Scarlette thought for a moment, then asked, "You'll honor your bet?"
"I never go back on my words. If you don't believe me, just ask Zorion. Every time we bet, I always keep my promise. Zorion, you can testify to that for me." Deanna looked at Zorion, who nodded and said, "Yes."
Raeleigh eyed Deanna. To Deanna, perhaps Jepherson was not the most important person. It was Zorion. If she had to make a choice, Deanna would definitely choose Zorion.
"Let's do it." Scarlette doubted that she would lose.
Raeleigh did not say anything. She turned her attention to Scarlette's hand. Deanna walked towards Scarlette without a care in the world. She put her little hand behind her and then declared, "Let's get ready first. I'll count to three and then we'll show our hand. If you lose, you take the phone. If I lose, I will return it."
"I don't trust you to count. Raeleigh should be the one to do it." Scarlette glanced at Raeleigh.
Raeleigh looked around. "Aren't you guys not embarrassed at all for doing this in front of such a big crowd?" "Not at all." Deanna could not care less about appearances when she was abroad.
"You count, Raeleigh," Scarlette urged. Raeleigh gave another glace around them. "All right, you guys get ready."
Raeleigh was not hopeful at all. Deanna's countenance told Raeleigh how confident she was.
"One, two, three." Raeleigh counted steadily. Her unhurried manner made Scarlette feel that she should have let Deanna count. There was no purpose to playing like that.
As a result, Scarlette lost.
"I won. The phone is yours." Deanna took the phone and handed it to Scarlette. Scarlette was a prideful person, so she took it.
She would honor their bet too!
"Raeleigh, it's your turn!" Deanna turned to Raeleigh. Raeleigh stood there for a while, then gave in. She told Deanna, "It's okay. It's my loss. Give it to me." Raeleigh extended her hands. Deanna's big eyes were glimmering. They formed a crescent squint when she smiled.
"Raeleigh, you know me too well. I can boldly tell you that I have never lost since I was a child. My mother said that I would lose one day.
However, I haven't lost yet. I defeated both Zorion and Jepherson." Deanna took Raeleigh's arm proudly. Raeleigh stared at Deanna, without saying anything. She had known it all along.
People always had their unique strengths or points. Maybe Deanna had the ability to perceive what other people would show during a rock-paper-scissors?
It was hard to say.
"Where are we going?" Raeleigh asked, holding her new phone. Deanna looked up and answered, "Let's shop around upstairs. Since we are all here, we should get a meal before going back."
Outside the store, Deanna was like a wild little pony, running all the way furiously upstairs as she dragged Scarlette along with her. Raeleigh and Zorion were left behind once again.
By the time Raeleigh arrived upstairs, Deanna had been standing in the jewelry area for a while, studying a pair of earrings with Scarlette.
Raeleigh went with Zorion, but she did not look at the items. She had never been interested in these things. Even if she was interested, she could not afford it.
"Raeleigh, do you like it? I can get it for you," Deanna implored as she tugged on Raeleigh. Raeleigh shook her head and told
her, "My ears are not pierced."
"What?" Deanna immediately looked at Raeleigh's ears and saw that her ears were really not pierced.
"Zorion, Raeleigh's ears are not pierced." Deanna was so shocked, but Raeleigh did not think it was out of the ordinary at all.
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