My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calcraft)

Chapter 561

He had to make a decision between the pawn and the horse. The man in white’s face grew increasingly solemn. The pawn that he had so painstakingly got across was about to be lost.

After several more rounds of back and forth, the man in white was. left with only a general, a cannon, and two pawns.

“The game is set. Hahaha!” Old Malley laughed heartily.

The man in white had been winning these past few days. Finally, today, he lost. He took out a handful of crumpled banknotes from his

pocket and gave Old Malley 50 bucks.

“That’s enough for today anymore. Another day perhaps!” The man in white then stood up, grabbed his long sword, and left.

The group of old men gave Hera a thumbs-up while Old Malley was

still laughing heartily. “Young lady, you’ve given us some relief today!”

Hera chuckled and replied, “You flatter me. I’m just afraid I might have offended the old gentleman just now. Do you have a good

relationship with him?”

Old Malley shook his head in response. “I don’t know him. Seems like

he moved in recently.”

Hera smiled at that and said, “Alright then. Please continue with your

going for

Hera turned around and walked away. Grabbing onto

strolled at

years,” Helena

Dad taught me

each move I made back then, I would always think about how my opponent would respond and then plan my next

shared.

against a chess master later on, I couldn’t win no matter what, and it

is like chess; one wrong move can lead to a series of mistakes, and a careless move can

her voice gentle as she spoke.

recently

smiled self-deprecatingly. “How nice it would

things

of what happened to her as

others, she ultimately harmed

mistakes while one careless move led

loss of everything.

Kai as

just like life. Regrets were useless. The

was to play their

walked and talked. At around

you forgot about me!” Hera answered

to chat with her about everything but seemed to