized it was whiskey. He instantly felt a bit nauseous. “Take it away. I don’t drink this stuff.”

Seeing his reaction, Aidan felt curious and couldn’t help but tease him. He asked playfully, “Oh, look who’s refusing a drink now? Mr. Duncan gave us a big surprise today. Did it inspire you to quit drinking, Mr. Lambert?”

intentions of quitting drinking. He was just still shaken by yesterday’s events. Watching Aidan take big gulps of drink, Triston shook his head in resignation and

He had no idea what was going on. Aidan stared blankly in the direction Triston had left. He

concerned that she might be bored. He placed some hazelnuts in front of

to eat. The shells were tough and required a special tool to crack open to get to

to air. To enjoy them, one had to go for

was singing and few people were drinking. He silently lamented how age seemed to take a toll on everyone’s enthusiasm for fun. Then he

and sneered. ” Haha. Aidan, why

so many years and played every trick in the book. Branden was simply a monster in

formidable Branden was. But with Branden here, they couldn’t

looked at Branden with her clear, dark eyes, which carried a hint of playfulness.

slightly, and a fragrance wafted gently toward Branden.

a charming yet somewhat cynical smile. He raised an eyebrow and

but feel a twinge of exasperation. They thought inwardly, “Branden is truly something else. He can spin tales in front of a lady

gained the upper hand in any game, they might

at bluffing. Catherine didn’t need to guess. She could tell from the amusement

Triston noticed Catherine’s sudden interest, he thought she might be keen. Then he asked, “Catherine, we’re as good as done for

declined Triston’s invitation. She said, “I don’t know how

to know much. You play, and Mr. Duncan can be your backer. If you win, it’s yours.

to stoop to playing cards and having someone else foot the bill. Before Catherine could respond, Branden, seated beside her, spoke up, Alright. Let Catherine

a questioning look. But Branden gently looked at her with indulgence. He said, “I’m in a good mood today. Just

speaking, Triston, Aidan, and the others erupted joyfully. Triston clapped his hands dramatically and said, “I thought I’d never get a chance to dig money out of

feel free to lose. If I