---- this opportunity to rattle him a bit. Without even looking at him, Fred moved a chess piece while saying, 'Leave it on the table." Julian didn't seem affected by the brusqueness at all. He sat down across from Fred. After a brief moment, he figured out how to break the stalemate. "Mr. Thompson, why don't you try moving the pawn on your right?" he suggested. Scoffing, Fred replied, "And sacrifice a pawn for nothing?" "Sometimes, you need to make sacrifices in order to win," Julian calmly explained. He wasn't at all offended by Fred. "I've memorized the chessboard, so if you make the wrong move, I promise I can help you restore it to this point." Only then did Fred decide to trust Julian's advice. Asa result, he ended up breaking the stalemate after a few moves. Smiling faintly, Julian began moving the chess pieces back to their original state, but Fred stopped him. " Don't bother. If you're free, let's play a round." Chess was Fred's second -favorite activity after ---- collecting watches. As for Julian, he had many interests, and chess just so happened to be one of the things he spent some time learning. The two men played two rounds of chess before dinner. By the time Angela came over to check on things, they'd already become the best of buddies. Fred even lamented to Julian about Angela's past. "Angela was extremely competitive in school. She always wanted to get the top score in every subject. Maria and I both worried about her constantly and told her not to stress herself out, but she remained stubborn about it. She even took a challenging major that few young women were interested in. "We were all happy for her, thinking she would surely carve out a great career for herself, even if it meant having to work quite hard for it. Who would've thought that she'd suddenly give up on her career for the sake of a guy? It was as if she'd been put under a spell. "She dropped everything and devoted herself to him, cleaning up after him and doing his chores for him..." That all happened because of Carl. Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!