Chapter 313

Emily Hayes stood off to the side, still looking around anxiously, trying to spot the exact stone the salesperson had praised earlier—one supposedly guaranteed to reveal top-grade jade. By now, the gambling stone section was way more crowded than before. Besides Emily’s usual crew, a bunch of curious onlookers had gathered, obviously drawn in by the buzz around her and Summer Knight’s face-off. When people saw how quickly Summer had picked her stone, they could barely hold in their chuckles. A few even had to bite their lips to stop themselves from laughing out loud. “Guess she just picked whatever looked okay to her,” one whispered. “Clearly doesn’t know the first thing about stone gambling.” “She probably thinks it’s all down to luck or something... how naive can you get?” On the flip side, Emily was taking her sweet time, seriously sizing up the options, looking every bit like someone who knew what she was doing. Most folks were already writing Summer off. To them, she was clueless—