An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Crystal frowned as she met Miles's intense gaze. "Miles, you should call it quits. If you continue to gamble, it'll only lead you deeper into trouble."

Gamblers often found themselves trapped in a cycle of addiction, and they were never content with their winnings.

Their insatiable desire for more drove them to risk everything. Hence, it often led them to stray from the right path.

At that moment, he appeared to be showing signs of addiction. If left unchecked, it could lead to disaster.

"Just one more bet, Crystal. I promise. If I win this time, I'll quit for good," Miles pleaded earnestly.

"Yes, I'm with him. I've even wagered my sword. I need to win it back," Ruby chimed in.

Their hopeful eyes bore into Crystal's.

"Have you considered the consequences if you lose?" she countered.

"It won't happen, I swear. I'll be cautious this time and only bet when I'm confident. I won't lose again," Miles assured.

"Yeah, we were led astray before. If we had trusted our instincts, we'd be winning by now," Ruby added.

"Don't you get it? Gambling never ends well. If you keep going, it'll only end badly," Crystal said sternly.

"Crystal, just one more try. If we break even, we'll quit for good! I promise," Miles pleaded.

stones. Just lend us some. We'll pay you back if

you see what's at stake here?" Crystal

What happened earlier was just bad luck.

to get our swords back.

but I won't lend you any celestial stones

that, Miles and Ruby exchanged a helpless glance. They knew Crystal's resolve and that lending celestial stones was off the

recover the celestial stones they had lost in the bet. Unfortunately, they had depleted

their pained expressions, Crystal approached the betting table

gambling." She

sigh escaped from them as they looked at their swords. It wasn't happiness they felt but rather a profound

celestial

Crystal is right. If you keep gambling, you'll

racked up a bunch of celestial stones. Obviously, you can afford to walk away. But

once, and suddenly, you're hungry for more. How do you expect not to lose? Your insatiable greed is what's blinding you in

a glance and opted

continued. With her enthusiastic urging,

the

rounds. Then, she would let them savor success and gradually get addicted. Then,

could win the celestial stones, while the remaining ended

after their losses, the gamblers hoped that luck could still be on their side. One defeat didn't dampen their optimism. They remained