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.

chuckled, a sound like soft thunder, and a knowing smile played

the dealer’s voice came through

a rhythmic pattern on the table. She lifted her eyes, meeting

“Hit me.”

cold shiver

into an eerie silence. Every breath was held, every gaze fixed, as the room awaited the outcome of

was the first to reveal his

𝖀𝖕𝖉𝖆𝖙𝖊𝖘 𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖎𝖓 g⍺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗲𝗅𝘀․𝗰𝗈𝗺

but not unbeatable. To triumph, Corrine needed a perfect score of

was palpable, everyone

turned over her

The second: a nine. The third:

Exactly twenty-one points.

like glass, and the