Chapter 109

Caleb froze for a moment and then increased his driving speed.

Meanwhile inside the Woland Residence’s study.

Three rounds of chess later, James was looking at Alice with disbelief.

He loved chess and had been studying it since he was young, and he had a talent for it. Since he

turned eighteen, he had never lost when competing with others. It could be said that he had never lost

a game of chess.

Of course, his opponents had various skills, but if he were born into this generation and joined

competitions, he would win prizes.

However, he lost to a young woman today, and he lost three rounds in a row.

In all three rounds, he had lost by one move, and it was that reason that made him even more shocked.

The young woman seemed to have the ability to read his thoughts and knew all his moves so that she

could win by only one move.

As if winning him wasn’t hard enough, she could even maintain such a highly skilled win every time.

How could James not be shocked and amazed by that?

No wonder she behaved so arrogantly just now. It was because she does have the capability to support

her arrogance. Hmm, this girl isn’t as simple as I thought she’d be.

“Old Mr. Rowland, I won.” Alice looked at James, grinning without any trace of being modest.

Actually, Alice also had a deep knowledge of chess and was talented in psychology as well. That was

how she won against James.

While looking at Alice’s behavior, James was initially taken aback, followed by smiling.

The young woman’s personality was beginning to grow on him. She wasn’t pretentious or hypocritical,

and she didn’t flatter others. Also, she was as arrogant as a person could be, which made him like her

even more.

It was a pity he wasn’t lucky to have a granddaughter like Alice.

Also, he had just lost, which meant this marriage would be canceled. He had just lost his grandson’s

chance to marry this young woman.

Before this, he had absolute confidence that he would win and thought this marriage was confirmed,

and the young lady even said she was willing to get married tomorrow. He was prepared to win the

game and let them get their marriage certificates the next day to avoid any unexpected events!

However, he didn’t anticipate he would lose!

But Alice had previously said to let them settle their own matters, so she didn’t fully reject the proposal.

Now, it was up to Keith, and James hoped Keith could work harder and marry Alice. If Keith succeeded,

he would be a lucky man, and the entire Rowland Family would prosper. It was now down to whether

Keith could do it.

“You won. You earned it fair and square. This is the first time I’ve accepted the fact that I lost.” James’

personality was that he never submitted to defeat, but not this time.

“Win or lose doesn’t matter. What matters is the process.” Seeing the situation, Alice thought it would

be appropriate for her to comfort James slightly.

“You say it like it’s easy. How could it not matter? If I won, I was planning to let you and Keith get

married tomorrow. Now that’s all just wishful thinking.” When James thought of that, he felt depressed.

He discovered that he had fallen into Alice’s traps and felt remorseful. If he hadn’t agreed to the bet, he

would have settled their engagement today, even if it meant he had to shamelessly beg the other party.

In the meantime, Alice was shocked because she didn’t expect James would have such a thought. It

was lucky that she won.

“Alice, Keith is not a bad guy. Think about it. The Rowland Family is a democratic family, so you

wouldn’t suffer any maltreatment after marrying Keith.” James desperately wanted Alice to change her

mind.”

“Are you sure? I think Mrs. Rowland is quite scared of you.” Alice pouted, showing her disagreement

with his words. She found chatting with James quite amusing and became more casual with him.

“She’s afraid of me because she has a timid personality, not because she’s being ill-treated. Would you

be afraid of me if you marry into the Rowland Family?” James frowned slightly but didn’t show too

much emotion.

After he finished, Alice didn’t retort because she wouldn’t be afraid of James. Though he seemed

fierce, he was actually a very nice person.

“Old Mr. Rowland, I still have some things to do, so I must leave. Excuse me for not being able to stay

and have a meal with you.”

Since the matter was settled, Alice didn’t want to stay here any longer as she didn’t want to see the

faces of the other Wolands.

As for Charles, his attitude was calm today, and he didn’t react much to this matter, so she couldn’t see

through him.

Though Charles had never done anything to hurt her, he hadn’t helped her either throughout these

seven years.

She had long stopped hoping to get any attention from her family, so whenever she had to face

Charles, the most she would do was be polite to him. It was impossible for her to trust him, let alone

rely on him fully.

“You, young lady, are being too petty. Don’t you think so?” James gave her a disappointed glare. “You

may leave if you want, but you have to play another round of chess with me. I’ll let you decide on the

time because you youngsters are always busy, but I’m always free.” James really liked Alice, so he

hoped they could meet again and give his grandson some more opportunities.

“Sure.” It was quite hard for Alice to continue rejecting James’ request.

“Grandpa, what happened?” Keith had been waiting outside for a long time. When he saw the two

come out, he quickly approached them, obviously looking anxious.

“Come on. Let’s go home.” After giving Keith a look, James secretly shook his head.

“What? Go home? What’s going on?” Keith was a little dumbfounded. His grandfather came full of

vigor, but why did he suddenly want to go home after a few rounds of chess?

“You youngsters can deal with your matters on your own. I won’t meddle in your business.” James

naturally wouldn’t tell Keith that he lost to Alice and couldn’t help him propose to a marriage with her

any longer.

“Grandpa, your attitude changed too quickly. Did something happen? Don’t tell me you fell for her

tricks?” Keith knew Alice wasn’t like what she was rumored to be. On the contrary, she was intelligent

and witty. Also, he knew James well and could guess what had happened.

“You brat, watch your words. What do you mean by falling for her tricks? Alice is such a sensible child.

Do you think she would trick an old man like me? I just think that you guys can take care of yourselves,

and there are some things an old man like me shouldn’t be interfering too much with.” While he spoke,

he gave Keith a dead stare.

The words James said had slightly implicated Alice as well. Didn’t I just fall for her tricks?! Didn’t that

young lady just trick me? Alas, I was too confident that I underestimated her. I wouldn’t have agreed to

her conditions if I had known she was so great at chess.

“So, you only found that out today?” Keith snorted, clearly not believing in James’ words. That was not

what James said when urging him to get married sooner.