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.”

do you work, buddy? That’s a nice chunk

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

a hundred–dollar

to

owner gave him back three dollars in change and

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

the card game and the money on the table, swallowing

cards. I never win

to gamble, the newsstand owner smirked

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

wearing a conflicted expression.

“I don’t know…”

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your wife, huh?” a bald guy taunted, using reverse

turned red with indignation.

not her. I’m not

men exchanged knowing

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

and plopped into the newsstand owner’s chair.

don’t try to keep me from leaving!”

guy lit a cigarette, exhaling a

have any rules like that. You can leave

the table,

looked at the newsstand