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"Are you serious? You expect us to drink such a big glass each after we finish our breakfast?

" Ryder said in an annoyed tone.

nAlice could see that he was starting to get angry. She didn't want others to look at them strangely, so she interrupted,

"It's alright. You can go.

"

nThe waiter left.

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"Why did you let him go? I should have a talk with the manager,

" Ryder said.

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"It's alright. Don't get angry. It's our fault for ordering without understanding. Also, sharing is not a big deal. We can finish it together. There's no need to spoil the day,

" Alice said.

nRyder's mouth opened wide in surprise, but he didn't say anything. He simply nodded his head.

nThey both began their breakfast. The Glass of the milkshake was at the center of the table. They both occasionally sipped from their own straw while having breakfast.

nThey both finished eating at the same time, and coincidentally, they began sipping the milkshake at the same time as well.

nTheir faces were so close to each other. Ryder couldn't help but raise his eyes as he stared at her face. She looked up as well, and both their eyes met.

nNone of them removed their lips from the straw as they continued sipping while staring into each other's eyes. The atmosphere had turned somewhat romantic, but none of them noticed it as they looked in each other's eyes in a daze.

nTheir daze was broken as the milkshake finished. They both removed their lips from the straws and moved back. None of them said anything for over a minute as the awkwardness returned.

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"I'll be right back after paying the bill. We can leave after that,

" Ryder finally said as he stood up and walked up to the counter.

nHe walked back and left the Lover's Restaurant with Alice.

nThey roamed through the mall and went to various clothing shops as they shopped for clothes.

nEverything that Ryder selected had to pass through the strict scrutiny of Alice, but he didn't mind. He felt like Alice had a better sense of fashion than he did.

nAfter Ryder finished his shopping, they went shopping for Alice's clothes. Surprisingly, it only took half an hour for Ryder to select all his clothes, but it took Alice around 2 hours, and still, she was not finished.

nAlice showed him a new dress and asked,

"How does this look?

"

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"Looks great. It will suit you. Take it,

" Ryder replied.

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"Hmm, you have been saying the same thing for every dress. You don't even care, Do you?

" Alice said as she glanced at him.

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"I'm not lying. You're just so pretty; I feel like every dress will suit you,

" Ryder responded in his defense.

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"Hmph, you sure do know how to talk,

" Alice said as she walked up to the counter to get the dress packed. Finally, the shopping finished. Ryder paid for the dresses, and they left the shop.

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"Where to next?

" She asked Ryder.

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"Have you ever seen a horse race?

" Ryder asked with a grin on his face as he brought out his phone and booked a car to take them to their destination.

nThey left the mall and found the car waiting outside for them.

n*****

nDelirium Arena, it was one of the most well-known places in the city amongst the rich tier people. It was a place where horse races were held.

nThe rich people from all around the city and even from outside came there to have fun and bet on horses.

nMost of the people lost a great amount of money, but they didn't mind since they were too rich. They didn't mind losing money to have fun. There were also a few people that earned great riches in the races as well.

nThis was the place Ryder came with Alice. In the previous timeline, he had no interest in this place as there was too much luck involved, and he didn't want to take the risk of losing all his money on a far fetched dream.

nThis time, however, he had something that would give him an assured victory.

nHe entered the Delirium Arena and walked to the stands. The horses were still not in the arena, but there was a timer that said that the race was about to begin in 20 minutes,

nSoon, the horses came outside. There were 20 horses, and all had a number on them from 1 to 20.

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"Which one do you think will win?

" Ryder asked Alice.

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"I don't know anything about this, so I can't say anything,

" she replied.

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"Just take a guess,

" He insisted.

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"No. 6?

" She said.

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"Alright. Let me bet on that,

" Ryder said.

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"Wait, don't do that! That's just a guess, and we might lose!

" Alice suggested against it, but Ryder didn't listen.

nRyder smiled as he opened the app of the Delirium Arena on his phone. It was the official application developed for horse race betting. People didn't need to go to the stands to bet, and they could just do so on their phone, but the app only worked on the Wifi network of the Arena.

nNo one could use the app to bet from the outside.

nRyder had 10000 dollars on his savings, but he bet only 10 dollars on no. 6. Horse No.6 had the Odds of 1:1.2, so it was the one that was thought to win by the organizers as well.

nThe race began, and in less than 5 minutes, it was over. Horse No. 6 was the 3rd in the race. Surprisingly, the winner was horse number 12, which shockingly had the odds of 1:75.

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"See? Did you bet? How much did you lose?

" Alice asked.

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"Nothing. I lost nothing,

" Ryder replied to her.

nThe next race began in 5 minutes, but Ryder didn't make a bet this time. He simply tested his luck the first time, and he realized that he wasn't lucky. He still watched the race. The race was also over shortly this time, and the Winner was horse number 2 that had the odds of 1:5.

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"That should be enough,

" Ryder muttered as he looked at the time on his watch.

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