Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell

Chapter 345

Valin approached the newsstand, grabbing a bottle of water from the shelf.

“Hey, boss, give me a pack of cigarettes.”

“Help yourself,” the owner replied without even glancing up from his card game.

Valin took a pack of cigarettes and asked, “How much for all this?”

The owner gave him a quick look and said, “Two dollars.”

Valin handed over a hundred–dollar bill.

The owner frowned, “Got anything smaller?”

“Let me check,” Valin said, pulling out a wad of cash totaling ten thousand dollars from his pocket.

The owner’s eyes widened in shock. He nudged one of his companions with his foot and subtly gestured toward Valin.

The men around the newsstand noticed the cash, and their eyes lit up.

One of them chimed in, “Hey man, no problem. I can break that hundred for you.”

Valin gave an embarrassed smile.

“Thanks a lot, buddy. I just got my annual bonus. I don’t have any small bills yet.”

you work, buddy?

just hauling cement and bricks on a construction site. It’s hard–earned money, barely enough to get by.” Valin replied

offered change exchanged a hundred–dollar bill for smaller

five dollars to

three dollars in change and chuckled.

extra cash, why not play a few hands with

at the card game and the money on the table,

never win when I

the newsstand owner smirked and offered

here. This spot’s lucky today. I’ve already won 200 dollars. We play small stakes, just three to five hundred at most.”

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“I don’t know…”

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wife, huh?” a bald guy

face turned red with

my house, not her. I’m not afraid of anyone!”

men exchanged knowing

continued provoking, “If you’re not scared, sit down and play

and plopped into the

lose money, don’t

lit a cigarette, exhaling a cloud of smoke.

worry. We don’t have any rules like that. You can leave whenever

on the table, catching the men’s undivided attention.

guy looked at the newsstand