The Year I Was the Other Woman To Myself novel Chapter 749

“Get the hell off me!”

Marico tried to shove the hand away, but the grip tightened painfully. Already furious, Marico shot to his feet, throwing a punch before he even looked to see who it was.

But the fist was easily caught by the man behind him. That was when he finally realized who had grabbed him.

“W-what are you doing here?” Seeing Theodore, Marico instantly lost his bravado.

Theodore shot him a glacial glare, then forced him back down into his seat before sweeping his gaze over the rest of the room. Naturally, everyone there knew who Theodore was. The ones who knew better immediately lowered their heads, while the young and arrogant ones felt tempted to provoke him.

“Well, look who it is. Mr. Stapleton himself. Care to join the game?” The one speaking was a cocky twenty-something man with a cigarette dangling from his lips.

The guy next to him nudged him to dial back the arrogance, but he wasn't afraid in the slightest.

“A man of Mr. Stapleton's status wouldn't lower himself to play with nobodies like us. But since you're here, if you aren't here to play cards, does that mean you're here to crash the party? Because if you are, even us nobodies know how to bite back.”

“And you are... Mr. Sargent?” Theodore raised an eyebrow.

Charley Sargent smirked. “I didn't expect a big shot like you to recognize me.”

“The butler gave me a brief introduction on the way up. But it doesn't matter. After tonight, I'll be sure to remember you,” Theodore said with a faint, chilling smile.

Charley's lips tightened. Why did those words sound so threatening?

“You aren't worried that Marico lost too much and the Stapleton family won't be able to pay it back, are you?”

“What do you think?”

“I think Mr. Stapleton isn't the kind of man who can't afford to play.”

Seeing Charley blindly provoking Theodore, the others were starting to break out in cold sweats. Some tried to tell Marico to call it a night, others claimed they were tired and wanted to wrap up, and a few tried to pocket their IOUs and sneak out.

“Hold on.”

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