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.

us some.

so stubborn? Can't you see

seen how many times we've won before. What happened earlier was just bad luck. If you lend us some celestial stones, I'm sure we can turn things

just want to get our swords back. Please, give us

but I won't lend you

knew Crystal's resolve and that lending celestial

to recover the

approached the betting table and redeemed the swords

She tossed the swords back

at their swords. It wasn't happiness they felt but

the celestial stones lost in their bets were

gambling, you'll

bunch of celestial stones. Obviously, you can afford

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

Ruby exchanged a glance and opted to stay

With her enthusiastic urging, another batch of new gamblers

so, the cycle

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

few could win the celestial stones, while the remaining ended up as her

after their losses, the gamblers hoped that luck could still be on their side. One defeat