He slapped down another three bucks worth of chips, and Gabriel across the table matched it with a casual flick of his wrist.

Timothy snorted silently, convinced Gabriel was deliberately butting heads with him.

Completely unaware of Gabriel’s true identity, Timothy racked his brain but couldn’t recall any prominent Carnes family in J City. He figured Gabriel was just puffing up his chest, trying to impress Sylvia.

With that thought, he brazenly pushed five more chips into the center. He thought, “Think you can outspend me? That’s like bringing a knife to a gunfight!”

Sure enough, Gabriel kept pace without batting an eye.

The pot in the middle was nearly overflowing.

Evelyn did a quick tally and estimated the pile was worth tens of thousands. Her heart raced, and she couldn’t help but tug at Timothy’s sleeve. “Let it go, don’t keep raising.”

But Timothy wasn’t about to show weakness in front of a lady. Just as he was about to up the ante again, Gabriel’s calm voice cut through, “Let’s reveal our cards.”

A smirk of disdain crept onto Timothy’s face. He knew it—Gabriel couldn’t take the heat.

He thought, “Bring it on, keep betting with me!”

Internally mocking, Timothy put on a magnanimous front. “If you can’t handle it, let’s show our hands.”

glance at Timothy before turning to Carson. “Is this really your

Came to ask you for a favor, and I’m

were cool, and he said

cards first, and Magdalen’s smile held a touch of mockery. “Mr. Anderson, no wonder you

challenged Gabriel with a look. “Then what about

flipped her cards. “Didn’t lose this

Everyone

round,

like that, and you still chose to reveal? Anyone else

then paled; he forced an awkward laugh. “Gabriel, you

cool as she glanced at Timothy

silent as well. With that much money on the line, even if asked, she wouldn’t

everyone can take their chips back home. Think of it

win. Take it for now, and we’ll settle

with a

hands passed, and Gabriel’s phone rang. He excused himself

the table for a

moment, Sylvia started to leave the restroom only to

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