Chapter 154: The Split

The crowd around us only continued to swell.

The dealer shuffled the cards anew.

Once shuffled, she gestured politely:

“Sir, please cut the deck!”

There were four decks stacked high on the table.

I raised my hand, casually cutting.

Then, I placed a wager of ten thousand in chips.

The dealer commenced dealing.

My two cards were an 8 and a K.

Eighteen points.

In the game of 21, that was more than sufficient.

There would be no need for a hit.

Unless, of course, someone were of an irrational mind.

And today, I found myself in that very predicament.

Turning to Aeliana, I smiled and asked,

“Shall we take a card?”

Aeliana, fully grasping my intent, replied promptly:

“We haven’t reached 21 yet; why hold back?”

“Alright, then take a look at this!”

With that, I tapped the table, signalling the dealer to deal another card.

Upon witnessing my decision to hit on 18, the onlookers erupted in disbelief.

Some murmured among themselves.