Just then, Trevor spoke. “Okay.”
Celeste sat across from him.
Once the shock wore off, Wynn’s face returned to its usual calm.
After greeting Harry, she went to <b>stand </b>beside Trevor,
It wasn’t just Beck, the Lockets, and the Shaws were surprised; Caleb and Harry were just as <b>stunned</b>.
While Harold <b>had </b>introduced Celeste to them in the gallery earlier, they still didn’t know much about her.
Seeing how quiet and reserved Celeste was, they figured she wasn’t the type to draw attention to herself.
Hence, they assumed that <b>even </b>if she knew how to y chess, <b>she </b>wouldn’t just challenge others publicly like that.
Brandon didn’t know Celeste as well, but he did notice her presence.
With her striking appearance <b>and </b>gentle, well–mannered personality, Celeste came across the picture of a well- raised, polite young woman.
To him, this kind of young woman seemed to be a great fit as his grandson’s wife.
He didn’t expect Celeste to know how to y chess too.
Trevor looked at Celeste. “You wanna go first?”
The yer who started first typically held a strategic advantage.
Upon hearing that, Celeste made the first move.
Trevor followed suit with his move.
In the beginning, they both yed cautiously, not giving anything away.
They didn’t talk either.
Celeste focused solely on the chessboard, hardly sparing a nce at Trevor across from her.
After a while, both Harry and Brandon realized that Celeste’s ystyle was just like her personality–calm and measured.
Her approach was methodical, with no rush in offense and defense. She was orchestrating the whole game instead of just thinking a few <b>steps </b><b>ahead</b>.
When they realized this, Harry and Brandon were genuinely taken aback.
Previously, they had praised Wynn for her quick <b>reactions </b>and solid gamey. However, in reality, she was just following Trevor’s lead, and Trevor was essentially letting her win.
That game went on for a long time, mainly because Trevor was guiding Wynn and letting her win. Their exchange felt more like <b>a </b>couple’s game than a serious match.”
Despite everything, Wynn’s problem–solving and adaptability were well above <b>average </b>for her age.
But now…
Trevor soon caught on that Celeste wasn’t following his lead and <b>was</b><b>, </b>in fact, trying to guide him into her own. trap.
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When he eased off the attack, Celeste didn’t let up. She seized the moment, defending <b>and </b>counter–attacking with precision. Then, sheered him, forcing Trevor to hesitate.
He nced up at Celeste<b>, </b>offering a small smile.
Brandon, amazed by Celeste’s moves, <b>couldn’t </b>help but apud. “Impressive!”
Raising an eyebrow, Matthias smiled.
Beck and Caleb, on the other hand, were utterly stunned.
They realized that long ago, they’d already lost pace with Celeste’s strategy.
Her <b>calm</b>, defensive ystyle had thrown them off, and they hadn’t seen her subtle <b>moves</b>.
It became clear at this point that Celeste wasn’t only familiar with chess–she was quite a formidable yer.
Wynn stood next to Trevor, mostly watching what was happening on his side.
Just like Beck and the others, she had already lost track of Trevor’s moves.
She had <b>originally </b>thought that Celeste would lose quickly.
Yet, as she watched Trevor’s increasingly focused expression, she realized that he was taking the game more seriously than when they yed together. When Harry <b>and </b>the others also started paying <b>full </b>attention, it <b>dawned </b>on her–Celeste was genuinely good at chess, maybe even better than she was.