My Substitute CEO Bride

Chapter 561

He had to make a decision between the pawn and the horse. The man in white’s face grew increasingly solemn. The pawn that he had so painstakingly got across was about to be lost.

After several more rounds of back and forth, the man in white was. left with only a general, a cannon, and two pawns.

“The game is set. Hahaha!” Old Malley laughed heartily.

The man in white had been winning these past few days. Finally, today, he lost. He took out a handful of crumpled banknotes from his pocket and gave Old Malley 50 bucks.

“That’s enough for today anymore. Another day perhaps!” The man in white then stood up, grabbed his long sword, and left.

The group of old men gave Hera a thumbs-up while Old Malley was still laughing heartily. “Young lady, you’ve given us some relief today!”

Hera chuckled and replied, “You flatter me. I’m just afraid I might have offended the old gentleman just now. Do you have a good relationship with him?”

Old Malley shook his head in response. “I don’t know him. Seems like he moved in recently.”

said, “Alright then. Please continue

around and walked away. Grabbing onto Helena’s hand, they then strolled at a

so many years,” Helena said softly under the gentle lamplight, accompanied by

young, Dad taught me to observe the game in three moves. With each move I made back then, I would always think about how my opponent would respond and then plan my next move. I have to say, it was really

master later on, I couldn’t win no matter what, and it was then I realized

to a series of mistakes, and a careless

her voice gentle as she spoke. These were the lessons

would be

of what happened to

ultimately harmed herself. One wrong. move led to only more mistakes while one

without regrets, just like life. Regrets were useless. The only thing they could do was to play their next

talked. At around nine

thought you forgot about me!” Hera answered the call, her

recently. She never replied to her

the company, Hera did not have the