*DING DONG*

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"...Errrrrug...Who the fuck is that?" rudely awakened from my slumber after winning yet another cool mil last night, I mustered up the energy to sit up from my double king-sized bed and crawled over the trio of passed-out drunk and naked women I had shown a good time last night, having to knock one out of them away and sent her rolling off the bed so that I could reach my phone.

"1PM? Don't they know people are trying to sleep!?" Quickly, I switched to my security camera app, ready to tell whoever it was at my front gate to screw off so I could get back to sleep and prepare myself for round five with these lovely ladies.

That was until I saw who it was on the screen. The sight of this woman kicked me right out of my groggy state. "L-Lora?" my ex-wife... I have not seen or spoken to her since she took me to court to try and force me to pay child support.

That was what...Three, maybe four years ago now? I don't freaking remember; all I know is that this cunt had the gall to try and steal my hard-earned money, and now here she is at my doorstep after all this time, most likely to try and swindle me again.

I should tell her to piss right off....Yet my curiosity got the best of me, and I had to know why she bothered to show her face again after all these years. "...What do you want?" I held down the mic icon to communicate with her through the speaker by the gate.

"O-Oh Jake?" It took her a while to figure out where the voice was coming from, but eventually she found the speaker and leaned into it. "Could you please let me in so I can talk to you face-to-face?...It's about our son."

Our Son? Don't even remember the kid's name; why would she expect me to care about that snot-nosed brat? I bet she is just trying to use him to try and steal my money again! What a disgusting woman I'm ashamed to have once called my wife!

This really was going to be a waste of my time, but still, my curiosity was too great and I had to know the underhanded tricks she was going to pull. "...Alright, come in and we'll talk."

Pressing the gate icon on this app, it slowly opens just enough for my hag of an ex-wife to enter, making sure to push the button again to close it before shutting down the app and tossing my phone somewhere on the bed.

I was annoyed that I had to get up so early to deal with this bullshit and just wanted to kick back with some Netflix, a nice bottle of champagne, and a few lines of coke.

With a groan, I crawled myself out of bed, knocking another passed-out girl off the bed, and found my pair of undies that I tossed off last night and lazily placed them on before heading to my walk-in wardrobe and taking out my favorite robe to toss on, not bothering to tie it up so that I could give my little friend downstairs some breathing room.

With a sigh, I open up my gold and diamond-encrusted mini bar fridge and take out an unopened bottle of champagne, quickly popping off the cog and sent it flying God-knows-where into the room, taking a big swig of it to help me get through this encounter.

I make my journey across my glorious seaside mansion that a common pleb could only dream of obtaining, arriving at the front door where the source of my headaches had waited.

With another swig from my bubbly friend, I take a deep breath and open the door. "...Hello Lora." Taking yet another sip from my bottle, I look over at the woman I was once dumb enough to marry, picking up that she hadn't changed much over the years.

She still wore the same crappy jeans and jacket you can find in the clothing bins at the cheap shops. I know she's still below middle class, but can't this bitch even try to wear something that doesn't look like it came from the dump? "H-Hello Jake..." the woman had the gall to look at me with a judgmental glare, acting as if we both hadn't already seen each other's sweaty naked ass bodies. "I see you've been doing well for yourself..." She acts all high and mighty with her condescending tone and crossed arms as she looks around my house.

I am so glad to have dumped this cunt. "Let's just cut the small talk and get to the reason why you're here already. I've got more important matters to attend to," like my ass having a private meeting with my couch.

"Yeah, of course you do...Even over your son's well-being." See, she never got over her bad habit of mumbling shit under her breath. I decided to let it go this time since it really wasn't worth my time or energy to argue over it. "Then I'll just cut to the chase...Our son is in the hospital and needs an urgent kidney replacement; otherwise, he is going to...Pass away..." Her voice grew low as she looked to her feet.

So little, what's his face is not doing so hot, huh? "Yeah...That is awful and all, but you don't expect me to give up one of my own kidneys for him, do you?" I start scratching my balls since they have a real bad itch right now.

Quickly, Lora snapped her attention back to me, and an all-too-familiar burning hatred lied behind those eyes that I've grown all too numb to. "Thankfully for all of us, we have already found a compatible donor, so you don't need to worry about making any sort of sacrifice for your own son. I wouldn't even trust them after God knows what you've pumped into your body by now."

It's painfully obvious where this conversation is heading, yet this dumb-ass bimbo still has the nerve to insult me under her breath. This cunt hasn't changed a bit. "Alright, if it's not my kidney you want, then how much do you want?" I looked over my finally groomed nails, having no intention of forking over a single cent but wanting to give that bit of hope before crushing it as punishment for wasting my precious time with this nonsense.

All of a sudden, when money is on the line, she eases up on her nasty glare and switches to a pleading frown. "We managed to scrounge up ten thousand for his operation...But we still need fifty more, so I'm begging you! Please look into your heart and loan us the money!" She cups her hand as if in prayer and bows to me. "I swear, I'll do all in my power to pay you back! Please just...Don't let our son die..." Her voice began to quiver, with tears pouring down her cheeks.

Seeing her in such a miserable state...Was just utterly pathetic. "Hmmm...That is a fair bit of money for me to part with, though? Why come to me when you could have easily taken out a loan from a bank to pay off the rest?"

"Y-You don't think I didn't try that first!?" There she goes, turning right back into an aggressive, nagging bitch again. "Of course they denied me a loan, and you should know damn well why they would!"

I wondered what the hell she was on about for a second there, only for it all to come back to me. "Oh yeah, that's right! During the trial that you filed for, it was decided that it was your responsibility to pay off all the debts we had accumulated during our time together." The look on her face once the decision was handed down was absolutely priceless and gave me a good, hearty laugh at the time.

"Y-You piece of shit! You know damn well those debts all came from you because you couldn't control yourself and wasted it all on junk!" It was not my fault; I deserved to treat myself after busting my ass at that dead-end job! "I swear you paid off that judge because there is no way in hell anyone could review that case and be on your side!"

"Here we go again, trying to blame your loss on the trial being 'rigged'; it's been years already. Just because you lost doesn't mean there were shenanigans, so get over yourself already!" Now it was my turn to call her out for throwing baseless claims at me, baseless in the sense she can't prove a damn thing since, of course I paid the judge off; no way in hell was I going to leave it up to chance when my hard-earned money was on the line. "Speaking of which, how can I possibly expect to see my money again when you can't even pay off the debt you currently owe?"

"A-Are you serious..." I got a great deal of amusement seeing my ex's eyes grow in utter shock, one of the very few times I had left her speechless.

With a proud smile, I take another swig of my drink and was about to shoo this bitch away since this conversation has started to bore me, but then a brilliant idea popped into my head, one inspired by a pretty annoying visitor that likes to pop up in my life from time to time.

"Say...How about we play a little game of chance to see whether I loan you the cash or not?"

"H-Huh? A game of-What the hell are you talking about?"

With a smile, I reach into my pocket and pull out a simple coin, one I use to scrape off any stains I see in the house, showing her both sides to let her know I wouldn't be cheating.

"Quite simple. I flip this coin, and depending on where it lands, it will be the deciding factor in whether I give you the money or if you leave here with nothing. You got all that, or is that too much for you to understand?"

Predictably, she looked at me in utter disgust, treating me like some sort of monster despite giving her this generous chance to win the money for her kid. "Y-You're seriously going to leave our own son's life up to chance!? You're a psycho!"

I start flipping the coin up and down just like my favorite stalker likes to do, quite tired of my hag of an ex-wife throwing such harsh insults at me. "You want a chance to win the money or not?" My patience was starting to wane, and I was about ready to kick her out and leave her with nothing if she kept this nasty attitude up.

Looks like she was smart enough to realize the generous situation I had given her, easing up on her rotten attitude, though she's still giving me quite a nasty look, which I'm willing to let slide. "Fine...Just flip the damn coin already."

I grinned from ear to ear, exactly what I hoped to hear, and I let the coin rest on my thumb and readied myself to flick it. "Very well then, let's see what Lady Fate has in store for the boy." I can see why that Dealer guy loves playing this game with people; it was immensely satisfying to hold the fate of another in the palm of your hands knowing they can't do a damn thing about it, which made me wonder if I can set this up as a lucrative side gig.

I can think about that later; right now it was time to dish out my own fate on this bitch, though it was clear how this was going to play out.

Heads: I will not just loan the money, but give it to you outright without having to pay back a single cent.

Tails: You get nothing, and you leave my place and never bother me again!

With the conditions clearly set and no protests from Lora, I flip the coin high into the air, watching it spin before landing back onto my palm and flipping it over onto my wrist. "So what did fate decide?" I lingered on this for a good while and slowly began lifting my hand.

Soaking in every moment of her fear and anxiety before finally lifting my palm to reveal-

Tails

"...Ooooo bad luck, it seems," I say, holding out the coin so she can see the result for herself. "Fried, you're going to be walking away empty-handed today."

"W-What! Th-Y-You can't leave our son to die all because of a stupid coin flip!"

"Don't be a sore loser again, Lora." I roll my eyes as I place the coin back in my pocket, finding it both pathetic and hilarious how she just can't take her losses like an adult. "We both agreed to play, and I won fair and square, so get your saggy ass off my property before I call the cops to take you away."

"B-But..." she frantically combed her hand through her long, bushy hair, looking around erratically as if on the verge of having a mental breakdown. "H-How else will I pay for our son's surgery?"

"I don't know...Maybe whore yourself out to a bunch of strangers? Heard you can make a killing on that even if the merchandise is a little past due."

That was when she set her sights back on me, breaths heavy, her teeth clenched down hard, and her eyes opened wide with deep seething hatred sparking behind them. "You bas-

"Goodbye Lora! Say hello to the kid for me."

With that, I quickly pushed her out and slammed the door on this aggravating part of my past. I had my fun messing with her for everything she had put me through, but I had my fill and was no longer in the mood to deal with this annoying bitch.

Of course the cunt couldn't just leave in peace; I could hear her scream profanities at me at the other end of the door. Once she was tired of doing that, I watched from the window as she stormed over to one of my many potted plants, picking it up and tossing it at me, smashing the pot to bits against the window before finally storming off.

If I was in a better mood and if this was anyone other than my skank of an ex-wife, then I may have let that bit of vandalism slide, but she interrupted my well-needed beauty sleep and threw a wrench into my whole day off. I think it's only fair that I report her sorry ass to the cops for destroying my property.

Taking another swig from my champagne, I make my way back to my room to find my phone and enact some justice...Only to get yet another uninvited guest.

"Couldn't spare fifty thousand to save that kid of yours, huh? Fair enough, though; after all, you only have a measly three billion dollars in the bank. Sure, it would have been a serious financial blow to give your Ex that money."

My shoulders quickly sank, leaning my head back and letting out an exhausted groan after hearing his voice. "For fuck sake, Dealer... Normally I'm down for our little game, but today, can you just-

Piss off

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It's been a good six months or so since we had our last encounter, which took place in the bathroom of a casino, where he challenged me to our tenth coin flipping game, where I again bested him with my unmatched luck.

Truly thought after besting Dealer at his own game so many times in a row that he would finally understand that he can never beat me and leave me at peace... Clearly, I was wrong.

"Oh? Now that's not a very nice way to greet an old acquaintance," acquaintance, my ass, would be more accurate to refer to you as a constant nuisance in my life. "Though personally, I don't really care how you treat me; as long as we can play our favorite game together, then that's all that matters to me."

"Yes yes, I already know how much you love this stupid little game; you don't have to tell me every freaking time." letting out a tired sigh, I finish the rest of my champagne and toss the empty bottle on the floor by the pilled-up trash bin. "Do we have to play now, though? Cause I'm really not in the mood for any games today. Can't a man spend his day off sitting his ass down on this high-quality couch and watch TV on his million-dollar surround sound set up in peace?

"I can't do that; Lady Fate would not allow it, and even if she did...I wouldn't." Fucking arsehole, if this piece of shit wasn't some other worldly thing, I'd take that coin and shove it up his ass! "Besides...It looked like you had a lot of fun playing my game with your Ex, so what's the harm in going another round?"

A grumble left me as I made my way over to the fridge and pulled out the left-over pizza from the night before to munch on...Least I think it was the one we ordered last night. Either way, I'm still chomping down on it regardless. "Fine! Whatever, let's just get this over with already." I take a bite out of my cold slice of pizza, leaning back on the kitchen bench while I wait for him to get this stupid game over with.

A chuckle left the creature as he let the coin he loved to flip over and over and over again rest on his thumb and prepared to start the game. "Alright then...Let's jump right to it."

Yet again, he flips the coin into the air while I watch it spin round and round till it lands back in the palm of his hand so he can flip it over. I wait for him to confirm the invariable results.

"Well now...Looks l-

"I won again...Woooo yaaaaaay...What a shocker..." After stuffing down the rest of my pizza, I lift myself off the bench and make my way over to the couch to finally start my day off proper. "Now that my soul is safe, could you poof away or whatever it is you do already so I can get some freaking alone time in this house?"

"You know...You might want to see the result for yourself since it's quite an interesting outcome."

I came to a complete halt, my shoulders dropping as I tilted my head back to face the creature while letting out an exhausted sigh, wishing this freak would leave me alone already. "The fuck are you on about?" reluctantly, I turned around and approached the creature to see what he rambled on about and hopefully give him a reason to get out of my house.

Rolling my eyes, I look over, expecting to see the same dancing monkey again...Only that wasn't what I saw this time. "T-The hell..." I couldn't comprehend what I saw before my very eyes and even had to rub them to make sure I wasn't seeing things, but it was there as plain as day...The coin had landed on...

Heads

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I-I was left in utter shock....T-there is no way this is right! This is impossible! There has to be some sort of mistake! I NEVER LOSE!

No...There is no mistake; once I heard Dealer's laughter, it all started to make sense. "You piece of shit! You must have flipped that coin when I turned my back!" this conniving little bastard! If this punk was nothing more than a mere man, then I would have strangled him until he breathed his last breath and had his body dumped into my ocean!

"Believe what you want, but I'd never tarnish my game by cheating to influence one's fate." This lying scumbag placed his hands into his pockets, looking at me with his empty void of a face as if he had done nothing wrong! "The fact of the matter is, you kept testing your luck with Lady Fate and will now pay the price for it."

"Y-You!" I was absolutely fuming at the nerves of this filthy cheater! Teeth clenching together tight and my hands curled into fists, I take a swing at the creature, no longer giving a shit if he was some unnatural being. "I'll kill you!"

I put my whole body into my punch, one that would knock out the biggest of bears and would no doubt do serious damage to even an otherworldly creature like Dealer... Only that didn't happen...

"W-what the?" Instead, my punch didn't make contact with anyone; in fact, once I regained my composure, that was when I realized Dealer used his powers to teleport away. "C-Come back here and fight me like a man, you coward!" I frantically search around the den for any signs of the creature, even knocking away my own furniture to try and find the fucker.

"That's a request I refuse to partake in." His creepy voice gave away his position. My attention quickly shifted to the hallway that connected to my room. The punk was leaning against the wall, acting as if he owned the place. Such a callous act only further enraged me. "Fighting is something that is beneath me; my only concerns are serving Lady Fate and playing my favorite game with you mortals."

I growl at this sissy; not only did he cheat me out of my win all because he got upset that he could never defeat me fair and square, but he won't even step up to fight me man to man.

Wanted nothing more then to rush him especially after hearing that annoying chuckle of his, but knew it was pointless considering he would just teleport away again when I got close to him.

"No need to be upset, though; now that you have gotten heads, your wish can come true now."

"Huh? Wish? What the hell are you talking about?"

One last chuckle left the creature, turning to face the direction of my room, and spouted one last thing that sent a chill down my spine.

...You shall never see me again...

...

With that final sentence, Dealer had made his way down the hall and entered my room, causing me to hurry over, forgetting for a moment that he could just vanish whenever he wanted, and was only greeted with the three naked chicks still passed out with no Dealer in sight.

That slimy, cheating motherfucker! Bastard couldn't accept that I was unbeatable and rigged that coin flip for me to lose.

Worst of all, since the coward disappeared into nothing, I wasn't able to beat his sorry ass for tricking me. Knowing I couldn't get my revenge on that spineless creature, I broke down into a fit of uncontrollable rage, screaming at the top of my lungs as I indiscriminately grabbed anything I could get my hands on and smashed it to pieces!

I didn't know what I was destroying, nor did I really give a flying shit! The world around me may as well not have existed, as everything around me became a fuzzy blur, with only my boiling anger guiding me over to the next object to destroy!

Once I picked up a golden statue of an angel and tossed it at my movie theatre-sized screen and smashed it to bits, I began to settle down.

My outburst left me standing in the middle of my destroyed den, heavy breaths leaving me as my sights settled onto my disjointed reflection that came from the remaining shards of glass still hanging within the frame of the screen.

"...Fuuuuck..." stumbling over to my couch, I plop my ass down on it and bury my head in my hand, the terrifying realization of what this rigged loss could all lead to.

Dealer made it crystal clear that I would suffer a horrible fate if I had ever lost this coin toss, yet I still didn't have the damnedest clue what that could possibly entail.

All I know is that if he was willing to break his own rules just to defeat me, then whatever that creature had in mind wasn't going to be either quick or painless... What the hell was that man going to do to me?

...*Tweet*

"AH!"

The paranoia got to me so bad that even something as simple as a tiny chipping bird that took a seat on my outside bench caused me to rush to my feet and raised my fists high, ready to fight for my life.

"Jesus Chr-Go on! Get out of here, you little shit!" waving my arms erratically, I successfully shooed away the annoying little bird and aggressively rubbed my forehead to try and calm myself down.

"FUCK!" Eventually, the stress was too much to handle, and I quickly rushed to my fridge to pull out a bottle of wine and start chugging the bitch down, not giving a shit that the majority of my drink began pouring down my body. "Ahhhh! Fuck!....I needed that..."

After a few more swigs of my drink, I eventually began to settle down, sitting back down on my couch and gazing at the now-destroyed screen that could easily be replaced, taking a few calming breaths before breaking down into a fit of laughter after coming to a realization.

"THAT PUNK CAN'T DO THIS SHIT TO ME!" That cunt kept going on about how I'd suffer if I ever lost that coin toss. Well, the truth of the matter is that creature cheated, so in the end I have come out the victor, and even if that sissy little bitch tries to come after me, my luck will protect me.

With a sigh of relief, I sink into my couch and take another swig of my wine. Knowing I'll be fine...I'll be just fine...Ha ha ha-

HAHAHAHAHHAHAH!

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"Place your bets here! Bet a dollar and win a dollar! All you have to do is correctly guess where the coin will land, and you win! No need to break the bank in this game of chance! Place your bets here!"

It's been over a year since my final encounter with Dealer, where he cheated me out of my win and fabricated my very first loss.

Have never seen him again since that day, but that bastard's scummy little trick had created a ripple effect that caused my life to spiral out of control and destroyed everything I had worked so hard to obtain.

Losing countless bets only a day after that piece of shit cheated me out of my win...I even got into a fight with the staff and was eventually kicked out of that casino due to the sheer shock of my loss. No matter what I did, even trying my hand at underground gambling didn't do me any good, with my billions soon dropping into the low millions.

Just when I thought things couldn't get worse, a letter from my Ex-wife came in my mail, announcing that somehow she managed to get our divorce case re-opened and discovered my bribe with the judge, forcing me to pay out my remaining millions not only to the court but also to my wife and that bastard child of mine!

In the end, that cunt did indeed steal my hard-earned money, along with forcing me to sell my house and all my hard-earned stuff inside it to pay off the rest of what I was forced to owe, leaving me completely homeless and holding on to the only thing to my name that wasn't the clothes on my back...

A single dollar.

I couldn't do shit with a dollar, so there was only one option left for me to reclaim the glorious life that had been stolen from me...

To test my luck one last time!

"Place your bets here!" I just needed one person to challenge me. "Bet a dollar and win a dollar!" Just one game and one win is all it will take. "All you have to do is correctly guess where the coin will land, and you win!" To reignite my luck and set me back on the path of infinite riches! No need to break the bank in this game of chance! Place your bets he-AH!"

"Oy! Watch it, ya freak!"

It was then that some arsehole knocked into me and sent my face crashing onto the pavement. Once I had regained my composure, I was just about ready to slug the man...Only my sights had set on a much more important objective.

"W-w-w-wait! Nonononononono!" When I fell, my dollar hand slipped out of my hand and began rolling down the street, heading straight for the sewer grate.

With no time to waste, I rushed to my feet and chased after my last chance to regain my fortune, making a dive for it when it looked like I wasn't going to make it and stretched my arm out as far as it could to grab the coin!

...

Only for my finger to hit it and give it that extra push it needed to fall down into the sewer grate... Leaving me to lay there awestruck...

My eye soon began to twitch, and anger boiled over inside me as I let out a loud screech and pounded my fists onto the ground over and over until they had become bloody and broken, not giving a single shit about how much it hurt!

"DEALER, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!" I screamed to the heavens! Cursing the creature who ruined me! "I HOPE YOUR LAUGHING HARD YOU BASTARD! IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU, I'D STILL BE LIVING GREATER, THEN ALL THE RICHEST OF KINGS COMBINED!"

All because of him, I lost it all...All because he couldn't stand losing against me...All because that prick had to cheat...

"I KNOW YOU CAN SEE ME! SHOW YOURSELF YOU COWARD SO I CAN STOMP YOUR HEAD INTO THE CURVE!!!"

I frantically look around for this creature, knowing he had to be somewhere!... He has to be! Hiding somewhere out there, laughing at me after burning my life to the ground!

I looked, and I looked, yet the coward was nowhere to be seen!... Yet that didn't matter anymore, for I had spotted something far more interesting in the distance.

"The golden gate bridge?...Yes...Hahaha! Yes, of course!"

I didn't need to beat the ever-living shit out of Dealer; no, no no no, I have a better idea on how to get back at him...Showing him up at the ultimate test of luck!

"Hahahahaha! Yes, that's perfect! HAHA! I'LL SHOW YOU DEALER! I'LL SHOW YOU MY LUCK IS STILL AS POWERFUL AS EVER! BWHAHAHAHAH!

Wasting no more time, I ran towards the golden gate bridge, making the biggest bet of my life and freeing myself from this curse!

For I am the luckiest man alive!

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