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Chapter 979
When the two of them got downstairs, Bryan was nowhere to be seen. Meanwhile, the six
children were playing chess with Darius.
Arissa walked over with Benjamin and sat down at the side to watch Darius play chess.
After a while, Benjamin's phone rang, so he stood up and went outside to pick up the call.
Arissa only briefly glanced at him before returning her focus to the chess game.
“I think I made the wrong move,” Darius said, regretting his choice and moving to take
away the chess piece he had just set down.
“Grandpa, you can't do that! You can't make another move! Zachary cried out as he
looked at Darius with a frown.
“He's right! Grandpa, that's cheating!” Oliver chimed in, siding with his brother.
At that, Darius frowned before casting an aggrieved look at his grandchildren. “Can't you
just let me do this one time?”
The children turned to him and shook their heads with determination. “You didn't let us do
this earlier either, Grandpa!”
Darius froze, his beard twitching. William, who was beside him, smiled, amused by the
interaction between the old man and his grandchildren.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEven Arissa was smiling at the scene.
“Sweethearts, just let Grandpa off the hook.”
Too prideful to admit defeat, Darius suddenly said, “No, no! I don't need you to go easy on
me. I'll win without your help!”
“Not necessarily.”
Gavin was confident in Zachary's chess skills.
“Don't get too cocky,” Darius said with a huff before he continued playing with his
grandson.
To his surprise, the boy still won him in the end.
The children burst out laughing. “Grandpa, you lost! Hahaha!”
However, Darius did not get mad at the sight of their joy. Instead, he was equally happy.
“It's just one round. What's there to be happy about? I was going easy on you just now.
Let's do this again!”
The children pouted in dissatisfaction.
“You lost, Grandpa! I won, but you're not taking your defeat in stride!”
“That's right. You even tried to play dirty!” Jesse protested.
“Let me play this round,” Oliver said as he excitedly rubbed his hands.
“You're up. Try to go easier on Grandpa so he won't lose too terribly,” Zachary uttered as
he patted his brother's shoulder.
Both Jasper and Jesse snickered at the side while Tim and Gavin watched the scene unfold.
Darius then glanced at Oliver and asked, “You're better in this than your brother?”
Oliver grinned from ear to ear before adjusting his glasses and concealing the sly glint in
his eyes.
“Don't listen to him, Grandpa. I often lose to him.”
The corners of Zachary's lips twitched when he heard that. A chess master indeed. Listen
to those crafty words of his!
Curious, Darius began playing against Oliver.
Arissa knew how well the boy could play, but she said nothing as she continued watching
them.
In just a few moves, Darius was stuck.
“Oh my, I think I've won!” Oliver remarked as he put on a look of surprise on his face.
Darius' piece was trapped by Oliver's pieces, and there was nothing the old man could do
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmto escape that situation.
Darius could only blink in disbelief.
What a sneaky boy to have led me into this trap!
“Oliver, did you just lie to me?” Darius asked the innocent-looking boy with a smile.
Oliver beamed and answered, “Grandpa, I have no idea how I won. Sorry!”
“Haha!” Darius laughed before patting his head lovingly. “Stop messing around, okay?
Let's rematch.”
“Grandpa, no matter how many times you have a rematch, you'll never win Oliver!” Jasper
pointed out proudly.
“Oh?” Darius said, lifting a brow.
“Oliver's an award-winning chess player! He's invincible!” Jasper revealed.
Darius and William were taken aback by that, and they turned to look at Arissa in pleasant
surprise. “Did he really win an award?”
Arissa nodded. “Yes. He's a world champion.”
Right then, Benjamin ended his call and came in. When he heard the last part of her
words, he asked, “What world champion?”
Darius glanced at him as a wave of pride swelled in his chest.
“Your son's a world champion, but you don't even know that? What kind of father are
you?”
Benjamin became speechless at that.
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