Leave Me Alone, Mr Shaffer by Diana Tenny

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

his face was icy.

clicked his tongue again,

the corner of his eyes.

“Are you taking

his cards. She

I’m right, Gordon must

going to use those

going to

cares about

a nine. Seth

moments earlier,

now. He gave

didn’t want

ten. Gordon couldn’t

played the rest of the

your last card,

asked.

inside of his

onto the table. It

you have a traitor beside you.” Bethany

and looked at Selena in disdain. If

that K,

Dariel didn’t even play any cards, so

take

took off his suit

down onto the chair and

pointed at Isabella.

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switch.”

expecting him to be this

Selena and heaved a sigh

in

out of her seat, and she

felt a sharp

but she stood up anyway.

waist pulling her harder, refusing to

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stood up. The light that shone on him

icier than before. The air around him felt cold. He scanned the

at Gordon. “She’s

of the ladies

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get a random

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that was mortifying,

“I brought that woman you’re holding

tonight.” He

his arms and looked at