Son-In-Law Gets an Upgrade by Mr. Adeel

Chapter 923 Took Pleasure In Taunting Him

Giles and Lydia bade them goodbye and left as soon as Alex arrived in Lumenopolis.

During his time in Lumenopolis, Alex let himself loose and focused on spending time with Maggie and Richard. In fact, he devoted so much time to them that he barely had any time for himself.

At five in the morning, Richard would wake Alex up and make the latter do morning exercises with him.

Despite his advanced age, Richard was diligent in maintaining his health. He would still continue doing his morning exercises every day without fail even after taking the pill that Alex gave him.

After lunch, Richard would invite Alex to play chess with him, even though Alex had limited knowledge in this area.

Despite Alex’s remarkable talent and achievements in various fields such as antique appraisal, calligraphy and painting, business, geomancy, occultism, alchemy, and martial arts, he acknowledged that there were still areas where his knowledge was limited.

Although Alex had admitted to Richard that he did not know how to play chess, Richard still insisted on playing the board game with him.

At

Alex had no knowledge of the game. It was only when Richard asked Alex to guess who should make the first move and saw him scratch his head in confusion that Richard finally accepted that Alex was indeed a complete

to explain the basic rules of the game to Alex.

indicate the relative strength and weaknesses of different pieces on the board, and that would guide players in making

didn’t know how to play, Richard gave him a headstart and even allowed Maggie to give him some pointers on the side.

grew up immersed in the world of chess,

compared to Richard, who had been playing it for almost

cake for you to win in an official competition. You’re just as good

hear his granddaughter’s praises, Richard stroked his

in calligraphy, but his best friend Giles had no interest in the art of writing. Among various hobbies, Giles was solely obsessed with chess.

day, Richard approached Giles and inquired about his fascination with chess, curious to know what made it so

responded with a mocking tone, “Chess is a national