Luck is a Charm

Byrne Camellia's face now had a red hand-palm marked from Daphne Camellia after getting slapped hard.

Looks of disbelief filled his eyes as Byrne Camellia could never imagine getting slapped by his daughter.

Meanwhile, Daphne Camellia finally realized what she just did. She staggered back as she hurriedly tried to come up with an excuse.

"Uhh- father… I-"

"Enough, father deserved this slap so you don't have to feel guilty about it." Byrne Camellia raised his hand to stop her from talking.

He knew he deserved to get slapped for telling her daughter to spread her legs for someone so he had no right to get angry.

He may be a shrewd man to others but he has his own principles and when he is in the wrong then so be it, he shall admit it.

Daphne Camellia nodded, "Then I won't apologize for my actions. As for the condition you made for Zen, I believe it's best to just leave it to heaven and not force anything."

Byrne Camellia remained silent for a brief moment before making a soft sigh.

"Sigh, if that's the case then so be it but daughter, I hope you can understand my decision in wanting you to have a romantic relationship with a platinum cardholder." Byrne Camellia then said before getting up.

Daphne Camellia watched her father leave the room as she remained in a daze for a while.

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"So now that we have the Camellia family and the Kaiso family as your allies, what are you going to do next?" Zen asked Krista Dragoon as they walked around the streets.

Since he got her mad previously about being a womanizer, he decided to go on a relaxing date with her.

Krista Dragoon glanced around the store without paying attention to Zen, causing Zen to smile bitterly.

'Ugh, she's still mad…' Zen cried inwardly as he tried to look for an item that could make her happy.

However, Zen was dumbfounded when he saw a gambling place and multiple people with nice clothes were going inside.

"Krista, what are those nobles gambling for?" 

Zen grabbed Krista Dragoon's hand despite her resistance as he pointed at that particular store, named Gambling Aristocrat.

Krista Dragoon tried to fling his hand away but gave up when Zen was too focused on the 'Gambling Aristocrat' place.

"Meh, it's just a gambling den with a bit of fancy name and you should know it from the store name itself. It's a high-class gambling den for nobility people." Krista Dragoon said as she wanted to go back to a clothing store.

She wasn't interested in gambling with those good-for-nothing noble youths as they only spent their family wealth without care.

Such people are guaranteed to lose their entire assets once they inherit their family patriarch position. 

Alas, Krista Dragoon was dragged away from the clothing store as Zen wanted to gamble for a bit to test his luck.

"Krista, introduce me to the place," Zen smiles cheekily as he walked over to the Gabmling Aristocrat while holding Krista Dragoon's hand.

The receptionist was dumbfounded to see Krista Dragoon entering their place as she quickly walked forward and bowed.

"Welcome Princess Krista Dragoon, it is our Gambling Aristocrat's honor to receive you." The receptionist said with a blissful smile.

However, when her eyesight soon landed on Krista Dragoon's hand, she gasped in surprise to see her holding hand with a man in public.

'W-Who is this young man?' The receptionist cried inwardly as she did not recognize Zen at all.

Krista Dragoon saw her reaction and sighed inwardly. 'There's going to be another long gossip… this Zen really doesn't care about anything.'

Krista Dragoon cleared her throat and said, "This person is Zen and I'm sure you should have heard of this infamous name by now."

'Z-Zen?' The receptionist repeated her words inwardly before realizing who Zen is.

'I-It's the man that cripples the heir of the Kaiso family.' The receptionist screamed internally as she quickly bowed 90-degree respect to Zen.

She did not want to offend a dangerous man like Zen who doesn't care about nobility whatsoever.

Zen twitched his mouth when he noticed the receptionist became afraid of him and wondered if he was really that scary.

'These people really need to know that I only target those who offend me for no reason…' Zen exclaimed inwardly as he kept a solemn expression on the surface.

Afterward, Zen stared at the receptionist and said, "Tell me what kind of gambling you offer here."

The receptionist paled as she hurriedly explained the types of gambling for Zen.

"There is your classic poker where the nobles purchased chips to bet and there's another type of gambling which is immensely popular."

"Another type of gambling?" Zen asked in confusion. 

The receptionist nodded her head and continued to explain. "Y-Yes, we will have two people that are on death row for committing a heinous crime and instead of executing them, they are put in an arena where only one person can get out alive. The nobles can bet money on who would win." 

Zen held a disbelief expression as this is basically an underground gang type of gambling. 

'How the hell is this even legal?' Zen pondered inwardly as this type of activity should not be wide open for everyone to enter.

Krista Dragoon seemed to notice his confused expression as she explained, "It isn't surprising as long as one can pay enough money to the authority for a license."

And she continued, "Also, besides gambling in here, there is another secret area here where only the most influential nobles could enter… and it's where most young men go to relieve their stress."

Zen raised his eyebrow in surprise at Krista Dragoon's words. Her meaning was clear for Zen to understand.

'They offer prostitution here… no wonder why Krista Dragoon despises this place.' Zen exclaimed inwardly as he started sweating.

He only came here to try and earn some easy money from the nobles. At the same time, Zen wanted to make some of the nobles join Krista Dragoon's alliance even if they were useless. 

They could become cannon fodder for him but now it seems like he has dug a hole for himself again. He wasn't here to do some sexual activity with some random women.