Chapter 82 Danielle was not a mincing person. After thinking for a while, she decided to tell David about it.
"You mean someone was behind your kidnapping that year?" asked David.
David had thought Danielle was lost due to the Darling familyâs oversight.
Danielle replied, "Well, Iâve been thinking about the possibility since I got back, so I asked Emery to investigate. I didnât expect it to be what I suspected."
In the past, before she returned to the Darling family, Danielle had thought that she was lost because her parents didnât love her. However, ever since she returned to the Darling family, her parents and brothersâ love made her realize it was not the case. So she came up with the idea.
"The lead about Benjamin was cut off some time ago. The poor monitoring system at that time made it hard to investigate. Just now, Emery sent me a message saying he had found another person who knew about it. Iâm going to go over and see if I can get any useful information," Danielle said.
Davidâs eyes darkened as he stared into Danielleâs eyes.
He said in a hoarse voice, "Iâll go with you."
"Thereâs no need. Iâll go myself. Iâll be back soon," said Danielle.
She told David so that she could meet the man easily.
David said, "Either Iâll go with you, or Iâll get someone to bring that guy to you."
David hoped Danielle could rely on him when she was in trouble and not solve everything herself. He was worried about her.
"Alright," said Danielle.
She didnât insist since David was determined to go with her. It was not that she did not want to bring him along, but she had been alone in the past and was used to it.
In the underground casino.
There was a very luxurious underground casino hidden under this city. People couldnât get in without an identity card issued by the casino. The activity area of each card was different. The guests were led into the designated casino by the card. Just the entrance of the place gave an air of mystery.
Danielle glanced at the security personnel at the door and found the place was heavily guarded. Now that she did not have a card, she thought she should think of a way to get the key card.
She was thinking if she should knock down the security guards at the door.
Just as Danielle was thinking, David took out a gilded black card and handed it to the staff at the door.
"Please follow me," the man said.
The gold-plated black card indicated Davidâs identity. This card was not only a symbol of money in their casino, but also a symbol of power. With a gold-plated black card, one could move around in any area.
"Sir, Maâam, please do a safety scan," the staff spoke respectfully with a faint smile.
Danielle glanced at the infrared scanner and realized this was to prevent people from bringing weapons and some things into the casino for the safety of the guests inside.
This was the first time Danielle had seen such a casino. Unlike those casinos that were open to anyone, this one was hard to get into, requiring identity verification and a full-body security scan.
She supposed the person she was looking for was a regular here.
"Whatâs wrong?" asked David. David realized Danielle remained silent and seemed to be thinking about something.
Danielle wondered, "How did you get a card here?"
"Iâll give you my card," said David.
Davidâs lips curled up, his eyes flowed with gentleness.
"I didnât say I wanted your card," Danielle straightened her neck and said arrogantly.
"I want to give it you," said David, lowering his head with a smile.
The staff led Danielle and David to the private room.
"This is the betting area. You can place your bets. If you need anything, feel free to find me," the staff explained politely.
Danielle looked at the smart machine in front of her. One could place the bet in the private room and see the distribution of each area. "You can leave now," said David.
"Okay," the staff said.
Danielle sat on the sofa in the private room with the posture of a big shot.
"Do you want to place a bet?" David asked.
He was amused by Danielleâs unique sitting posture.
"Since weâre here, why not give it a shot? Thereâs no fun staying in the room," said Danielle, her eyes filled with excitement.
"Weâll go out later. Heâs not here yet." David looked at Danielle with a smile.
"How did you know? Did you check on him too?" Danielle asked, looking at David suspiciously.
Just then, someone knocked on the door of the private room.
Danielle said warily, "Who is it?"
"Hello, Miss. Iâm a staff member here. Iâm bringing you some fruit plates and red wine."
"Come in," Danielle responded.
It wasnât the staff who had just brought them in but a waitress coming in with a cart. She placed everything on the table one by one.
"Do I need to open the red wine now?" the waitress asked politely.
"Open it," said Danielle.
The waitress skillfully opened the red wine and poured two glasses for the two of them.
"If you need anything, you can ring the bell at any time. If thereâs nothing else, Iâll go out," said the waitress.
After getting her job done, she exited.
Danielleâs eyes lit up as she looked at the red wine before her. She had not drunk wine for a long time. She assumed the service in the casino was not bad and offered her wine in time.
Not A Small Town Girl (Danielle and David)
ï¤Chapter 81 However, she held back her desire and glanced at the fruits and red wine on the table.
She picked up the red wine and was about to take a sip to see if it was poisoned.
At this moment, David took Danielleâs red wine and placed it aside. He had not forgotten how Danielle looked when she was drunk.
"Iâm not drinking. Iâm just sniffing to see if thereâs anything wrong," Danielle said.
Danielle watched as David snatched her red wine away. He looked at Danielle warily, which reminded her of the last time she was drunk. Her face instantly turned red.
"There wonât be any problem. The security here is good. No one dares to poison in such a blatant manner," Danielle said.
Davidâs words stopped Danielle from drinking. He reminded her, "How do you know so much about this place? I donât think the casinos here are quite the same as the others. Do you know who the boss behind this is?"
To be able to open such a large casino which required identity authentication, he must be a very smart person.
"Heâs very influential in Central Cadian. He has connections in both the underworld and the government. Heâs very mysterious. Iâve never seen him.
He owns many casinos of this scale. From this casino, you should know that heâs someone with security-consciousness. I suppose he has many enemies," David said thoughtfully.
"Looks like if we cause trouble at his place, we might offend him," Danielle spoke unhurriedly.
David said, "With me around, you can do whatever you want anywhere. I wonât let anything happen to you."
David looked at Danielle dotingly. No matter what she did, he would cover for her.