From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 151

“You little bitch, you wouldn’t call me senior before, but chose to do so right after my defeat.

Wasn’t this a deliberate attempt to embarrass me?” Rebecca cursed inwardly, “Just you wait! I’m going to make you suffer.”

Rebecca maintained her gentle smile until the live stream ended.

Jack timed his entrance perfectly at the end of the broadcast, clapping his hands and announcing, “In honor of Rebecca’s triumphant first day back, we’re knocking off early! Dinner’s on me–we’re hitting up Joe’s Crab Shack for some lobsters!”

Silence fell upon the room while everyone exchanged awkward glances.

Rebecca’s expression darkened terrifyingly.

Carey sidled up to Jack, tugging at his sleeve.

“What’s wrong?” Jack asked, puzzled. Weren’t early knock–offs and lobsters something to cheer about?

Carey whispered, “Ms. Morris lost.”

“What?” Jack was stunned. It hadn’t even occurred to him that Rebecca could lose!

“You lost to Griffin?” Jack queried.

Carey nodded.

Jack’s face was a picture of shock.

How could this be? Rebecca was so formidable; how could she possibly lose?

took a moment for Jack to gather his thoughts before he approached Rebecca with

answer Jack directly but instead said, “I suspect Griffin was

system to help her! There was no way Griffin could

only one explanation – Griffin was cheating!

That had to

something.” Although Griffin was a decent player, in Jack’s mind, Rebecca was top tier! And Rebecca was a grandmaster–how

wasn’t cheating, what

I think Griffin’s also

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else would she hide her face?”

White was a well–known

more popular than Griffin, she never showed her face, claiming to

that not only was she far from beautiful, she was also a fifty–year–old woman! The incident caused a sensation online.

Snow White was

wouldn’t show

about looks. If Griffin

hide her face?

corners of

a cheater! Once this news got out, what chance

cheating scandal alone would be enough to

very firm values;

to challenge Rebecca?

know what to

“Rebecca, you always