Chapter 609 Soon after, the other party picked up the call.
âBella, am I seeing things, or did you dia! the wrong number? I canât believe youâre calling me. Thatâs a rare treat.â
Mr. Eugeneâs voice echoed from the other end of the phone, leaving everyone in shock.
Phillip and Shirley, recognizing the voice instantly as Mr. Eugeneâs, felt like they had the game in the bag.
Even Mr. Wintersâ face changed color. This was definitely Mr. Eugeneâs voice. There was no way he could mistake the accent, the tone!
But how could this be?
It sounded as if Mr. Eugene actually knew this girl!
Who exactly was this girl that Mr. Eugene so highly regarded her?
âMr. Eugene, have you gone to bed yet? I hope Iâm not disturbing you?â Arabella remembered he usually retired early.
âWell, youâre being quite formal now. Forget about sleeping. Even if I was lying in a coffin, Iâd get up if you called! When are we going to have another chess match?â The implications of this were massive. Arabella played chess, too?
From the sound of it, she had even played chess with Mr. Eugene.
Could it be that she was a chess whiz?
I âIâll come over some other day.â As Arabella said this, she went straight to the point, âI heard you have a granddaughter. Just asking.â
âWhat granddaughter? I wasnât aware. Ah, I get it. You must have heard some rumors and thought I had recognized someone else as my granddaughter. Thatâs impossible! I only want to recognize you as my granddaughter. What do you say? Have you changed your mind? Many want to be my granddaughter, if you miss out this time, there wonât be another chance!â
Arabella hadnât expected him to bring this up again, so she changed the subject, âWeâll talk about that later. Do you remember the golden chess set?â
âI do. Didnât give it to you? Do you want to give it back to me? I knew you were a gentle and sweet girl...â
I âYouâre overthinking it.â Arabella cut off his daydream, âIâm calling to tell you I gave it away.â
âWhat? You silly girl, that chess set was my treasure. I gave it to you because I love you.â
Are you sure itâs because you love me?â
Caught off guard by Arabellaâs question, Mr. Eugene stammered, âWell, thereâs definitely a part of it because I love you.â
Since everyone was listening to the call, Arabella didnât expose him but said, âAlright, thatâs all I wanted to tell you. Iâm hanging up now.â
âWait, you havenât said when youâll come next.â Before Mr. Eugene could finish, Arabella had hung up the phone.
Everyone was amazed!
Mr. Winters hadnât expected this girl to actually know Mr. Eugene, and Mr. Eugene himself admitted that he had given her the chess set. And Enidâs face turned even more sour!
If the one in Arabellaâs possession was the real one, then what the hell did she spend a whopping twenty million dollars on?
âNo, this canât be.â Enid shook her head, unable to accept the reality.
âEnid, were you deceived?â Suri tried to comfort her, âDonât you have the contact information of Mr. Eugeneâs granddaughter?
Call her quickly and ask whatâs going on.â
âSince Bella has Mr. Eugeneâs contact, if necessary, she can also help Mr. Eugene communicate with the âgranddaughter.â
Jessamyn also suggested.
All eyes were on Enid.
Feeling embarrassed, Enid took out her phone, ready to call âthe granddaughter, only to find out sheâd been blocked!
Seeing Enidâs face turning extremely sour, Suri anxiously asked what had happened and found out sheâd been blocked.
The truth was as clear as day!
Enid was swindled, and after the swindler received the money, she was blocked.
âAfter all that fuss, it turned out sheâs been swindled.â
Shirley looked at Arabella lovingly, âI canât believe you even have a connection with Mr. Eugene. When Grandpa Phillip tried to buy the chess set from him, he even turned down Grandpa Philip. Itâs clear he values you greatly.â
Without a doubt, Arabella must be a chess prodigy!