Chapter 979

Chapter 979Chapter 979
When the two of them got downstairs, Bryan was nowhere to be seen. Meanwhile, the six children
were playing chess with Darius.
Arissa walked over with Benjamin and sat down at the side to watch Darius play chess.
After a while, Benjamin's phone rang, so he stood up and went outside to pick up the call.
Arissa only briefly glanced at him before returning her focus to the chess game.
“I think I made the wrong move,” Darius said, regretting his choice and moving to take away the chess
piece he had just set down.
“Grandpa, you can't do that! You can't make another move! Zachary cried out as he looked at Darius
with a frown.
“He's right! Grandpa, that's cheating!” Oliver chimed in, siding with his brother.
At that, Darius frowned before casting an aggrieved look at his grandchildren. “Can't you just let me do
this one time?”
The children turned to him and shook their heads with determination. “You didn't let us do this earlier
either, Grandpa!”
Darius froze, his beard twitching. William, who was beside him, smiled, amused by the interaction
between the old man and his grandchildren.
Even Arissa was smiling at the scene.“Sweethearts, just let Grandpa off the hook.”
Too prideful to admit defeat, Darius suddenly said, “No, no! I don't need you to go easy on me. I'll win
without your help!”
“Not necessarily.”
Gavin was confident in Zachary's chess skills.
“Don't get too cocky,” Darius said with a huff before he continued playing with his grandson.
To his surprise, the boy still won him in the end.
The children burst out laughing. “Grandpa, you lost! Hahaha!”
However, Darius did not get mad at the sight of their joy. Instead, he was equally happy.
“It's just one round. What's there to be happy about? I was going easy on you just now. Let's do this
again!”
The children pouted in dissatisfaction.
“You lost, Grandpa! I won, but you're not taking your defeat in stride!”
“That's right. You even tried to play dirty!” Jesse protested.
“Let me play this round,” Oliver said as he excitedly rubbed his hands.
“You're up. Try to go easier on Grandpa so he won't lose too terribly,” Zachary uttered as he patted his
brother's shoulder.
Both Jasper and Jesse snickered at the side while Tim and Gavin watched the scene unfold.Darius then glanced at Oliver and asked, “You're better in this than your brother?”
Oliver grinned from ear to ear before adjusting his glasses and concealing the sly glint in his eyes.
“Don't listen to him, Grandpa. I often lose to him.”
The corners of Zachary's lips twitched when he heard that. A chess master indeed. Listen to those
crafty words of his!
Curious, Darius began playing against Oliver.
Arissa knew how well the boy could play, but she said nothing as she continued watching them.
In just a few moves, Darius was stuck.
“Oh my, I think I've won!” Oliver remarked as he put on a look of surprise on his face.
Darius' piece was trapped by Oliver's pieces, and there was nothing the old man could do to escape
that situation.
Darius could only blink in disbelief.
What a sneaky boy to have led me into this trap!
“Oliver, did you just lie to me?” Darius asked the innocent-looking boy with a smile.
Oliver beamed and answered, “Grandpa, I have no idea how I won. Sorry!”
“Haha!” Darius laughed before patting his head lovingly. “Stop messing around, okay? Let's rematch.”
“Grandpa, no matter how many times you have a rematch, you'll never win Oliver!” Jasper pointed out
proudly.“Oh?” Darius said, lifting a brow.
“Oliver's an award-winning chess player! He's invincible!” Jasper revealed.
Darius and William were taken aback by that, and they turned to look at Arissa in pleasant surprise.
“Did he really win an award?”
Arissa nodded. “Yes. He's a world champion.”
Right then, Benjamin ended his call and came in. When he heard the last part of her words, he asked,
“What world champion?”
Darius glanced at him as a wave of pride swelled in his chest.
“Your son's a world champion, but you don't even know that? What kind of father are you?”
Benjamin became speechless at that.