In the Lap of Luxury novel (Grace and Benjamin) novel Chapter 315

Shane watched from aside and whispered, "Max, shall we take a break?"

Max quickly shushed him. "Silence while watching chess. Don't you understand such a simple rule?"

Shane kept quiet and looked toward Grace.

She remained calm without faltering throughout. Even though this chess game involved her marriage, she wasn't flustered.

Shane sneered, thinking Grace was putting up an act.

"Hey, no, you can't take my knight!"

Max quickly spoke up, interrupting Grace's move, "I made a mistake."

As he spoke, he returned the piece and sneered, "It's all because of Shane. He distracted me and messed up my thinking. Ms. Lewis, can I redo my move?"

Grace didn't speak, but she looked at him incredulously.

Max looked a bit uneasy. He should understand such a basic rule after playing chess for so many years.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, you can take it!"

So, he took his piece off the board, and the evenly matched game now clearly favored Grace.

Beads of sweat appeared on Max's forehead. After so many years, he had encountered such a formidable opponent for the first time.

Grace's skills were indeed not to be underestimated.

Max took the game more seriously than before, and a single chess game took over an hour without a clear outcome. Both players were very patient.

"Ms. Lewis, you're the first person to awe me. I'm surprised that you were able to make it so far."

Max had been playing chess for over 20 years.

No one who played chess with him couldn't make it to 30 moves, but Grace was clearly better than him.

"Max, you're too kind. My grandfather taught me chess when I was a child. I rarely play chess in my daily life."