With the mask that I had on, I doubted that anyone could recognize me unless they happened to know either Diana or me very well.
“Are you tired?” he asked.
“No way. I’m going over there to play,” I replied with clear determination.
After being locked up in the mansion for such a long time, there was no way that I would return without having my fill of fun first. On top of that, I haven’t won a single game since entering the casino. Perhaps it was because I hadn’t found a game that I was good at or a game that I could simply win by using my luck. Regardless, I made a silent oath to myself that I would not call it a day until I won at something.
“Ok...” Bradon murmured without any excitement.
Regardless of his attitude, he still stuck by my side as I walked toward another zone in the casino where another game was being played.
...
“Seriously, how can I possibly lose at every single game?” I asked in complete disbelief before I covered my cheeks with my hands.
“You have no skills, and your luck is shitty,” Bradon replied without mincing his words.
“Excuse me?” I gasped in shock at his blunt words.
I was already in a bad enough mood without having to hear his rotten words rubbing salt into my fresh wounds. Bradon must have had a very good time watching me lose at every game and screwing everything up. Every time that I lost, he would either smirk at me or chuckle like he was having the time of his life. I hated how small he made me feel and that only flamed the fire of revenge burning inside of me. No matter what, I wanted to show him that I could win at something.
After hours of trying this and that, I found out that I couldn’t win at anything. Whether it was a game that seemed totally based on luck or a game where I had to use some skill after understanding the rules of the game. I was flabbergasted by the losses that kept stacking up as time flew by.
“You’re really not talented at this...” he said before grinning wryly at me.
My mouth dropped open as I struggled to find the words to deal with him. For a moment, I wondered if his purpose of bringing me here to the casino with him was to humiliate me in the first place. Instead of shouting at him and making a scene, I decided to simply just ignore him as I waited for my sour and hot temper to cool down again.
“Should we call it a day and head back?” he suggested with a small laugh.
“Fine...” I muttered without bothering to turn and look at him.
Regardless, I could feel his eyes on me, and I could tell that he was very amused by what he was seeing. It never occurred to me that gambling could be so difficult. I looked around and wondered if any poor soul in the entire place was actually making any money. The one who was clearing making a gain was the man who stood not so far behind me. Just thinking about it made my mood darken. I began to understand a little how my father somehow managed to gamble the entire family fortune away; however, that didn’t make me hate him any less for it.
“Come this way,” he said as he grabbed my wrist in his large hand.
I followed after him while turning over my shoulder to watch the other people still engaged in their games. Despite performing so poorly, I had to admit that it was fun and that I would like another shot at all of those games again. Perhaps I might get a chance to do that some other day. After all, this is where Bradon worked, and it was his business so I could imagine him letting me tag along with him again.
“Isn’t the exit that way?” I asked while pointing to the exit sign.
“Have you forgotten something, My Lady?” Bradon asked.
I could tell that he was being at least slightly sarcastic every time that he addressed me as ‘My Lady’. After looking around at my belongings, I didn’t see anything missing. I didn’t bring much with me to begin with, so it felt impossible that I had forgotten and left something behind.
“No, I don’t think that I forgot anything,” I replied quite confidently.
“Are you sure?” he asked as he stared intently at me.
“Yes...” I replied as I wondered what exactly he wanted from me.
“There’s something that you need to settle first before you can leave this place,” he said as his grip tightened around my wrist.
“Something that I need to settle?” I murmured as I stared blankly at his face.
Before I could say anything more or demand any explanation, Bradon tugged on my arm and I found myself following him. He led me away from the floor and down a luxuriously decorated hallway before taking a turn. I soon found myself in a spacious room that looked like an office of sorts.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, My Lady,” a middle-aged man dressed in a black suit with matching black tie greeted me with a polite smile.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you too,” I replied while trying to contain my curiosity.
“This is Sean, and he helps me manage this place,” Bradon introduced the man briefly.
“I see...” I said while wondering why I suddenly had to see the manager of the place.
“Well, My Lady, that would be a total of 28 million dollars,” the manager said before beaming a smile my way.
million dollars...
“What? Excuse me...?” I blurted out quite blankly.
Those numbers seem to come out of nowhere and I wasn’t sure what he meant at first. It took a moment for those numbers to register in by head. Bradon did say that I needed to settle something before I could leave the casino.
--To be continued...