Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 149

Shirley knew nothing about gambling, but she could guess based on Steven's and Molly's expressions that the game was not going in their favor.

"Excuse me, hit or stay?" the croupier asked after waiting for three minutes as per the rules.

Steven looked at Shane's calm demeanor, gritted his teeth and said,"Hit, for the second pair."

Since the first pair made 16 and the third pair made 20, even if the second pair exceeded 21, he would still have a chance to beat the dealer and win the game.

With his gloved hand, the croupier dealt another card and turned it over near the second pair of cards. Steven and Molly had their hearts in their mouths, breathlessly staring at the card which was about to be revealed.

Steven's eyes lighted up as soon as he saw the 5 facing him. Steven instantly beamed, which vividly demonstrated the mentality of a gambler finding an escape in desperate circumstances.

"Excuse me, hit or stay?" the croupier asked him again.

Steven shook his head and said with a smile,"Stay!"

Then he looked at Shane who was ready to continue the game.

Shane looked calmly at Steven. Although he remained silent, his presence was a little nerve wracking.

The croupier then dealt three cards in succession. They were 2, 2 and 6. And now, the sum of the dealer's cards had reached 20.

Steven looked at Shane's cards tensely. Shane would not be able to beat him unless the card that had been placed face down in the beginning was an A. If it was any other card, the sum would exceed 21.

Steven was so anxious that he almost forgot to breathe. But since the possibility of him losing was so little, his eyes were hopeful. He raised his eyes from the card and looked at Shane, who turned over the last card slowly. Shane frowned and shook his head with a sigh. Seeing his reaction, Steven was absolutely sure that Shane's sum exceeded 21.

Shane looked up at Steven, who was excited. Shane seemed a little regretful. He placed the card on the table with his slender fingers for everyone to see and said,"BlackJack. You lose."

Steven and Molly stared at the black heart on the card. Unfortunately for them, his final card turned out to be an Ace, bringing the total to 21. It was a BlackJack. Shane won.

"If you had continued to hit for the second pair, you would have got a BlackJack and I could have only hit two more cards. After the 6, one of my choices would have been to stay, in which case, my sum would have been less than both your BlackJack and your third pair of cards, while the other choice would have been to hit, in which case, my sum would have exceeded 21 and you would have won the grand slam. What a pity. You were not brave enough." Shane sighed dramatically. The result of gambling often depended on luck, but sometimes it also took courage.

He won the game because he was sure that Steven was not brave enough to hit one more card.