Eugene remained calm andposed, holding her wrist firmly as he made his way forward withrge strides. The intimate contact difited Mnie, who struggled against it.


    “I thought you were pretending to be blind just now with how slow you were. What’s with the pretense now?” Eugene sneered above her head.


    Mnie’s breath hitched as she whispered, “I have night blindness. I can’t see clearly. I wasn’t pretending.”


    Eugene’s steps faltered for a moment before he chuckled lightly andmented, “That’s a pretty good excuse.”


    Mnie said nothing else and let Eugene drag her to the entrance of the vi. When they finally reached a well–lit area, she breathed a sigh of relief.


    Eugene lowered his gaze to adjust his sleeve. He then looked up at Mnie nonchntly before entering.


    Simon and Kellen were already sitting in the living room ying cards. When they saw Eugene and Mnie, they greeted them and said, “Eugene,e join us.”


    Mnie nced over and saw the group ying cards. Kellen had a woman sitting on hisp. Her makeup was thick on her face as she held his cards for him and responded to his words with a charming smile.


    The others at the table were in simr situations. It was a typical scenario of the scions enjoying their leisure.


    Mnie observed it all with an expressionless face and sat down next to Eugene.


    Spirited, Simon immediately urged Eugene to join their card game as soon as he sat down.


    Eugene lifted an eyebrow and looked at Mnie, saying, “You y.”


    Mnie was taken aback. Eugene just calmly released her wrist, saying, “My hand hurts. I don’t feel like ying.”


    Eugene’s hands were slender and well–proportioned. His skin was pale, and the joints were obvious. As Mnie looked at his hands, she inexplicably felt that Eugene was hinting at how he had brought her here just now.


    Her gaze flickered. She heard Simon discontentedly saying, “Eugene, are you brushing me off right now?”


    “I just don’t feel too well,” he said indifferently.


    “You didn’t seem unwell just now.”


    Eugene did not respond, and Simon let the matter drop. Clicking his tongue, he looked at Mnie. “We’re ying big. Are you ready?”


    Mnie did not want to y in the first ce, and now, with Simon’s remark, she had the perfect excuse to decline. However, before she could even say anything, she heard Eugene reply, “Her loss is mine.”


    Kellen eximed, “Oh!” He then threw the cards from the woman’s hands onto the table. ” Since you said that, I won’t go easy.”


    Mnie took her seat at the card table while Eugene leaned against the sofa, casually watching her with a rxed expression.


    Simon chatted with Eugene while they yed and eventually asked, “I’ve been wondering, you’ve been out for quite a while today. Didn’t Vi look for you?”


    Mnie’s hand that was holding the cards paused at Simon’s question. She heard Eugene nonchntly respond with a vague hum.


    Simon clicked his tongue. He seemed to be implying something as he said, “No wonder.”


    Mnie was not having much luck with the cards this round. Her hand did not look promising. A loss seemed inevitable. Unfortunately, she also happened to be the first one to y.


    The woman in Kellen’s arms could not help but press her when she noticed Mnie’s hesitation. Mnie then reluctantly yed her first card.


    She did not y this game often, but she was familiar with the rules. However, her luck was particrly bad this round, and she ended up losing in the end.


    Kellen jokingly teased Eugene, “Mr. Scott, your secretary lost.”


    Eugene’s expression remained unchanged as his gaze fell on Mnie. “How much did you lose?”


    Mnie replied, “I’ll let you decide.”


    Eugene leaned back on the sofa, showing no intention of moving. “I’ll take responsibility for your losses. What’s there to be afraid of?”