Book 3 She Becomes Glamorous After Her Engagement Annulment Short Story

Chapter 6

Chapter 1030: What Is Their Relationship?

There was complete silence in the club.

Everyone turned to look at Cheryl incredulously.

Then, they looked back at their boss who was always scolding them.

Chester was 30 years old this year. His wife had just given birth to their son recently, so he didn’t have as much time as before to visit the club these days. Cheryl had already met the adorable and pretty baby boy before.

Chester, who had been so busy taking care of his son and related matters, could finally relax now. He said, “Hey, leader! Let’s play a round together!”

However, the heartless Cheryl replied, “I don’t feel like playing with you.”

“Why?”

“You’re horrible at it.”

“…”

When Cheryl’s teammates heard her blunt reply, none of them dared to even utter a word.

Zac looked at the two of them thoughtfully.

As for Lionel, he widened his eyes and glanced at Cheryl worriedly.

Although he had been astonished by Chester calling God C “leader” just now, Chester was ultimately still their boss! God C was simply too rude!

What if their boss got mad and refused to pay her salary?!

True enough, Chester did get mad. “If you don’t play with me, I won’t pay you your salary!”

He would remit Cheryl’s salary to his sister-in-law instead!

Cheryl glanced at him. “Do what you want.”

Didn’t he know that money was the last thing she lacked at the moment?!

Chester: “…”

Chester was obviously at a disadvantage in the conversation, yet nobody could tell for some reason, and they even thought that Cheryl had thoroughly enraged Chester.

A smiling Lionel immediately said, “We’ll play with you, instead, Boss…!”

He took a step forward and stood between Cheryl and Chester, shielding her behind him.

After spending more than 20 days together, Lionel had already started to become protective of her.

Cheryl was now the club’s favorite person…

An aggrieved Chester whined, “I’ve been having such a hard time lately because I have to take care of my kid. Can’t you agree to my request when I finally have a day off today?”

“…”

At the sight of his pitiful expression, the helpless Cheryl could only reply, “Fine, just one round, okay?”

“Five!”

“One.”

“Three!”

In the end, Cheryl heaved a quiet sigh and relented. “Two rounds.”

“You’re on!”

Chester immediately grabbed Lionel’s computer and mouse and logged into his account. “Come on, hurry up and log in!”

Chester liked playing as a mage, so every time he came, Lionel would have to sit out and let him play instead.

He was more than happy to do so, too.

After all, their boss was not only horrible at the game, but also had an awful temper. Whoever played with him would end up having to suffer.

Lionel stood at the side and waited. However, after the game started, he found that their boss was actually playing calmly and wasn’t losing his temper…

In the past, whenever Zac fought in the jungle, he always had to go to the middle lane to help him fight the minions there before quickly leaving because he mustn’t steal the experience points. However, when the battle started, Zac promptly went to the bottom lane after just a moment’s hesitation.

Sure enough, Chester only glanced at him as though he wanted to say something, but held back in the end.

After a while…

“Ahh, I died again! Leader, why didn’t you come and save me?”

“Save you? Chesty, please look at whether you’re worth it. Is there any point in saving you? Even an advanced cannon does more damage than you!”

Lionel: “!!!!”

“Leader, someone assassinated me again. I’m weak only because I gave you all the coins we earned, so you’re not allowed to laugh at me.”

“Ha, I’d rather give all the coins the team earned to a wild boar instead of you. At least the wild boar knows that it should counterattack the enemy, but what about you? You were knocked out in one hit before you could even cast any of the mage’s skills… You should learn how to move first!”

Lionel: “!!!!!”

Although it felt great to see their boss, who was always scolding them, suffer a setback for once, was it really alright for God C to diss him like that?

Also!

God C was so scary!

She didn’t even need to use swear words when she insulted someone!

No wonder their boss always said that his prowess at dishing out insults couldn’t compare to even half of his leader’s…

Lionel swallowed.

At the end of the round, even though Cheryl and Zac led their teammates to victory, the game didn’t bring Chester any joy at all. He looked at Cheryl aggrievedly. “Hey, leader…”

“Be a good boy and go back to the baby. This game doesn’t suit you.”

“…”

In the end, she still played another round with her poor uncle. Although he still got scolded, Chester felt totally refreshed this time. After the game, he got ready to leave.

When he was leaving, all the members of the club went to see him off.

Cheryl also followed them out the door.

Chester looked at everyone except for Cheryl and said threateningly, “You guys better treat my leader well, you hear? Or all of you will be in for it!”

Everyone: “…”

After speaking, Chester looked at Cheryl cheerfully and then suddenly leaned in close to her. He lowered his voice and said, “By the way, Justin wants me to remind you that it’s Nora’s birthday this month.”

“Got it.”

Cheryl sighed silently.

Her dad celebrated her mom’s birthday grandly every year. Her mom clearly didn’t like it, but her dad insisted that life was about having a sense of ceremony, so she was also forced to prepare birthday gifts for her mom every year.

Sigh, how troublesome.

After the exchange, Chester left in the car.

He had moved to San Francisco for good. Not only was he near the club, but he could also escape the Hunts’ control. Life couldn’t get any better.

After he left, the way Lionel and the others looked at Cheryl changed.

Zac was even convinced that Cheryl must be related to the Smith's in New York. Otherwise, a Hunt would never put up with her temper.

But soon, he didn’t have the time or leisure to think about Cheryl’s identity because…!

Something had happened to their club again!

It was also about Cheryl this time…

The next morning, social media went into an uproar.

Someone had taken photos of Chester leaving the club the previous night, and the person who had posted the photos even maliciously edited the photos before posting them online. Everyone was now secretly saying that Cheryl had only wormed her way into the club by relying on her feminine wiles.

They even called Cheryl a homewrecker. After all, most people knew that Chester was married.

The head coach was furious.

Lionel was puzzled. “We all know this isn’t true. Besides, it’s obvious that the photos are Photoshopped. What are you panicking about?”

The head coach glared at Lionel and then said, “Boss was whispering into Cheryl’s ear in the photo. The two of them are too close to each other physically… I’m afraid that Mr. Hunt’s wife will see the photo. How do you think she’ll look at the photo?”

Lionel: “?”

The head coach sighed. “If the boss’ wife asks me to fire Cheryl, should I fire her or not?”

Lionel: “!!”

The head coach looked at him. “Also, although we all know the truth, can Cheryl guarantee that it will not affect her? She is also good friends with the boss in the game. I’m afraid that this incident will affect their friendship! This may seem like a terrible move on their end, but they are going for a psychological attack!

“The qualifiers are about to start, and it’s highly likely that we’ll be matched with Club JQ right in the qualifiers. What if Cheryl becomes emotionally unstable at this time and doesn’t perform well in the competition?”

While the head coach was worrying over this, a voice reached them from outside. “Coach, this is terrible! Boss and his wife are here!”

The head coach: “!”

Lionel panicked. “What should we do? The lady boss is here… Will she really make things difficult for God C? I’ll take God C and go into hiding right away!”

Even Zac broke into a frown and looked worried this time.

To be honest, when their boss and that kid leaned in so close to each other that day, he had found their actions rather inappropriate. After all, men and women should keep a respectable distance from each other, and it wasn’t like they were family…

Amid their worry, Chester openly walked into the room.

Chapter 1031: Chester’s Niece?

Everyone in the training room looked serious and on guard.

Lionel looked at Cheryl worriedly.

Cheryl looked at the door.

Like Chester, his wife was also the daughter of a rich family, the kind that mucked around and did nothing purposeful in life. She was cheerful and magnanimous. As soon as she entered, her eyes immediately fell on Cheryl and she said, “God C, I’ve come to visit you!”

Everyone in the club: “!!!”

As expected, the lady boss was here for God C.

However, Cheryl stood and greeted her politely. “Hi, Aunty.”

Everyone: “??”

Everyone looked at Cheryl in disbelief, all of them incredulous that she had called the other woman “Aunty”. Even if she was reluctant to call her “Mrs. Hunt”, she should at least have used something that sounded younger!

The lady boss wasn’t even thirty yet!

“Hey, don’t call me that!” The lady boss suddenly became stern.

See? As expected, it made her angry!

Lionel immediately took a step forward with a big smile. However, just as he was about to speak, the lady boss said cheerfully, “Call me Kitty!”

Everyone: “…”

The corners of Cheryl’s lips spasmed.

Both her aunt and uncle were equally undependable. The couple had often made her game with them in the past, and her aunt’s nickname in the game was none other than “Kitty”.

She coughed. “Why are you here?”

Everyone in the club: “!!!”

Lionel felt like Cheryl looked just like a conversation killer right now.

This was their club! Why couldn’t they come over?!

Yet, for some reason, the lady boss was still smiling brightly. She said, “I saw the trending topics on social media, so I came over to visit you. Those people sure are gossipy. They are not scared to spout all kinds of nonsense… Your relationship with Chester…”

Before she could even finish, Lionel hastily interrupted her and said, “They are gaming friends! Nothing else!”

The lady boss: “?”

She raised her eyebrows and looked at Chester.

Chester winked at her.

When the incident broke out after he returned home the day before, his wife had insisted on coming over to clarify matters as she was afraid that the people in the club would misunderstand Cheryl. He had told her that it wasn’t necessary—after all, he could already tell from his visit the day before that his leader was most definitely the favorite in the club—but his wife refused to believe him and simply insisted on coming over…

See?

Her teammates treated her incredibly well!

Right at this moment, Cheryl’s aunt’s cell phone started ringing.

Her aunt could only give them an apologetic look and pick up her cell phone. But when she saw the caller’s name on the screen, she raised her eyebrows.

“Who is it?” A concerned Chester glanced at her phone.

“It’s Jimy.” His wife explained, “She played pretty well as a support class previously. You don’t like me playing with guys, so I played two rounds with her. We added each other on f*******: after that.”

“Oh.”

Even though Chester wasn’t bothered, he nevertheless heaved a sigh of relief.

Cheryl’s aunt picked up the phone.

The voice of Jimy, who was from Club JQ, rang out at the other end of the phone. “Hi, Mrs. Hunt. Are you okay?”

Cheryl’s aunt: “??”

Baffled at the other woman’s question, she replied, “I’m doing pretty well!”

However, Jimy continued as though she didn’t hear her. “You don’t have to hold yourself back in front of me. We are friends, after all… No, wait, have you looked at f*******: yet?”

But right after saying that, Jimy acted as if she had said something she shouldn’t have and said, “I’m sorry, Mrs. Hunt. Mr. Hunt must have forbidden you from spending too much time on your cell phone since you just gave birth recently… I shouldn’t have said so much…”

Her actions screamed hypocrisy.

Cheryl’s aunt said straightforwardly, “Alright, that’s enough. You must be referring to Cheryl, the female member of our club, right?”

“Oh, you’re aware?” Jimy began to console her. “Cheer up!”

“But I’m not upset!”

Jimy said, “I know you must be upset, so you really don’t have to pretend that you’re not. Anyone would be upset if their husband cheated on them when they’ve just given birth to his child… Of course, I’m not saying that Mr. Hunt must have cheated on you. He would never do anything like that. It must have been Cheryl who seduced him instead. Besides, she probably hasn’t succeeded yet…”

“What the f*ck?! What did you just say? Cheryl seduced Chester?” Cheryl’s aunt’s voice suddenly rose.

Everyone in the club turned to look at her.

Lionel, Zac, and Benjamin tensed up at once, afraid that the other party would successfully sow discord between the lady boss and Cheryl.

Chonk walked over to Cheryl and whispered, “Come on, God C! Hurry up and explain everything to her!”

“What am I supposed to explain?” asked Cheryl.

Chonk: “?”

Everyone else: “?”

On the phone, Jimy was still going on. “Calm down, I’m sure there’s nothing between the two of them. Don’t worry!”

Cheryl’s aunt sneered and said, “Why would anything ever happen between the two of them?”

Her words made everyone in the club heave a sigh of relief.

It seemed that the lady boss trusted God C very much. Phew…

However, the next moment, everyone’s eyes widened in shock.

The lady boss shouted angrily, “Don’t you dare add fuel to the fire! Do you think I’m not aware of your purpose in calling me? Do you think you can do anything you want just because you’ve joined Club JQ? Who do you think you are?”

Jimy pretended to be aggrieved and said, “Mrs. Hunt, I know you must be frustrated and depressed, but you shouldn’t lose your temper at me. Mr. Hunt comes from a very good family. Although he is not a direct descendant of the Hunt's, he shares a good relationship with the current head of the family. I know you’ll definitely want to keep this matter under wraps and deal with it together with him… but you shouldn’t let yourself suffer in vain! You can kick up a bit of a fuss and at least get Mr. Hunt to kick that woman out of the club…”

Cheryl’s aunt interrupted her again. “What do you mean by ‘that woman’? She’s only fifteen! She’s still a child! Also, who would freaking dare to kick Chester’s niece out of the club??”

Chapter 1032: See You At the Competition!

Her words stunned the other party right away.

The club also fell completely silent in an instant.

Lionel, who had been worrying about Cheryl, looked at her in surprise when he heard what the lady boss said. Then, he looked at Chester…

Cheryl and Peter shared identical facial features. Though they were indistinguishable from each other when they were children, now that they had grown up, it was now possible to tell one apart from the other. After all, Peter was already starting to go through a growth spurt and was now half a head taller than Cheryl.

They were only fifteen years old now, so he would only grow taller in the future.

The older Peter became, the more he resembled Justin.

Cheryl’s facial features were very similar to Justin’s, except that they were gentler and younger. Despite her young age, she was already a stunning beauty, and it was obvious that she would become a second Brenda once she grew up.

70% of the twins’ appearance took after their father’s.

Therefore, if one looked closely, they would see that Cheryl and Chester did resemble each other somewhat.

Wasn’t Cheryl’s last name Smith, though? How could she possibly be a Hunt?

On the phone, Jimy was also stunned. “W-what did you say, Mrs. Hunt? But… but her last name is Smith!”

Cheryl’s aunt sneered. “Can’t she take her mother’s surname?! You fool! In my opinion, you shouldn’t stay in the club anymore. That place doesn’t suit you.”

After saying that, she hung up.

However, she went on after hanging up and said, “What a foolish woman. Doesn’t she know who she is messing with? To think she had the guts to call me… Chester, call Club JQ immediately and tell them to fire Jimy. Look at how much trouble they have caused God C all because of that woman?”

“… It’s not quite appropriate of us to bully others like this, right?” asked Chester.

Cheryl’s aunt sneered and asked, “Do you know what I love the most?”

“What?”

“Bullying others.”

“…”

Chester had long since wanted to do this, but he didn’t dare to reveal Cheryl’s identity to the public.

After all, Justin had never once publicly announced anything in order to protect his three children…

If he kicked up a fuss, wouldn’t he end up exposing Cheryl’s identity?

But since his wife had said so, then it must be alright for him to do so.

Chester picked up his cell phone and called Club JQ immediately. “Have you had enough yet? I want you to fire jimy immediately! Otherwise, Club JQ will cease to exist.”

“Why? Ha, because she called my wife and made her angry!”

After saying this, Chester hung up.

While Chester was on the phone, Cheryl’s aunt was also talking to the rest of the team cheerfully. “Do you know why my niece took her mother’s last name?”

By then, Lionel and the others were already numb to further shocks, and their brains were not even functioning anymore.

“Because she’s hiding her identity, of course! My niece wants a quiet, peaceful life without any disturbances. Get it?”

Lionel and the others nodded.

On the side, when Zac saw this, he couldn’t help but hold his forehead. The guys in the team were so shocked by Cheryl’s identity that they didn’t even understand what the lady boss was trying to say.

He kept quiet for a while and then said, “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone about it.”

Only then did Lionel and the others react. They nodded hurriedly and echoed, “Yeah, we won’t tell anyone!”

Lionel then asked, “But what about Jimy?”

The lady boss smiled and replied, “Don’t worry, she’s a smart one. She knows that there are things she can say and things she can’t.”

Even though she had offended her in this industry, things weren’t that bad for her. At the very least, she could continue live-streaming even after she was kicked out of the club. However, if she told outsiders that she had offended the Hunt's… then she could forget about making a living in other industries, too.

Zac understood this very quickly.

Rather, it was Lionel and the others who didn’t understand how such things worked in the wealthy circle. Regardless, they didn’t probe any further. The lady boss was always right anyway!

As they had a month-old infant at home, Chester and his wife didn’t stay long at the club. They left shortly.

Ten minutes later.

Lionel, who was scrolling through f*******:, smiled and said, “Did you see? Jimy has made a post saying that she is quitting Club JQ because gaming is ultimately not something for her.”

Club JQ had also posted on f*******: and announced that they had terminated their contract with Jimy, citing incompatibility issues as the reason.

Surprisingly enough, their fans didn’t show much of a reaction.

After all, few girls played professionally in the first place. Some clubs had tried using this as a gimmick before, but it had ultimately failed. Jimy’s departure made Club JQ fans breathe sighs of relief instead.

The trending news about Cheryl and Chester had also died down without anyone realizing it. In fact, there wasn’t even any news about them anywhere on f*******:. It was as if the incident had never happened.

However, in order to prevent similar incidents, they nevertheless secretly released a piece of news to the public—Cheryl and Chester were relatives!

As the piece of news died down before it even gained traction, few noticed it.

However, Club HS fans were a little worried.

They went to Club HS’ and the members’ f*******: pages and left messages.

‘For the sake of the championship, shouldn’t we cancel Cheryl?’

‘Club JQ has already terminated their contract with Jimy. Why don’t you guys do it, too? Girls really are a bit lacking when it comes to e-sports.’

‘I’m not looking down on girls here; I’m a girl myself. But girls’ reflexes really aren’t as quick as boys’. Are you guys really not going to consider the suggestion?’

‘Are you guys planning on giving up the championship this year because you’ve won for so many years?’

Members of other clubs on good terms with Club HS also at-mentioned Zac in their respective group chats. It was common for people to switch teams during their time as professional e-sports players, so there wasn’t much hostility between members of different clubs.

The captains of the various teams had created a group chat each.

The captains of the other teams were all trying to persuade him in their group chats.

‘It really is very tough to win with girls on the team.’

‘No matter how good you are as a jungler, it won’t do to have a support class holding you back, Zac.’

Everyone had, by default, assumed that Cheryl was playing as a support class.

‘… Hey, quit it, guys. I heard through the grapevine that the girl is related to their boss. I reckon she’s probably the daughter of a wealthy family somewhere who’s just out to have some fun. We won’t hold back during the competition, though.’

‘Yeah, let the rich little princess know about the sinister nature of the world! Even Zac won’t be able to carry her, but still bring the team victory!’

E-sports gaming was a team effort. No matter how strong one’s individual ability was, if the team had a weak link, it would still be tough for them to win.

However, this was also where the charm of e-sports was.

Zac looked at the group chat messages that were either showing concern or issuing challenges and then looked up at the girl currently seated in front of the computer tapping away on her pink keyboard seriously. He smiled and wrote:

‘I’m not carrying the kid.’

As soon as he sent the reply, everyone got ready to comfort him. However, before they could, they saw his next message:

‘The kid is the one carrying the team.’

‘See you guys at the competition.’

Everyone: “??”

Three days later, the competition officially started, and Club HS ushered to their very first battle!