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Harry and Brandon glanced at Trevor, then at Celeste. As their gazes landed on Wynn, they furrowed their brows.

After a moment of silence, Trevor spoke up. “It’s been a while since you played chess, hasn’t it?”

While examining his setup, she simply nodded and hummed in reply, not looking up.

She barely played chess anymore after marrying him.

“I can tell you’re a little rusty,” Trevor remarked.

Celeste didn’t say anything in reply, her attention fixed on the chessboard.

The game wasn’t going well for her right now.

It looked like there was a promising opening on Trevor’s side, but in truth, his hidden pieces were lying in wait, ready to trap her.

She pondered for a moment. Then, she avoided the trap he had laid and made her move

And now, Trevor was at a disadvantage.

He smirked and, after a long moment, placed his next piece on the board.

The tension in the game increased again.

defeated, but it was

somewhere else.

round was even more exciting than the last, though. She didn’t have the advantage of going first, but in their first match, she managed to understand part of her opponent’s strategy. She repeatedly made moves to counter his attacks while setting hidden pieces to disrupt his plans. For someone so young to have such sharp observation, memory, and control

turned to Brandon and said firmly, “You wouldn’t be able to beat

know,” Brandon mumbled

been the one playing with Trevor, he wouldn’t

stood up, Noticing she seemed done, Trevor asked again,

hearing that, Wynn pursed her

speak, someone added, “Yeah, the gap is so close; another game and

her head. “No, I’m

almost as if she had figured out Trevor’s strategy

honestly, the half–understanding might have been a

in mind, she left without looking back, making

in to

“Let’s get something to

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“Okay.”

of the close relationship between Celeste and Matthias. “The

Brandon nodded in agreement.