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.

the board, her expression bored and

pieces. It wasn't until 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

called after her, his voice finally

even harder. Vespera left the Munoz residence. Her phone rang incessantly on the drive as Luke was calling her repeatedly. She blocked his number

you short me even a single cent, I'll make

nearly had a heart attack when she read

and rain began to fall. Her thoughts scattered like the raindrops,

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

loud crash jolted Vespera from behind. Her head snapped forward,

outside was tinged with red. She grabbed a tissue and wiped

been rear-ended, and the yellow motorcycle that had cut her

car window. Vespera rolled it down to find herself eye-to-eye with a man who appeared to be in his late 40s or early 50s. He was wearing glasses and carrying a

terribly sorry. I'm the one who collided with you. We'll take full responsibility. My boss is in a bit of a hurry right now, so could we exchange contact information? You can

for the police to handle it," Vespera replied

in a foul mood, and after being startled twice in

rear, where she saw the back of her car

returned to his car to report the situation. "The lady isn't willing to settle privately.

grew heavier. The windshield wipers pushed the rainwater aside, only for the glass

who was

white shirt soaked through by the rain. Droplets clung to

called out once

before replying, "Gerard is on his way.

"Understood."

while later, the

cars stopped almost

of her car. The occupants of

skin was pale, his deep eyes sharp and commanding.