The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 396

Walter thought that Nathaniel would be nervous after a continuous losing streak, but he never expected Nathaniel to look so confident. Thus, he was a little surprised.

"You seem confident, Mr. Ye."

Walter smiled lightly, but Nathaniel did not say much in reply.

"Hurry up and start. Why are we delaying? You're all acting like a bunch of old ladies. Are you here to gamble, or are you too afraid of losing?"

As soon as Nathaniel spoke, Walter really felt like punching him in the face.

However, Walter decided not to bicker with him and the both of them started playing.

In the beginning, Nathaniel was still losing. Perhaps it was because of bad luck, but his losing streak made Walter rather overconfident.

"Mr. Ye, I think you'd better give up. You've lost five million in less than half an hour. Plus, you said you'd only brought eight million. It'd be a shame to lose it all."

Behind Nathaniel, Thomas's heart was riddled with anxiety.

Mr. Ye was always successful in business, so why did he keep losing when it came to gambling?

However, Nathaniel stayed calm and replied, "It's just five million. I can bear to part with the money. Master Song, you seem to be rather shortsighted."

"Why don't we change to something else? Perhaps this might not be the right game for you."

Walter suggested.

"It's up to you."

Nathaniel wasn't picky, and he went along with whatever Walter wanted. However, his nonchalant attitude made Thomas break out in a cold sweat.

After that, the both of them changed to five-card stud poker.

Strangely, Nathaniel seemed to have excellent luck at this new game, and he always seemed to have the slightest edge over Walter every time.

As Walter saw the number of chips in front of him decreasing, he could no longer muster a smile.

Then Nathaniel looked at him coldly and said, "Perhaps you're not too great at this game.

How about we switch?"

Thomas nearly collapsed.

Although Nathaniel had won back his earlier losses, did he need to be so arrogant?

It was hard enough to not lose any money, but what did Nathaniel want to do now?

Walter looked at Nathaniel and assumed that he'd just gotten lucky. So, he smiled and replied, "No need, I'm not a sore loser."

"You're a generous man, Master Song. Shall we continue?"

"Come on."

After that, Walter became serious.

However, he still kept losing no matter how seriously he played.

The chips stacked in front of Nathaniel grew even higher, and his was depleting. Before the hour was up, Walter had lost nearly all of his money.

Then he frowned slightly.

At the same time, Thomas felt that it was truly miraculous.

Did Nathaniel somehow get Lady Luck to smile down on him?

But why didn't this happen in the other casinos?

Meanwhile, Nathaniel asked calmly, "Master Song, are we still playing?"

"Of course we are."

Right now, Walter was embroiled in a bitter conflict with Nathaniel.

It was kind of weird.

Nathaniel always lost at the other casinos, but why did he keep winning here?

Walter couldn't figure it out, but Mango had caught wind of Nathaniel gambling at this casino and she observed him. Hence, she easily spotted the plan.

Did Walter even know who Nathaniel was?

Although Nathaniel wasn't a frequent gambler, he was a genius. So, how could he keep losing all the time? Furthermore, the money he lost earlier could be just a distraction, as what he wanted to do most was take Walter's money.

It was clear from the way he acted that he was coming for Walter. Unfortunately, Walter did not see that. On the other hand, Mango saw what was happening clearly.

She sighed softly, knowing that Walter would probably lose very badly today.

It was child's play for a genius like Nathaniel to trap someone.

After that, Mango had someone lass a message to Walter to stop playing and cut his losses as soon as possible. However, it just seemed to Walter that Mango didn't want Nathaniel to lose any more money.

If Mango had said this in the beginning, then he might have heeded her advice and dismissed Nathaniel.

However, he had been humiliated at his own casino, and thus he couldn't admit defeat in front of Nathaniel.

Hence, Walter did not say anything and continued gambling with Nathaniel.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel spotted that someone had arrived to pass a whispered message to Walter. The other man then pondered thoughtfully for a moment before waving the messenger away.

With that, Nathaniel knew that Mango had realised something.

It seemed that she was truly hiding here.

Well then!

This was great!

Not only could she sit still when she knew that Nathaniel was here, but she could also even try to help Walter with his game. This made Nathaniel even more determined to make Walter lose miserably.

The more Nathaniel thought about it, the angrier he got and the murderous vibe around him startled Thomas.

Wasn't Nathaniel winning money?

Why was he so angry?

He was a little confused, and so was Walter.

In fact, Walter should be the angry one instead.

Nathaniel was obviously here to cause a fuss, and yet he still looked so pissed off even when Walter was losing. If he didn't know better, he would think that Nathaniel had lost money.

"Mr. Ye, what's wrong with you? Why are you so angry?"

Walter asked softly.

Then Nathaniel sneered and replied, "Nothing, I just thought of something irritating. I'm sorry for spoiling your mood. Come, let us continue."

"Are you sure you want to keep playing?"

"I'm sure."

However, Nathaniel almost gnashed his teeth in anger as she spoke.