Sneak Peeking at Derek Davenport

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This week - from A Kept Woman - Derek Davenport- billionaire - is playing a little poker.
“I’ll raise you fifteen thousand.” Derek tossed his chips into the pile. Arianne snuck a glance at his cards. She bit her tongue and dug her fingernails into her palm. She didn’t know much about poker, but she knew she had to keep a straight face because Derek was bluffing. The bidding went around three more times. Only two players hadn’t folded, Derek and the man across the table. Arianne was trying to mimic his super-model escort’s bored expression. “I know you’re bluffing Davenport, so I’ll see your bid and raise you thirty thousand.” Derek tossed more chips onto the table and said, “See your thirty and raise you—” He counted chips and pushed them to the pile. “Another forty thousand.” The other player opened his cards, glanced at them and folded them. His eyes wandered around the table as he calculated the odds of what was in Derek’s hand. “I need to buy more chips. Another fifty thousand.” The dealer handed him a large pile of black and red striped chips. “And I want another scotch.” His escort scurried away. Derek leaned back in his chair. He remained intense and immobile. His gaze rarely shifted from his opponent’s face. A glass of scotch was placed on the table. The other player steadied his hand as he reached for it. “I’ll see your forty and raise you another fifty thousand.” “This is getting boring,” said Derek. “We’re playing for chicken feed.” Without looking at the dealer he asked for one hundred thousand in chips. One golden edged black chip was slid across the table to him. “I see your fifty thousand and raise you one hundred thousand.”
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