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Looking at the car, she thought, Am I seeing things? Why did I think he looked a lot like Jared? It must have been my imagination! After all, how could I have encountered him in such a big city?
Then, she returned to the hotel and spent a whole week there. Soon, the day of the tournament arrived. It went on for three days, and chess players from all over the world gathered, challenging each other.
Besides filming the chess game, the media would also do a close-up of the players. One of the players shocked them as they had never imagined that there would be a young girl in the final round.
The girl was ordinary. She wore a black turtleneck, and her hair was tied into a ponytail. As some of her bangs fell, they highlighted the perfect curves of her cheeks.
Although she wore black-framed glasses, she still looked. gorgeous. The reporters were shocked to see such a beautiful woman in the tournament’s final round. However, the woman was calm and composed as she looked at the chessboard.
Among the audience, Brook clasped his hands in excitement. He had been accompanying Ellen, hoping she would win the championship for his sake.
Ellen’s opponent was a middle-aged man. Hel was calm and experienced, but his eyes were filled with disdain as he looked at her, seemingly to have underestimated her. However, Ellen wasn’t fazed for one bit and didn’t even look at him.
All she did was stared at the black and white chess pieces. The commentator had explained the chess game thoroughly, but no one was sure who would win since a slight change in the chess would make a significant twist.
Looking at the chessboard on the big screen, Brook suddenly smiled. He knew that Ellen had mastered his ultimate move. As expected, the man lost due to underestimation and she narrowly won.
With that, the champion of this year’s tournament was born. “Oh my god! The champion of this year’s tournament is a young girl. Who exactly is she? Her name is Ellen Reiss.
The rookies in this year’s chess game sure have many surprises. “Ellen breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Brook. She smiled when she saw him, knowing she did not disappoint him.
At this moment, the camera followed Ellen’s gaze and caught Brook. Immediately, the commentator was shocked. “She is the apprentice of our former champion! No wonder she is so skillful.”
The middle-aged man who lost was furious. He threw the chess pieces on the board and cussed toward Ellen before leaving. Then, Ellen got up and returned to the lounge. Fifteen minutes later, she would be on stage and became this year’s youngest chess champion.
On the other hand, at the Aguirre Residence. Connor had just finished lunch and was switching the TV channels with the remote control. Then, he saw the live stream of the chess tournament.
Subconsciously, he stopped. In the meantime, the live stream was showing the award ceremony. Connor sipped his tea when the host said excitedly, “Next up, let us welcome the champion of this year’s chess tournament.”
The camera turned toward a figure while the host continued. “This is the champion of this year’s tournament. She is a young chess player who is only twenty-five years old. She is a rookie in chess, and her name is Ellen Reiss. A round of applause for Miss Reiss.”
Pfft! Connor spat out his tea as he stared at Ellen intently, watching her take the trophy. He never expected that Ellen, whom he had been searching for, would be standing on the stage as a chess champion.
Looking at her, Connor was beyond frustrated. After all, there was no use in finding her now when Selena would be getting out of jail. Her life was ruined, and this case would forever taint her.
At this moment, Olivia entered the house. Seeing Connor staring at the TV with a surprised look, she asked, “What are you. looking at? Come and see the clothes I bought for Lena. When she comes home, she can wear the new clothes.”
“Come and look at this girl, Oli,” said Connor as he pointed toward the TV screen. Olivia wasn’t a fan of watching celebrities. When she heard Connor’s words and saw that he was pointing at the TV screen, she subconsciously looked over.
In the meantime, Ellen’s face was on the screen. The cameraman took a close-up of her, making her look event prettier on screen.
“This… Is this Ellen?” Olivia was dumbfounded. Why is she on TV and being awarded? As she thought, she exclaimed, “What is she being awarded?” Olivia couldn’t believe that Ellen had. become an outstanding woman and was on TV. Moreover, she was awarded on national TV.
“It is the national chess championship.” Connor sighed. Never would he have thought that things would turn out this way. He used to think. that Ellen couldn’t do anything and was just an ordinary girl. However, he didn’t expect her to be talented after one and a half years had passed.
“S-She must have bribed them! There is no way she can become a chess champion! If not, her opponent must have thrown the game. Thus, what is so special about an award that can be obtained by bribing?” Olivia uttered in disdain.
Hearing her words, Connor recalled that she was with Jared. Maybe the Presgrave Family had given her some benefits. They let her become a chess champion so she will have a better future. Perhaps Oli is right.
“This b*tch! How dare she live a great life and stand on the stage with spotlights on her when. she let Lena be in prison for a year! She is ruthless!” Olivia was convinced that the lady was a nobody who couldn’t achieve anything.
Then, she refused to look at the TV anymore and went to do the laundry. However, Connor sat back and hit replay, rewinding the stream. When he saw Ellen’s first match, he sat down and observed the process. Connor was a chess lover himself, and he would always play chess by the park.
When he finished watching Ellen’s first match, he was shocked. Then, he quickly forwarded the stream to the last round. As he watched the game, he knew what Olivia said was wrong. Ellen didn’t win the match by bribing. In fact, she won fair and square.
At that moment, the host mentioned Ellen’s mentor-Brook. He was the world champion who had defeated most of the top-tier players. However, he stopped competing after a tragedy happened to his family, followed by depression.
It’s quite a surprise that he is Ellen’s mentor. No wonder Ellen is skillful, he thought. When Olivia entered the room and saw Connor was still looking at Ellen, she was angry. “Why are you still watching? What is there to look at?”
Hearing her words, Connor turned off the TV. At the same time, he didn’t tell Olivia that Ellen had won the championship with her own skill. After all, he didn’t want his wife to be even angrier. At this moment, his phone rang. When he took out his phone and saw who the caller was, he galloped to the balcony and answered it.
The caller was his side chick, Aida. For the past year, she treated him like trash and threatened him to give her money by using his son. If Connor refused to give her money, she would not allow him to visit his son.
Luckily for him, Olivia had not known about Connor’s affair yet. Otherwise, life would be harder for him. The most important right now was welcoming Selena, who would get out of prison in three days.
After the award ceremony, Ellen returned to the hotel with the others. Everyone was thrilled because they had returned with fruitful results.
When they had dinner together, they discussed whether they should stay and have fun in Averna before going back. Since Brook had a place he could stay for the long term, he asked Ellen, “Do you want to stay here, Ellie? You have already achieved your goal. Next, it’s time for you to find someone and start a family.”
“I still haven’t thought about it yet, Mr. Linton.” Ellen smiled. It went without saying that she was excited because winning the championship was the highlight of her life.
At that moment, the chairman of the team got a phone call. Then, he quickly said to Brook and Ellen in excitement, “Mr. Linton, Ellie, the TV station just called and wanted to invite you guys for an interview.”
When Ellen heard his words, she was shocked. Brook looked at her and asked, “Do you want to go, Ellie?” “I…” Ellen didn’t know. She didn’t mind the cameras when she played chess. However, she would be nervous if she was being interviewed live. “Just go! Take the opportunity and be famous when you are still young!” one of them suggested.
“Yeah! What are you afraid of, Ellie? You are even more beautiful than most celebrities.” In the end, Ellen agreed to it. Since the staff from the TV station kept urging them, she and Brook would be interviewed on live TV that Friday.
At the secretary department of Presgrave Group, Stanley had finally finished his job. He decided to take a break and watched his favorite show-the chess tournament held at Averna. He had wanted to watch it but didn’t have the spare time since he had been busy the past few days.
Now, he had finished his job and was ready to enjoy himself. When he opened the VOD and saw the players’ names, he saw a person called Ellen. Before seeing the actual player, Stanley thought it was someone with the same name as Ellen. Then, he clicked on Ellen’s match.
As he clicked on the edited video, the players were seated while the cameraman gave them a close-up. At that moment, Stanley almost jumped out of his chair in shock when he saw the woman. Although the woman wore glasses, Stanley could still recognize it was Ellen!
Oh god! This is not a coincidence! She is actually Ellen! Stanley was thrilled as he thought about it. Then, he took out his phone and dialed Jared’s number, wanting to tell him about the news.
“Hello.” A tired voice sounded from the other end of the phone.
Stanley decided to surprise him. After all, it wouldn’t be much fun if he directly told Jared that Ellen had taken part in the chess tournament. He wanted Jared to see it for himself!
“President Jared, I have some great news to tell you. Go and watch the chess tournament that was held in Averna when you have the time. Maybe you will find the person you have always been looking for.” “Who is it?”
“I’ll keep it a secret. Find out for yourself!” Stanley chuckled and hung up the phone. Although he was dying to spill the beans, he still suppressed the urge. After Jared hung up the phone, Stanley texted and urged him. ‘You must go and take a look!” he wrote.
Jared sat at the back of the car. After he had ended the call with Stanley, he had another business call. It was a discussion about a recent investment proposal. Soon, Jared went back to work. When he finally returned home, it was already 9.00PM.
As soon as he entered the living room, he took off his suit, revealing a dark shirt that showed his perfect figure. Then, he walked toward the refrigerator and took out a glass of ice before retrieving a bottle of whiskey, after which he poured himself a drink.
After that, he returned to the sofa and drank some of it before closing his eyes tiredly. Suddenly, Stanley’s words flashed across his mind. Then, he took the remote control and turned on the TV.
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