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

At

not believe Alex had no knowledge of the game. It was only when Richard asked Alex to guess who should make the first move and saw him scratch his head in

the basic rules of the game to Alex. helping the latter gain

piece values indicate the relative strength and weaknesses of different pieces on the

how to play, Richard gave him a headstart and

chess, observing and absorbing the skills through Richard’s passion

the game compared to Richard, who had been playing it for almost two to three decades and was on

one round, Alex was utterly 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 good as a professional player, so please stop giving Alex a hard

hear his granddaughter’s praises, Richard stroked his beard proudly.

Giles had no interest in the art of writing.

know what made it so captivating. He