TRAPPED IN THE NOVEL WORLD
Meeting a New Enemy

Helen had spent most of the day locked up in her room. He was devastated by the loss of his job. Last night he couldn't sleep, the only thing he did in the room was to find a way to get back at Luna, making her fall and be humiliated like she was last night.

As of this afternoon, Helen was still confined to her room. Even only the maid dared to go inside her room. Obviously, Helen did not want to go out for fear of meeting Hideon, her stepfather. Last night she heard her mother having a big fight with Hideon.

"Open the door, Len. It's noon now, your father's gone to work." Mona knocked on Helen's bedroom door.

Helen opens the door to let her mother into the room.

"Are you okay?" ask Mona.

"Of course" he said so excitedly.

Apparently, Helen was seen pretending to repent in front of Hideon. This afternoon he looked excited like he was last night crying regretfully in front of his stepfather.

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Half an hour Aluna was in the toilet, now Aluna had returned to the living room accompanying the grandmother who was sitting relaxed.

Aluna was so curious when she saw the old woman smiling while looking at the mobile phone screen. Apparently, Granny Alma was chatting in a group chat fellow gamers.

"Sorry, Grandma. Luna lived a long time ago. Grandma seems so happy, did Grandma win the game again?" tanya Aluna peeked at the mobile screen held by Grandma Alma.

"No Luna. Grandma was chatting in GC, The people in the group chat are very attentive to grandma, in contrast to other grandmothers family who are too busy with their work." Grandma Alma shows her friends chat.

Aluna directly hugged the old woman spoiled while stroking her back. "Calm down, Grandma. From now on Aluna will listen to Grandma's complaints. Don't worry, I will be ready to accompany you, if Grandma needs it," he said.

"Wheel?" Alma's grandmother was confused when Aluna gave up her name.

"Ah' I mean Luna, Grandma. I'd rather be called that."

Almost Aluna was found out, fortunately their names are not much different. Aluna immediately distracted Grandma Alma by taking the dimsum that was on her front desk.

"It looks like this dimsum is really good. Can I feed Grandma?" Aluna then grabbed the chopsticks, attached them to the dimsum.

Alma's grandmother immediately nodded, it had been a long time that she wasn't that close to her family. Clara who had been his son-in-law for a long time was never as concerned as Aluna.

Alma's grandmother opened her mouth to take a bribe from Aluna a spoonful after a spoonful until the marrow was gone.

"Luna, Grandma wants to play again. But grandma doesn't want to play games on mobile. How about we play chess? This game is very much loved when I was a child. Can you play it, Luna?" ask Grandma Alma.

Aluna smiled. "Of course you can, Grandma. I also like chess" he said.

Smiling painted on Grandma Alma's wrinkled lips, the old woman was overjoyed when Aluna responded to her invitation. He then took the chessboard that was stored in the chest under the table.

"I have to keep it here, because if it gets caught by Clara, she'll hide it in the barn. You don't know how lonely I was after my husband Tama's death, usually we spend the two of us playing chess every weekend," said Grandma Alma, her eyes began to glaze over.

Yeah, Clara doesn't like the old lady playing chess anymore. Not only him, other families also forbid the old woman to play the game with the black and white board. If it happens, after playing, Grandma Alma will cry all day, she will remember the memories with her late husband. Alma's grandmother used to clandestinely confine herself and play in the room to avoid being caught.

Alma's grandmother then arranged chess pieces in place, visible radiance of happiness on his wrinkled face, obviously he was very excited.

"If there's no me, then who's Grandma playing with?" asked Aluna while putting a black piece in the box.

Grandma smiled back. "Grandmother will play it herself in turn" he exclaimed.

It seemed like grandma was so lonely that no one accompanied her to play chess. Grandma, I must have missed you so much if it wasn't here anymore, Inner Aluna.

"Don't anyone ask Grandma to play?" ask Aluna again.

Grandma Alma shook her head again. "Now Grandma will not play alone anymore, because there is already you, Luna!" yells.

They then start the game, Grandma Alma advances her white pawn alternately with Aluna. It looks like Grandma Alma is very good at chess strategy, proven in a matter of minutes, Aluna's black pawns have been obtained.

"It's your turn now, Luna!" granny Alma exclaimed advancing a chess piece in the shape of a horse.

"Ah' Grandma is great! Just a few minutes Grandma had mastered the game. Look my king has been stopped by horses and fortresses." Aluna then moved the king's piece closer to Grandma Alma's horse pawn.

"You're smart, too, Luna." Grandma Alma's smile returned.

When the old woman was about to advance the stern. Suddenly from the doorway came a voice that shocked the two of them.

"Luna! Why are you taking Grandma out to play chess?" a woman approached them.

Aluna turned to the source of the voice. A short-haired young lady, walked over to them.

Who he was, the inner Aluna looked at the woman from top to bottom.

The woman who approached them was named Lily, Alvin's cousin, son of Uncle Hans. The same age as Luna is 22 years old. Lily is in close contact with Helen, she approaches Helen in order to steal information about Alvin.

"Why did you come to scold Luna? What's wrong with me playing chess with him? I asked for it myself." Grandma Alma immediately stood up to scold Lily.

"It's not so, Grandma. We don't want grandma going to cry again all day after this. We all love you very much, Grandma." Lily tried to seduce.

"Look at you who suddenly stomped at us. I'm not sure you really love Grandma! Don't you see Grandma's expression of happiness now? Even if Grandma had to cry after this, I would accompany her!" aluna exclaimed to calm Grandma Alma's emotions.