Molly looked at the man. She was shocked when she saw him sitting at the blackjack game table. Molly felt her blood freeze at the sight.
Shirley was excited at first, but she soon noticed that there was something wrong with Molly. Molly was standing right by her side, her face was pale and her breathing was rapid. She was staring right ahead of her and had a furious look on her face.
Shirley tried to figure out who had caught Molly's attention, but the casino was too crowded. They were standing by the entrance, so her field of vision was being blocked by various gambling tables and people.
Shirley groaned as she failed to see who it was that Molly was looking at. "Little Molly, who are you looking at? An old friend?"
Shirley's voice pulled Molly back to reality and she quickly headed straight to the man sitting at the table.
Since Molly had worked in Grand Night Casino before, some of the waiters recognized her. And they were wondering why she was there, after all Molly had left the casino a while back and had not come back to work. But now that she was back, she was supposed to be serving in the VIP rooms. It was strange that she was walking casually in the main hall.
"Molly! Is that you?" Lynne was surprised to see Molly in the casino and grabbed her arm.
"Lynne... why are you here at this time?" Molly asked.
"Someone asked me to cover her shift," Lynne replied with a smirk. "This shift will be over in half an hour. If you are not in a hurry, we can meet afterwards. I need to ask you something."
Molly frowned and asked,"About what?"
"This is not the right place to talk. I need to attend to my customers first. Wait for me and we can talk after work," Lynne replied.
"But I have... some things... to attend to." Lynne left before Molly could finish her sentence.
But Molly was too occupied to be bothered by Lynne's words. By the time she headed to the table, she had already lost sight of the man.
"Little Molly, who are you looking for?" Shirley followed her and asked curiously.
Molly looked around, but the man was no where to be found. "I thought I saw an acquaintance of mine just now, but maybe it's not him."
"Oh? Really?" Shirley was still doubtful, but she did not think of it as a big deal. "Let's go and get some tokens!"
Molly nodded. She glanced at the crowd and tried to ease her way to the token exchange counter.
Maybe that was not him...
Molly checked the counter to see if the man was around. Since she couldn't find him anywhere, she assumed that she was just seeing things because she was too nervous to be at the casino.
*
The surveillance room of The Grand Night Casino was located at the top-most floor.
Brian was holding a wine glass in his hand, his legs were overlapped casually, and he was looking at the screens that were connected to the surveillance cameras in the casino floor.
Brian had already seen Shirley and Molly when they entered the casino. When he noticed that Molly had spotted Steven, he asked his men to take Steven away.
Brian slowly raised his glass and sipped the red wine. The mellow bouquet spread across the taste buds, with a hint of enchanting aloes. His eagle eyes narrowed onto Shirley and Molly who were headed to the slot machines.
Shirley was eager to find out how the slot machine worked. Molly had only received basic training when she had worked here, which did not include teaching how to gamble.
Brian smiled and turned to Tony. "Give them a full pass."
"Yes, sir," Tony replied and headed towards the central control. He typed in codes several times on the keyboard.
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