The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 718:

The thought struck Bleacher like a bolt from the blue. He couldn’t help but imagine a dramatic tale unfolding, one where his boss and Nate found themselves at odds over a woman—a fierce rivalry with all the trappings of a love triangle.

“What do you think, Bleacher? Will she win or lose this round?” Hell’s languid voice pulled him from his thoughts.

Snapping back to reality, Bleacher glanced at the monitor displaying Corrine’s hand.

A ten and a nine.

She was a mere whisker away from disaster. If she took another card, she was almost certain to lose.

Her opponent, Larry, had two tens—just one more point than Corrine.

“I guess… she’ll lose,” Bleacher muttered, his words hanging in the air with uncertainty.

sound like soft thunder, and a knowing smile played

words left his mouth, the dealer’s voice came through the monitor, asking, “Miss Holland, would you like

pattern on the table. She lifted

“Hit me.”

fell from her lips like a challenge, and across the table, Larry felt a cold shiver run down his spine. A sense of dread settled

fell into an eerie silence. Every breath

was the first to reveal his

𝖀𝖕𝖉𝖆𝖙𝖊𝖘 𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖎𝖓 g⍺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗲𝗅𝘀․𝗰𝗈𝗺

a solid total. It was good, but not unbeatable. To triumph, Corrine

in the room was palpable, everyone silently

Corrine turned over

The second: a nine. The third: a

Exactly twenty-one points.

silence shattered like glass, and the room erupted into a collective