Chapter 53
That means I shouldn’t go for four-of-a-kind, Stella thought.
She drew another tile, and it was another East tile.
Now that I’ve got a pair, I have more reasons not to put it out,’ she thought.
Stella scanned her tile and drew a 3 of Bamboo.
Seeing how Keegan was silent, she discarded the tile.
Mrs. Chapman glanced at her and discarded an East tile.
“Three-of-a-kind.”
Stella took the tile and wanted to discard the 1 of Bamboo tile she had drawn just now.
Keegan then said, “Are you saving the White tile for New Year?”
Stella glared at him and changed to the White tile instead.
“Three-of-a-kind.”
Dahlia knocked on the table and discarded a tile.
Just as Stella was about to complain about Keegan’s skills, she drew a 1 of Bamboo.
Then, she inspected her tiles.
“I have three each of East, South, West, and North. This hand…”
“Come on. Discard a tile!” Mrs. Chapman urged her.
Stella paused and said in a low voice, “I’ve completed my hand.”
Then, she laid out her tiles.
Mrs. Chapman looked at her tiles and widened her eyes in shock. “A self-drawn win. The big four Winds?”
Everyone looked at Stella’s tiles.
East, South, West, North, and a pair of 1 of Bamboo. It really was the big four Winds.
Getting the big four Winds through self-drawn instantly granted the player four points.
Mrs. Chapman said in jealousy, “I was wondering why I couldn’t draw any South tiles. You were holding all
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