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?”

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 said seriously, “Aidan, it’s okay to drink less. Drinking too much can

no idea what was going on. Aidan

Branden was concerned that she might be bored. He placed some hazelnuts in

The shells were tough and required a special tool

to air. To enjoy them, one

silently lamented how age seemed to take a toll

proposed. Triston leaned back and sneered. ” Haha. Aidan, why

in the book. Branden

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

looked at Branden with her clear,

parted slightly, and a fragrance wafted gently

a charming yet somewhat cynical smile.

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

Branden for so many years and never gained the upper

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

keen. Then he asked, “Catherine, we’re as good as done for

shook her head and declined Triston’s invitation. She said,

and said, “You don’t need to know much. You play,

She wasn’t about to stoop to playing cards and having someone else foot the bill. Before Catherine could respond, Branden, seated beside her, spoke

But Branden gently looked at her with indulgence. He said, “I’m in

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 Mr. Duncan’s pockets in my lifetime. Little did I know that

celebrate in advance. “Catherine, don’t worry. Mr. Duncan is wealthy, so feel free to lose. If

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