Chapter 141: The Ruthless One

Let me reiterate, lest I be accused of redundancy: Gamble not! Gamble not! Avoid gambling at all costs! The arts of the gambling clans are inexhaustible; the only limit is the imagination. For commoners and seasoned gamblers alike, gambling leads to ruin. Consider Huang Ze; she believed she held the upper hand, oblivious to impending events.

Time crawled by. Huang Ze idly manipulated playing cards while I smoked, a heavy silence settling over the grand ballroom as we awaited Auntie Wyatt. Eighth Brother, having observed my locked suitcase, leaned in. "Brother, why not leave the money and apologize to the Huang sisters? I'll intercede; this can end amicably."

His feigned benevolence was a thinly veiled attempt to profit from the situation. I shook my head. His displeasure was palpable; he jabbed a finger at me, it trembling.