Kelly had a sharp eye, but she couldn’t participate in the official bet between Craig and Quinton. Serena, however, could.
Every round of their stone-gambling match followed the same rule: each person picked three uncut gems, and whoever ended up with the higher total value won. The loser paid for all the stones.
Originally, Craig had three chances to go head-to-head with Quinton. Now, by bringing in Serena—someone who clearly didn’t know a thing—Craig was effectively throwing away one of those chances.
Which was exactly what Kelly intended.
If Craig lost because of Serena, there was no way he’d continue to treat her kindly.
“If Mr. Craig agrees, I don’t mind,” Quinton said.
Like Craig could back down now?
Even if he disagreed, he had no choice but to agree.
“Fine.”
But Serena didn’t seem all that eager. “So if I pick a good one, who does it belong to?”
Craig raised a brow. “You.”
“Alright then.”
The men who had been drooling over her looks a moment ago suddenly found her less appealing. Quibbling over a few thousand dollars? Kind of tacky. Especially when it might turn out to be worthless.
But Serena didn’t care how they looked at her. Her slender fingers skimmed across the surface of the most vibrant green stone.
It was obvious to everyone that this one was the most valuable. But her finger paused… then moved on. She ended up picking one with noticeably lower quality.
Kelly smirked. As expected, Serena couldn’t tell good jade from bad.
Still, she didn’t let go of the chance to stir the pot.
“Serena, do you actually not know how to pick, or are you just pretending? Craig and Quinton take turns choosing. You got first pick, and you didn’t take Stone 03? That’s the best one! If you mess around like this, Craig’s gonna lose!”
“Veins,” Serena said.
“What?”
Kelly hadn’t heard clearly. Serena didn’t explain. She simply returned to Sebastian’s side and quietly took the cup of hot milk he handed her, sipping slowly.
The sight made Kelly want to scream.
Forcing herself to swallow the frustration, Kelly turned to Quinton. “It’s not really fair to let Serena join. Mr. Quinton, can I pick one of my own first?”
“Sure.”
Quinton had no interest in taking advantage of this.
Unsurprisingly, Kelly picked the one everyone believed was most valuable—Stone 03—removing the immediate threat to Craig.
But Serena had already picked one of the lower-tier stones. Could Craig make up for the loss with his remaining two picks?


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