Chapter 54: You’re Quite a Formidable Opponent
<.Chairman Delaney’s residence, Serenade Hills.>
Sipping a cup of tea, Lariette’s fond gaze fell on Ruediger and Chairman Delaney in front of her. The two men were currently engaged in a battle on the chessboard.
Lariette and Ruediger were welcomed warmly by Chairman Delaney who anticipated their arrival. Once they stepped into the house, the silver-haired old man asked Ruediger if he was skilled in chess.
The young man readily accepted the elderly man’s challenge, much to the latter’s delight.
The three of them gathered in Chairman Delaney’s favorite lounge. The sun was high up in the sky as the time approached noon.
As Lariette was enjoying the tea and an array of fluffy pastries, Ruediger and Chairman Delaney’s attention was on the board game.
’I never think they’ll get along this well. Grandpa only plays chess with the people he’s comfortable with.’
The thought crossed Lariette’s mind, followed by a smile lighting her face. She couldn’t help but continue watching Chairman Delaney and Ruediger’s game of chess.
Chess was among Chairman Delaney’s hobbies. The elderly man was quite picky about his opponent. He rarely asked anyone he was not pleased with to play with him — for example, Damien.
Damien used to invite Chairman Delaney for a game or two of chess but, the elderly men always turned him down without much thought.
Lariette remembered how annoyingly sulky Damien could be after receiving rejection after rejection from her maternal grandfather.