Ethan’s Vengeance of Love

Apollo did not want to dampen Mrs. Rowland and Old Mr. Rowland’s enthusiasm. Still, his eyes lit up as they landed on the chessboard across the hall. Then, he suggested, “I can play chess with Great-Grandpa.”

He had been interested in playing chess ever since he was a child. Mainly because his mother liked to play it whenever she encountered something difficult and needed to calm down. So, when he discovered her habit, he started studying the game and eventually became just as skilled as his mother. She also briefly mentioned that Old Mr. Rowland was an enthusiastic and masterful player, so Apollo was eager to put his skills to the test against him.

“Really?” Old Mr. Rowland’s eyes lit up instantly. “That’s great! Finally, someone in the family who wants to play chess with me.”

“Dad, just keep in mind that Apollo is only seven years old,” Mrs. Rowland reminded gently as she knew well that Old Mr. Rowland would not care about anything else once he started playing chess. She was worried that he would be too harsh on her grandchild. After all, her grandchild was only seven!

“I know. I know. I will teach him well so that he can put up a good fight against me in the future.” Old Mr. Rowland dismissed her concerns. He actually had a plan in mind. He knew he was strict with his grandson, but he had decided that he wanted to spoil his great-grandson. After all, Apollo was too sensible for a child his age that it made him feel as if he should spoil him to compensate for the child’s maturity.

“Come on. We should have our breakfast before doing anything. Then, Great-Grandpa will teach you how to play chess.” Old Mr. Rowland became full of energy when he heard the word ‘chess’. Mrs. Rowland did not say anything else as she knew that Old Mr. Rowland would steamroll anything else that had nothing to do with chess at the moment. Therefore, she contacted the merchants again so that they could send someone to remove the remaining items that didn’t catch Apollo’s eye.

Actually, Apollo did not choose many items, so most of them were returned to their original state.

“What do you think the Rowland Family is up to? They asked us to deliver the items early in the morning, and now they want us to take everything back?” The group of managers met each other outside the residence and could not help but convey their doubts.

“Did you notice that she only asked for things for children?”

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be the children from

the items look like they are for seven- or eight-year-old children. So, even if he is married, he wouldn’t have

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front of the chessboard. He was eager to share his expertise

course, Mrs. Rowland, who was already sitting on a stool next to them, would not be absent from this bonding session as she watched her excellent grandson attentively. She also wanted to intervene

start with Connect Four?” He was very kind and friendly as he had thrown his usual solemn demeanor out of the

front of him. He wasn’t lying, as he had truly spent

know how to play Go? That’s amazing!” Old Mr. Rowland immediately praised him wholeheartedly as he did not expect such a small child would know how to play Go. Of course, Mrs. Rowland did not expect anything out of their match; she thought her father-in-law was merely coaxing Apollo. As for Keith, he disliked playing chess ever since he was a child due to his rebellious personality. Thus, he decided to be a silent audience as he watched

definitely brilliant, and he had no doubt that Apollo was a fast learner. Apollo may even be able to

to show Apollo how to make the first move when Apollo had already taken a stone out of the stone bowl and

impressive. It looks like we’re in for an exciting match today.” Of course, Old Mr. Rowland did not initially consider Apollo to be a real opponent—his main goal was simply to spend time with his great-grandson. But as the game progressed, his expression changed from casual to serious, and he became

his face. Nonetheless, it took Old Mr. Rowland a few deep breaths to calm down, and his expression looked more complicated than ever as he