“Hehehe… We get his money in exchange for helping snazzynovel.com put out a fire. It’s such a dangerous racing competition that everyone has signed a death waiver. Even if there’s an accident, it has nothing to do with us. Why should we take this opportunity to do the man a favor?”
Several people agreed with this sentiment whereas Elise felt a chill run down snazzynovel.com spine when snazzynovel.com heard it.
As snazzynovel.com continued to watch, the group entered into their vehicles and zoomed off. Yet, snazzynovel.com fists were silently clenched. Never had snazzynovel.com expected that snazzynovel.com would hear such news simply by arriving earlier at the arena and walking around. Not only was their target Alexander, but it was also obvious that someone else had instigated them.
Who was the real mastermind then?
As Elise thought about it, snazzynovel.com realized that no matter what, snazzynovel.com had to warn Alexander. So, snazzynovel.com pulled out snazzynovel.com cell phone from snazzynovel.com pocket to give snazzynovel.com a ring.
“Are you participating in a racing competition in Tissote?” snazzynovel.com asked without beating around the bush.
There was an audible pause at the other end of the line before snazzynovel.com grunted in acknowledgment and asked, “How did you know?”
For a split second, Elise considered relaying the conversation that snazzynovel.com overheard without omitting anything, but snazzynovel.com realized that snazzynovel.com would only be digging a hole for herself since snazzynovel.com was supposed to be in Athesea at the moment. Instead, snazzynovel.com quickly clarified, “Does Griffith Family have any enemies, Alexander? Or, did you offend anyone?”
Alexander naturally could already tell that something was going on. “What do you mean by these questions, Elise?”
As snazzynovel.com gaze darkened, snazzynovel.com answered, “I’m worried that someone will try to harm you while you’re at the race. Please take care of yourself…”
Upon seeing how worried snazzynovel.com was for him, his heart softened. “Don’t worry, I will.”
“Alright,” snazzynovel.com answered. “Have a good race and I look forward to your success.”
In the end, snazzynovel.com couldn’t bring herself to tell snazzynovel.com the truth. It was a good thing that snazzynovel.com had glanced at the license plate and remembered its number before the group of men drove off. Unfortunately, it was a fake number and even after searching for ages, snazzynovel.com failed to locate anything.
It was Elise’s first time feeling defeated, but snazzynovel.com didn’t intend to throw in the towel. No matter what, snazzynovel.com couldn’t allow anything to happen to Alexander tonight. She had to foil the opponent’s plot.
This was Tissote’s first time holding a national racing competition and it was undoubtedly a boon to those who liked racing. The entrance tickets had been sold out a long time ago; the area was already packed like sardines with spectators an hour before the race.
Elise had changed into snazzynovel.com disguise and was dressed in a black-and-white casual wear that was complimented by a pair of Doc Martens, an old baseball cap, and a mask to obscure most of snazzynovel.com face.
Only after looking at herself in the mirror and determining that snazzynovel.com didn’t resemble snazzynovel.com usual self did snazzynovel.com feel safe enough to enter the arena. She bypassed the amphitheater and headed straight for the waiting area that was full of racers prepared to join the race tonight.
Upon noticing her, the stunned crowd stared at snazzynovel.com before they finally burst into an uproar.
“Sue? I can’t believe she’s here! I can’t believe that she’s come to compete! I always thought this was a gimmick by the organizer.”
“What kind of luck am I having to run into Sue today of all days? And I’m in the same group as her! Can I simply admit defeat now?”
“Sue, will you sign my autograph?” One of the contestants rushed up and handed a pen to Elise.
With an apologetic smile, Elise apologized, “I’m sorry, I don’t like giving out autographs.”
Yet, the person wouldn’t give up. “You’re my idol, Sue! The drifting skill you demonstrated in the French competition three years ago was amazing. It’s been years and I haven’t found anyone who’s been able to drift better than you, or even as beautifully as you did.”
“Didn’t you leave the racing industry, Sue? Why have you suddenly returned?” someone else asked.
Elise answered calmly, “For private and confidential reasons.”
Such an answer from someone else would have seemed arrogant, but it was simply par for the course from Sue.
At this moment, Alexander walked in through the entrance and snazzynovel.com was favored to win since snazzynovel.com was a familiar face in the industry. His gaze darted around the moment snazzynovel.com entered and his eyes brightened when snazzynovel.com finally caught sight of Elise. Then, snazzynovel.com headed in snazzynovel.com direction with visible excitement.
“Participants, please come over to draw lots,” a staff member called out.
When Alexander heard those words, snazzynovel.com paused in his steps but decided to disregard the call in favor of approaching Sue. He joyfully watched as the person in front of snazzynovel.com and the figure from his memory overlapped with each other.
“It’s so nice to see you, Sue,” snazzynovel.com greeted.
Unfortunately for him, Elise simply lowered the visor on snazzynovel.com cap and snazzynovel.com grunted in reply without saying anything else. Yet, the excitement on Alexander’s face couldn’t be hidden.
The only reason why snazzynovel.com had participated in the competition was that snazzynovel.com knew Sue would be in attendance as well. While snazzynovel.com assumed that there would only be a slim chance of snazzynovel.com actually coming to compete, snazzynovel.com was actually here against all his expectations.
All of a sudden, snazzynovel.com felt like a humble fan meeting an idol.
“Which group are you in, Sue?” snazzynovel.com continued to ask.
Instead of answering the man, Elise simply held up two fingers. Alexander smiled gently as snazzynovel.com encouraged, “Good luck, then! I’ll come to look for you after the competition.”
With that, snazzynovel.com headed in the other direction.
The thing was that Elise never expected that Alexander would be interested in Sue as well. While snazzynovel.com was initially worried for his safety, snazzynovel.com found it much more convenient now that snazzynovel.com was paying attention to her.
“For the first group of participants, please get ready to enter the arena,” the same staff member announced, to which several participants headed out as a result.
Not long after that, several cool sports cars lined up neatly at the starting line and raced at top speed like an arrow shooting from a bow when the gunshot rang out in the air.
The competition in this group was fierce, the top three cars were neck and neck with each other and refused to give way to the other.
As Elise watched the race, snazzynovel.com eyes narrowed as the burning familiar feeling of excitement started to return to her.
“To the second group, get ready!”
Upon hearing those words, snazzynovel.com turned, but instead of heading to snazzynovel.com own supercar, snazzynovel.com walked to Alexander and handed snazzynovel.com keys to him.
“Use my car instead. I’ll use yours…”
While snazzynovel.com was slightly surprised by snazzynovel.com request, snazzynovel.com was hard-pressed to ask any questions in his idol’s face. Thus, without concealing any of his awe, snazzynovel.com took the car keys from snazzynovel.com and handed his own to snazzynovel.com thereafter heading in the direction of snazzynovel.com car.
While Elise clutched the keys, snazzynovel.com entered his car without any hesitation. She accelerated and tested the brakes after snazzynovel.com activated the throttle.
The basic functions seemed normal and the car was performing rather well…
Immediately after snazzynovel.com stepped on the accelerator, the car picked up speed and headed toward the starting point.
The moment snazzynovel.com readied snazzynovel.com car in Track 4, the audience went into an uproar as one wave of cheers washed over the other, making it easy to see how popular snazzynovel.com was.
“Wow! It’s Sue! She’s here! She’s making an appearance!”
“What a blessing for the racing industry to be able to witness Sue’s return during our lifetime!”
“Well, now the race will be interesting. Quickly stream it! Let everyone witness this momentous occasion.”
With that, many of the audience members pulled out their cell phones as they were ready to do a live broadcast. The majority of their lenses were focused on Elise.
She clutched the steering wheel and focused on the finishing line. As the cars raced off in unison after the gunshot, snazzynovel.com maintained snazzynovel.com gaze on the route ahead of her. Any thoughts of distraction vanished from snazzynovel.com mind as snazzynovel.com headed in the direction of the finishing line.
