Sophia knew she couldn’t push Joanna too far. If her daughter’s company went under, they would all end up starving on the streets.

“Okay, okay, whatever you say,” Sophia agreed frantically. “I’ll do exactly as you say. I’ll make sure your brother never sets foot in a casino again.”

Joanna scoffed coldly. “Calling him my brother is a stretch. This is the absolute last time I ever clean up his mess. From now on, he is dead to me.”

She ended the call abruptly.

Sophia suddenly remembered she hadn’t even told Joanna about Wendy setting

them up.

But glancing at the two intimidating men in her living room, she realized now wasn’t the time.

Just as she let out a sigh of relief, her phone buzzed again. It was Evelyn Carrington.

A deep sense of dread settled in Sophia’s stomach as she saw the name, but she forced herself to answer.

“Hello?”

Evelyn’s mocking voice drifted through the speaker. “Sophia, it’s the holidays, and your precious son is about to die in a casino. I told you before you took my mother away, so I’ll take your son. Even if your daughter bails him out for thirty million, do you honestly think a loser like him will ever change?”

Sophia’s grip on the phone tightened until her knuckles turned white, a burning rage erupting in her chest. “Evelyn, you set him up?”

“Of course I did,” Evelyn shot back viciously. “You stripped my father of everything and schemed to make my mother abandon me. Did you really think I’d just let that go? You’re going to pay for every single thing you’ve done.”

“You psycho!” Sophia screamed, completely losing her mind. “How dare you set us up! Who gave you the right?”

Thirty million dollars! That was her retirement fund. She could have lived comfortably for the rest of her life, but this wretched girl had orchestrated it all.

Not only did she lose thirty million, but it completely shattered her relationship with her daughter.

Sophia knew she had no power to get that money back.

“Hey! When is the cash getting here?” the bulky man shouted, losing patience. “Our time is up. Tell your daughter to hurry, or my guys are going to drag her out of her house.”

Startled by his booming voice, Sophia quickly hung up the phone. “It’s coming!

She’s sending it right now. But I want to go with you to get my son.”

“Fine,” the man agreed. “Once the money is cleared, I get to report back, and you can take your son home.”

He was only there to do a job.

Sophia finally let out a shaky breath of relief.

…

Meanwhile, Natalie stared at her depleted stack of poker chips, wanting to cry. It

was genuinely laughable how bad she was at this game.

She had lost again. She hadn’t won a single hand all night.

Losing all interest, she sighed in defeat. “I quit. Why am I always the one losing? Seriously, explain it to me why does the river card always ruin my hand?” FindNovel.net

Whether in her past life or this one, she simply had no luck with cards.

Keith and Tyler exchanged helpless looks. They had been actively trying to let her win, but she still managed to lose.

Luna offered a sheepish smile. “Just accept it, Natty. We tried to set you up for a win but you bricked ever time. Even when Ethan sat in your seat, the bad luck stuck around.”

Natalie pouted, resting her chin on her hands with a frustrated sigh. “So, what kind

of cursed luck do I have?”