“There’s something else. According to the information, one of the major shareholders of the ship is actually from the Hamilton family!”“It’s the second young master, Christian Hamilton!”“I suspect that he’s on the ship right now.”George drew in a deep breath.“They must be planning something, CEO York.”“They’re coming for you, I’m sure!”“If I’m correct, this is about avenging Dennis!”Harvey rubbed his forehead before jumping on a yacht.“That’s right. They’re definitely coming after me,” he replied quietly.“Elder Mendoza called me, saying that his daughter got in trouble as soon as I slapped Dennis in the face. Do you think I can just let this slide?”…At the same time, at the top floor of St. Hope, inside an extremely luxurious VIP guest room.The entire room was bright with colorful lights. Yet, a sense of danger loomed about. A man in a white suit and gold-framed glasses, his hair neat and slick, held a few chips in his hand. His lips were a warm smile.Behind
Bang!Edwin slammed his hand on the chips, stopping his sister.“Sister, you can’t keep following the bet! We don’t have that much money!” Edwin whispered, panicky.“If Father finds out about this, we’re screwed!”“You of all people should know that you shouldn’t mess with gambling! If you do, you’ll never go back!”But Yoana replied with a cold laugh.“Don’t you realize why I’m here right now?”“If it weren’t for that debt you owed three years ago through gambling, together with interests piling up to a total of three hundred million dollars, do you think I’d show up here to pay it for you?!”Edwin felt a stab of guilt.Before enlisting in the Sword Camp, he was a playboy and a wasteful rich heir who acted with reckless abandon. In just a few years, he almost exhausted the family fortune and owed many. His father Paul had already paid off his debt before he was enlisted, but all of a sudden, another debt was dug up now.Together with interests, tens of millions of dollars
Christian knew he had already won a hundred and forty million dollars with ease. Together with the three hundred million that Edwin owed, he firmly believed that Yoana would be under his control after just one more win…Perhaps, Christian might even control Paul Mendoza himself!At this moment, Christian was extremely confident. He stopped stalling and flipped his cards on the table, smiling warmly. “A pair of kings and aces!”“Show us your hand, Lady Mendoza.”“If you don’t have a Straight Flush, you lose.”Yoana looked at her cards, snickering. She then flipped them open.“Ten, jack, queen, king, ace.”“Royal Flush. I won!”Yoana took her check back, emotionless. She had achieved the best possible hand to win the round.The extremely confident Christian’s expression changed frantically. He froze, stunned. “How is this possible?”Edwin froze at the sight.“I’ve won this round. Together with the chips on the table and your three hundred million dollars, I’ve earned a
“Of course you cheated! I have proof right here!”Christian flashed Yoana a smug look as he reached under her chest. Yoana was caught off guard, her expression awful, when he suddenly pulled out an ace of spades out of her tube top.Before she could come to her senses and shove him away, he pulled an ace of hearts.Following that was an ace of diamonds, and then, an ace of clubs…Card after card scattered to the ground as Christian pulled them out.Everyone gasped at the sight.“What?!”“She’s actually cheating on St. Hope?!”“She’s so shameless!”“No, no…! She’s playing with fire!”The crowd was shocked. They didn’t think that Yoana would actually cheat!Yoana, however, narrowed her eyes in silent anger. She never had the cards in the first place. It was Christian who pulled the cards out of nowhere.Judging from this, it was apparent that not only was Christian quite proficient in gambling, but he was also quick-witted enough to frame Yoana.After seeing Yoana’s horrible
Christian blew another huff of smoke, squinting meaningfully at Yoana.“Well, Lady Mendoza? Have you made your decision?”“If you can’t decide, why don’t I do it for you?”Yoana laughed again, just as coldly.“Is your brain giving up on you, or did you drink a little too much?”“Should everyone believe you just because you said so? Should I listen to you just because you said you want to punish me?”“You think St. Hope is your home?”“You’re bragging a little too much about your family being kings, to the point you think you’re actually the king of the family!”“You want me to accompany you for a single night? Why don’t you take a look in the mirror first?”Christian burst out laughing.“There’s something you don’t know, Lady Mendoza. I may not own St. Hope…”“But I do own thirty percent of the shares!”“My words might not mean anything in Las Vegas, but in St. Hope, I am law!”“It’d be best if you put everything down and get over here!”“If you don’t, I’ll cripple your l
“Of course my family will abide by the law! We’re doing business here, so we need everyone’s support!”“My family will continue to hold a casino badge and keep our casino-palace open.”“That’s why I should uphold justice as best as I can!”“As such, I won’t let you off the hook for cheating in my turf!”Christian slammed his hands on the table.“If I don’t take control of the situation and enforce the law now, who would dare play in my turf later on?!” he exclaimed righteously.“Cheaters aren’t allowed to take away my family’s money!”“Either do as I say, or I let my bodyguards do their thing!”“We’ll see if your little brother’s better than my bodyguards’ guns!”Christian flashed them a gleeful smile as he fiddled with two chips, as smug as ever. He seemed quite calm, but was in fact exuding a dark aura of unspeakable malice.“You’re lawless, Christian! You’re distorting the truth!”Yoana glared daggers at him, eyes burning with a cold flame.“You think you call the shots
“Who the f*ck are you?!”Christian covered his face as he struggled back up, trying to stand. At the same time, he waved his hand to stop the bodyguards from doing anything.St. Hope was Christian’s turf. Naturally, he felt that he could act all high and mighty here.But since someone dared to slap him down in his own turf, then the person was either a fool, or he was truly powerful and talented.Then again, how could a fool get through the heavy security here?Right now, Christian wanted to know who exactly slapped him in the face.“Who am I?”“I’m Harvey York.”“What’s wrong with me slapping you?”“As the second young master of the Hamilton family and the holder of a casino badge, along with the majority of shares for St. Hope, you’re being a real sore loser right now.”“You even tried to frame your own customer.”“If I don’t slap people like you down, I’ll be ashamed of myself!”Harvey was unsure what happened, but after hearing the conversation about cheating, he was ce
“Harvey…”Yoana instinctively wanted to stop Harvey, but it was already too late.Edwin, on the other hand, stayed back and crossed his arms to enjoy the show.Christian rubbed his face, and then returned to his senses.“How dare you hit me again, Harvey York?” he snarled, gnashing his teeth.“Do you have a death wish?!”“What? I can’t hit you?” Harvey was emotionless, as if he had little regard for the situation at hand.“Why don’t you try another slap in the face?”“You’re dead, brat!”“Even God can’t save you now!”“Now that I’ve said so…”Christian drew in a deep breath, his face utterly wretched.“...I’ll make your life a living hell!”Christian picked up a beer bottle.Harvey laughed, amused.“Can you really do that?”“Jax couldn’t fight back when I kept slapping him in the face. Denver couldn’t even get out of bed after I crippled him…”“Your family can’t do anything.”“Yet you think you can actually hurt me?”“Are you that stupid?”“Hah! You think the Hami