From Pawn to Queen
I lifted my glass of milk, lowered my lashes, and murmured, “Today seems important. I wish you success.”
My tone was calm, flat, unreadable.
He frowned, dissatisfied with my composure, but merely grunted and strode away.
I watched his retreating figure and finished my milk slowly.
The performance had begun.
The bidding results were to be announced in the afternoon. Hours crept by, the estate weighed down in silence.
At quarter past three, my phone lit up. A message from an encrypted number. Just one symbol: ✅.
Almost simultaneously, hurried footsteps echoed downstairs. Mrs. Zhou’s voice, sharp with panic despite her attempt to hush it, rose into the air:
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