Rhys gave a chuckle, but something about Chloe's words made him a bit uneasy.
As Chloe raked in a whopping twenty million in a blink, Nathan and Kane rushed to snatch her chips, insisting, "You can't gamble anymore. You're already winning. Let's call it a day."
Rhys was not amused. "Didn't we agree to play till eleven? It's only half past now. You guys getting cold feet?"
Nathan retorted, "So what if we change our minds? Who says we can't?"
"You…"
Chloe pushed Nathan away gently and turned to Rhys with a smile. "Game on. Even though I'm a woman, I stick to my words. Ninety minutes to go, let's keep rolling."
Rhys’ mood seemed to lighten a bit. "Chloe is truly one of a kind. Let's keep the ball rolling!"
Onlookers started to snicker, "Is this lady truly gambling or just trying to impress Rhys for his status, and planning to lose all the money to him?"
"I think so too, using another man's money to win over another man, how..."
Rhys burst into laughter. "So, Chloe, you regret rejecting me now? Do you want to crawl back into my arms? You could've just said so, why all the fuss?"
A shadow flickered across Chloe's face. But her smile remained. A chilling smile. "Rhys, don't push your luck and piss me off, or I'll make sure you lose everything you have. Don't test me."
Rhys was taken aback, then roared with laughter. "Such a gutsy woman, just the kind I admire. Threatening me with bankruptcy, ha! Let's see how much guts Ms. Summers has got to make me go broke."
The crowd also joined in the laughter.
"Yes, let's see how you'll make Mr. Rhys go broke."
"If you manage to beat Rhys tonight, you'll be the next Randall!"
Chloe gave a cold smirk. "I hope you won't chicken out."
"Of course not. If we agreed to play till eleven, then we will."
Chloe gave a faint smile. "Then let's continue."
As the dealer rolled the dice, Chloe made her move, pushing all her chips forward, about thirty million in total.
The crowd gasped. The stakes were high! Was this woman out of her mind!
Rhys kept his cool, signaled the waiter, and matched Chloe's thirty million.
Chloe bet on 'small,' Rhys on 'large.'
The dice revealed 'small.' Chloe won.
Rhys stiffened a bit, watching the dealer move around sixty million chips to Chloe's side.
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