I Quit, Mr. Shaffer by Isabella Symons

Chapter 35

Things got awkward around the table. Silence fell,

with nothing but sounds of Gordon and Seth

throwing cards in the air, interspersed with Dariel

and Simon saying they would pass.

Gordon only had a few cards left in his hand, and

Isabella got nervous. She looks at Seth’s hand.

Seth’s cards weren’t optimal, but he was smart.

Even with a player like Gordon playing him, he

managed to shed most of his cards. There were

only one ten, a Q, and a pair of fives left.

Gordon must have some trump card. If it was a

bigger one, Seth wouldn’t be able to shed all his

cards. Isabella looked at Gordon. He picked up the

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he thought he would win.

“Are you going to take my pants off yourself if we

lose?” whispered Seth.

Isabella was panicking. She felt his breath against

her ear, tickling her like a brush. She turned away,

her ears burning up. She thought this was

embarrassing.

Someone broke the silence. “Play this.” Before

Gordon could do anything, Selena played a card

from his hand. It was a K.

Gordon’s face fell, and he glared at Selena.

Selena was shocked, and she fumbled a little.

“What’s wrong?”

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look at

his face was icy.

clicked his tongue again, and

smile lines on the corner of his

to Seth. “Are you

looked at his cards. She softly said,

right, Gordon must have two

going to use those to win, with

last. This is going to be hard for

cares about Seth too

Gordon played a nine.

earlier, but the man

gave the

want to finish

ten. Gordon couldn’t match

played the rest of

last card, Mr.

asked.

poked the inside of

table. It was a

you have a traitor beside you.” Bethany

and looked at

K, Gordon would’ve won.

play any cards,

take off

took off his suit icily, revealing

down onto

pointed at Isabella. “You

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switch.”

him to be this

Selena and

hung in the

pulled out of her seat, and

Isabella felt a sharp

up anyway. She

her waist pulling her harder, refusing to

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up. The light that shone on him

scanned

at Gordon.

of the ladies

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bunny girls in this

to get

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was mortifying,

brought that woman you’re holding

He

his arms and looked

ask what

broke down a little,