Lahat ng Kabanata ng All In, No Escape: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

The smile on John's face froze. He stared at me in disbelief, stunned for a long moment.He clearly had not expected that reaction from me. He saw my calm acceptance, instead of tears and desperate pleas for him not to go.When Helen heard my words, she suddenly hurled her phone at my back.I turned around, forcing myself to meet her eyes despite the ache in my chest. I wanted so badly to walk over and hold her, but my feet would not move."Helen, stay home with Danny and wait for me. I won't lose. Trust me."Even if I told her that I did not want to gamble, she would not believe me.Not just her, but no one would. Anyone who looked at me then would think the same.So, instead of wasting time explaining, I chose to follow John's plan and find the truth at the table.When I arrived at the gambling hall, I immediately caught the subtle exchange of glances between John and my opponent.That was all the confirmation I needed.They were working together, setting me up, bleeding me

Was there something wrong with my eyes?No. That was impossible, absolutely impossible."You lost.""So, do you admit it? We followed your rules and cleared everything behind you. You can't say we cheated.""Everyone saw it, right?""Yeah!""Exactly!"I gripped the cards in my hand so tightly my knuckles turned white. When I looked down again, it had somehow become a pair of threes.In that instant, all the color drained from my face.What the hell? It was too bizarre.It felt like I was falling into a bottomless abyss, struggling without any hope.Was I really going to relive the same tragedy from my past life? Why was I given a second chance at all?A sharp slap snapped me back.Helen's voice trembled with anger. "Nathan, I'm divorcing you."The moment she finished speaking, Ian's men began to harass her."Well, look at that body… It'd be a waste without a man to appreciate it. Why don't you come with me…"My fist slammed straight into his face as I exclaimed, "Get lo

Ian stared at John, and John stared right back, equally confused.Neither of them could explain what had just happened.I picked up the pistol and tossed it onto the ground between them.I calmly said, "Go on. According to the wager, whoever loses loses a leg."The color drained completely from both their faces.The crowd around us fell into a knowing silence, watching with morbid excitement. After all, Ian had agreed to the bet, so there was no backing out."Damn… This is something else. I've been in this place for years, and I've never seen anything this intense.""Right? Let's see if Ian actually has the guts to cripple himself."Before the murmurs even settled, Ian lunged forward, snatched up the gun, and pointed it straight at John."Like hell I'm breaking my own leg. If anyone's going down, it's the one who caused all this," he spat.John clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot as he glared back."Nonsense. This was your idea. If anyone should die, it's you!"The two o

When I got home, I kicked my father's door open and walked straight in.He seemed to have expected me. He was already sitting there in his armchair, waiting.John's mother, my stepmother, was there too, glaring at me with obvious displeasure."Nathan, what did you do to John? He's your older brother, after all…"I shot her a murderous look, and she instantly fell silent.However, with my father there, she still dared to glare back at me.I spat coldly, "He's not even a real member of the Wesley family. To put it bluntly, he's a bastard, and a bastard is no brother of mine.""Y-You… How can you talk to us like that?""Get out. Unless you want to die."The hatred I had suppressed for so long finally broke free. It terrified her enough that she shut up and hurried out.Only my father and I remained.I stepped forward and kicked him straight out of his chair."Why?""My own father cut my hair, took my blood…"My voice dropped, shaking with fury."All for the sake of some wom