Chapter 1134


    cated, Benjamin stayed in the living room for a while, then excused himself to work in the study.


    Meanwhile, Arissa kept up a lively conversation with Darius, and they even yed a round of chess


    afterward.


    By the time Shaun came over to the house, the chess game was at its climax. Arissa greeted him


    absentmindedly, then put all her focus on the game.


    Darius merely nced at Shaun in acknowledgment before quickly picking up one of his chess pieces.


    “That was a sneaky move, Issa!”


    “Heh! You saw it, huh?” Arissa smiled smugly. She looked at the chess piece he was holding above an


    empty square and asked, “You sure you want to stick to that square, Dad?”


    The old man had regretted his moves thest couple of times, and she could not help teasing him while


    reminding him that he could not change his mind after this.


    Darius'' brows were tightly drawn together as he studied the chessboard. Then, with a solemn nod, he


    said, “I''m sure!”


    “No take-backs,” Arissa pointed out in a sing-song voice.


    He took in her confident expression and began to waver, then looked back at the chessboard. He


    paused, then finally put his chess piece down on a different square and announced, “I''ll put it here!” Property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Shaun, William, and Edwin could not help sputtering from where they watched by the sidelines.


    “Very well, then. I guess I''ll just have to move mine here!” Without warning, Arissa moved a chess


    piece forward. Another step and she would take Darius'' chess piece away.


    At the sight of this, Darius panicked and quickly retracted his chess piece. He abandoned his pride and


    put the chess piece onto the first square he had chosen earlier, then said, “I think I''m better off leaving


    it here.”


    Arissa smirked. She was used to Darius'' fickle-mindedness.


    Thoroughly entertained by this exchange, Shaun interjected yfully, “Here I was thinking you''d be too


    proud to admit cowardice, Old Mr. Graham.”


    Darius red at the young man and snapped, “Quiet, you! Go look for your boss and stop bothering


    me. You''re going to make me lose!”


    Shaun was rendered speechless by Darius'' outburst.


    William and Edwin, on the other hand, hid their smiles. They had expected such childish behavior from


    Darius. Oh, my. He has no qualms about ming young people for his own inevitable defeat.


    Even Arissa began to feel sorry for Shaun. Sheughed and pointed out to him, “Your boss is in the


    study.”


    Shaun was not here on any important business other than to give Arissa her regr health check-up.


    However, he had put that off after seeing that she was busy beating Darius at chess. He scratched the


    tip of his nose, then went to look for Benjamin in the study.


    Unfortunately for Shaun, Benjamin happened to be busy as well. He only gave Shaun a quick look of


    acknowledgment before diving back into his work.


    With a raise of his brow, Shaun found a seat for himself in the study and texted Kingsley.


    “How''s Grandaunt doing?” Benjamin suddenly asked without looking up at Shaun.


    Shaun nced at him, then said, “Her blood pressure was on the higher side this morning, probably


    due to ack of sleepst night. It went back to normal after a while.”


    “Lack of sleep?” Benjamin frowned at this and finally looked at Shaun properly.


    Shaun had made tea, and he was pouring a cup for himself as he borated, “She was down with a


    slight coldst night. There was some coughing, too.”


    “Why didn''t you tell me?” Benjamin demanded as he shot Shaun a dark look. They would have visited


    Mary in the hospital had they known she was ill.


    “It''s nothing serious. I gave her some tonic this morning and she felt better afterward.” With that, Shaun


    raised his teacup and asked, “Would you like some tea?”


    “No, thanks.” Benjamin was racing against time to finish his work. “Have you given Arissa her regr


    check-up yet?”


    “No, she''s still ying chess with Old Mr. Graham. They told me I was bothering them and chased me


    away.” Shaun shrugged, looking rather dejected.


    “Remember to examine her,” Benjamin said, then resumed working.


    Just then, Shaun received a reply from Kingsley. He chuckled as he read it and piped up, “Kingsley


    says he''ll being over shortly.”


    Benjamin made no protest.


    Half an hourter, Kingsley showed up at Yaleview with Gavin and the other children in tow.


    “Mommy!”


    “Grandpa!”


    With their backpacks still strapped over their shoulders, the children bounded up to Darius and Arissa,


    their soft and childish voices putting a happy smile on everyone''s face.


    “Wee home, sweethearts! Come over here to Grandpa,” Darius greeted cheerily as he beckoned


    the children over to him. He would have picked them up from school himself if he weren''t so engrossed


    in the chess game with Arissa.


    However, instead of running over to Darius, the children swarmed around Arissa and burrowed into her


    arms. They proceeded to bury her with kisses.


    Arissa beamed as she hugged them, then chided affectionately, “Aren''t you all going to say hi to


    Grandpa?”