Son-In-Law Gets an Upgrade

Chapter 923 Took Pleasure In Taunting Him

Giles and Lydia bade them goodbye and left as soon as Alex arrived in Lumenopolis.

During his time in Lumenopolis, Alex let himself loose and focused on spending time with Maggie and Richard. In fact, he devoted so much time to them that he barely had any time for himself.

At five in the morning, Richard would wake Alex up and make the latter do morning exercises with him.

Despite his advanced age, Richard was diligent in maintaining his health. He would still continue doing his morning exercises every day without fail even after taking the pill that Alex gave him.

After lunch, Richard would invite Alex to play chess with him, even though Alex had limited knowledge in this area.

Despite Alex’s remarkable talent and achievements in various fields such as antique appraisal, calligraphy and painting, business, geomancy, occultism, alchemy, and martial arts, he acknowledged that there were still areas where his knowledge was limited.

to Richard that he did not know how to play chess, Richard still insisted on playing the

At

game. It was only when Richard asked Alex to guess who should make the first move and saw him scratch his head

She then proceeded to explain the basic rules of the game to Alex. helping the latter gain a better

weaknesses of different pieces on the board, and that

him a headstart and even allowed Maggie to give him some pointers on the

of chess, observing and absorbing the

had been playing it for almost two to three decades and was on par

defeated by Richard’s exceptional skills, leaving Maggie in awe. “Grandpa, your chess skills have improved immensely. With your standards, it would be a piece of cake for you to win in an official competition. You’re just as

praises, Richard

joy in calligraphy, but his best friend Giles had no interest in the art of writing. Among various hobbies, Giles was solely obsessed with chess.

with chess, curious to know what made it so captivating. He wondered if playing chess could provide him with more enjoyment than