Bumpkin's Rich Handsome Husband

Chapter 273 Crayson’s Bad Fall

Veronica beamed as she showed her hand.

She had been on a roll since the beginning of the last few rounds, and she was working her way into a winning streak.

Matthew, on the other hand, had on the ideal poker face as he sat stoically next to her. Little did he know that Ruka, who was perched on the seat behind him, was aware of the basic rules of poker even if she hardly ever played. She had watched in grim disbelief as he discarded cards that would have given him a good hand and feigned bad luck by folding during bets. He was pulling back to let Veronica win.

With her newly-boosted confidence, Veronica got her head in the game and began to slay. As a result, her bank account with a meager sum of seventeen thousand had an additional amount of hundred and fifty thousand dollars!

In fact, she wasn’t the only winner; Xavier and Matthew had won several rounds as well, leaving Yvonne as the odd one out who somehow managed to lose over four hundred thousand dollars during the game.

“Oh, man, talk about sore luck,” she moaned ruefully. She turned to look at Conrad in despair. “Conrad, you said you were gonna sponsor me, right? We’re splitting this fifty-fifty.”

“She has a point, Uncle Conrad,” Veronica sang, so happy that she was oblivious to how Matthew had let her win most of the rounds. “I told you to sponsor me and you refused to. Bet you’re licking your wounds now.”

Conrad shook his head in mock exasperation. “Oh, I should have listened to you, Veronica,” he said melodramatically.

Meanwhile, Matthew leaned into his seat and stared at the cards he was holding: three Kings and two Aces. He had a full house, and if he had shown his hand, he would have won the pot for sure. There was at least twenty grand worth of winnings after the bet was raised, but at the last minute, he\ decided to let Veronica win. Folding, he tossed his cards into the center pile and pointed out nonchalantly, “Someone’s on a roll.”

“Of course. I’ve never lost a game of poker,” Veronica said proudly, unaware that her poker skills were no match for Matthew’s even though she was admittedly better than average players.

“Winner buys everyone a meal,” Yvonne piped up, wiggling her brows at Veronica as if to remind the latter that lunch and dinner would be on her.

Veronica nodded. “I’m more than happy to.”

side as

loved Roni a little

the men to their conversation, Veronica rose from her seat and made a beeline for the restroom. She

headed for the communal sink area to wash her hands, only to see Matthew standing there with a

him a cursory glance and said nothing. For a moment, neither of them exchanged a word, and she started to powder her nose while staring

phone rang. She quickly capped her lipstick and wiped her hands with a tissue, then fished out her phone from her purse. When she saw Daniella’s name flashing on the screen,

from the mountain

did that happen?” Veronica’s voice rose by a pitch when she heard the shocking information. Next to her, Matthew stiffened and paused

anymore, and besides, he did take a pretty bad fall. The roads were all coated in ice and

go back

at her in the large mirror. She met

out of the restroom area closely

dining room. She was surprised to see that the room

Yvonne

straighten up the private room before the crowd came

already packed to the brim with tourists, and the hotel would not be able to take

Conrad on the phone, but

my car,” Matthew offered, speaking up behind

she had no other options right now. She reached for the keys he was passing to her and said, “Thanks. I’ll bring the

was about to call Matthew to ask him which car was

to look at him, but she could not bring herself to thank him as she jogged up to the car. Just as she was going to start the car and drive away,

you doing?” she demanded