The Princess and the Paupers Novel Full Episode
Chapter 1504

Chapter 1504

"Let's get this show on the road!" Eugene announced as he activated the stopwatch app on his phone.

Serena felt like she was caught between a rock and a hard place. All she had to do was drag out the

game for two minutes. Even if she lost a piece or two, she could just play it off as a headache-induced

slip; no harm done.

Arabella, seeing Serena make her move, casually picked up a checker and dropped it nearby without

much thought.

Serena pondered her next move, trying to keep a distance from Arabella. The further away, the harder

it would be for Arabella to corner her.

"Lindsay, is she really Queena's protege? She's taking forever just to make one move."

"She isn't just stalling, is she?"

"She doesn't seem very skilled at chess."

"Remember she had a headache." Lindsay made a shushing gesture toward the others and whispered,

"You all insisted on this match. Give her a moment to think, for heaven's sake. Keep it down, or she'll

hear us and it'll throw her off."

"Right, I almost forgot about her headache," The onlookers fell silent once more, only to start

murmuring among themselves again after a short while.

"Her moves are all over the place."

"Could this be some newfangled strategy?"

"I'm starting to think so. Maybe Queena taught her this style to confuse her opponents?"

Arabella played her pieces with a nonchalant air. One minute ticked by. Despite Serena's scattered

approach, Arabella began to close in.

The crowd watched in stunned silence as the black pieces dwindled on the board, devoured by

Arabella.

On the entire board, Serena was left with only two lonely black checkers.

And Arabella, representing the white side, was clearly the victor.

"Time's up." Eugene stopped the stopwatch.

The crowd was in utter disbelief.

"This is the level of Queena's protege?"

"We thought it was some innovative strategy, but she truly seems clueless!"

"It's not that she's clueless; she's just been thoroughly outplayed by Arabella."

"Is this really all she's got?"

"She's really letting Queena down."

"I was expecting her to be formidable."

Lindsay hadn't anticipated such a complete defeat for Serena and tried to offer an excuse, "It must be

her headache. She's not at her best today."

Martin, who was watching from the side, could see that although Serena knew how to play chess, her

skills were nowhere near Arabella's level.

"Well, well, well, this year's birthday bash is quite the spectacle, isn't it? Let me see who's got the guts

to challenge Queena."

A playful voice echoed through the crowd.

Arabella looked towards the source of the voice and smiled, "Grandpa Regan, you're here."

"Lucky me for arriving early, or I would've missed this thrilling scene. To think someone dared to

challenge you at chess these days, who could be so audacious?"

The speaker was Regan Jarvis, a world-renowned musical maestro.

A virtuoso of various instruments, he was a legend in both the piano and violin worlds.

Speaking of the violin alone, he was counted among the three legends of the international violin scene,

alongside Jamie Noelle and Pagonana, revered as the three pillars representing the pinnacle of the

21st-century violin realm, not to mention his achievements in other musical domains.