Chapter 220: Betrayal from Within

Rolf's eyes darted nervously as he stammered, "Miss Qi, I assure you, I haven't done anything disloyal—I still work for the Qi family..."

Rolf's palpable fear stemmed from his transgression of a cardinal rule: betrayal from within. The Qi family, after all, was deeply entrenched in the business, and he had been appointed through his girlfriend's father to serve their interests. Yet here he was, still tied to the Qi family while secretly running a gambling operation of his own. Such duplicity could never be excused.

As Rolf spoke, he seemed to worry that Selena might doubt him. He suddenly pointed a trembling finger at me and continued his fabrication. "My friend mentioned a skilled gambler had shown up here—this guy. So I came to keep an eye on things..."