Renae just wanted to convince Matthew that Jane wasn't a good person. Upon hearing Matthew's words, she felt at ease.

"No. I won't go without you."

Noticing that Renae was sticking around, Matthew went quiet and followed Jane into the room.

The room looked fancier than the outside. It featured one gambling table and four cushioned chairs with backs. Right then, only Sebastian was at the table.noveldrama

Jane motioned at Matthew. "Why don't you take a seat? I'll go round up other people to join the table." After saying that, Jane left the private room.

Sebastian spotted Matthew. Under his disheveled hair, he raised an eyebrow. "Are you here to join the card game too?"

Matthew chuckled and replied, "Just trying my luck here."

Sebastian kindly advised, "Our stakes here are pretty high. You should think it through. You can't back out once you're in."

Matthew knew Sebastian wanted him to leave, so he laughed and replied, "You can't be serious. It's just a card game."

Sebastian shook his head. "This place is dangerous. You seem like you've never played cards before. You'd better get out when you can."

Matthew frowned. He wasn't going anywhere until he got his hands on Integrative Medicine and Infinity Pill Formula.

"I'm just here for some card games. What's the worst that can happen? It's just losing some money. It can't be that bad."

Sebastian fixed his gaze on Matthew and muttered, "Good advice is wasted on a stubborn idiot." Upon hearing Sebastian's words, Matthew was even more baffled. "If you know this place is dangerous, why'd you come here?"

Sebastian didn't respond. He reached for a pack of cigarettes on the table and stuck one between his lips. He took out a lighter to light the cigarette. Leaning back in his seat, he smoked quietly and ignored Matthew completely.

With a scruffy beard and messy hair, Sebastian had a cigarette hanging from his mouth. He looked as hopeless as one could imagine.

In no time, Jane brought two more people into this room. One of them was a chubby middle-aged guy in his 40s, and the other was a muscular man in his 30s.

The chubby man in his 40s looked pretty average, but he had some fancy makeup. He also looked like he'd used some skin-whitening product. His face was pale, and he wore faint lipstick that was hard notice unless one examined him closely. Besides that, he even had eyeliner on.

His speech and expressions had a touch of femininity, but it was different from Jane's. It came off as a bit more dramatic. Just looking at him for a moment made the observer's skin crawl.

After taking a glance, Matthew swiftly shifted his gaze to the burly man in his 30s. The burly man clearly worked out. His hands were thick, and his knuckles had calluses.

Upon spotting those calluses, Matthew became wary. The muscular man had definitely trained hard, and he could put up a fight.

After rounding everyone up, Jane

turned to Renae and said, "It's time to start the game, young lady. If you're staying, no wondering around or snooping. Otherwise, he will lose by default."

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Feeling anxious, Renae turned to Matthew and asked, "Should I just head out and wait for you in the lobby?"

Matthew shook his head. There were all sorts of people in the card room, and he felt uneasy leaving Renae outside.

"You should stick closely to me."

With a cheerful smile, Renae obediently replied, "Sure. I'll stay right here with you."

Jane giggled and announced the rules. "Let the game begin. Since we have a newcomer, the first hour will be 100 dollars a game. That's the lowest bet limit in our card room.

"After that, it'll be one thousand dollars a round. If anyone is short on cash, just leave the table early." Sebastian smoked in silence as if he didn't catch a word from Jane at all. The chubby man popped a piece of gum in his mouth and leisurely chewed it.

The beefy guy looked impatient. "Let's kick things off already. I'm looking forward to the unrestricted games after midnight."

Unrestricted? Matthew was totally in the dark. He had never been to a place like this before. Everything about the place fell off. If it weren't for Sebastian, he would have gotten up and left. All he could do now was take things cautiously.

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