Trapped in Love

Neil: [Thank you, Axel.]

Axel: [Don’t mention it, Uncle Neil.]

Neil opened his laptop, and to his surprise, he found that Ryan had received a 400,000–dollar transaction just two days ago. Neil’s face contorted in anger as he gazed at the numbers.

“No matter how well you treat some people, they can’t resist the allure of money! If that’s the case, I’ll follow Draco’s plan and do what needs to be done tomorrow!” Neil exclaimed.

At 8:30 p.m., Caroline returned to Bayview Villa. She spotted Evan and Tyler in the living room, engaged in a game of chess, sitting across from each other.

Approaching them, Caroline asked, “Are you playing chess?”

Tyler glanced up, his face displaying displeasure. “Mommy, do you know how sly and cunning this man is?

Evan smirked. “Choosing to belittle when you can’t match someone’s skills? Your mom doesn’t support this bad habit.”

brought into the conversation suddenly.

quickly corrected himself, saying, “I misspoke. Let’s

and declared, “A man should keep his word. We agreed to just

go easy on a boy more than two decades

easy on you, but will the world? You must learn to accept

“Evan, you’re being too tough on Ty.”

for him to learn about the

“Ty, it’s normal to lose a chess game when you’re new to it. You’re already remarkable for having

Tyler’s eyes transformed into determination. “I’ll beat him one

being overly competitive

bel” Evan chimed in just as

was rendered speechless but understood that the two parents had different educational philosophies. It

to wash up, Caroline returned to her room.