The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Be a True Tycoon! novel Chapter 1077

Chapter 1077: Chapter 1077: Gathering Around the Stove for Tea and Cards

Although Damian Carlson said Althea likes interesting things, Scarlett Jennings felt that what attracted Althea more was Damian, this dragon.

She could propose a way for Damian to win her back, but based on her observations of Damian, he doesn’t seem like the type who’s proactive in wooing others.

After thinking about it, Scarlett decided to use a more indirect approach.

After telling Samuel Chalmers what she wanted, Samuel had the palace attendants prepare everything within half a day.

When Damian was "invited" over, he saw a low table placed under the ginkgo tree in the courtyard.

Beside the low table was a stove cooking fragrant sweet milk tea, with sweet potatoes and oranges beside it. Compared to the snowy scenery of the courtyard, this corner appeared exceptionally warm and cozy.

Scarlett Jennings and Samuel Chalmers had both changed into casual clothes, sitting cross-legged on either side of the square table, fiddling with the colorful hard paper cards on the table.

They also placed the Phoenix Egg, which was waiting to hatch, on a soft cushion near the stove.

Damian approached them, towering over, and asked,

"What is this?"

"Poker," Scarlett paused and added, "It’s fun."

Actually, neither she nor Samuel had played much of it.

But even if you haven’t seen a pig run, you’ve surely eaten pork.

They knew the basic rules and gameplay of poker, so they could play along.

Damian wasn’t very interested in mortal games, but after Samuel’s brief explanation, he quickly grasped it.

Samuel initially thought that Damian, based on his demeanor, might not engage in such a time-wasting game, but surprisingly, Damian not only didn’t object but was quite cooperative.

He listened seriously to the rules and focused intently during the game, and even when he lost and had to wear sticky notes, he wore them neatly.

The three of them had just played two rounds while warming themselves by the stove when they felt the sound-isolating barrier around the courtyard briefly distort.

The next second, Althea’s figure suddenly appeared behind Damian, her eyes fixed on the cards in his hands as she asked,

"What are you playing?"

Feeling the familiar presence at his ear, Damian’s mouth curled into a faint smile as he merely replied,

"A game from another world, they call it poker."

Althea didn’t find her abrupt entrance odd; hearing it was from another world and seeing the sweetly fragrant milk tea warming in the stove, she promptly squeezed Damian aside, nestled next to him, pulling his arm with the cards in front of her,

"Tell me how to play."

She glanced at the stove and signaled to Samuel, "Pour me a cup of milk tea."

It’s called milk tea, right? She remembered Scarlett calling it that.

After a pause, she added, "With extra goodies."

Samuel: ...

As a Dragon Vein, he was seldom ordered around by anyone.

If this wasn’t Scarlett’s past life, or if it were anyone else, he wouldn’t have entertained the request.

Good-naturedly, he put down his cards, turned around, and made a cup of milk tea, but didn’t give it to Althea first; instead, he handed the first cup to Scarlett,

"Half sugar, not as sweet as last time."

Scarlett rarely had such a relaxed and leisurely moment and instantly smiled, taking a sip in front of Althea. It truly wasn’t as sweet as before.

Althea watched their actions with disbelief.

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