Chapter 1

The loud sound of music and the cheers of the audiences who witnessed the various gambles that were played on the various tables echoed in the casino.

Scarlet settled on her seat, sipping wine as she observed her surroundings. Her main attention was on the guy who just won three rounds in a row of poker, she harbored the intention of challenging him.

The guy is a blonde, a feature that made him stand out amongst the other men at the table.

She ordered more shots as she continued to savor the taste of the content of the bottles, while waiting for him to conclude the game he was currently playing. Though she wasn't sure about him agreeing to bet with her, she was determined to convince him.

She got disinterested in the wine she was drinking and decided to try a foreign champagne.

She called out to a waiter but he was busy so she exercised patience. Her gaze returned to the blonde's direction and she got a good view of his smiley face.

"He's handsome," she muttered to herself.

"Get a hold of yourself Scarlet" she murmured, trying not to let her guard down.

She noticed he was done with the game and set to leave. She sprang up from her seat immediately and hurried towards his direction.

"Hey" she said and he gave her an awkward glance.

"Hmm.. I.. noticed you're good at poker so… I want to challenge you to it" she stated, trying to sound as confident as possible.

He chuckled, sizing her up. Scarlet examined her look, trying to decipher the reason behind his piercing stare but observed nothing absurd.

"I gamble with high stakes, not pennies" he said casually with his hands in his pockets, oozing a playboy vibe.

"Okay, I'm equal to the task" she said domineeringly.

"Lead the way" he said and she walked in front of him with a sense of accomplishment. He just chuckled at her attitude, thinking she must be one of those spoilt heiresses.

She reached her table and took her seat while he followed suit. He called out to a dealer and bought chips worth 10 million dollars. She did the same with her credit card.

The game began after the cards were dealt.

She picked her cards and concentrated on them as if her life depended on it.

He smirked, staring at his cards in satisfaction and with confidence.

After a few minutes of the game, she noticed she had the deuce and 7 which were the worst cards. A nice thought surfaced in her head and she maintained her countenance.

He reached out to the deck and swapped his cards while she just stared at him.

He wondered why she didn't swap.

"Could it be that those cards of hers are good?" He asked himself, seeming confused.

She stared at the look of confusion on his face and a smirk appeared on her face.

"If she wins the game, it will be a shame for my name to be the card shark in this casino" he said to himself.

"I'm retreating, I have some issues to attend to" he said and stood up.

She gathered his chips with a satisfactory smile before tossing her cards on the table.

His eyes widened in surprise seeing that her cards were the worst.

He felt stupid and stormed out of the casino in anger.

"That cunning lady, I actually underestimated her" he said to himself.

Scarlet converted the chips and its dollar equivalent was sent to her account.

She brimmed with excitement as she celebrated double win. Her skincare company, Serene Elixir skincare company just skyrocketed to the level of one amongst the top five in the country after she signed an ambassadorial deal with a top celebrity and then, she just won ten million dollars on a poker table.

She ordered foreign champagne and the waiter requested for few minutes to deliver them to her table.

She was losing patience and immediately grabbed a glass with blue coloured wine from a waitress's tray.

"Ma'am that's…." The waitress couldn't complete her statement as she watched Scarlet gulping the wine she was meant to deliver to someone else.

"It tastes nice, get me a bottle of this, I'll pay for it don't worry" she said to the waitress who was fidgeting.

"Hey, you're quivering, get me a bottle of this" she repeated and the waitress scurried away.

She waited for the waitress but couldn't see her breaklight and she almost lost her temper.

She suddenly began feeling tipsy, she stood up and went in search of the restroom. Her vision was getting blurry as she felt a certain kind of heat brewing from within.

She found the restroom and pushed the door with all her might only to discover someone was inside.

She walked towards the second one and pushed it open only to find a shirtless guy fastening his belt.

"Hey!!!!" He yelled before tossing her out of the restroom.

She stood helpless in the hallway, grinding her thighs against each other.

"What is wro..ng with m..e?" She muttered to herself, lifting her dress not minding the environment she was in.

She was going berserk but didn't care, all she wanted that moment was a quench to fire that has been ignited in her.

The guy in the restroom stepped out and folded his arms, staring at her and wondered what was wrong with her.

She threw herself in his arms, he managed to pull away and ran towards a certain direction.

Few seconds later, he returned with a dude taller than him who was putting on nothing but boxer briefs.

He oozed a masculine aura with his built torso and oppressive height. He has a tattoo on his arm and thigh.

"You can go" he said and the other guy left the premises.

Her back was facing him and he watched her ripping her maroon coloured dress like a mad woman, while clenching her thighs together.