Elaine knew that if she was busted, she could be charged for gambling. Worse still, if her husband and daughter knew that she had gambled with such a large amount of money, they would be infuriated.

She would be condemned for what she had done.

Although the money was gone now, at least she did not end up worse than those people who were sent to the coal mine for the next one to two decades.

Yet, she couldn’t help feeling depressed with the money and bangle lost.

She could still explain hers