The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 148 Using Sebastian's Card

During that period, when Sebastian saw the money in his account-tens of thousands of dollars, even hundreds of thousands of dollars-disappearing quickly, he suspected Mia was using drugs. To be sure, he took Mia to the hospital for a blood test.

After confirming she wasn't using drugs, Sebastian interrogated her, "Where did the money go?"

It wasn't that he didn't allow Mia to spend his money, but her sudden extravagant spending and transferring money to strangers made him worry she was being taken advantage of. Later, he checked all her social media accounts and found nothing suspicious.

Unable to withstand his intense questioning, Mia confessed everything.

"Sebastian, I bought cards."

"What kind of cards cost nearly a hundred thousand dollars?"

Eventually, Mia, looking as timid as a young chick, told Sebastian about the bets under Shadow Syndicate United.

"Sebastian, you mustn't investigate. We're legitimate and legal," Mia said.

Sebastian was angry. "Say one more word!"

Mia didn't dare to speak.

Later, he felt that since the money was already spent, there was nothing he could do.

Sebastian was relieved afterward, thinking that at least Mia had some sense to spend money to avoid trouble instead of fighting with them.

Spending money was fine. He just considered it as letting her have some fun.

Sebastian tried to comfort himself.

As a result, Mia, Vera, and Randall all eventually qualified to enter the fifth-level mid-field.

The fifth level was known as the mid-field! As the name suggests, it was the middle stage.

Here, 64 people needed to be left.

The mid-field card was a wooden card.

From the mid-field onwards, all matches were conducted in an orderly manner.

Everyone's opponent was determined by the system based on each person's combat value and the means of advancement.

Coincidentally, Randall's opponent was Mia, who had bought her card.

Since neither of them had engaged in a real deathmatch, the system paired them together.

Seeing this result, Vera said, "That's fine. I don't have to worry about you two getting hurt." After all, you know each other. Just interact casually and raise the white flag to end it.

Later, on the competition stage, under the watchful eyes of hundreds, they played a game of "Rock, Paper, Scissors." In the end, Mia won two out of three rounds, becoming a mid-field contestant and winning the wooden card. Someone reported them for cheating, "This is a fistfight competition, not a children's game."

Mia retorted, "Rock, Paper, Scissors' is played with hands, right? Aren't hands fists? We used 'fists' to compete, so how is that cheating?"

Unable to out-argue Mia, someone wanted to challenge her. At this point, Vera stepped in, "Come on, I'll fight for her."

Seeing Heroine step in, the surrounding people automatically backed off.

They couldn't beat this woman!

Only those with a blue card or higher could watch the mid-field and advanced matches.

Above the mid-field was the red field, which served as a transition from the mid-field to the advanced stages.

The mid-field left 64 people, and the red field left 32.

Each of them had to use all their strength to compete in the mid and high stages.

Lower-level individuals had the right to challenge higher-level ones. If successful, the challenger would take the higher person's rank, and the loser would switch places with the challenger.

For example, Randall now had a blue card, allowing him to watch mid-field and advanced matches but not participate in mid and high-level competitions.

Mia now had a wooden card. In her match against Randall, she won, making her a mid-field contestant with a very high status.

If Randall wanted to challenge Mia, and Mia agreed, they could compete.

If Randall won, he would take Mia's wooden card, and Mia would revert to a blue card and continue to advance.

If he lost, Randall would be demoted to the entry-level field and had to work his way up again.

This was the punishment for initiating a challenge and failing.

However, Vera was ;already a contestant in the advanced field.

Above the red field was the advanced field.

The third rank was the gold field, where gold cardholders competed.

Vera was a gold cardholder. She fought her way through thousands of people over five years to reach her current position and obtain the gold card. There were only 16 gold cardholders.

In Shadow Syndicate United, gold cardholders were so rare that everyone treated them with utmost respect, even giving way when they walk. Reaching the gold card level was extremely difficult.

With this gold card, she was considered a special talent anywhere she went. Even billion-dollar employers couldn't afford to hire someone of her caliber as a bodyguard. Yet, she reached this level.

Vera didn't rely on luck; she relied on her abilities. Although she was born into a happy family, she endured many hardships and pains to pursue this path and achieve her current status.

People said she was amazing, lucky, and had good fortune. However, no one knew the suffering she endured.

Vera never talked about it; she kept it all inside. She didn't want to share her scars with loved ones because it would make them worry. She also didn't share her struggles with anyone else because it was unnecessary. So she kept it all in, and over time, it became a habit.

Every time she came to the Shadow Syndicate United casino, she felt a heavy heart.

The playful and mischievous Vera of the past seemed to wear a mask here, rarely speaking, with a sharp gaze like an eagle ready to strike.

At home, Patrick always said her body was soft to the touch, but he had no idea what Vera has been through.

Today, Vera was here for a promotion.

She wanted to advance from a gold card to a white card.

The second rank was the white card.

Only four people in the entire field could hold it.

The first rank was the black card!

Only one person could hold it!

That person was the victor, the king.

Like a medieval monarch, the black card was the highest symbol of power, held by only one person, to whom everyone must listen and submit. Vera's goal was not to be high and mighty; she only wanted the black card, which was her sole wish for the past five years.

The white card was like a chief minister to the monarch, second only in power and highly respected.

The gold card Vera held was like a general, highly valued by both the monarch and the chief minister, with formidable abilities.

When they saw the invitation from the gold field, Mia and Randall both looked at Vera, the gold cardholder.

Vera said, "I'll compete."

She was still angry with Patrick and saw this as a perfect opportunity to vent her anger.

So, they all filled out their entry information.

Olteran Group, Patrick's office.

Patrick couldn't focus on work.

'What is she doing now?' Patrick thought of Vera.

On Patrick's desk were two movie tickets for the newly released film "Passing By."