Reborn As Super Heiress

Capítulo 1916: Chapter 1819: It’s Here!

Whenever Alden was about to place a big bet, that woman would slip away like an eel, quickly withdrawing her hand. This left Alden with no room to maneuver, and his expression grew increasingly dark.

Moreover, the woman sitting across from him suddenly suggested cutting the deck after the croupier had shuffled the cards. Initially, Alden had begun to memorize the location of key cards over ten rounds of play, only to find Huo Sining disrupting him with this strategy, which scrambled the card positions that Alden painstakingly memorized, rendering them useless.

As a result, all Alden’s tricks were suppressed by the woman in front of him, leaving him like a bird with broken wings, with all shortcuts cut off, forcing him to gamble using only the most basic strategies. Naturally, this made him proceed with caution, considering every step carefully, afraid of falling into a trap.

Unlike Alden’s nervousness, Huo Sining seemed quite relaxed, appearing to have no concept of the chips in front of her. She played according to her mood, without even looking at her cards, whether to call or fold, winning and losing rounds with indifference.

To outsiders, it might seem that way, but the truth was, Huo Sining remained alert internally. Although Alden looked like he was completely restricted by her, she never forgot that the person before her was a gambling god of Las Vegas—someone who was definitely not as simple as he appeared.

However, Alden was clearly unaware of Huo Sining’s background. Due to her interference, several opportunities he had to encounter good cards were lost because Huo Sining folded. There was even a time he could have gotten a royal flush—10, J, Q, K, A—but Huo Sining calmly folded right after seeing her first face-up and face-down cards.

Alden was completely in the dark about all this. If he knew Huo Sining was playing dirty, he would probably be unable to sit still and would’ve been furious.

Actually, Huo Sining had no particular strategy. Her approach to dealing with Alden was to continuously block his chances of getting good cards. And when she held cards larger than his, she would call. In this way, even if she lost, it was just the chips placed at the bank, slowly dragging time, waiting for an opportunity where both hold big cards, allowing her to crush the opponent completely.

Both were waiting for an opportunity—a perfect moment to crush the opponent with a single decisive victory. As they went back and forth, time flew by quite fast. Half an hour, an hour—dozens of rounds were played, yet the chips on the table hadn’t changed much.

Seeing that an hour was almost up, Huo Sining was slightly restless. Could it be just as Clayflo said, they would drag this out here incessantly? She had endured almost an hour without encountering a single good hand, which seemed incredibly unlucky.

While Huo Sining silently doubted if she had overlooked the almanac before leaving the house today, Windsor Caesar suddenly placed the shuffled deck on the table, indicating to both sides whether they wanted to cut cards.

Huo Sining gripped the edge of the poker table with her right hand, instinctively using Heavenly Eye to look at the stack of shuffled cards. Upon seeing the situation within the deck, her heart instantly trembled as she silently thought:

It’s here!

Alden originally intended to suggest cutting the deck, but as if guided by a mysterious force, he glanced over at Huo Sining and waved his hand to indicate that it wasn’t necessary.

Huo Sining was naturally delighted by this. She had finally encountered such a good hand, and if they were to cut the deck, who knew when she would get another opportunity? So, she also waved her hand, motioning for Windsor Caesar to deal the cards.

Windsor Caesar dealt two cards to each, one face-up and one face-down. Alden’s face-up card was a Queen of Hearts, while Huo Sining’s was a Nine of Spades.

Huo Sining’s visible card was larger than Alden’s, according to the rules, Alden was the one to speak.

Alden tossed out two chips; his face-down card at the moment was a Ten of Spades.

“Call.” Huo Sining similarly tossed out two chips.

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Though her facial expression seemed the same as before, still carrying a faint smile, those familiar with Huo Sining could sense that there was something added to her smile that wasn’t there before—the light in her eyes seemed brighter.

In fact, Huo Sining’s heart wasn’t calm at this moment. Perhaps it was because she knew that as long as Alden didn’t make a mistake, this round of betting could completely wrap up immediately after this hand was finished.

On the third card, Alden got a Jack of Spades, causing his gaze to become more intense. He glanced at Huo Sining’s stack with the corner of his eye inconspicuously, then threw out four chips.

Huo Sining didn’t flinch at Alden’s move, calmly glancing at her stack of chips, she pushed four chips forward.

The croupier continued dealing.

The fourth card, Alden got a Nine of Diamonds, meaning he now held 9, 10, J, Q. As long as he could draw either an 8 or K, he would complete a straight.

Alden’s gaze concealed hints of tension and anticipation, his hands clenched slightly, sweating beads forming on his palms.

To bet, or not to bet?

This was the best hand he had gotten in an hour. If he didn’t bet, then going forward, who knew how long he’d have to wait?

Alden’s heart was conflicted. Finally, he lifted his head to look at Huo Sining’s unopened cards, giving the choice to the woman across from him.

“Miss Huo, we’ve been playing these small hands for a while now. At this rate, we could sit here for three days and three nights without finishing. How about we increase the stakes?” Alden suddenly asked.

Surprised, Huo Sining’s gaze fell on Alden’s face, seemingly trying to discern something from his facial expression.

Alden’s face was expressionless, though his heart was uneasy.

Opposite, Huo Sining’s face showed a faint smile, as she replied, “Looks like Mr. Alden has got a good hand.”

Alden’s expression froze, then his heart sank, filled with regret, silently chastising himself for being too hasty.

This Huaxia woman is sharp, how could she fall for it? By impatiently proposing to raise the stakes, she would definitely suspect something—if she didn’t hastily fold, it’d be quite strange.

Alden realized his mistake, lowering his head in frustration.

Unexpectedly, instead of hearing the sound of the woman folding opposite him, he heard a soft laugh:

“However, sir, you’re a bit overconfident, aren’t you? I haven’t revealed my cards yet. The last time I won nearly thirty million chips from you, have you forgotten so soon? My luck has always been good, aren’t you afraid you’ll bump into me again this time?”