Selena's lips curled into a sly smile. "I'm not interested in gambling on stones. I just came here because Nicholas kindly invited me. As a junior, if I didn't come, wouldn't it disappoint him?"
"We, the Turner family, value respect for our elders and care for our young ones."
Although everyone present knew that Selena came here to sabotage the alliance between the Riddle and Soo families, hearing Selena's pompous reasons still made many people unable to help but laugh.
There were quite a few elders in the capital who had sent invitations to Selena.
Maddox, for example, had sent her an invitation when he celebrated his birthday.
Unfortunately, this young miss never showed up.
This was a blatant slap in the face of the Riddle family!
But unfortunately, the Riddle family had no standing to scold Selena for being unfilial.
Sure enough, after Selena finished speaking, most of the Riddle family's faces turned black.
Even Maddox, who had always maintained a calm demeanor, looked gloomy.
Selena seemed to not notice the angry gazes of the Riddle family and smiled elegantly. "Furthermore, I'm about to get engaged and need to prepare a wedding ring for my fiancé. Since I have the opportunity, I naturally have to come and have a look. The best jadeite here today, I'll just go ahead and reserve it."
If the first reason sounded like polite words in the world of fame and fortune, the last two sentences were simply shocking.
Miss Turner was gambling on stones?
Everyone looked at Selena from head to toe with a mix of shock and doubt.
It was undeniable that Selena was intelligent and had outstanding abilities.
After all, in the past few months, she had dominated the capital in many ways.
But gambling on stones was not based on skills or intelligence; luck was the most important factor!
Even the most top-notch gambling experts would not dare to make such a bold statement.
Selena didn't even look at the stones and openly claimed that she would take the best jadeite. Wasn't this a bit too exaggerated?
Nicholas, who had dominated the world of power for many years, naturally would not be provoked so easily. He stared at Selena and said, "Gambling on stones is not like other things. You can become rich in one cut, or lose everything in one cut. If you're not careful, you could lose everything... Selena, be careful with how you play."
Selena smiled, "Nicholas, you're worrying too much. I never do deals where I lose money. But you need to be careful. If an outsider like me earns a lot of money on your home turf, while the host himself loses everything, then the face of the Soo family won't look too good."
Nicholas' smiling eyes became dark. "You're too arrogant!"
After speaking, Nicholas looked away from Selena and towards the direction behind her, with a gentle tone, "Aurelia, come here."
Aurelia, who had just walked in with Alfie from outside the door, heard Nicholas' words and walked over with various gestures, "Mr. Soo."
Nicholas waved kindly, "Come to me."
Aurelia walked over with a gentle smile, and Cameron, who was originally standing next to Nicholas, took a step back with drooping eyelids. Aurelia smiled apologetically at him and stood next to Nicholas instead.
Nicholas then looked at Alfie, "Alfie, come over too."
Alfie's expression was gentle, and he stood next to Cameron.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Revenge On Love Rats After Rebirth by Olivia Marsh
From the beginning of the story to page 148, the plot is just going in circles about fighting. So ridiculous and waste of time to read! I have no patience for these kind stories. Be more creative if you’re planning to write a book/story!!!...
Beautiful story...