Chapter 40 A Dangerous Hand
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The other two players pushed their chips toward Yunice. The liveliest one–Bale–slapped down a thick wad of cash in front of her, probably around thirty grand.
That’s when Wyatt finally sat up. He leaned his elbow against the armrest, tilted his head, and stared at the stack of cash in front of Yunice for a while.
As the others reshuffled the tiles, Yunice reached out to draw a new hand–but Wyatt tapped her hand twice.
She looked at him. With a cigarette between his teeth, Wyatt leaned forward and drew the tiles himself, leaving her on the sidėlines.
They started a new round. Before long. Wyatt had lost all the money Yunice had just won.
“Man, Wyatt’s luck is cursed today.”
The other three raked in piles of winnings while Wyatt looked utterly unfazed.
After a few more rounds, one of them excused himself to use the bathroom.
Bale seized the opportunity to pull Jordan aside.
In a quiet corner, Bale leaned in and asked, “Jordan, who the hell is that woman?”
Jordan played dumb. “What woman?”
“Oh, come on. Drop the act. That chick cheated–Wyatt caught it.”
Jordan blinked, clearly surprised.
Bale continued, “I had a tile down on the table. She dropped the same tile in her hand. Where’d hers come from?”
There was only one answer, Yunice had swapped tiles.
And since she was playing for Wyatt, her cheating reflected on him, Bale had no choice but to swallow the loss and keep quiet.
That wasn’t the shocking part, though. What really blew his mind was that Wyatt noticed–and said nothing.
“She cheated right in front of him,” Bale said, “and all he did was tap her hand like a warning. That’s not normal!”
Anyone else pulling tricks at Wyatt’s table would’ve lost a few fingers by now.
The more Bale thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed. “Jordan, you’ve been with Wyatt the longest. So the rumor’s true, isn’t it?”
Jordan gave him a pat on the shoulder. “Don’t jump to conclusions.”
But Bale raised a brow. If Jordan wasn’t denying it, then it had to be true.
By the time they returned to the game room, both Wyatt and Yunice were gone.
Inside Wyatt’s RV, Yunice stood beside the sofa, taking in the luxe interior.
Wyatt settled into the seat, set his cane aside, then finally glanced her way. “You really tried cheating at my table? Not afraid of losing your hands?”
Yunice clutched her bag strap. “I just wanted to win you a round.”
Chapter 40 A Dangerous Hand
For Yunice to try them herself she was either overconfident or proving her loyalty
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