The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Piper looked pale as a ghost.

Wallace bit his lower lip hard, "I'm sorry."

He hadn't performed well, leading their team to a loss in the chess match, embarrassing them all!

Piper hadn't expected Wallace to drop the ball like this. A flicker of disdain passed through her eyes, but she mustered her strength and put on a solemn face. "Wallace, it's okay to lose once. It's all about keeping a cool head. You'll need to work on that." Wallace pursed his lips.

His mental game was off.

Losing to Ulysses wasn't a one-time occurrence.

The harder he tried, the more elusive victory seemed!

Keegan returned, "Piper, I'll go up for a match. The old man has already agreed to come over."

His experience and calm demeanor made dragging out a game for an hour seem like no big deal.

"Okay."

Keegan stepped up to the plate, and Ulysses, noticing his arrival, toned down his usual intensity, greeting him, "Please, take a seat."

Keegan and Ulysses weren't from the same era of players; this was their first face-off.

was cautious, considering every

opponent, resulting in a fierce

the most intense matches in recent

Eltham staring at her. "What's up, something wrong?" Was there

at her water bottle, "Weren't you a tea drinker before? What's with the

his suspicion, "Ran out of my usual tea, waiting for a new batch. Just using juice

juice is freshly squeezed,

be stored

tea, Eltham asked for the specific type she preferred and instructed his assistant to purchase the same

so naturally,

you think will

Naturally, he hoped for Keegan to win

of her juice, calmly capped it, and said, "Keegan's style is cautious and thoughtful, a mature player; Ulysses is aggressive, his style sharp. Both are formidable." With both being titans of the chess world, predicting

listening to Brittany's analysis but

had a strikingly beautiful

Almost perfect.

eyelashes were long and curled,

Eltham found himself staring.

and just then felt a bit unwell, "I'm going

you need me