He raised two fingers and said to the woman behind him, "Every time Miss Tang bids, I'll bet ten times that amount!"
Sobs echoed around; this was undoubtedly a high-stakes game. As long as Melody Thorne won one round, she'd break even, but winning under The Gambling King's hand was highly unlikely!
A deck of face-down cards lay on the table, prepared for a draw. Whoever draws a higher card wins.
Melody Thorne stared at the cards. She needed to stay calm, desperately calm, and gradually steadied her breath.
Ona, used to arrogance, casually tossed his card onto the table after drawing.
Melody Thorne picked her cards one by one and selected three, feeling those cards were the highest!
She flipped them.
Indeed, they were the highest, bigger than Ona's.
"I won!" Melody Thorne exclaimed excitedly.
"Mm," Jared Quinn lowered his head and kissed her cheek as a reward.
"Again, again."
Melody Thorne's excitement grew.
