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?”

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,

puzzled. He had no idea what was going on. Aidan stared blankly in the direction Triston had left. He muttered to himself, “Have they

sat beside Branden. Branden was concerned that she might be bored. He placed

shells were tough and required

products, the flavor suffered due to prolonged exposure to air. To enjoy them, one had to go for

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

Triston leaned back and sneered. ” Haha. Aidan, why would you invite

had known each other for so many years and played every trick in the book. Branden was simply a monster in

knew very well how formidable Branden was. But with Branden here, they

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

lips parted slightly, and a fragrance wafted gently toward Branden. She asked, “You’re good

charming yet somewhat cynical smile. He raised

others couldn’t help but feel a twinge of exasperation. They thought inwardly, “Branden is truly something else. He can

hadn’t played cards with Branden for so many years and never gained the upper hand in any game, they might have actually believed

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

asked, “Catherine, we’re as good as done for when Mr. Duncan plays

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

Catherine with enthusiasm and said, “You don’t need to know much. You play, and Mr. Duncan can be your backer. If you win, it’s

my prize. If I lose, Branden covers it?” She wasn’t about to stoop to playing cards and having someone else foot the bill. Before Catherine could respond, Branden, seated beside her,

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

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

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