Chapter 1028

However, neither of them had been planning for Scott to show up unannounced on their doorstep once again. They were rather startled to see him here again after his visit the day before, but he was a guest nevertheless, and so they had no choice but to invite him in. And so Scott had been there ever since. Dean was smiling at Naomi as though nothing was wrong. Naomi finally tore her gaze away from Scott and, when she locked eyes with her father, her frown relaxed, and she smiled. "Yes, Dad, I'm home." With that, she closed the front door behind her, slid her feet into her slippers, and entered the room. Scott stared at her for a moment, then turned back to the chess game. Dean had played his move while Scott was distracted by Naomi's arrival, and so now it was Scott's turn to play. Scott gazed at the chessboard for a moment, then swiftly made his move. The two of them went back and forth for a while, and within moments, the entire game had changed such that Dean had to focus a