She found it distracting. When she gambled, she was completely focused, her every emotion tied to the cards. She didn't want anything to divide her attention.
***
The Mercer family scandal was causing a huge uproar, and with Martin refusing to let his wife apologize, the situation remained unresolved.
After leaving the house, Bella secured the loan for Debbie, grabbed a quick bite to eat, and then contacted Sebastian.
Sebastian knew the money he'd invested in the Mercer family was likely tied up again.
If only he hadn't gone to the Mercer Group on Friday. He had been expecting to celebrate with them, but his presence had made him feel too self-conscious to sell his shares.
Otherwise, he would have cashed out. Now, it seemed another opportunity like that would be very hard to come by.
When Bella called, Sebastian hesitated. He was starting to have second thoughts about rushing into the marriage.
But Bella wanted him to go with her to pick out a wedding theme.
Originally, Bella was supposed to fly to Paris this weekend to order a wedding dress, but under the current circumstances, she couldn't leave.
She had too much money tied up in the Mercer Group to carelessly fly abroad for a dress fitting while ignoring what truly mattered.
Although Sebastian was reluctant, he couldn't come up with a good excuse for a weekend, so he agreed to meet her.
"With the Mercer family situation being so serious, are you okay?"
Bella, sitting in the car with sunglasses and a mask at the ready, pulled down her mask and said, "I'm fine, it's nothing. The house was surrounded by reporters this morning. My mother had one of the staff help me sneak out.

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