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

for a walk!”

that said, Hera turned around and walked

strolled at a

at chess after so many years,” Helena said softly under the gentle lamplight,

young, Dad taught me to observe the game

and then plan

shared.

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

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

looking ahead, her voice gentle as she

lessons she had recently come to understand.

smiled self-deprecatingly. “How nice it would be if

these things

of what happened

harming others, she ultimately harmed

more mistakes while one careless move led to the

loss of everything.

that not Kai as well?

regrets, just like life. Regrets were useless. The only thing

was to play

two walked and talked. At around nine at

me!” Hera answered the call, her

with her about everything but seemed to

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