Love Began with the First Meeting

Chapter 72 The Gamble (Part Two)

Every time Becky had thrown a tantrum and left Brian in the past, Brian would never hesitate and automatically search for her. With his power and means, it only took a matter of time before he found her no matter where she had been.

However, this time it was different. Becky had left not out of whim but out of something serious, yet he hadn't sent anyone to find her. Was it because of that woman in the email?

Had Brian really had a change of heart?

Cindy frowned when she felt Becky's body was shivering slightly as if she was trying hard to endure something.

Cindy thought, 'Becky... Did you also notice that? And is that the reason why you don't want to go back?'

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Five days later, In a private VIP room of the Grand Night Casino, A skilful dealer was shuffling a pack of cards quietly. After that, he put the cards into the dealing machine, and asked, "Excuse me, gentlemen, would you cut the cards, please?"

Brian slightly lifted the corner of his mouth as he took a cold glance at Edgar sitting opposite him and said, "No!"

"Neither would I, " said Edgar in a gentle voice with his eyes glittering like two diamonds.

The dealer then dealt out the cards to them skilfully, and said, "The King of Spades is higher in rank. Mr. Edgar Gu, your turn to start the betting round, please."

Edgar checked his hole card, then glanced at the upcards of the two. He had been dealt a King of Spades, which was higher than Brian's Deuce of Spades, so it was his turn to start the betting.

"The layout of this casino isn't good enough, " Edgar said out of the blue.

Brian showed no surprise when Edgar didn't start the betting and instead, mentioned other things beyond the game. He didn't say anything back and a faint smile appeared on his calm face.

"I think it will be much brighter inside if a window is opened at that side, " said Edgar, who turned to Bill standing next to him and continued, "What do you think?"

After hearing his words, Bill took out the lollipop from his mouth and pondered on it for a while before replying, "Mr. Mayor, I think it'll be better if the window is arranged there."

"Oh? Really?" Edgar frowned and fell silent, as if he was thinking about it seriously.

The two continued their discussion as if they didn't care about what the other people in the room might have felt. Despite this, Brian's face was still calm, yet Tony had already a darkened expression on his face.

Tony felt that Edgar was acting too arrogantly, and that he behaved as though he had already won the bet. He was acting as if he owned the Grand Night Casino already and was in control of it.

However, it seemed that Brian didn't care about Edgar's rudeness at all. He just took his glass from the table and took a small sip. Then he raised his other hand and snapped his fingers towards Tony.

"Mr. Long, I'm listening, " Tony replied immediately.

"Go and get the wine which Eric brought from my uncle..." Brian commanded coldly. Then he paused and glanced at Edgar with arched eyebrows, and then continued, "To congratulate the Mayor beforehand on his takeover of the Grand Night!"

His words stunned everyone in the room, especially the staff of the Grand Night Casino.

Edgar stared at Brian with a serene gaze, then gave an elegant smile and said, "How generous of you, Mr. Long!"

"As a good citizen of this city, I won't resist if the government wants to seize the Grand Night, " Brian replied in a mocking tone. The look on his face was still as quiet as a mirror when he continued to say in a faint voice, "In fact, it's the Grand Night's honor to be the Mayor's first target!"

Edgar met Brian's eyes with the same smile on his face, but he started to fall into deep thoughts silently. It was true that he had planned it that way, but he hadn't thought that Brian would be able to find out and read his mind.

"Well, I'm glad that there are good citizens like you in the city, " he replied plainly, pretending that he hadn't noticed the implications in Brian's words.

Brian lightly tapped the table with his slender fingers. He slightly dropped his gaze onto the Deuce of Spades on the table, without ever touching his hole card. Then he said coldly, "It's a matter of course for us to cooperate with the government. Now that it's the first time for the Mayor to come here, what if I add another stake since the Mayor is about to win the game?"

Edgar smiled as he leaned his back against the chair and said, "Thanks for your kindness, but you should know that I'm quite a picky person. I need to know first what the stake will be."

A sly smile appeared on Brian's face as he replied slowly, "It's my woman, Molly Xia."

He called out her name word by word while focusing his gaze closely on Edgar's face. He noticed that although the expression on Edgar's face was still calm, the look in his eyes did change a bit. The smile

on Brian's face became wider as he continued, "I'm wondering whether the Mayor is interested in it or not."

Both men at the gambling table seemed fathomless. Although they were different, there was no doubt that neither of them was a simple person.

Edgar didn't know how Molly had entered Brian's circle. He had tried to find her parents for some time and when he found out that they had been in the Empire Hospital, he figured out a new plan. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Aside from that, he had heard another piece of news. Tyler had died on the high seas. He had been stabbed with a knife and then thrown into the sea; none of the wounds all over his body were fatal, yet he had not recovered from any of them. He just bled, got infected, and died!

He had been murdered brutally, yet it had been done very efficiently, with no clues left to who had done it.

After thinking for a while, Edgar lowered his head and said, "Hah, it sounds interesting! However, she's your woman. Even not, do you think that I'll be interested in a loose woman?"

At that very moment, the door was pushed open and a waitress in uniform stepped into the room, with a bottle of red wine on the tray on her hand.

She had arrived at the room at the exact moment when Edgar had started speaking, so she moved her gaze towards his direction out of curiosity. But before she was astounded by the presence of both Edgar and Brian in the room, the words coming from Edgar's mouth had already left her dumbfounded.