A long time later, she eventually realized he was making a fool of her. Right from the start, he never intended to spare her some time to talk.
Seeing how smug Marcus looked from defeating his friend, Rayna swiveled her eyes around, and an idea struck her. “You’re really skilled at billiards, Mr. Marcus!” she complimented as she walked over to him.
“It’s so-so, I suppose.” Marcus finally flashed her a glance and asked, “What about it? Do you play as well?”
“Yeah. I took lessons last time.” Smiling, she requested a cue stick from an attendant and suggested, “Mr. Marcus, if you don’t mind, may I play one match with you?”
“Haha, sure!”
After getting an affirmative answer from Marcus, Rayna seized the opportunity and added, “Why don’t we add some excitement to the game? I will give you ten million if I lose.”
“Oh?” Marcus’ interest was piqued. Arching an eyebrow, he asked, “It sounds too good to be true. Is there a catch?”
With a twinkle in her eyes, she leaned against her cue stick. It was a picturesque sight to behold. “I think losing ten million is worth it as long as I can play a match with you.”
Those words pleased him greatly. “What happens if you win, Ms. Garland?” he asked.
“If I am lucky enough to win, I hope that you will give me two minutes of your time.”
“Sure, we have a deal!” Marcus agreed at once, thinking that he had gotten the good end of the bargain. “Since you’re a lady, I shall let you decide on the type of game.”
“Don’t mind if I do!” Rayna smiled. “How about we play a match of snooker?”
He then beckoned the attendant over and instructed, “Set up the table for snooker.”
“Yes, sir.”
The attendant speedily cleared the balls on the table and set up the twenty-two balls required by a round of snooker.
“Well, once again, ladies first.” Marcus gestured for Rayna to start the game. Then, he eyed her and said, “However, your outfit might put you at a disadvantage.”
Hearing that, Rayna removed her shawl and handed it to the attendant.
With the extra covering out of the way, her exposed porcelain skin glowed under the illumination of the lights. At the same time, her cleavage, which was visible due to the plunging V-neck of her dress, excited all the men in the billiard room. Every one of them had their attention on her, their eyes ablaze with desire as they took in her sensuous figure.
Even Marcus, who had met countless gorgeous women, was mesmerized by Rayna’s beauty. With mock wistfulness, he said, “I should have asked for your company at dinner as my reward for winning instead. Alas!”
Rayna ignored his words, leaning closer to the table. “I shall take the break-off shot, then.”
Marcus took a few steps backward and watched quietly.
Although Rayna appeared calm, she was feeling somewhat nervous internally.
It was fortunate that she took a few days of billiards lessons from Curtis during their vacation in Jetroina back then and was thus familiar with the different types of games. Otherwise, she would not have dared to request a match with Marcus.
If she were not familiar with billiards, she would have ended up having to leave without getting a chance to speak to Marcus.
Rayna gripped her cue stick and took a deep breath, reminding herself that Curtis had previously complimented her for being a natural talent at billiards. If I put forth my best shot, I might stand a chance to win.
As she was extremely focused on the game, she did not notice that the glass wall was actually a one-way mirror. Everything that was going on in that room could be clearly seen by those in the room across from them.
Apart from a few men playing billiards, there was not much activity going on in the other billiard room. One of the men stood out from the rest, displaying a regal bearing with every movement he made.
However, his countenance his cold, and so were his eyes. The coldness he exuded kept people away from him.
The man bent forward slightly and hit the white ball lightly with his cue stick.
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