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

as the

chess, eventually asked Charlene, “Who do

replied.

hard to

Charlene,

he sensed that Charlene had

genuinely found it difficult to articulate her thoughts.

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

the game seemed evenly

However…

said it was “hard to say,” it wasn’t because she was Thorne actually wanted to win.

of the outcome. She just wasn’t certain

player, he might choose to let

“Young man from the Henderson family, even though my skills aren’t

back, “It’s been a while since I

with amusement, not buying

quite competent, though, and it took another ten minutes before Thorne managed to win

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single piece.

felt invigorated,

smiled and gestured for him