The Villain's Wife (Book 2)

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Meanwhile, Jennie stared at the ceiling, face grim. She had been away since Lisa called him. For some reason, she could not sleep again. She had been tossing and turning, thinking about everything that had been going on lately. From Mrs. Brooke's words to her grandmother and grandfather's photograph. It seems that she really needed to visit the mansion again, she thought before she sighed. She then sat on her bed and started reading Grandma Kim's diary. At this point, Jennie was positive that she had memorized most of its content.

Another sigh left her lips as she got out of her bed and walked towards her walked-in closet. Lisa must be really busy right now, she thought. Marrying someone that was associated with the Yakuza surely had its bad times.

Jennie had been expecting something like this to happen. After all, she married someone dangerous like Lisa. This was her choice. It's just that sometimes, the feeling of worry overwhelms her logic.

She wanted him safe.

That is the only thing that she could think of right now. However, going with him is too risky - this is something that she understood. Still, she could not help but think about him. She immediately wondered if she should just call him. However, what if this action would disturb his planning with Bei Tian?

In the end, Jennie decided against calling Lisa. Instead, she got her violin out of its case and started playing.

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"Fifty million." Lisa's words woke him up from his stupor. He grunted and lifted his eyebrow.

"Fifty?" Harringfort asked. "You are raising fifty million? Hah!" He then started laughing again. "Then... let's make it a hundred. Hundred million!"

"Hundred and one." Lisa answered almost immediately.

"Are you sure about that? You probably know that I would raise it to a hundred and fifty, right?" Seeing Lisa just stare at him, Harringfort let out a burst of mocking laughter. "President Manoban... to be honest, I never liked you. If given a chance, I would ask my men to kill you as painfully as possible."

"And yet, you are here. Ah..." Lisa nodded. "Let me guess... The Spectre would not want to see me dead."

Harringfort did not respond. This was true. The council even said that Lisa dying would have a devastating effect on Jennie. However, this could also strengthen her. Still, they did not believe that killing Lisa would give them more benefits than disadvantages. He eyed his cards once again.

After exchanging two cards, his initial plan still applied. This time, she is planning to choose, 'Higher'. With his ace, we still bound him to win this round. Harringfort thought about Lisa exchanging pairs of three's. The man must have thought that this would fool him. "Hundred and fifty million," Harringfort said. "Are you going to raise?"

"No." Lisa shook his head. "I call."

This action only made Harringfort smile. "Then... I chose 'higher'" This Lisa does not know how to play poker! This could be the easiest win that he could have while playing this game!

"Reveal your cards now." The dealer said. Without any hesitation, Lisa revealed the card. Just like Harringfort, he too had an ace with him. However, this time, he still lost.

Harringfort had an ace, then followed by a jack while Lisa had an ace and a ten of spades. This made Harringfort laugh in glee. "How close!" He beamed, amusement apparent in his eyes as he ignored the fact that his initial suspicion about Lisa's moves had been wrong. "However.... I won again! President Manoban... you should tell me - I mean... be honest. If you don't know how to play the game. We can always choose another one! After all, I am a very kind gambler! I might just even let you choose the game!"