Chapter 412: The Pot

Ophelia and I entered a room. It was similar to the one I had visited in the afternoon, and also a suite. There were two professional Texas Hold'em tables, one inside and one outside. The inner table was already occupied by nine people, while the outer table had only four: three men and one woman who appeared to be in her forties. She was plump, adorned with gold and silver jewellery, and was smoking a cigarette vigorously.

To my surprise, among the three men was Oswald, who had helped Alaric win two hundred thousand in the afternoon. He spotted us and nodded in greeting. Ophelia glanced around and whispered to me, "Judging by the turnout, it looks like we'll be playing a short-handed game today. Shall we join?"