Chapter 29

Keith reacted with a jolt and quickly took

Eric’s jacket to cover his face as he

scurried to the car. “Get in! F*ck! Your ex-

wife destroyed me today!”

When Eric and Keith got into the car,

Keith quickly put on his clothes while

complaining. “Your ex-wife is such a

femme fatale.

She’s so ruthless and

heartless! l can’t beat her…”

Eric’s face turned cold when he heard his

muttered words. He took out a cigarette

with his slender fingers and lit it. The

smoke coming from the cigarette made

his eyes seem dim and inscrutable.

Yvette and Julie followed Ian out of the

bar. They looked smug when they saw

the two men in the car.

Ian took a few steps forward to the car

Through the car window, the corners of

his lips hooked up into an unruly and

playful smile. “Mr. Ludwig, it was just a

bet, so don’t take it to heart. We’re still

friends, “ght?”

Keith’s body shook with anger. ’Hmph!

Simple for you to say, you’re not the one

that ran out naked!

I’m afraid my name

will become the laughing stock of the city

from now on! What a shame…utter

humiliation! But…l brought this on

myself…even if I feel wronged, I can’t

complain…’

Earlier when Keith was still clothed

upstairs, lan looked at Keith indifferently.

You don’t wanna strip? lf Nicole lost,

would you have let her go?“

The answer, of course, was a solid no

Thus. Keith was stripped oll ol his clothes. Keith wanted to ignore lan and let out a cold grunt. He

arrogantly turned his head away to express his anger. Eric glanced at Ian. His voice was deep and

dangerous as he said, “Mr. Carter, are you venting out your anger on behalf of Nicole today?”

“Mr. Ferguson, you’re kidding, right? Isn’t I t obvious that Nicole won by herself? You should be willing

to lose when going into a bet. A big man like you can’t even compare to a lady, huh?“ Ian laughed

nonchalantly and tapped his finger on the car window. He pondered for a moment and gave Eric a

meaningful glance. “Mr. Ferguson, you didn’t expect Nicole to

win, did you?” “It was indeed unexpected.” “You were married for three years, yet you still don’t know

her at all. I guess in your eyes, Nicole is worth nothing.” Ian had a faint smile in his eyes. He took a

deep breath, tiltcd his head, and smiled devilishly.

“But…there’s no need for you to get to know her in the future, because to us, Nicole will always be the

best!” Ian cocked his thumb and raised his eyebrows in a sneer. Eric’s gaze was sharp and threatening

as he narrowed his eyes. “Mr. Carter, you wouldn’t be interested in that woman, right?”

Ian laughed out loud and met his gaze

openly. “I am. I want to pursue her, and I

have to thank you for letting her go so that I can get this opportunity.” Eric indifferently withdrew his

gaze and looked to the front with an expressionless face. Keith, who was sitting on the side, could not

stand it anymore and said, ” Why are you talking so much? Ferg, just drive!“ He realiy could not stay

here for another moment.

Eric stepped on the gas pedal and drove away immediately. Keith saw Eric’s sudden change in

expression and was shocked. “Are you angry?” ‘It’s so obvious that Ian Carter is interested in Nicole,

so what’s wrong with him admitting it?’ Keith thought. Eric did not want to answer Keith and

only said, “Don’t you think that you should care about your photos more?” “Damn it!“ Keith cursed. This

was the first time he was defeated by the same woman twice in a row. “Why did “ou have to marry her

in the first place? There are plenty of women who are right for you, so why her? I honestly don’t know

what you were thinking.

We all felt so sorry for you, so lucky for you,

we’ve never treated her as one of us.”

Keith muttered.

The car came to a screeching halt. Eric’s

face turned a few shades darker and his

chest suddenly felt uncomfortably

congested.

‘They didn’t treat her as one of us? Was I

like that too?’ Eric thought.

“Get out!” Eric’s voice was icy cold.

Keith looked at him puzzled. “Why?”

“l’m going to the office, you’re out of the

way.” Eric’s face was inexplicably glum

Keith had no choice but to get off. While

e stood in the cold wind and watched as

the car became more distant, he

suddenly realized that Eric was not going

n the direction of his office.

On the other side, Yvette walked over

smugly. “That Keith Ludwig should lay

low for now. He really won’t back down

until he knocks into a wall!”

Julie nodded. “If we don’t show him

who’s boss, he’d really think that Nikki’s a

pushover…”

Yvette froze for a moment. “But when did

Nikki start playing poker dice, and so

good at that?“

Julie and Ian looked at each other and

laughed. Julie then explained, “When

Nikki was studying in France, there was

one month when she fought with her

family, so they cut her off financially.

Then, she somehow got tricked into

working as – dealer at the biggest

underground casino there.

To her surprise, she learned those skills under

the table and even made a fortune! After

Uncle Floyd found out, he was so scared

that he immediately begged her to leave

that place and compensated her with a

black card that has no credit limit…”

Yvette’s eyes widened in awe. She

regretted not attending the same

university as Nicole.