Harry and Brandon glanced at Trevor, then at Celeste. As their gazes landed on Wynn, they furrowed their brows.

After a moment of silence, Trevor spoke up. “It’s been a while since you played chess, hasn’t it?”

While examining his setup, she simply nodded and hummed in reply, not looking up.

She barely played chess anymore after marrying him.

“I can tell you’re a little rusty,” Trevor remarked.

Celeste didn’t say anything in reply, her attention fixed on the chessboard.

The game wasn’t going well for her right now.

It looked like there was a promising opening on Trevor’s side, but in truth, his hidden pieces were lying in wait, ready to trap her.

She pondered for a moment. Then, she avoided the trap he had laid and made her move

And now, Trevor was at a disadvantage.

He smirked and, after a long moment, placed his next piece on the board.

The tension in the game increased again.

defeated, but it

somewhere else.

she managed to understand part of her opponent’s strategy. She repeatedly made moves to counter his attacks while setting hidden pieces to disrupt his plans. For someone so

to Brandon and said firmly, “You wouldn’t be able to beat

know,” Brandon mumbled

he wouldn’t have made it as

pieces, Celeste stood up, Noticing she seemed done, Trevor

hearing that, Wynn pursed her

the gap is so close; another game and

however, shook her head. “No, I’m

game seemed to be very close, almost

the half–understanding might have been a false impression he purposely

mind, she left without

stepped in to take her

up to Celeste. “Let’s get something to drink shall

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“Okay.”

between Celeste and Matthias. “The youngest

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