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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.

was defeated,

somewhere else.

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

to Brandon and said firmly, “You wouldn’t

know,” Brandon

he

up, Noticing

hearing that, Wynn

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

however, shook her head. “No,

very close, almost as if she had figured

the half–understanding might have been a

thought in mind, she left without looking back,

Lucas stepped in to

went up to Celeste. “Let’s get something

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“Okay.”

sight of the close relationship between Celeste

Brandon nodded in agreement.

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