Drunk and Daring I Kissed a Tycoon

Chapter 5

Vespera collected the remaining two pieces.

The checkers game was supposed to be winner-takes-all, but Tina was unwilling to accept defeat. So, she decided to act shamelessly.

"Even though you won first, I also have five in a row now. So I win too." She defiantly placed another piece on her row of four, claiming victory.

Vespera stared at Tina briefly as if she were a fool. "Well, if that's the case, I guess I can keep going too."

With that, she placed another piece on the board, easily completing another row of five.

Over the next minute, Vespera nearly cleared the board, blocking Tina at every turn until the latter couldn't make any move.

Tina's face turned red, then pale, and she demanded a rematch.

Second game, third game, fourth game...

Vespera either toyed with Tina, slowly crushing her spirit, or ended the game swiftly with precise, ruthless moves. Having been treated like a fool, Tina burst into tears.

"Enough!" Luke snatched the game box from Vespera's hands with an icy expression.

Seeing Luke take her side, Tina threw herself into his arms, sobbing as if Vespera had bullied her.

Luke and Felicia comforted Tina. Then, the latter scolded Vespera, "It's just a game of checkers. Why take it so seriously? You're so petty and competitive. It's clear you come from a poor family!"

The voices around Vespera blurred into a meaningless hum.

Luke's face, once so bright and radiant in her eyes, now seemed like a faded, distorted film reel, unrecognizable and dull.

Whatever. 20 more days. She'd let him do as he pleased.

expression bored and indifferent. She then stood up

she stepped outside and felt the coolness on her fingers that she realized she had been clenching her fists so tightly that her nails had

after her, his voice

Vespera left the Munoz residence. Her phone rang incessantly on the drive as Luke was calling

Felicia. "15 million dollars! If you short me even a single cent, I'll make sure you pay dearly for

nearly had a heart attack

outside her window shifting as the sky darkened and rain began to fall. Her thoughts scattered

front of her car. Her heart lurched, and she slammed

Vespera from behind. Her head snapped forward, hitting

up, the rain-soaked world outside

yellow motorcycle that had cut her off

herself eye-to-eye with a man who appeared to be in his late 40s or early 50s. He was wearing

boss is in a bit of

police to handle it,"

already in a foul mood, and after being startled twice in quick succession, her frustration had

saw the back of her car dented from the collision with the Bentley behind her. Frowning, she took photos for evidence

to stop her. He returned to his car to report

pushed the rainwater aside, only for the glass to be quickly covered again by a

fixed on Vespera, who

rain. Droplets clung to her long lashes before falling onto her red

once again. "Mr.

"Gerard is on his

"Understood."

A short while later, the

two cars stopped

occupants of the other car

a tall, elegant figure emerged. His skin was pale, his deep eyes sharp and commanding. When he noticed