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.”

and said, “Alright then. Please continue with

Hera turned around and walked away. Grabbing onto Helena’s hand, they

years,” Helena said

back then, I would always think about how my opponent would respond and then plan my

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

lead to a series of mistakes, and

voice gentle as she spoke. These were the

it would be if I could comprehend these things too.

not a reflection of what happened to

others, she ultimately harmed herself. One wrong. move led to only more mistakes while one careless move led to the loss of

like life. Regrets were useless.

walked and talked. At around nine at night,

you forgot about me!” Hera answered the call, her tone a bit

be preoccupied recently. She never replied to her messages promptly and would only occasionally send an

did not have the chance to check