Chapter 1246 Elbert looked at Bernard, who seemed pretty pissed off, with a glint of mischief in his eyes.
âHow about this? We, the Pine family, admit defeat for this round. But everyone whoâs in this far must play the final round, only the rules for winning or losing will be reset. What do you think?â
Before Bernard could open his mouth, Cedric jumped up, all hyped up, âIâm in! Letâs do this!â
No matter what, he had to save his own ship and those two robots!
Bernard didnât have much of a reaction, just wrapped an arm around Eleanorâs waist, pulling her closer to him, then lifted his icy gaze to Robin.
âDo we continue?â
Robinâs eyes flicked over Bernardâs hand on Eleanorâs waist, then quickly looked away.
âThe gameâs not over yet, of course we continue!â
Bernardâs hand moved from Eleanorâs waist to the back of her head, giving a gentle press, and Eleanor leaned into his arms.
âThen letâs proceed.â
Though the intimate gesture was a little awkward in front of everyone, Eleanor cooperated obediently with Bernard.
She leaned into Bernardâs arms, looking up at him. Robin saw this and felt a pang in his chest.
His fists clenched, he looked away, no longer looking at Eleanor.
After all, Bernard had warned him several times already, in a way that clearly marked his territory. It wasnât appropriate to keep looking.
But it wasnât that he wanted to look, it was just that his eyes were uncontrollable!
He couldnât possibly gouge out his own eyeballs, could he?
Elbert couldnât figure out the undercurrents between Bernard and Robin, so he just focused on the game at hand, âMr. Laurence, shall we make it harder for the final round?â
Hailey, who was still in the game, shot Elbert a disgruntled look, âWhatâs your next scheme?â
Elbert pulled two cards from the deck, one of them a joker. â
âBernard, you and I will draw cards. Whoever draws the joker first gets to set the rules. The rewards and punishments for winning or losing can be announced after the game.â
With that, Elbert raised an eyebrow at Bernard. âWhat do you say, Bernard, do you dare to gamble with me?â
Hailey thought the game was getting out of hand, âElbert, if you set the rules, the loser will go broke, wonât they?!â
Elbert turned to Hailey, âDonât worry, Hailey. The stakes wonât exceed ten million. I know how to keep things in check. I wouldnât let my little sister lose out.â
He paused, then turned his gaze back to Bernard, âBesides, the odds of winning are fifty-fifty in this game. How do you know Bernard will lose?â
His words left Hailey speechless. Bernardâs aura and luck were strong, maybe he could draw the joker. So she kept quiet.
The others who had been eliminated found the game thrilling but were also a bit worried. Bernard was the only one without any emotional response, he simply said, âLetâs get started.â
Bernard joined the game, a smirk playing on Elbertâs lips. He quickly picked up the two cards on the table, ready to shuffle them himself, but Cedric snatched them away, âIâll do it!â
Elbert was taken aback, âIâll do it.â
Cedric scoffed, âI knew you were up to something. Were you cheating?!â
Elbert was pissed, âI didnât shuffle the cards just now, how could I cheat?!â
Cedric hit back, âEven if you didnât cheat just now, isnât it obvious youâre trying to cheat now by insisting on shuffling?!â
The Pine family wanted to shuffle the only two cards? Did they think the Laurences were idiots?!
Elbert had intended to do so, and Cedric caught him out, but he still insisted, âIâll shuffle the cards behind my back...â
Cedric said, âIt wouldnât make a difference even if you shuffled them in the sky!â
Elbert was speechless. âYou...â
âShut up, both of you!â Robin snapped impatiently, âLet the waiter do it!â
A Second Chance At Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)
ï¤Chapter 1245 Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband (END)
ï¤Chapter 1765 (END)
The waiter nearby was startled, âMe...â
He was about to say âI donât dareâ, when he saw Cedric shove the cards into his hand, âShuffle them well, get a Joker for my bro!â
The waiter pulled a face, grumbling inwardly. Why was such a major task given to him, a lowly employee? He didnât want to get involved!
The waiter was unhappy but didnât dare to voice his complaints. He took the cards from Cedric, trembling slightly, turned around, shuffled the two cards a few times, then placed them back on the table.