"If you really are allergic to alcohol," Ace told Joanna snidely, "it's not too late to back out."
His sole purpose was to make her realize the difficulty that came with her new position and give up, not to harm her in any way.
But Joanna kept on pretending to be a pitiful young girl and replied, "It's okay. I just want to prove my sincerity in front of everyone."
What a silly and stubborn woman! Now that his patience was exhausted, Ace held his head high and declared, "Let's begin, then."
Everyone held their breath and subconsciously stepped back a little to quietly observe the game.
They decided on the simplest iteration of the game. In truth, Ace, being the serious and austere man that he was, rarely ever played the finger-guessing game. When he did, it was. only for fun when he was hanging out with Christopher and Ethan. He knew that his skills in the game were nothing to write home about, but he was sure that he could defeat a naive little