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Chapter 5

I took away the two remaining pieces. Though Gomoku was meant to be single–round, Rita smashed another piece onto her four–in–a–row chain.

“I also won!” Her petulant voice cracked like spoiled jade.

The silence stretched.

“Then…” My gaze lingered on her like moonlight on withered petals, “…shall I continue?” My fifth piece clicked decisively.

Sixty seconds later, the board was dominated by green stones. Rita’s trembling fingers hovered over barren

intersections.

“AGAIN!” Crimson flush crawled up her neck.

Round two. Three. Four.

slow, deliberate moves and swift strikes, each victory carving deeper into Rita’s composure. When humiliated tears spilled down

as he snatched

the chaos-“Must you be so aggressive?“–but I no longer heard words,

reel. The boy who once glowed brighter than midsun now twisted into

Only twenty days remained.

board like casting funeral coins. Rising with imperial weariness, my trailing sleeve painted crimson arcs midair–only when courtyard wind kissed my fingertips did I

with frostbite–sharp panic. But when he got up to chase me, Rita held

Shaw residence. Along the way, Julian kept calling, and I blocked him directly. Then, I sent a message to my mother–in–law: Give me 150 million! One penny less, I will let you pay a painful

heart attack when she read the

point, the sky turned dark and it began to rain.

news sessand there was a loud “bang” and my car was rear–ended, slamming my head into the steering wheel and a sharp pain spreading from my forehead I looked up and

rang I call down the window.

was wearing glasses and

don’t mind, my employer in curtensly on a tight schedule Could we exchange coact beforation? Please and the repair invoice later, and res sealed well awoke the japone

after the Slumining the car door, I marched to inspect the

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to his car.“Sir, the lady

the glass, and the

a man sitting back in his car. He watched me outside talking on the

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