My Husband, Warm The Bed

Chapter 1646

"Levi, do you play cards often?" Brenda pretended to ask casually, but she never took her eyes off Levi. She wanted to see if he would be honest with her.

In front of his future parents-in-law, Levi didn't dare to be presumptuous. He could only honestly answer, "I know how to, but I rarely play. But I do it with my family, just to get some money from them."

Brenda said with a smile, "So you have never lost before?"

"Usually the elders go easy on me. They let me win on purpose so I can have some money to spend."

"I see." Brenda thought that this was a good opportunity. Levi had never lost before, that way, when he did lose, his true colours would be revealed. Brenda shot a glance at her husband, Carl, and her daughter, Vivian, before turning her gaze back to Levi. "Let's start then."

"Okay." After being questioned, Levi had a rough idea about what the Zellweger family was trying to find out. He guessed that they were trying to see his character from the way he played cards.

If he was in a drunken state, he would have no idea about his behavior. However, he was very clear on what kind of person he was. He could laugh it off easily no matter how badly he lost.

However, was this really what Brenda and Carl were testing him on?

Levi wasn't sure, so he just braced himself and played along, deciding to go with the flow.

Levi rarely played cards, so he wasn't very good at it. He got off to a clumsy start, but he owed his luck to his sharp wit. After a few rounds, he seemed to get the hang of it.

The Zellweger family was polite to him. They asked him about his life and his work while they were playing. The atmosphere was pretty harmonious overall.

Only Vivian was utterly dissatisfied with Levi because she knew that he was pretending to be drunk. But since she had no evidence, there was nothing she could do except shooting him a ferocious stare.

Especially when she saw Monique's shy expression and her swollen lips that looked like she had just been kissed, Vivian felt even angrier. She wished she could just swallow Levi whole.

If she had known that Levi would pretend to be drunk and take advantage of Monique, she wouldn't have allowed him to enter Monique's room.

The Zellweger family had worked hard for twenty years in order to raise her, but now he was about to swoop in and steal her away.

She was infuriated, but she did not have a choice. Or rather, it wasn't that she didn't have a choice but she had already thought of another way to deal with Levi. "Young Master Brown, it doesn't seem like you're very good at playing cards."

"Yes, luckily I have you to guide me so I'm learning a lot." It was true that he was not good at it, but that was only because he wasn't interested. If he put in more effort, it would not be long before he picked it up.

"Hey, you aren't pretending to not know how to play, are you? Are you waiting for us to drop our guard then win the game?" Levi was too good with his words. Was he all talk and no action? Who knew if he would be different once Monique was in his hands?

She had to give her parents some subtle hints to let them know that they should be harder on him. They couldn't let him take away their precious daughter so easily.

Levi put the cards on the table. "Vivian, it's

your turn."

"Great, I have a flush." Carl understood Vivian's hints and he immediately knew what to do. He smiled as he took Levi's chips before he put his cards down. "I have a flush, so your chips are mine."

Levi glanced over and saw that Carl was missing a card. He couldn't possibly have a flush.

Logically, since Carl was cheating, Levi should expose him, however he hesitated.

What if Carl had mistakenly read the wrong cards? If Levi exposed him, he would embarrass Carl and upset him.

But then again, what if Carl was intentionally cheating? Perhaps he wanted to see if Levi would stand up for what was right in such a situation.

If that was the case, Carl might think he was cowardly for not standing up for himself when he knew clearly Carl was wrong. Then Carl might not entrust Monique to Levi.

If he made the wrong decision now, it would affect Carl's impression towards him. This would in turn greatly affect him and Monique's relationship.

Levi quietly sized up the three people around the table. No one seemed to have noticed anything. He was in an even bigger dilemma now.

He threw a glance at Monique to ask her for help, but she was busy making the drinks that she didn't even notice his gaze.This material belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

Once again, Levi had an impulse to feed Monique to the dogs. Her family always came first before him. He had no presence at their home at all.

It was hopeless, Levi had to make a decision on his own. He pointed to Carl's cards and said, "I hate to be uncouth, Mr. Zellweger, but you're missing a card. It's not a flush."

"Missing a card?" Carl exclaimed. He acted as if he had no idea about the fact that he had cheated. "Alas, I'm old and my eyesight is poor. I must have seen wrongly. There goes my flush."

Levi looked at Carl. It didn't seem like he had cheated on purpose. He didn't get angry after being exposed either, rather he seemed to have a look of admiration in his eyes.

Judging from Carl's words and actions, it seemed like he agreed with what Levi had done. Levi concluded that Carl must like honest people.

With that in mind, Levi felt a lot more at ease playing cards.

Unexpectedly, in the next round, another issue arose. Similarly, a ruse was played, however it was by Brenda this time. After the experience with Carl, Levi did not hesitate to speak up. "You're one card short."

"I am? How could that be?" Brenda looked at her cards and shoved them back to the middle of the table. "Ugh, what bad luck. How am I supposed to continue playing like this?" Was she losing her temper because she had lost?

It was said that a person's true character could be seen when they lost. Levi believed so anyway. But Brenda was Monique's mother, and his future mother-in-law, so what could Levi do?

Quickly he changed his tone and said, "Luck comes in bouts. I'm sure your luck will be back soon. Play a few more rounds. No rush, right?"

"Who knows if I'll win or not?" Brenda was still unhappy, but she didn't lose her temper anymore.

Vivian let out a smug 'hmmph' and continued being cold to Levi. She thought, "B*stard, let's just wait and see."

The tables had turned in the next few rounds. Levi lost the next two rounds, and very horribly at that.

After winning, Brenda was a lot more cheerful as she said, "Oh Levi, why don't you play better? If you keep this up, you're going to lose terribly."

Levi replied indifferently, "I can't win all the time. Besides, I don't really mind losing, anyway."

First of all, Levi didn't care much about the money. Moreover, since he had decided to play, he had to be willing to lose. Plus, he was here to bond with his future family. He had to be generous so that he could win them over and make Monique his wife.