Chapter 33


    “Money’s kind of boring as stakes.” Isabe rested her chin in her hand, changing the subject.


    Everyone looked at her, and Bethany’s eyes shone.


    Chapter 33 Loser Strips


    “So, what are we going to put on the line?”


    Isabe crossed her arms and suggested softly,


    “Why don’t we y a stripping game? Loser strips.”


    Bethany replied, “But-”


    “Only the men will strip.” Isabe smiled, ignoring


    the res she was getting. She turned to Simon.


    “Good luck, Mr. Gates.”


    “That’s a good idea.” Bethany pped her hands


    and swayed Dariel’s arm. “You’re a hunk, honey. You


    don’t mind, do you?”


    Dariel patted her head. He smiled, but he looked at


    Isabe. “That’s a… good idea, Miss Symons.” He


    stuck his tongue out at Seth. “Mr. Shaffer’s well–built


    Chapter 33 Loser Strips


    too. Taking a piece of clothing or two off is nothing.”


    Seth leaned backward and tapped the edge of the


    table lightly. He said calmly, “Don’t be so sure about


    winning.”


    He’s agreeing to this, I see.


    Bethany cheered, then turned to Gordon. “You’re


    well–built too, Mr. Dunkstein. You don’t mind, do


    you?”


    Gordon held Selena in his arms. He looked calm. “I


    don’t care,”


    “I am not a good yer, though.” Selena looked


    dejected. She said, “Why don’t we…”


    “It’s not like you’re the one stripping. It’s me.” GordonContentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    hated it when women got up to their hesitant


    antics. Even if Selena was pretty, it still annoyed


    him. Even before the game began, he regretted


    switching Isabe out.


    Selena was embarrassed that she was snapped at


    and she turned red. No one cared what she felt


    Meanwhile, Bethany and Dariel were hyping things


    1. up. They smacked the table and called for the


    game to start.


    “Does anyone have a three of spades?” Dariel


    looked at everyone.


    Simon tossed a three of spades out. The game


    began.


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    The ones going after him were Seth and Isabe.


    Seth was going to pull a card and y it. Before he


    could do so, Isabe yed all four kings. “Boom.”


    Silence fell. Seth huffed, but it was so quiet that it


    could be mistaken for a breath.


    “That’s not how you y this game.” Dariel cocked


    his eyebrow and mocked, “Unless you’re a patsy,


    that is.” Only idiots would trump the card with the


    least value using four kings. Either that, they’re


    doing it on purpose.


    Isabe rested her chin in her hand and turned to


    Seth. She was smiling, but it didn’t reach her eyes.


    “Oh, it’s nothing in the grand scheme of things.”


    “It’s so obvious you want to see Mr. Shaffer strip.”


    Chapter 33 Lower Strips


    Bethany gave her a knowing look. She held Dariel’s


    arm tightly. “I wanna see you strip too, Dariel.” She


    drew a few cards from Dariel’s hand and tossed


    them out. “Boom.”


    Everyone fell silent.


    Simon held his forehead and put on a resigned


    smile. “God, you guys.” He turned to Selena and


    Gordon on his left. “So, what will you y?”


    Selena tried to say something, but Gordon tossed


    two cards onto the table. “Here you go.”


    Simon cocked his eyebrow. He held his cards and


    smiled drily. “That’s nice. I’ll skip my turn.”


    Everyone skipped their turns too. Gordon yed


    one of the bestbos in the game, after all.


    Gordon then yed a five, Simon went next, and he


    yed a six. Soon, it was Isabe’s turn again.


    Seth was holding all the cards, but he wasn’t going


    to y. He still had his arm around Isabe and


    held his cards before her.


    Isabe wasn’t going to let this rare chance of


    pranking him go. She tossed a few more cards onto


    the table. “Boom.”


    Simon’s face twitched, and he nced at Seth. “It’s


    just a six. You didn’t have to go that far.”


    Seth didn’t look at him, but a smile appeared on his


    lips. He said coolly, “It’s just tactical y.”


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    Tactical, my foot. You’re bombarding the whole


    board right off the bat. I don’t mind Isabe doing


    this, but Bethany and Gordon are idiots too. I can’t


    believe they’re ying along.


    Two roundster, almost no one had goodbos


    in their hands anymore. Aside from Simon, they


    could only y singles or doubles. Eventually, they


    could only y singles. The morebos


    someone had, the more advantageous it would be


    for them.


    Simon said, “Flush. Does anyone have anything


    bigger?”


    The other yers said, “No.”


    Simon said, “Double.”


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    The other yers said, “Skip.”


    Damn it.


    “Alright, I win.” Simon yed hisst card but didn’t


    feel the joy of winning. He was left wanting for more


    -in a bad way, at that. It was a little awkward now.


    He thought they’d be better off not ying the


    game in the first ce.


    Bethany was the only one happy here. “Yay, you’ve


    lost! Strip!”


    Everyone looked at Seth. Isabe only wanted to


    embarrass Seth, but when the moment came, she


    felt embarrassed, too. She didn’t turn around, but


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    Chapter 34 Laser Takes Off T


    Seth sat up. She heard him unbuttoning his clothes,


    and the other yers watched with interest.


    Seth loosened his sleeves, took off his shirt, and


    tossed it on the chair. He hugged Isabe again,


    and there was only a shirt between them. Isabe


    could feel the shape of his pecs on her back.


    She stared down and saw Seth’s arm. His biceps


    were beautiful, and the lines were fluid down to his


    wrist. Then, she saw his hand–it was a beautiful


    hand. He wasn’t wearing a watch, but a silver ring


    on his index finger showed off his regal side subtly.


    Dariel whistled and clicked his tongue.