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.
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