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.

and a knowing smile played at the corners of his lips. “She’s

voice came through

tapped a rhythmic pattern on the table. She lifted

“Hit me.”

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

an eerie silence. Every breath

was the first

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solid total. It was good, but not unbeatable. To

tension in the room was palpable, everyone

turned over

a ten. The second:

Exactly twenty-one points.

glass, and the room erupted into a collective

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