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 chunk of bonus.”

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

offered change exchanged a hundred–dollar bill for

five dollars to the newsstand

him back three

you’ve got some extra cash, why not play a few hands

at the card game and the money on

win when I play with my coworkers.”

newsstand owner smirked

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

wearing a conflicted

“I don’t know…”

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huh?” a bald

turned red with

my house, not her. I’m not afraid of

exchanged knowing

sit down and play a few hands with us!”

plopped into

if you guys lose money, don’t try

bald guy lit a cigarette, exhaling a cloud of smoke.

have any rules like that. You can leave whenever you

stack of cash on the table, catching the

at the newsstand owner.