Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 971

Under the table, Lena felt her mother’s foot nudge her a dear signal: Let Xandra win.

Lena gritted her teeth. Why was everyone fawning over a girlfriend who hadn’t even officially joined the family?

Annoyed, she huffed inwardly. The more you tell me to lose the harder I’ll fight to win.

The game began, and Lena’s starting hand was exceptional–practically a heavenly draw. She was only one card away from winning while the others still struggled with mismatched cards. It seemed like an easy victory was in the cards for her.

But then, as if under a spell, her luck took a sharp turn. None of the cards she needed showed up. Worse, every time she reached for a card, Xandra would intercept it with a call, blocking her progress entirely.

As the rounds continued, even her mother, Briana, reached a ready hand, while Lena was still stuck with the same cards she started with. Soon, her grandmother joined the fray, and eventually, even Xandra declared readiness.

Three players were now poised to win, leaving Lena the odd one out.

Game after game, Lena found herself in the same frustrating position. Her starting hands were promising, but they always ended in disaster.

wrong, Lucky Aces? Did your Aunt

half–teasing. “Lena, it’s fine to let her win a few games. You don’t have to lose every single one!”

to scream. Who’s letting her win?! It’s not

arranging her deck with a

Xandra’s wins clearly followed

make her win, why does that mean I

up. She started playing erratically–breaking

the game into chaos. Xandra stopped winning,

in all my years of playing! Xandy, you’re my good

that’s helping her win, not Xandy. But she held her tongue, thinking, At least Grandma’s happy. If she’s smiling now, maybe tomorrow’s announcement won’t

until ten at night. By the end, everyone except Lena seemed

took some satisfaction in disrupting Aaron’s

getting ready to leave, Xandra approached

to refuse. But since she had already accepted the renaming

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