The Returned Heiress Who Had It All (Cassia) novel Chapter 246

Chapter 246 Profound in Wine

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“You mean the girl who showed up at your winery ten years ago?” Henry had heard Sutton mention her before.

To be honest, it sounded exaggerated. A complete novice–just a few days of instruction- and already outshining the teacher?

He felt Sutton was probably exaggerating.

Of course, it couldn’t be dismissed entirely–at the very least, that girl had remarkable talent.

“It was her exactly.” Sutton sounded more regretful the more he spoke.

Silence followed.

“Let’s leave the past behind. Recently, didn’t you host a gathering and stir up the whole city with someone–what was the name again? The chess world is still buzzing about it!”

“The legendary player,” Henry said, then added, a girl not even 18.”

“You’re kidding?!” Sutton was stunned.

“You’re not pulling my leg, are you? I heard you not only befriended her, but often meet to play–and always draw?”

Henry set down his glass and corrected him. “That was before. After the gathering, I realized her strength may actually surpass mine.”

Those words nearly made Sutton drop his cherished glass.

Sutton stared wide–eyed at Henry, searching his face for any hint of a joke.

There was none.

“Stronger than you?!”

Henry stroked his beard. “A true legendary player, without exaggeration. In the future, perhaps only that young man can truly challenge her.”

As he said that, Henry recalled the day at the manor when Draven and Cassia walked down the hill, side by side, and his old face crinkled in o deeper smiles.

Just as Henry was lost in thought, Cassia’s voice sounded from behind.

“I’m here.”

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Henry turned to her, his smile warm and gentle.

“Have a seat.”

Sutton shifted aside, making space for Cassia to it between them.

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He wanted to see for himself whether this young girl was really as formidable as Henry claimed.

Hm?

Sutton studied Cassia’s strikingly calm, beautiful face–like a snow lotus on an icy peak.

Why did she feel so familiar?

As if he’d seen her somewhere before?

Snap-

Cassia placed the white piece on the board.

The sound snapped Sutton out of his thoughts.

He’d long heard that legendary players moved with speed, but seeing it firsthand was entirely different.

Henry responded with his move.

Snap-

The chess pieces fell with almost no pause between them.

Wine glass in hand, Sutton watched with his mouth slightly open.

At first, it seemed normal–then his jaw kept dropping wider.

The instant Henry’s piece touched the board, the girl answered–barely 0.01 seconds later.

Did this girl not need to think at all?

Random moves were impossible!

He and Henry often played casually. Though no elite, his level was solid enough to tell–she wasn’t playing recklessly.

If she wasn’t playing randomly, then she had a full plan–no, a full board already mapped in

her mind!

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The further it went, the more shocking it became. Just as Henry said, wave after wave of her pressure pushed him gradually into disadvantage.

Henry reached into the chess box, staring at the board as he began calculating.

Seeing that Henry wouldn’t move anytime soon Cassia calmly poured herself a glass of wine.

Gurgle-

The wine flowed smoothly from the neck of the bottle, its aroma blooming as it filled the glass.

Watching Cassia pour and taste the wine, Sutton felt the familiarity grow stronger.

Cassia took a sip and slightly furrowed her brow

Turning to Sutton, she said, “After all these years you haven’t improved at all.”

What?

The wine glass finally slipped from Sutton’s hand.

Luckily, it didn’t shatter.

Sutton shot to his feet, trembling as he stared at Cassia.

Henry was so startled he forgot his calculation, while Randy stood there, completely confused.

“Y–you’re ” Sutton couldn’t form a complete sentence.

Cassia clicked her tongue lightly. “Such fine wine–wasted by you.”

She hadn’t intended to say anything, but Screaming Eagle was simply too rare–and his handling ruined a third of their flavor.

“Screaming Eagle isn’t like ordinary wines. How you treat it matters. The temperature has to be exact, the decanting precise…”

As she spoke, she reached for the untouched bole beside her and began again–uncorking it smoothly, letting it breathe, pouring with practiced control, every movement clean and deliberate.

Watching this, Henry finally understood Sutton’s reaction.

He glanced at the stunned Sutton, who stood frozen, eyes locked on Cassia as if he were watching a revelation unfold–then back at Cassa, who handled the wine with effortless

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familiarity, like someone who had lived with boles like this for years.

The truth hit him like thunder.

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If he wasn’t mistaken, the master Sutton had longed to acknowledge for years was this very girl.

Supreme in chess and profound in wine–this girl was simply unreal.

Cassia finished handling the wine and poured several glasses.

Henry eagerly lifted a glass and took a sip.

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