Chapter 38 - great deal

"Shh… behave. I won't kill you… yet"

Hearing her voice, he froze. Although it was dark and he could barely see, the man knew that the woman behind him was much skilled than him. If she could manage to get close to him without him noticing, she could have killed him on the spot yet she did not.

He gulped feeling the sharp knife on his neck, due to the unexpected turn of events, his head was in haywire thus he spoke before thinking, "who are you and what do you want?"

"huh, the audacity." Though the voice sound relaxed, he felt suffocated at the intimidating aura of the woman behind him.

Feeling the body lean closer to him, the woman whispered to his ears.

"...great deal eh?" she said.

Though he felt aggravated to her so-called 'great deal' —with his life on the line, he nodded.

Just as the agreement was done, the man felt a sudden slight pricked of a needle then the sharp knife scraping him afterward. The man was immediately snapped back from whatever he was thinking —her moves were so swift taking advantage of the situation. He felt the stinging pain fades away as his whole body goes numb —realizing he was paralyzed a millisecond late. Is he dying? Questions float to his head as blood starts to drip from his neck.

"my bad. My hand was a bit excited. don't worry, it won't kill you. Just a temporary bad drug." after saying her piece, Seraphina picked the syringe and its container then turned to look at the door for a while—as if remembering something she spoke once again,

"and please clean before you go." referring to the drops of blood on the floor —then she completely left.

The man sat frozen in his spot. Feeling numb and as if his body wasn't his —fortunately, she didn't kill him.

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Leisurely walking towards the luxurious sports car, she saw Alex leaning to his car with a cigarette in his hand. With a few meters away from him, he spoke in a cold tone,

"explain."

"ahh… I forgot something." stopped in her tracks, Seraphina answered.

"where is it? The thing you forgot."

"I forgot what I forgot." replying him back with a careless remark.

"If you make up a lie, at least make it convincing." Alex was almost rendered speechless to Seraphina's shamelessness. Hadn't she realized that she used him just minutes ago yet she was acting as if she does not owe him an explanation?

Alex went inside his car and sped off leaving her mercilessly.

"what a great temper. I should have paid for his repair." she commented seeing the back of the grand Lamborghini Huracan speeding off.

Whether Alex abandoned her or not, she would still prefer to walk and will not bother the guy but due to some unforeseen circ_u_mstances, he left which is a good thing for her —saves her some time to shrugged him off.

Looking at Nadine's Villa not too far from her, there was a subtle smirk on her face.

"How ironic." she audibly spoke before continuing her walk. Seraphina was bemused that people can kill without batting an eye but does not want to be killed and would do anything to save their corrupt life. It is always like that.

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Royal Casino

"today is my lucky day, I guess?" Riggs said as he merrily collected his winning ch_i_p_s. He has forgotten the whole world including Seraphina whom supposed to be at the casino bar —having 'fun'.

"not bad, boy. But the night is still young, see if you can take home the bacon in the next round." the middle-aged man spoke. He was neither irritated nor annoyed but rather he commended Riggs by his facial tricks. He never felt thrilled for a long time thus, he enjoyed the night although he already lost a huge sum of money.

Soon before, the next round started. Riggs felt his phone vibrating. Seeing the caller ID, he was brought back to reality and realizes that his 'dear little boss'  was doing her own business at the casino bar.

After a few rings, as he was about to answer the incoming call, the line was cut off and received a message instead.

"omw home."

Seeing the content of the short message, Riggs assumed that the little boss did set him up.

'damn it!' he cursed internally. Glancing at the stack of ch_i_p_s in front of him, he pondered.

If he will lose his job, he might as well take the money he won tonight. It was sufficient enough to pay his debt to his fat unreliable boss, thus, it is still a win-win to him.

After thinking of the pro's and cons of the aftermath of tonight's carelessness, he quickly laid out his plans on his mind and chose to continue the game. A couple of rounds had passed by before Riggs finally decided to quit the game. He did not notice the subtle smile of the middle-aged man across him as he exchanged his ch_i_p_s into cheque to the banker.

He merrily went to the parking space of the casino, with the million dollar cheque in his hand - he could not help but smile.

"Finally, I'm debt FREE!"

He spoke in a jubilant tone. Who would have known that Seraphina's 'plan' of getting him kicked out would backfire on her. He does not need to babysit her any longer because he is now a millionaire, again.

Entering the Yue's service car, Riggs carefully slid the cheque on the car's compartment since he was wearing a casual tee and denim pants.

Sometimes, in the most joyous days of our lives, there are those people who ruin it.

'BAM!' The sound of a solid material hitting on Riggs' head —making him unconscious.

Few moments have passed when Riggs regained his consciousness —grunting while massaging the back of his head. As he got out from his trance, he immediately searched for the million dollar cheque but it was gone missing.

"Damn it!" he cursed. Since he insisted that the cheque should be pay to cash, anyone can encash his 'hard-earned' gambling winnings.

Noticing a small card in the passenger seat, he squinted his eyes before slowly reaching it. Seeing the plain looking card with a business name: Zhang lending group.

"tch." Riggs contemplated for a moment before he wearily threw the small business card. From the looks of it, Riggs wasn't interested in bringing back his stolen gambling winnings as he reclined the driver's seat —frustrated.