Divorce Time

Chapter 232

Thorne set his glass of water down and said politely, “The pleasure is all mine to have a chess match with you, Quintin.”

Thorne walked over and took a seat across from Quintin. “Please, Quintin, guide me through this game,” he added.

Vesta and Granger, along with the others, gathered around to watch the game unfold.

Charlene and Stewart joined too, positioning themselves behind Quintin.

Now, Vesta and Granger were both familiar with chess.

Seeing Charlene so absorbed in the game, Granger approached. “Do you play chess?” he asked Charlene.

“A little,” Charlene replied modestly.

Stewart, standing nearby, muttered under his breath, “A little? More like a ton.”

But he said nothing more, perhaps because he wasn’t too familiar with her.

At first, both Quintin and Thorne’s strategies were quite nebulous.

Gradually, though, as they got a feel for each other’s style, Quintin leaned towards an aggressive strategy.

Thorne, on the other hand, focused on thwarting Quintin’s attacks while carving out new paths for himself.

At a glance, it seemed like Thorne was struggling.

In reality…

Charlene watche

sharpening as

chess, eventually asked Charlene, “Who

replied.

to say,” Cha

Moran, close enough to hear Charlene, thought her response was dodgy and

else; he sensed that Charlene had more on her mind that

difficult to articulate her thoughts.

be at a disadvantage often, he consistently found ways to bounce back. Or perhaps, he was cleverly setting traps, leading Quintin

seemed evenly matched.

However…

was “hard to say,” it wasn’t because she was Thorne

the outcome. She just wasn’t certain

younger player, he might choose to let Quintin take

even though my skills aren’t top–tier, you’re letting me off too easily. That won’t sit well with > me,”

while since I played; I’m

with amusement, not

though, and it took another ten minutes

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single piece.

being upset, Quintin felt invigorated, eager

and gestured for