Elaine knew that if she was busted, she could be charged for gambling. Worse still, if her husband and daughter knew that she had gambled with such a large amount of money, they would be infuriated. 1
She would be condemned for what she had done.
Although the money was gone now, at least she did not end up worse than those people who were sent to the coal mine for the next one to two decades. 2
Yet, she couldn't help feeling depressed with the money and bangle lost.
She could still explain herself about the broken bangle. She had taken the broken pieces with her anyway, she could tell her family that the bangle broke. 2
What explanation should she come up with regarding the money? 4
Jacob did not have his own bank account. All the household money was in her own hands, including the money her husband earned from reselling the antiques. 1
Now, she had lost all the money to gambling. If Jacob were to find out about it, he would be extremely angry at her!
Elaine was sighing in depression and agitation. She
was regretful about what happened today.
On the way home, Albert called Charlie and said," Master Wade, I personally watched the team departing to the highway and they are on the way to Erith now. I should have gone there myself and handled the situation, but I have some business to tend to at Heaven Springs tonight. Some bigshot reserved the Diamond Suite for a dinner banquet, so I need to go and take a look..."
Then, he added, "But don't worry, I'll fly there tomorrow to check on things. The convoy will be there when I arrive in the afternoon." 2
Charlie asked curiously, "Do you have noble guests tonight at your restaurant? Who is it?"
"The Webb family of the South Region, that is, Donald Webb and his son, Sean."
Charlie frowned in confusion. It has been several days, why hadn't they left yet? 1
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