Rachel was setting up the dining table after cooking, and she shouted in the direction of the living room, “Stop playing! Come and eat.” At this moment, Jolly’s eyes were reddened in disbelief. “This doesn’t make sense at all! It’s impossible! You two are definitely cheating!”
Victor rolled his eyes at her and said, “Don’t blatantly accuse people when you can’t afford to lose. We’re just playing poker as usual, and I didn’t do anything. Not everyone will cheat like you.”
“You’re saying that you’re just playing poker as usual when both of you keep winning? I’ve lost more than ten thousand, you know!”
Jolly’s parents had brought her to casinos since she was young, so she had picked up the habit of gambling a little. She was just messing around with them when she cheated earlier. In fact, her skills and luck were always on the good side. Although she had lost a few million within a night before, their bets here were quite small for Victor’s sake. If this was in the casino, she had already lost ten million.
Anyhow, she just couldn’t accept this fact. “This is impossible.” “There’s nothing impossible on the table.” As soon as Jolly heard that, she frowned and started studying Leroy. “Why do I feel like: something is up with you?”
He was stunned for a moment and suddenly felt quilty. “What is up with me?” Then, she went near to his face and said, “Tell me. Did you look at my cards?”
When he heard that, he heaved a sigh of relief. “Do you think I need to look at your cards? I can already guess what you have in hand.”
“Whatever. You looked at my cards!” As she said that, she jumped on him, forcing him to admit it. Meanwhile, Victor was busy opposite them as he received the transactions. He reminded Jolly, “You owe me one thousand and two hundred for this round, Jolly. Don’t forget it.”
“Do you guys still want to eat or not?” From the dining room, Rachel shouted again, “I’m not going to treat you guys well anymore if you: don’t stop!”
“Coming!” Jolly behaved herself instantly. “Let me wash my hands first.” When Victor noticed the feast on the table, he couldn’t help praising Justin despite disliking him all this while. “Wow! It’s such a waste not to open a restaurant with such cooking skills.”
“It’d be a waste if he did.” Following the topic, Rachel asked Justin, “The Riverdale Charity Foundation has already started calling me, saying that they’ll be doing the election polling within Riverdale. Do you want to give it a second thought? If you run for the election, the vice president’s place would definitely be yours.”
In fact, many people hoped that Justin could take the vice president’s place within the charity foundation again since the reputation of the foundation’s partner companies had been extremely good throughout his term. Not only that, the socially vulnerable groups that garnered attention were getting the most reliable protection and the charity businesses were becoming more influential. This was a win-win situation for society and the companies.
Also, the partner companies still felt guilty for misunderstanding Justin regarding Jessica’s matter. No matter if it was the foundation’s partner companies or the public, all of them. hoped that Justin would take up the position. once more.
While putting food on Charlotte’s and Samuel’s plates, he said calmly, “I thought you were going to talk about Victor and Gloria.”
“What about them? Jolly’s words made Justin successfully change the topic. The matter about the charity foundation was put aside. again and Rachel could only swallow the advice that she was going to give him.
Meanwhile, Charlotte answered Jolly excitedly. “Mr. Wade is going to propose to Aunt Gloria!” “Really? Are you finally enlightened, Victor?” Jolly looked at Victor in surprise.
Hearing that, he scratched his head and said, “Gloria’s only coming back to Riverdale at the end of the year after she finishes her tour, though. There are still a few months left. Isn’t it too early to talk about the proposal?”
“You should propose before it’s too late. Why are you waiting until the end of the year?” “It’s not like I want it, but she can’t come back so soon.” “Are you dumb?” Jolly glared at him. “Why can’t you look for her if she can’t come back?”
Victor didn’t think of that at all, and he was stunned by this. Throughout all these years, he had only left Riverdale a few times, let alone traveled abroad.
The others were stunned too. Not only was he unaware, even Rachel didn’t think of this alternative too. “That’s right, Victor. You can head abroad to find Gloria and propose to her right away. I think this is a good plan.”
However, Victor was still hesitant. ‘I think it’s okay. I can wait until she’s back. There’s no need to rush it, after all.”
“Are you serious?” Jolly wanted to punch him in the face. “There are so many young, successful, and handsome guys in her band. Not only that, she has so many avid fans following her around the world. Do you really have no idea, or are you just pretending not to know?”
The fans of musicians like Gloria, who were well-known globally, were typically elites since ordinary people wouldn’t have such musical virtuosity. In other words, her admirers were all wealthy people. Victor would be nothing in front of any of them.
“You should know that you’re extremely lucky to get such a good woman. You’d better hold onto her tight.”
Rachel was afraid that Jolly was being too straightforward and that it would make Victor lose his confidence, so she said to him, “Although her words are harsh, what she said makes sense, Victor.” “I still have classes to teach, though.”
“Oh, come on. Don’t you get to take annual leave?” Jolly rolled her eyes at him. “Or, are you just afraid to go alone?” “Who are you talking about? Who’s afraid?” Instantly, his face turned red. It was obvious that he was becoming angry from embarrassment after Jolly spoke his mind.
Only then did Rachel understand that people would normally fear unknown situations. It was especially so for people like Victor, and asking him to go overseas alone was actually quite difficult for him.
“Cut it out. If you’re not afraid to go, why wait more than two months until she’s back? Aren’t you afraid that trouble will come up if you keep delaying it?”
“I’ll go then!” Unexpectedly, he was prodded by Jolly. “You said it yourself. She smiled joyously. “Let’s not delay any further. I think you should go next Monday. You can take a five-day leave and combine it with the weekend to get a one-week holiday.”
“Fine. I’ll apply for leave tonight when I head back home.” “We’re going with you.” As Rachel said that, the others were in shock. However, her face showed that she was serious about it. “Why are you all looking at me? Don’t you guys want to be a part of such a blessed moment? Also, you guys have nothing to do either. Aren’t you free, Justin? We’re talking about Gloria, the person you grew up with. She’s going to be taken away by this guy beside you, yet you’re not going to be there at the proposal?”
When he heard that, Justin said, “Let me know when the date is confirmed. I’ll book the flight tickets.” Meanwhile, Jolly looked at Rachel and asked, “That’s your little brother’s proposal. Aren’t you going to be there?”
In fact, Rachel was just worried about Victor’s safety if he went overseas alone. Now that she was asked to join, there was no reason for her to say no. As such, she said with a smile, “I’ll be there. Of course, these two little guys are going to be there too. They can just skip one week of school, right?”
When Charlotte heard that they were skipping school, she jumped down from the chair while cheering, “Hooray!”
As for Leroy, Jolly just gave him a glance and he immediately understood. He took out his phone instantly. “I’ll call my manager now and ask him to decline all my schedules for the next week. I’m going with you guys too.”
“Well, it’s settled.” Jolly raised her wine glass.. “Let’s toast this proposal trip! Cheers!”
