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.”

owner asked curiously, “Where do you work, buddy? That’s a nice

just hauling cement and bricks on a construction site. It’s hard–earned money, barely enough to get by.” Valin replied with a weary smile, perfectly playing the role of a weathered laborer.

a hundred–dollar bill for smaller

to the newsstand

owner gave him back three dollars

work. Now that you’ve got some extra cash, why not play

and the money on

cards. I never win when

the newsstand owner smirked and offered his

already won 200 dollars. We play small stakes, just three to five hundred

a

“I don’t know…”

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bald

face turned red with indignation.

her.

knowing glances

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

took a deep breath and plopped

guys lose money, don’t try to keep me

a cigarette, exhaling a cloud of smoke.

any rules like that. You

on the table, catching the men’s

guy looked at the newsstand