He spoke in a manner that was neither haughty nor humble. He was not disturbed just because the people before him were Ares and Denali. Everything else aside, just his calmness had already earned Paxton and Antony’s admiration. Paxton raised his head to look at Zayn then he cracked a faint smile and said, “Are you any good with playing chess?”Zayn said, “A little.”Paxton said, “Shall we have a game?”Frankly, Zayn thought about all sorts of possibilities when he was coming here, including how Ares would display his power and even attack him in an attempt to soften him a little. However, he did not expect that Ares would treat him so courteously and leisurely. Even Denali was treating him politely as if he was just meeting an old friend. Zayn did not hesitate much. At this point, he was already capable of being calm and composed in all situations. He cracked a smile as well and said, “In view of your invitation, it’s better for me to comply, Ares.”Antony took the initiative t
A look of barely-discernible admiration flashed past Ares’ eyes when he noticed how quickly Zayn focused himself. He did not procrastinate anymore either but he immediately picked up a black chess piece to begin the game. Chess was not new to Zayn because he used to play it almost every day when he was young. He was very skilled at playing chess and his standard was already equivalent to a professional chess player. However, he stopped playing chess after he married into the Carter family and he would only play a few online chess games when he was free in the office of Violet Vision Media Corp at most. He noticed that the so-called grandmasters that he encountered online were only mediocre and they were utterly no match for him. He lost the interest to play anymore afterward. Hence, it had already been a very long time since he played. Generally, his chess skills would have certainly deteriorated over time but this was almost never an issue for him because he was a perfect-class
As time went on, the game between Zayn and Ares grew more and more intense. It had already reached its climax and everyone at the scene were skilled in playing chess so they could sense the intensity of the game naturally.Chess was considered one of the most famously difficult games in this world and players of different skill levels would differ very much from each other. On the other hand, even the current grandmaster in the world would feel inferior upon watching the game between Ares and Zayn now. Their minds’ critical thinking skill had even surpassed a computer to a certain extent. Another hour passed and Zayn could only feel that 90% of his physical strength was exhausted. He had no idea how much he sweated because it all evaporated from the high temperature of his skin. Even though Ares was not as fatigued as Zayn, he was not doing any better. He was sweating profusely and every move he made, he needed to contemplate for a long time. Ever since he became the unbeata
Zayn smiled. He made a move soon. On the other hand, the composition changed once again as soon as he made a move. From Ares’ point of view, it was chaos on Zayn’s side despite his upper hand. The tables had turned and Zayn was on decline once again. He immediately raised his head to look toward Zayn. Soon, he saw the magnanimousness and sincerity in Zayn’s eyes. He burst out laughing aloud in a manner that was especially delighted. “Interesting, interesting!”Everyone was stunned and they could not figure out why he would react in this manner all of a sudden. It did not seem like his usual mannerism. On the other hand, Zayn cracked a smile as well. He felt relieved in his heart because he managed to safeguard his life this time. Antony was slightly confused as well. He said, “Paxton, why are you laughing? Could it be that you’ve already won the game?”Ares’ laughter halted to a stop. He nodded and said, “Yes, I won. I won but our pal Larson here didn’t lose either.”Upon he
Zayn managed to escape the calamity in the end. At last, not only did Antony drop any investigations concerning his negligence, he even promoted Zayn. It was completely out of left field for Zayn.However, Zayn was well aware that things were not as simple as they seemed. After all, he committed a serious crime. Even if he was a genius who gained the admiration of Ares and Antony, he was still expected to be punished accordingly.Hence, in spite of Antony promoting his rank, he had just been given a nominal post that did not affect him minimally. Moreover, Antony also deducted three years’ worth of his salary. Of course, he did not mind the salary deduction at all. It was frankly only a formality. Regardless, he was already very pleased with the outcome of today’s incident. He spent the night there and was up early the next day. When he got to the courtyard, he found a short-haired woman who had a slim frame. She was dressed in military garb, and she looked to be especially v
The short-haired woman noticed his movements, and she immediately flew into a humiliated rage as she scolded aloud, “You’re dead!”She attacked him in an even more ferocious and ruthless manner. Every attack she made was lethal, and they were all aimed at the weakest parts of Zayn’s body. Zayn furrowed his brows tightly and said, “That’s enough. My name is Zayn Larson and I’m here to meet Ares and Denali. I’m not your subordinate, enough is enough.”“Shut up! You? A hideous troll like you has the audacity to claim that you’re here to meet Uncle Ares and my grandpa?” The short-haired woman scolded loudly. Zayn felt even more troubled upon taking in the new information. He realized that he was in a predicament. The short-haired woman that stood before him had a terrifyingly powerful background!She was the granddaughter of Antony. How did he manage to get involved with a troublemaker like her out of nowhere?“I’m not lying to you. I’m here to meet Sir Ares and Sir Denali, hones
Zayn felt very speechless that a well-respected, best of the best perfect-class master fighter like him would actually spar with a young female acquired fighter. On the other hand, the young female acquire fighter was clamoring wildly at him. If news of this incident were to spread to others, he would be a joke. In fact, Zayn had even suspected Denali sent this spoiled princess to him today as a form of punishment because his original punishment yesterday was too easy. Zayn felt rather troubled. If this was any other woman, he would punish her accordingly yet it was obvious that this woman was Denali’s granddaughter. He would not have the audacity to act recklessly regardless of how bold he was. “That’s enough. I’m a perfect-class master fighter. You and I are on completely different levels, stop it now!” Zayn spoke in a stronger tone to warn her off. However, the woman refused to believe him at all. She said in contempt, “Perfect-class master fighter? Stop lying! I’m going to
It was Zayn’s first time encountering someone like this. He wondered what an appropriate description would be—clueless or reckless?However, Zayn was well aware that the woman was going to stop at nothing to obtain a taste of his power. “Hmph. If that’s the case, don’t blame me for what’s about to happen.” Zayn changed his posture once more. He quickly sprang forward to hold down the short-haired woman’s shoulders so that her body was weighed down, rendering her incapacitated.On the other hand, the short-haired woman widened her eyes and appeared to be surprised in the meantime. She looked at Zayn with an expression that was obviously not expecting Zayn to actually have the courage to attack her for real. Sienna Hoffman was astonished indeed. One should know that she was like the overlord of the courtyard because her grandfather was Antony Hoffman while she was so close to Paxton that she addressed him as Uncle Ares. With her explosive identity, no one in the courtyard had the c