Chapter 662 Regret

Was the power of the gambling stone really significant?

Ashley had already figured out Nolan's identity because of Chloe.

Nolan was a well-known bully in N country. He had contacts, not only in the government but strangely, also within the criminal circles.

It was just a piece of cake for Nolan to bring Ashley to a casino.

Most of the guests here were big bosses. Many business people would become rich overnight with gambling stones. But some would also go bankrupt because of them.

The temptation of the gambling stone was irresistible.

Just as Nolan entered the casino, someone walked over to greet him.

"How are you, sir Nolan?"

The man standing before Nolan was the head of a company. He seemed to be in his late forties or fifties. After greeting Nolan, he cast his eyes on Ashley, his gaze lingering for a moment.

Duncan frowned and stood in front of Ashley to protect her.

Although he didn't like Ashley, it wouldn't be right if something happened to her at this place. He didn't want Chloe to worry.

"Hello, Mr. Li," Nolan said in a flat tone.

They talked for a while before Mr. Li decided to excuse himself. He had clearly noticed Nolan's bad mood.

Ashley let out a sigh of relief and turned to Nolan. "You don't have to protect me all the time. I'll be okay. And thank you."

There must be a lot of people who knew Nolan here. After noticing his presence, they would come to greet him. It would be hard for Ashley to work on her plan. She didn't even want to feel embarrassed by standing next to him all the time.

Ashley would rather go around alone to do whatever she wanted.

Nolan squinted his eyes for a second and said, "Don't worry.

Just take it as a payback. I couldn't help you with finding your child back then."

This was the first time he had spoken so many words to Ashley.

People around them were stunned, but they stayed silent.

The environment became a little awkward.

Addis twitched his mouth in disbelief.

'Nolan must have done it on purpose, ' he thought.

Nolan had just mentioned the child again, even though Chloe had warned him against it. She

Although Ashley's eyes were fixed on the stones, she managed to notice Richard's movements from the corner of her eye.

She turned toward his exhausted face and squatted down to rub his little head affectionately. "What's wrong, Richard?"

Richard looked up and said in a weak voice, "Mommy, I'm so tired. I want to sleep."

He yawned and lowered his head again.

Ashley frowned at him. Why would he become tired suddenly? Did he use more than half of his strength just to choose the stone?

Ashley's eyes were filled with guilt and affection. She said softly, "I'm so sorry, baby. Let me drive you home. I'll tuck you to sleep and come back to finish the work, okay?"

Richard rubbed his eyes and shook his head. "No! I want to stay with you!"

Ashley's helpless eyes stared at Richard. "Alright. We're not going back. Let me hold you for now. Just tell me if you feel really uncomfortable, okay?"

"Okay, Mommy."

She picked Richard up and held him in her arms.

Just as they reached the cutting area, someone yelped in excitement.

"Green? Wow! It's really green! Continue cutting!" A person's excited voice echoed in the room.

"Wow, it's green. Look at this stone. It's so big. I guess the jade must be gigantic!" Another voice came from the crowd.

"I wanted to pick this stone earlier. But it was so costly. If I knew it was green, I would've purchased it!" Someone exclaimed in a regretful voice.