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?”

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,

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

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

were tough and required

exposure to air. To enjoy them, one had to go for these freshly cracked nuts. Catherine glanced at the

noticed that no one was singing and few people were drinking. He silently lamented how age seemed

back and sneered. ” Haha. Aidan, why would you invite us when you’re financially comfortable these days? Playing cards with Mr. Duncan?

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

But with Branden here, they couldn’t possibly leave him out when they played

at Branden with her clear, dark eyes, which carried a hint of playfulness. She was rebellious

rosy lips parted slightly, and a fragrance wafted

charming yet somewhat cynical smile. He raised an eyebrow and

exasperation. They thought inwardly, “Branden is truly something else. He can spin tales in

Branden for so many years and never gained the upper hand in any game, they might have actually believed him a

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

be keen. Then he asked, “Catherine,

invitation. She said,

an eyebrow. He looked at Catherine with enthusiasm and said, “You don’t need to know much. You play, and Mr. Duncan can be your backer.

wasn’t about to stoop to playing cards and having someone else foot the bill. Before Catherine could

Branden beside her and stared at him with a questioning look. But Branden gently looked at her with indulgence. He said, “I’m in a good mood

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

free to lose. If I win, I’ll give you half of