During dinner, as everyone chatted away, Isabella had the dishes cleared."Are you playing cards?" she asked.Charlotte sat up straight, blushing.Eli calmly lifted his teacup, saying, "I don't play."Griffith glanced at him.Unfazed, he continued, "The fortune teller told me to quit gambling recently."He wasn't foolish enough to face Charlotte off again.Clifford and the others, oblivious to this, urged him to play on the side. Upon hearing this, Eli went to the side and found Marina to play with. Isabella brought the cards and stood next to Mason, making jokes to break the ice.On the opposite side, Justin drank, his face turning red, but his expression remained cold."Mr. Hoffman seems a bit drunk," Charlotte said.Justin glanced at her, answering, "Not really.""Is there any tea for him to sober up?" Charlotte asked Isabella.Smiling, Isabella replied, "If I didn't even have tea, I would have closed up the shop long ago."She gestured toward the teapot, which had been
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