Iris Thompson seriously looked at the Go board, her brows furrowed in contemplation over every move that Roland Roberts' pieces made. How could someone who just started playing Go compare to someone who had studied it professionally and even won many awards?
With only a couple dozen stones, Roland defeated Iris utterly and completely.
Watching as another white stone was captured, with the black stones gaining a significant advantage, the chokehold of frustration in Roland's chest finally found release.
Since childhood, Reginald Bates had loved playing Go.
That's why she began learning the game and made it her mission to achieve something in Go—just so, when they grew up, she could share a common language with Reginald.
But she hadn't expected...
She lowered her eyelids, staring at the board, unhurried.
This woman truly mattered only because she had a child, and that's why Reginald, being responsible, treated her so well.