And more importantly, the cards that had appeared were exactly what he had expected.
Which was the evidence of Lilianna's forced shuffling.
Now, the question was why.
Why would she go to such lengths? To defeat him? To appeal to Grayson?
Seriously, whether she likes Grayson or not, it's Grayson's money that I'm losing if I lose. She shouldn't deliberately make him lose.
Neville shook his head secretly.
Even if he already knew the dirty dealings of Lilianna, he still had to make sure that Lilianna wouldn't notice.
At least, not until he reached the part where he won a lot.
Across the table, Lilianna swept the losing bets into the dealer's tray.
But as she collected Neville's chips, her gaze lingered on his face for a second.
Then the corner of her mouth curved.
Neville lost, and she was pleased.
'Good,' her inner voice said. 'Keep it going.'
"Next hand," she announced. "Place your bets."
