A Moment in Destiny

Chapter 91 Let me Negotiate

Alexis said, “Will, let’s make it one hundred million yuan. We will part ways after it ends!

“It seems that you are not hungry enough this time!” William lifted the corner of her lips into a faint smile.

“I don’t have much time. Make it half an hour!” Alexis curled up his lips and added, “The old rules, we will split it!”

“OK!” William smiled in response.

The two of them walked over and although there were both easterners, they had bodies that were unlike westerners who were usually bulky. They were instead slender and lean. They were wearing black suits and sporting black hair. It was a sight to behold, the way they were bantering with each other.

“Who is that?” Someone asked, but there was no one answering him.

Both of them looked very arrogant and obstinate, and after exchanging a final glance, they disappeared into their respective suites.

The suite was just a few hundred square meters, but the floor was carpeted with a luxurious carpet. It looked so majestic that it was even dizzying. Waiter and waitresses were all on standby around the suite, ready to be ordered around. There was a row of champagne and wine lining the shelf on one side.

The long table prepared for gambling was few meters long, yet only two men were seated on opposite sides. They were facing each other.

William was seated at one end of the table and he was nonchalantly lighting up a cigarette. His gaze casually swept over the other man opposite him.

Seated opposite him was a white man in his thirties. He was dangling a cigarette too from his fingers, and his blue eyes were fixated on William. After puffing out a smoke, he showed the card in his hands and laughed maniacally, “A pair of Kings!”

He was very confident of his own chances at victory because he had a pair of Kings in his hands. One was black and the other was red.

If William were to win, he would have to hold a pair of Aces, one black and one red. The white man couldn’t convince himself that William had that stroke of luck.

In fact, gambling needed a great deal of luck and experience for someone to succeed, putting aside the chances of someone cheating.

William lightly flipped the card in his hands and discarded it on the table. He wasn’t even taking a look at his cards. Instead, he was examining the expression on that white man’s face. What he saw was a face getting paler and paler.

“Mr. Rowland is the winner of this round!” The waiter announced and pushed all the chips to William’s side on the table.

The white man had a defiant look on his face. William was simply unbelievably lucky!

He narrowed his eyes and focused his sharp gaze onto William opposite him. He mused, “Mr. Rowland, you have a great stroke of luck. I’m impressed!”

William produced a faint smile on his lips while looking into the white man’s eyes with the same sharpness. He asked in English, “One more round?”

“Let’s do it!” The white man was getting carried away now. All he wanted now was to win back what he had lost earlier.

William smiled faintly, “I advise you not to continue our gambling for now…”

Then, he paused slightly and then added, “Because you will never win against me!”

He was so arrogant and proud that all the other onlookers were stunned momentarily. The white man let out a cold laugh, “Mr. Rowland, you are speaking such big words. Whether you win or not, it’s not up to you!”

He didn’t want to believe that William would be lucky to the end!

William twisted his brows upwards and scanned his surroundings. He suddenly announced, “However, I no longer have any interest in this gamble!”

“You!” The white man frowned, “Are you scared of failure?”

“I am scared that you can’t bear the outcome!” William smiled playfully and retorted.

“I won’t be scared of anything!”

“Is that so?”

“Tell me, how much are you willing to bet?” The white man bought himself another set of chips, “Ten million dollars?”

“That’s too little!” William smiled while buying himself his own chips, “Fifty million dollars. All in one go. Do you dare to challenge me?”

He stole a glance at his watch. Fifteen minutes had elapsed, so he had another fifteen minutes more. He didn’t want to be later than Alexis later on. All the while, Alexis was able to end his game faster than William, which made him lose face.

The white man froze for a moment. He was obviously shaken.

“I think you should know your limits. You shouldn’t continue this gamble!” William laughed, “You don’t dare to take on the challenge!”

The white man’s temper was ignited by William’s scornful attitude, “Deal! I will bet fifty million dollars on this round!”

“All in one go! I don’t have any more time to entertain you!” William repeated confidently, “Are you sure you are okay with it?”

He didn’t want to get into a scuffle because of the amount they were betting on. It would be too much of a hassle!

“Hmph! I agree to do this in one go!” The white man replied arrogantly, “You won’t be as lucky anymore this time!”

A trace of smile flashed across William’s perfect features, but his eyes didn’t reflect that smile at all, “Let’s begin!”

The waiter received the signal and began shuffling the cards. Then, he started to hand out the cards.

William was the bookmaker this round. The first cards didn’t end up on the table.

The waiter handed out the second card and it was revealed that the white man got a Queen black spade while William got a number two red spade. He was in a considerable disadvantage.

The white man concealed both cards in his hands and he began to reveal to himself his other card while narrowing his eyes. It turned out that he had gotten a number ten black spade, which put a smirk on his face.

William smiled faintly, and his eyes were shining with a confident gleam. He wasn’t anxious to find out what card he had gotten as the waiter began to hand out their third cards.

The white man got a Jack black spade while William got a number three red spade. They were getting consecutive cards with the same symbols, which meant that there was a high possibility that the both of them would get a flush soon. From NôvelDrama.Org.

The white man’s smirk was getting wider and wider. There were three cards in his hands which were in order and with the same symbols.

Fifty million dollars. He was going to obtain fifty million dollars soon!

William looked unfazed at the moment. With an impressive aura emanating from his body, he leaned against the back of his chair lazily and watched his opponent opposite him. There was a hint of impatience in his eyes since ten minutes had passed. This game was unfolding with the speed of a tortoise.

The waiter then handed them their next cards, and the white man got a King black spade. He had a total of four black spades in his hands, and on the other hand William got a number four red spade. Both of them were lacking the most important card now.

The white man was getting impatient as he shouted, “Fast, fast! Give out the card now!”

The waiter gave out the last card, and the white man got a number nine diamond card. He was just lacking one card to get a flush.

On the other hand, William got a red spade card, and the number printed on it was number five. That would mean the card facing down on the table had to be an Aces red spade in order for him to win this round. If that didn’t happen, the white man would win instead.

The atmosphere was a little nervous as they both waited with anticipation. The white man’s breathing became a little ragged as he waited for William to reveal his last card. Everyone there was waiting with bated breath.

William simply smiled faintly and with snapping sound, he revealed his last card. At the same time, he announced, “I’m the winner!”

He was treating everything as if it was the most natural course of progression, “Harold, this is the end, collect my chip now!”

Everyone could saw that he had a perfect flush. He really won fifty million dollars with such ease!

At the moment, a man in black suit appeared from behind William. He headed towards the table solemnly to retrieve the white man’s bargaining chips.

“No! I want to bet again. This does not count!” This amount was his everything. He had sacrificed everything for this round! There was no way he could go back as the loser. “I want another round now. Don’t leave!”

In an instant, a few bodyguards blocked the white man’s man, and William gracefully turned around and spoke his final words here, “Harold, pass on the word to Alexis that I will be waiting for him in the parking lot!”

“The young master is already there waiting for you!” Harold answered in a low voice.

“Uh! It seems like he is still faster than me!” William was not surprised at all as he marched towards the parking lot.

In the parking lot, upon seeing William’s arrival, a bodyguard held the car door open for him.

“You are later than me for just three minutes. You’ve improved from last time!” Alexis eyed him, “I hope you can shorten the time to two minutes the next time around!”

“Are you that confident that I won’t be able to win against you?”

“Not anytime soon!” Alexis was very confident. “Let’s go! I’m going to board a flight soon!”

“Where are you going?” William raised his brows, “I’ve just arrived for vacation, but you are going to leave now?”

“I’m sending you back and going back myself!” There was a trace of smile in Alexis’ eyes, “Are you not going to watch over the Rowland Group personally?”

“My body is still fine so there is no need for me to retire anyway. I am afraid that he would get schizophrenia if he is on the helm for too long, so I reckon it is a good idea to let him suffer for a bit!” William answered nonchalantly. Suddenly, he furrowed his brows and asked, “Why do you suddenly want to go back? I thought you no longer want to return?”

Alexis was silent for a while, then he handed a cigarette to William. The both of them lit up their cigarettes and a distant look entered Alexis’ eyes. However, he remained silent.

William didn’t ask any more questions, seeing that Alexis had become silent.

The car was shrouded in a deep silence, but all of a sudden, a ringing sound broke that silence.

William frowned and took a look at the screen of his phone. The creases on his forehead slowly loosened, and there was a gentle look entering his gaze. Alexis didn’t miss this subtle change of emotion on his face, and he was surprised that William had this gentle side to him.

At that moment, William answered the call in a low voice, “Hello?”

“William, Sammy has been taken away by your dad!” Sherry’s wails sounded at the other end. “He said that I could never see my son again. Please beg to him and pass on a word for me, I really can’t live without Sammy!”

Upon hearing that, William frowned even deeper, “When did this happen?”

“Uh! It has been more than twenty hours. He has transferred Sammy to another kindergarten, and I was not able to find him after searching through more than twenty different kindergartens. William, I am really scared now!”

“Where are you now?” If he remembered correctly, it was midnight back in their country.

“I am at home!” Sherry sounded as if her tears were going to break free at any moment. “I have been searching for him for the whole day, but there was no sign of him…”

“Just stay at home, don’t go anywhere. Wait for me to come back!” William comforted her with a mellow voice.

Alexis studied William with his depthless eyes, “Something is wrong?”

“Nothing much!” William produced a faint smile but the wrinkles between his brows were still there.

Sherry leaned against the sofa and put down the phone. She felt slightly better now after getting William’s word about this matter. She was beyond exhausted after running around the whole day. He was busy about Sammy in the day, and at night she still needed to take Dan back home. She was simply exhausted!

“Mum, drink some water!” Dan rubbed his eyes while pouring Sherry a glass of water.

“Thank you, Dan!” Sherry accepted the glass and looked at Dan apologetically. She didn’t make any dinner for him tonight. She simply bought something for him to eat.

“Mum, you should sleep now. Sammy was taken away by grandpa, not a bad guy. We will be fine after uncle is back, right?” Dan tried to console her.

“Yes, you’re right. You go to sleep too, Dan. I have a lot on my mind now, so listen to me and go to sleep!” Sherry sent him to his room.

Dan watched Sherry’s forlorn expression and a solemn look appeared on his innocent face.

He was imagining his biological parents’ reaction when he was separated from them. He was thinking whether they would be as anxious as mummy now, knowing that their son was lost. As he recalled being abandoned, a lonely look appeared on Dan’s small face.

“Go to sleep now, okay!” Sherry patted his face.

“Yes! Good night, mummy!” Dan nodded hastily with a smile on his face. Only when Sherry turned around anxiously with Sammy on her mind, the same lonely look returned to Dan’s face.

Did mummy only care about Sammy now? He was asking himself.

He knitted his brows as he mulled over that. Sammy was mummy’s son, so why did his grandfather take him away from her? No way, he had to go take a look. He had to return Sammy to mummy’ side.

After shutting the door, Dan switched on his computer to find out information about the location of the villa belonging to the Rowland family. He pinpointed the location on a map and vowed to have a talk with Sammy’s grandfather tomorrow. He would get back Sammy for mummy!

After making sure all preparations were done, he only climbed onto his bed to sleep.

The next morning, when Sherry woke up, she saw a message left behind by Dan. It was written there: Mummy, I have gone to look for Sammy for you. I have taken some money from your purse. You just need to wait for me to come back!

“Oh my god! Where has he gone to?” Sherry began to get nervous as her face turned pale.

What if Dan was lost too? She hurriedly washed herself up and darted out of her house to look for his son without even brushing her teeth and washing her face.

In the old villa of the Rowland family.