Chapter 274

“She beat Ronin in chess?” Horatio couldn’t believe his ears.

They would sometimes play with Lisette, but they’d never thought of inviting Calliope to join their games of chess, poker, or bridge games. They’d always assumed she wasn’t interested, or worse, that she couldn’t play.

But it turned out Calliope was quite the dark horse, and she knew her way around a deck of cards too. During Thanksgiving or those lazy Sunday afternoons when everyone gathered for games, no one ever thought to invite her. They figured she wasn’t the sociable type.

They were wrong.

“She must have gotten lucky,” Valerian muttered, grasping for a reason.

It was the only explanation he could come up with. How else could she have beaten Yara so easily?

The three brothers clicked into the livestream, unable to resist witnessing this.

The stream was already buzzing with viewers, all talking about how impressive Calliope was and questioning why the Jewell family seemed to overlook such talent.

The brothers felt a sting of embarrassment. It was like the universe was rubbing their noses in it.

“Even if she won those games, she’s biting off more than she can chew with this

asking for trouble,” Valerian grumbled, furrowing his brow. “We won’t rescue her if she gets

brothers debated, Yara opened the gate to the

you want to do this?” Yara asked. “You

replied confidently, stepping onto the stairs

the heavy iron gate behind her.

crowd gathered around the pit with their eyes glued to

go down there!” someone shouted.

Yara didn’t say you

might come out if you get too close.

just to watch from here!”

that’s for sure!”

she’ll get hurt?”

on. It’s not long, but it’ll feel

mix of concern, fear, and a

but question her, “Isn’t this a bit too much for a young girl? She’s unlike

can’t handle this,” Yara said matter–of–factly. “Relax. She won’t die. Worst case, she might leave with a few scratches or a missing

“A missing

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