Calista's eyes gleamed with a layer of dark mist, and she thought to herself, 'A maid outfit? Kneeling to clean shoes? Molina, I didn't make things hard for you, but you just had to bring it to my doorstep? Fine, I'll play along!'
The woman in cahoots with Molina said again, "Alright, we'll use a professional shuffling machine this time. It's completely fair and square."
Calista looked up at her and thought, 'Fair and square? Anything you can't see or touch isn't really fair. After the cards go into the machine, they sure won't come out the same.'
"I'd like to take a look at the cards first. Is that okay?" Calista's voice left no room for refusal as she directed her gaze toward the woman.
The woman hesitated for a second and glanced over at Molina. Seeing Molina's nod, the woman handed
