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use before Ashley arrived. Sometimes he had to sneak away so that his daughter wouldn't see h

ut the amount of money he could win that night. Ethan was addicted, and he knew it. He had lost his wife an

r other guys, and just as the game was about to st

ormer business partner who had stolen a large portion of

ecause you didn't succeed the first ti

iver spread his arms, "

uld have a chance to recover much of what Oliver had stolen from h

y house,

men in Las Vegas. Properties were somethin

shouted, "come on, raise the stakes

he house and the car. He also couldn't let thi

ughter?" Oliver suggested, "how

ter," Ethan stood up agitat

can reclaim your inheritance. If you lose, your daughter wi

down, he was already tired of living that life. He was

Ashley?" Ethan couldn'

" he said with great certainty, "in

ns to convince Ethan that

s tremble, "if you win, promise me y

fe," Oliver said, but Ethan di

that this time luck would be on his side. The players were showing their hands, and Ethan's hope was ignited every time a card was revealed. But Oliver would be the last; Ethan would only b

he had lost the bet, and now As

day," Oliver shoute

invaded his heart, and he immediately

ready to leave, "I don't wa

nting him from escaping, "go home and tell Ashley to pre

uld a man like you, capable of having any wom

yourself, it'

onvince Oliver that it

terrupted, "tomorrow I w

ly. He bet because he genuinely believed he would win that b

the stairs. She had a worried expression on her face,

asino again," Ethan didn't say an

seeking strength within hi

t day, you're there again, spending what little

hing I had," Ethan said as

d to run

ed behind him, her heart pounding in her chest,

raid to tell her the truth. Ethan stopped, still on the stairs,

," he finall

of disbelief for

and I lost," he

n't believe it, but when she saw the desperat

hite," he revealed at last, "h

gal," Ashley

uted, "if I don't give you to

e shouted too, "becau

her. The next day, before the sun rose, Oliver was