Devoted Love:The Billionaire's Precious Wife-Chapter 752 - 753

The last time anything caused such a stir was when Mr. Albright unveiled his outrageously expensive set of chess pieces at a high-society gathering. Rumor had it that just selecting the materials took three years, and another three years were spent meticulously crafting the pieces by hand, each valued at a whopping 20 thousand dollars.

And now, the owners of the world’s two most extravagantly priced chess sets stood among them.

"Serena, why don’t you show us your prized chess set?" Lindsay attempted to put Serena in the spotlight. After all, the woman who had snatched away Serena’s fiancé was right there; it was time to

overshadow her rival’s prestige!

Serena forced a polite smile, tugging at the corner of her mouth, "That thing’s massive; how could I possibly carry it around with me all the time?"

"But you just showed me a photo on your phone, didn’t you? Such a valuable chess set is a rare sight for many. Come on, give us all a little treat and show it."

Lindsay meant no harm, but Serena inwardly cursed, wishing she could just rip Lindsay’s mouth off.

"Did Queena really give you such an expensive gift?"

"Then you must be her favorite protege."

The crowd internally sighed with envy; it seemed they had no hope of becoming Queena’s protege.

"Why not bring out the chess set for us to see?"

"I’d love to have a peek, too."

"I’ve only heard about its worth but never seen it in person."

"This would be the perfect chance for me to lay my eyes on it."

Serena maintained her smile, "My phone’s about to die. If you guys really want to see it, I’ll post it on my social media later, and you can all take your time admiring it."

The crowd thought she was reluctant to share and were about to drop the subject.

Unexpectedly, Eugene had his set of costly chess pieces brought out and, in full view of everyone, asked, "Serena, is this the set you were talking about?"

Everyone stared, one by one their faces registering shock.

How did Mr. Albright come to possess this chess set?

"I’ve seen this set before when it was with the collector Tobias. I saw it at his place, and after Queena won the championship, Tobias gifted it to her!"

"Mr. Albright, wasn’t this set given to Serena by Queena? How come it’s in your possession?"

"Did Serena give it to you?"

"What on earth is going on here?"

Serena’s face went deathly pale; she couldn’t believe what was happening before her eyes. How could this expensive chess set appear here?

"Ha, what a coincidence, this set was indeed a gift from Queena to me!"

Eugene’s words sent shockwaves through the crowd, who instinctively turned to look at Serena.

Serena feigned composure, despite the panic flooding her inside.

"Queena knew of my love for chess and gifted it to me the very day she acquired it!"

The crowd was hit with another round of disbelief, their eyes darting back to Serena.

Where did Serena’s supposed pricey chess set come from?

Was she lying?

She actually didn’t have a chess set, and Queena had never given her one; was she deceiving them?

Even Lindsay looked at Serena in confusion, wondering what the real story was.

There was only supposed to be one set of such valuable chess pieces, right?

"The set I have," Serena maintained her composed facade, trying to smile appropriately, and calmly explained, "is different from this one. It was personally crafted by my mentor Queena. It’s priceless to me, so when I spoke of it to my friends, I referred to it as a ’priceless chess set’, not the one you’re thinking of."

The guests had their moment of realization; it all made sense now.

"Can’t believe Queena can make chess pieces and is so kind to her protege."

"Serena, you really struck gold with a mentor like that."

"Did your mentor show up today?"

"Will she even come?"

Serena had no clue who Queena was. She had just wanted to show off in front of her friend, not expecting to stir up such a fuss.

But she wasn’t foolish. Seeing that no one mentioned Queena’s arrival, she smiled and said, "She’s not here yet."

"So, when is she coming?"

"Since she’s not here, how about you have a little match with Rosemary? It’ll be a sight to see!"

"You’re Queena’s protege; it’s bound to be a thrilling game!"

Right then, Eugene chimed in with a mischievous grin, "Let’s have a match, as a special treat for this birthday celebration. No refusals! I’ve got the itch to see some chess tonight, and I want to know who’s

the real talent between you two!"

Hearing this, Serena felt like she was in deep trouble.

Though she could play chess, she was no match for Rosemary. To be honest, she couldn’t even beat others in the room like Phyllis or Lindsay.

She was here to meet Jamie Noelle, hoping to become her protege, not to play chess and embarrass herself.

"Serena, don’t push yourself if you’re not feeling well."

That was when Martin, noticing her discomfort, stepped in to help, "Sorry everyone, Serena mentioned earlier that she had a headache. We were planning to leave after Mr. Albright blew out the candles and we cut the cake. Looks like we’ll have to excuse ourselves a bit earlier."

"No, don’t go so soon. Isn’t your mentor Queena almost here?"

"She’s Queena’s protege; she should at least wait for her own mentor before leaving, right?"

"The party’s barely started. Just play a few moves; let us in on the action!"

"Yeah, it’s just a few moves. Serena seemed perfectly spirited just now; how come she’s suddenly got a headache?"

Clearly, some were skeptical.

Serena had no choice but to rub her temples, feigning discomfort, "I just didn’t want to dampen Mr.Albright’s spirits."

"Well, don’t spoil the mood now." Alma said with an innocent laugh from the crowd, "Last time you had a stomachache, and you still easily won the match! Don’t be so modest; Mr. Albright and everyone else are waiting for you!"

Serena couldn’t believe Alma was butting in now. When had she ever had a stomachache, and when had she ever ’easily’ won a match? Alma was making things up! That was just unfair!

"And the time before that, you had a fever, and someone insisted on challenging you to a game of chess. You beat her in less than a minute." Alma continued to egg on, "And the time before that, you were in the hospital, one hand under an intravenous drip, and some chess fanatic came looking for a match. Despite being unwell, you still managed to wipe the floor with him!"

The crowd was impressed; was she that good?

"Don’t worry about beating Rose. She’s got a strong mind. It’s such a rare opportunity to meet your match."

Everyone thought Alma was being respectful by calling Rosemary "Rose".

She continued, even pulling Serena to the chessboard and making her sit, "Rose, she’s not feeling well;

so just play for a minute or two, okay? Don’t tire her out."

Rosemary could see right through Alma’s act; she was just setting Serena up for embarrassment.

"Serena, if you’re not feeling well, I’ll take you home to rest." novelbuddy-cσ๓

"Come on, no need to rush off this minute or two."

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