Divorce Time

Chapter 235

At that moment, Thorne spoke up, “Alright.”

Charlene sat down across from him, her demeanor calm and collected.

Vesta, after the initial surprise, quickly regained her composure. She greeted Campbell and the others before returning to stand by Thorne’s side.

The surprise wasn’t limited to just Granger, the Hawkins family, or the Spencer family. York and Campbell were also taken aback.

Even though Hickey had introduced Charlene to everyone earlier in the art gallery, neither York nor Campbell knew much about her.

They observed Charlene’s gentle and quiet demeanor, which didn’t strike them as someone who would seek the spotlight. They figured that even if she could play chess, she wouldn’t volunteer to do so in such a setting.

Quintin wasn’t familiar with Charlene, but she had certainly caught his eye. With her striking looks and her calm, polite demeanor, she struck him as someone from a respectable family. He even thought she would make the perfect granddaughter–in–law…

He was surprised to learn that Charlene could play chess as well.

Thorne looked at Charlene and said, “You go first?”

first move can be a

refuse and made the first move. Thorne followed

subtle and understated. They didn’t speak, and Charlene focused solely on the board, barely glancing at Thorne

strategy mirrored her personality–calm and steady. She attacked and

her quick thinking and skillful play, but even

feel. Despite this, Vesta was indeed among the best in her peer group in terms of adaptability and strategic thinking.

But now-

her own strategy. When he dialed back his aggressive approach, Charlene took advantage of

at Charlene and gave a slight

Charlene’s tactics, couldn’t help but cheer, “Nicely

an

had lost track

fact, they were initially deceived by her calm, defensive approach and failed to spot her hidden maneuvers. It was only now that they realized Charlene

focused on his side of the game. Like Granger and the others,

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