My Extraordinary Wife

Ashlyn smirked, her eyes sparkling with confidence. She asked Ian, “What happens if I win? Will you promise to treat my friend then, Old Mr. Leno?”

Her confidence piqued Ian’s curiosity.

Young people don’t have the patience to sit through a checkers match. He did not believe she knew how to play at all.

“Fine. If you win, I’ll treat your friend.”

As he spoke, Ian stepped onto a stone path in his yard and strode toward the round table under the shade of grapevines. His white hair fluttered in the breeze.

Ashlyn followed closely behind and sat opposite him.

Then, she placed the board on the table and arranged the intricate emerald checkers pieces on it.

Sunlight dappled on the checkers through the thicket of grapevines. The soft illumination brought out the stunning glow of the Cat’s Eye Emerald.

Ian’s cold face seemed to soften a fraction as he observed the scene.

thing in the world

that he was alone and living away from his family, the checkers set before him gave him more comfort than

in his expression and invited

the beautifully

not refuse his offer and settled her slender fingers on one of the

at complete odds with

and shrewdly, attacking while defending her

panic during her match with Ian, who was totally

easily defeat

game and planned his moves more

the tight match by one

he reorganized the checkers, asking, “You could’ve won by a

than enough. Old Mr. Leno, I hope you’ll stand by your promise. And I promise I’ll help you to solve the matter that has been the source of

paled. He asked, “How could a young lady like you solve the cumbersome matters that have been eating

friend, I promise I’ll solve it

vegetable patch. “I swore never to treat another patient

her sleeves. Then, she stepped into the vegetable patch and began pulling out

seemed like a pampered socialite