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.”

“Where do you work, buddy? That’s a nice chunk of bonus.”

to get by.” Valin replied with a weary smile, perfectly playing the

offered change exchanged a hundred–dollar bill for smaller denominations, and Valin

five dollars to the

him back three

some extra cash,

at the card game and the money on the table, swallowing hard before shaking his head.

I’m terrible at cards. I never win when I play

newsstand owner smirked

today. I’ve already won 200 dollars. We play small stakes, just

a

“I don’t know…”

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bald guy

face turned red with

house, not her.

exchanged knowing glances and

you’re not scared, sit down and play a few hands with

deep breath and plopped into the

don’t try to keep me from

lit a cigarette, exhaling a cloud of smoke.

rules like that. You can

stack of cash on the table, catching the men’s undivided attention.

at the