“Ellen must be hiding from us! She wants Selena to be in prison. How can she be so ruthless?’ Oliva cried. While crying, she was also throwing profanities around, seemingly as if this was the only way for her to vent her anger on Ellen.
However, Ellen knew nothing about what had happened to the Aguirre Family, nor would Jared let her know about it. He wanted the Aguirres to pay for what they did. Otherwise, they would think of Ellen as a pushover.
The next morning, Ellen sat in Jared’s car and told him that she was going to meet a friend. Initially, Jared wanted to send some guards to protect her, but she refused. Thus, he respected her decision and told her to call him if anything happened.
Then, Ellen went to where her grandma used to stay and discovered it was being demolished. As she walked down the road, she came across a park. She had walked past this park every time during her school years since it was the only road to school.
The park was also where her grandma would always play poker before she passed. Thinking about it, Ellen walked into the park and sat on a bench.
At that moment, she visioned a little girl carrying a backpack while crossing the street. Slowly, the little girl turned into a teenage girl and then a woman.
Just as she was immersed in her thoughts, she heard a voice calling out for her. “Are you Ellie?” Ellen raised her head and saw an older gentleman looking at her. Immediately, she recognized who he was. “It’s me, Mr. Linton. I am Ellie.”
“It’s been a long time since I last saw you. Come here. Mr. Rowlsey has to go to the bank, so why don’t you take his place?” said Brook Linton, the polite gentleman.
It was only then Ellen saw they were playing chess! Then, she walked toward them shyly and sat in front of Brook. “I might have forgotten the rules, Mr. Linton.”
I’ll teach you again then. You are the only girl who has won against me in chess at this park!” After Brook finished his words, he moved at black chess piece on the board.
Looking at the board and the white pieces, she grabbed one of them and placed it on the board. At that moment, she was calm. Ever since she was born, she had lived in that area. Brook used to be the champion of chess.
Then, he became a coach. However, his career ended due to a lack of management, and he could only play chess in the park as a hobby. This was when he found a little girl with a talent for chess. Hence, he taught the little girl how to play chess when she was seven. Whenever she came to the park, he would teach her patiently.
During the girl’s high school years, she played six rounds with him and won four.. Unfortunately, the little girl was nowhere to be seen after she had gone to college.
And that little girl was, in fact, Ellen. Ellen had a unique talent. Whenever she played chess, she was able to clear her mind and focus on the pieces.
Ellen had lost the first round, but Brook encouraged her to try again. In the next round, she focused and won only by a fraction. Again, Brook praised her, saying, “I knew you were gifted since you were young, Ellie. Do you know that? If not for your Grandma’s opposition, I would have taken you as my apprentice.”
“Really?” Ellen was shocked. “Of course. I want to train you as my successor, so you can compete in local tournaments as I did!” Brook was not lying to her.
Hearing his words, Ellen giggled and said, “You think too highly of me, Mr. Linton.” “Don’t be humble now. You are gifted. It’s not too late if you want to learn it now.
This new generation only wants to make big bucks, and little are they interested in searching for inner peace!” Brook sighed. “If you want, I can train you. I’m already an old man, so I hope that someone will be able to carry on my legacy.”
Ellen looked at him in pity. At the same time, she was also looking at the board. When she put down the final chess piece, Brook’s eyes widened, and he exclaimed, “You won again! How can this be? You must have found a loophole while I was talking. Let’s play again.”
“It’s getting late, Mr. Linton. I’ll come by another time.” Ellen smiled. Although Brook was reluctant to let her leave, he still obliged, promising they would play again next time.
Then, Ellen took a cab and headed toward the Presgrave Group. When she entered the hall, the receptionists looked at her enviously. After all, everyone in the company had considered Ellen as Jared’s girlfriend.
