Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time

Divorce Time 235

Chapter 235

At that moment, Thorne spoke up, "Alright."

Charlene sat down across from him, her demeanor calm and collected.

Vesta, after the initial surprise, quickly regained her composure. She greeted Campbell and the others before returning to stand by Thorne's side.

The surprise wasn't limited to just Granger, the Hawkins family, or the Spencer family. York and Campbell were also taken aback.

Even though Hickey had introduced Charlene to everyone earlier in the art gallery, neither York nor Campbell knew much about her.

They observed Charlene's gentle and quiet demeanor, which didn't strike them as someone who would seek the spotlight. They figured that even if she could play chess, she wouldn't volunteer to do so in such a setting.

Quintin wasn't familiar with Charlene, but she had certainly caught his eye. With her striking looks and her calm, polite demeanor, she struck him as someone from a respectable family. He even thought she would make the perfect granddaughter-in-law...

surprised to learn that Charlene could play chess

at Charlene and

the first move can be a

didn't refuse and made the first

subtle and understated. They didn't speak, and Charlene focused

and Quintin noticed that Charlene's strategy mirrored her personality-calm and steady. She attacked and defended without haste, clearly controlling the flow of the game rather than moving impulsively. Realizing this, Campbell and Quintin were astonished. They had previously praised Vesta for her quick thinking and

a playful, almost romantic feel. Despite this, Vesta was indeed among the best in her peer group

But now-

her own strategy. When he dialed back his aggressive approach, Charlene took advantage of the opening, skillfully blending

up at Charlene

Charlene's tactics, couldn't

raised an

were taken aback. They realized that they had lost track of Charlene's strategy quite some

fact, they were initially deceived by her calm, defensive approach and failed to spot her hidden maneuvers. It was only now that they realized Charlene not only played

focused on his side of the game. Like Granger