For some reason, Bryan, on the other side, heard it too.
His smirk widened. "If I lose, so do you." His eyes were looking directly at Ciel's cards.
A ten and A jack.
It was also a twenty, the same as Bryan's.
Bryan meant that if the dealer pulled a higher number, which was only twenty-one, they would both go down in flames together.
Ciel's expression twisted. "I told you not to say things like that during a game!"
"Don't be so sensitive, kid."
"I am not a—"
"Children," Thiago said mildly, placing one hand in the middle of the table as if to create a barrier between them. "Are you still going to play or continue to argue?"
Bryan shrugged with exaggerated innocence. Ciel clamped his mouth shut.
Neville thought as he saw their reaction, I'm surprised they didn't argue about being called a child.
"Stand," Bryan said to Lilianna, smiling politely.
Lilianna nodded and turned her attention to the next player. "Sarah?"
Sarah peered at her cards, confident.
