Chapter 4 Leaving Me Heartbroken (2/2)
After that, the dealer placed the cards on his hand and asked both of them politely,”Mr. Brian Long and Mr. Eric Long, would you cut the cards, please?”
A strange smile suddenly appeared on Eric Long's face. He quickly grabbed a token and threw it directly towards the dealer, aiming at his elbow. After a short ”Ouch!” the cards were thrown away into the air and started to fall down like a rain of papers.
Both Brian and Eric remained at their seats, watching calmly and smiling at each other. Suddenly, as if reading each other's mind, they moved at the same moment and stretched out their hands respectively towards two different cards.
Brian Long caught his card faster than Eric. He gave a sly smile and immediately threw the card away. It flew directly towards another card and because of its strong force, it propelled another card into Eric Long's hand. At that exact moment, Brian's hand appeared out of the blue and grabbed the card that Eric Long dreadfully wanted to get.
It all happened in a flash. Brian was so quick that Eric Long barely had the time to react to it.
”It seems that the odds are in my favor,” said Brian Long. The look of triumph was all over his face. He turned the card over unhurriedly, and as expected, it was the Ace of Spades.
Eric Long didn't even take the time to glance at the card in his own hand, and just mumbled with a hint of annoyance,”You never humour me a bit...”
”You know, the game is about her. I'll be serious about everything that relates to her!” Brian said firmly as he casually threw the card on the table. Full of determination in his voice, he continued,”She belongs to no one but me!”
But Eric Long, unwilling to compromise to any of Brian's contention, asked with a relaxed look on his face,”Really?” To Eric, the game was not over yet. His face showed no sign of defeat. Instead, a cunning look was reflected shining in his eyes. He then said slowly,”Becky... She should have reached the airport by now.”
When Brian Long heard this, the look of satisfaction on his face immediately transformed into a mixed expression of incredulity and indignation. He stared closely at Eric Long's face, and knew that he wasn't just kidding. In an angry yet low voice, Brian asked,”Did she ask you to stall me so she could get away?”
But Eric Long kept mum, wearing a sly smile.
”Well done, Eric, well done indeed!” Brian shouted in frustration. His lips twitched with fury, and the look in his eyes became unexplainably cruel and full of contempt. Enraged, he moved his gaze away from his brother, left his seat, and then stormed out of the room.
Meanwhile, Eric Long was still playing with the card in his hand. He glanced at the door through which Brian Long had left, and murmured to himself,”I wish you knew how I enjoyed seeing your angry face, Brian.”
Eric's face was full of satisfaction as he said those words. But in a moment, that look slightly shifted into a frown and complex emotions surged through his eyes.