The Great Medical Saint (Matthew)

Lucien nodded. "That's right. I want to know what kind of family Matthew is from."

Lucien and Dominic grumbled for a while, but in the end, Dominic leaned down and carried the dead body at the legs.

"Lift the other end. Let's hurry up and get this done."

...

In the cardroom, the lobby was lively as usual. The people playing Blackjack were experiencing a range of emotions. Some were thrilled, some were frustrated, and some were excited.

In a private room, Caleb unboxed a parcel.

Jane huffed. "You threw money at Matthew on purpose, right? Were you trying to land something big?" Caleb stopped unpacking his delivery and looked up at Jane. "I wasn't trying to lose. When we try to score something, we always dig into their family background and how much they're worth. But since I don't know anything about him, why would I even set the bait?"

Seriously? Jane stared at Caleb in shock. "Wait, you mean he won the money on his own? Holy crap, that's hundreds of thousands of dollars. How did he pull that off?"

Caleb thought for a moment and replied, "He can't even hold his cards properly. The way he played feels like he's a beginner, so he probably only plays a few hands during the holidays. He must have won by pure luck."

Jane nodded. "Fingers crossed he shows up tomorrow. We can find out about his family background while we're at it. If it all checks out, let's play the long game and go for something big."

fee is reasonable, but the battery is a bit pricey. Changing it once a year costs

and chuckled. "Everyone's just here for money. We play cards and call it gambling, but it's all just

blind and still leave you in awe. That's some next-level

my son puts in the effort in school. I want him to be the type who earns money from others and has them thanking him like it's an honor. That's

and continued to unwrap

suddenly knitted her brows together. "Where

a grin, "Don't you know him by now? If he wins, he'll take a lady out to celebrate. If he loses, he'll get two women with him to help him blow off steam. He lost a fair amount today, but the money

women. When it was over, these women are still someone else's wives. That's just money down the

cigarettes. She picked one out with her delicate fingers and put it between red lips

vivid red flame from the lighter lit up the

parted, she flicked her tongue as she puffed out the smoke.

and added, "You're right, but Dwight says marrying a wife

out with the escorts, it's a whole different story. They know

and stayed quiet. After a while, she changed the subject.

I've got 220 thousand dollars noted down. Should we wrap

trying to hold them back, but I can't hold out much longer. It's time to