At one of the Texas Hold'em tables in the Metropolitan Casino, the beautiful dealer wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked nervously at Alvin across from her...
Mr. Battleaxe was playing with great focus. A glamorous brunette had already won three hands in a row, and he seemed extremely unhappy about it...
The dealer watched as Mr. Battleaxe solemnly tossed in a blind, then nervously dealt two hole cards to each of the eight players.
As the one who'd posted the big blind, Alvin glared at the beautiful woman beside him, who was smiling sweetly and radiating British charm. He grabbed a handful of chips, tossed them into the middle of the table, and said fiercely, "Five bucks!"
The beautiful woman saw Alvin's serious expression and burst out laughing. "Fifty bucks..."
Then she reached out to him. "Hello, I'm Olivia Spear, CEO of Western Construction Group."
Alvin looked at his mismatched two and six, then tossed his cards away in annoyance. He didn't shake hands with the woman who clearly had an ulterior motive. Instead, he smiled at the two dancers beside him, who looked a little awkward, and said, "Don't look at me like that. I've only got ten thousand in chips. The less I bet, the happier you should be, since the rest will go to you as tips..."
Then Alvin shot Olivia a malicious glance. "You've stolen my fun for the night, but I forgive you, because you have the same name as my secretary, and you're just as pretty as she is.
"You have a lovely accent. My secretary does too. You can give me your number, and I'll have her talk to you.
"That's only because you're beautiful!"
A platinum-blonde dancer pressed her ample chest against the back of Alvin's head and gently massaged