Santiago and Zorion stood up almost at the same time.
Zorion did not think Raeleigh had any money with her. However, considering she was a student and somewhat of a blockhead, it wasn't weird if she really did not have money.
However, Raeleigh was obviously still worried about the money that she owed him. It was no wonder she had been in a stupor since morning.
Santiago immediately understood that Raeleigh owed the Whalen family some money.
The two of them stood up at the same time, wanting to find some money. Zorion took out his wallet, but Santiago had already taken out some money and tossed it to Raeleigh. "Here, use mine."
Santiago did not even bother to count the money.
Raeleigh froze for a moment. In the end, Zorion did not take out his money. No one cared, especially Deanna. From the start, Deanna had thought that Zorion was going to give her the money, so she took away Zorion's wallet without hesitation. Then, she dragged Zorion to sit beside her.
"Zorion, join us." Deanna wasn't very good at playing poker. She never won, and yet she still enjoyed playing it.
Raeleigh looked at the bulging wallet in front of her and raised her head to look at Santiago. "I have money myself."
"Just take it. You can keep the winnings while the losses would be on me." Santiago pulled a chair and sat beside Raeleigh. Raeleigh took a look at the wallet and gave it to Santiago. "Your money is given to you by your brother. It'll eventually be mine in the future."
Santiago raised an eyebrow. "How can you say that when you're not even married?"
"I'm your sister- in- law," Raeleigh said. Santiago snorted in response. Deanna was happy when she heard Raeleigh's words, thinking that Santiago would understand where he stood.
Scarlette, who was standing on one side, was quite unhappy. This was an unfair advantage. Everyone had a backer, except for her.
After a while, Scarlette walked over to Santiago's side and whispered to him. Santiago raised his eyebrows and said, "Fine."
Scarlette then quickly took a seat and waited. Santiago got up and went to search for Hadrian. When he finally found Hadrian, he waved at Hadrian, signaling for him to enter the house.
Hadrian took a seat next to Scarlette. He took out his wallet and handed it to her. Only then did a smile appear on Scarlette's face.
Raeleigh was speechless at how hypocritical Scarlette was. Scarlette had always said that Deanna was immature for her age, yet she was no different.
After that, Scarlette set out the rules and began shuffling the cards. Then, she placed the cards on the table and said, "Previously, the four of us played poker. This time, we'll play Fight the Landlord. It's a three-player game. The girls will play while the guys are allowed to help the girls. If the girl wins, then they get to keep the guys' money. What do you think?"
Raeleigh wanted to reject the idea because it was wishful thinking. However, before she could say anything, Deanna immediately replied, "Sounds good to me."
Raeleigh looked at Deanna and Scarlette. They then decided not to say anything.
Soon, they started playing the first round and Raeleigh lost.
Scarlette was very cautious after what happened the last time. She was mindful of Raeleigh that time.
However, Raeleigh was very lucky with her cards.
Scarlette couldn't do anything, especially when the other opponent was Deanna. She could not stop herself from losing.
Scarlette glared at Deanna and said, "Can you please discard the right cards? If you aren't sure, then you can at least ask your brother."
"I did ask. He said it was fine." Deanna did not give Zorion a chance to speak at all. Zorion would point to a card and tell her what to play, but she would immediately push his hand away, claiming that she knew what cards to play.
It was as if they had a telepathic connection. She immediately knew what card she was meant to play. Zorion's face was plastered with a helpless smile.
Scarlette was getting irritated. She wanted to get up and strangle Deanna to death. She cursed inwardly.
It did not matter that Deanna was losing money, but she made her lose as well!
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