Ch. 236..240: My Sugar And Your Spice Chapter 236-240

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“Elyse?” Amelie cried out in surprise, not understanding why Elyse was there.As she watched on, Elyse did not let go. Instead, she eagerly gazed at Amelie’s face as if to confirm something.Amelie was becoming perplexed. “What are you up to?”Their faces were so close that their eyelashes almost touched.Elyse did not respond either.Those who weren’t aware would think Elyse was attempting to kiss Amelie.That action drew the attention of other parents, who began scrutinizing them.Elyse was covered entirely, wearing shades and a mask that stood out in the crowd.Although the parents who sent their children to this school were not the type to gossip, they speculated on what was going on.Amelie disliked having people close to her and she despised Elyse, so she reached out to pull Elyse’s hand away from hers. “Others are paying attention to you. Let me go!”With that, she walked away.Elyse took a quick look around. Sure enough, the crowd stared at her, so she reached out to cover her eyes and dared not pursue Amelie.She came looking for Amelie as a result of Ellen’s words.Ellen had implied that Amelie donated the cornea, so Elyse couldn’t sleep all night because of the revelation.She was terrified but intrigued. Did Amelie go to great lengths to save Leo, even if it meant risking her eyesight?It was simple to pretend to be Big Eyes, but no rational person would agree to donate the cornea while they were still alive.Unless Amelie was insane.Elyse had spent the entire night speculating on the possibility. As such, she couldn’t take it any longer and came to Halport.Despite covering her eyes with her hands, she couldn’t stop staring at Amelie from afar. Amelie was standing gracefully, her fair and calm face serene. Elyse squinted and couldn’t see anything wrong. She hadn’t noticed anything wrong earlier either.However, just because one couldn’t see it didn’t mean it was fine.It was unfortunate for her that she could no longer approach Amelie.Approaching Amelie again would not only draw attention from others but would also raise suspicions.As a result, Elyse could only turn around and get back in the car.She shut the door but couldn’t bring herself to touch the steering wheel.Her heart was racing furiously.Will I walk away empty- handed?She was unwilling to do that.Before proceeding to the next step, confirming that Amelie is the cornea donor is of utmost importance.With that in mind, Elyse reached into her bag, took out her cell

phone, and dialed a number. “Can you assist me with something?”Amelie returned to look for Elyse after picking up Bria, only to discover that the woman had vanished.Elyse appeared out of nowhere today. She ignored the consequences of being recognized and grabbed me recklessly to stare at me. She didn’t do it just because I look pretty, did she? There must be a reason for her behavior. But what exactly is it?As Amelie thought about it, her cell phone rang.When she saw the unknown number on the screen, she didn’t hesitate and answered the call. “Hello?”“Amelie, you didn’t forget about me, did you?” a young man asked.Amelie was surprised. Immediately afterward, she realized the caller was Chris.She grunted.Chris acted aloof and behaved rudely toward others. However, he changed his mind about Amelie after discovering she was Dash.“Amelie, you promised to have a match with me. I’ve been waiting for you for a long time but have yet to receive your call. Are you looking down on me and refusing to compete with me?”“Of course not,” Amelie said while patting her head as she remembered her agreement with Chris. “I was so preoccupied that I forgot about it.”He calmed down after realizing she had simply forgotten. “Are you available tonight? How about we go head-to-head then?”Amelie lowered her head to check her schedule. “I’m available after 9.00PM.” “Sure.” Chris snapped his fingers. “At 9.00PM, we’ll meet at the new racing track. I’ll see you there!”“Sure.”Amelie wanted to use this thrilling sport to clear her mind and relieve her accumulated stress.After that, she messaged Julia, asking if she wanted to join her in the car race.Julia called back quickly. “I have an important dinner to attend tonight. I really have to go.”“Looks like it’s just me, then.” Amelie was unconcerned.“Are you okay with going by yourself? Your vision is poor,” Julia stated with concern.Amelie smiled at that. “This is not a fight to the death. I’ll do what I can.”Her skills would be worse without Julia’s guidance, but it would not significantly impact her performance.Furthermore, the match was meant to fulfill Chris’ dream. As a result, even if she lost, she would not be embarrassed.Amelie ended the call after a short chat with Julia.Bria, who was holding Amelie’s hand, blinked a few times while her mother was on the phone.After returning home, the girl rushed to her room and dropped her bag. “I’m going to play with my toys in the room!”She shut the door tightly as she said this.Amelie didn’t want to bother her, so she went to the kitchen to assist Steven in his cooking.Bria placed her ears on the door of the room. When Amelie’s footsteps faded, the girl took off her shoes and climbed onto the bed.Then, she took out her

small cell phone and called Leo.Meanwhile, Leo was handling important business in the company. He was in a large modern meeting room with a cold air conditioner. The senior executives were all sitting up straight.Leo, who sat in the chief seat, was also glum. He tapped the table repeatedly with his slender fingers. “Why are there so many people here but none of you can solve the problem?”He didn’t spit out harsh words, but his tone was cold enough to give the executives goosebumps.Everyone knew that while Leo spoke less, he worked hard and was generous to his subordinates. If an employee performed well, he would give them numerous bonuses.There were also many holidays, and one could take advantage of various high-end travel opportunities for free. Genesis employees saw Perou and global tours as commonplace.However, if one of them made a mistake, the entire team would be fired.The industry was well aware of Leo’s generosity, so many people were constantly attempting to join the company. The company had no shortage of talent.As a result, the employees were determined not to be fired.Even if they could find another job right away, it wasn’t easy to find another company that offered the same benefits as Genesis.All of Genesis’ leaders and employees worked hard to stay in the company.However, they were bound to have a bad day regardless of their efficiency.Their current challenge was severe. As a result, the executives could not find a solution quickly and exchanged blank looks among themselves.Leo’s expression darkened as they couldn’t respond. “I didn’t pay you big bucks to stare at each other’s faces! Since you are unable to respond, then…”When they heard his words, the executives broke out in cold sweat, as if they had been dragged to the edge of a cliff to await an order to be pushed down and smashed to pieces.It’s all over!Ring! Ring!A cell phone rang at this precise moment.The executives were shocked. They quickly wiped their sweat and checked their cell phones.A basic rule in Genesis was turning off one’s mobile during a meeting. At this crucial moment, making these stupid mistakes would be equivalent to a death sentence.Everyone looked around and discovered that the sound was not from their mobiles, so they all turned to face the main seat.Leo was covering his cell phone, which was flickering against the glass in the main seat. He also heard his phone ring and was surprised for a moment.Everyone was stunned and they looked as if they had witnessed something strange.In their minds, Leo was stricter on himself than on his employees.

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Leo didn’t immediately react to the ringing phone, but he recalled adding Bria’s number and allowing her interruption.No matter what he was doing at the moment, she was allowed to call him at any time.He turned on the ‘do not disturb’ mode to silence his phone before the meeting. Thus, only her number was allowed through even though he was busy.He flipped his phone over and saw the expected caller ID.The others in the room were watching him with close attention.The moment they saw his gaze land on the phone, they were expecting him to immediately reject the call because it was only natural for him.“Hello?”To their surprise, the man’s response was the opposite of their expectations.Leo reached for the phone and pushed his chair back with a calm expression as all eyes were on him.Tapping on the table, he gestured for Eugene to continue the meeting without him before he walked out of the room, leaving the others gaping in shock.The reason was that they could see a smile forming at the corners of his lips and stretching across his face after he answered the call.Is that a smile? Mr. Alston? Smiling? Is this a dream?The executive’s hearts thundered in their chests because their minds were blown by their discovery.“I wonder, who’s calling Mr. Alston?”Even though they were a bunch of top talents trained to become the elites, some of them were eager to find out the identity of the caller after witnessing Leo’s smile.After all, Leo didn’t even smile like that back when he was dating Elyse.Eugene scanned around the room blandly. “Don’t talk about Mr. Alston behind his back unless you’re hoping to get fired.”In a split second, complete silence fell between them.Outside the room where nobody was watching, Leo held the phone in his hand as his expression softened. “Bria, did you call because something happened?”“Yes.” Bria nodded her head vigorously, her round eyes on her fair face widened to build a sense of mystery. “Daddy, there’s something you need to know. Mommy and a man are planning to race cars tonight.”Leo already knew that Amelie was a pro racing driver, but he couldn’t help but be surprised at Bria’s words. “Just the two of them?”“Yes!” She nodded again.Even though she couldn’t hear the man’s name clearly, she remembered the rendezvous point, so she immediately told Leo afterward. Other than that, she also reminded him, “Remember, it’s 9.00PM. Don’t forget about it.”Leo’s curling lips were slowly pulled downward by the weight of the news

and eventually pressed into a thin line.A man and woman racing cars at 9.00PM?He couldn’t help but imagine other scenes that could ever happen between two people, and none of them was related to car racing at all.His worries were understandable. After all, Amelie was surrounded by many men after the divorce and all of them were planning to make a move to devour her.He clenched his fists so tight that his fingernails sank into his palm.However, he didn’t visibly react to the pain, let alone grunt. Instead, he only answered, “I got it.”Leo kept his voice as calm as ever the whole time.When he returned to the office, the executives could sense a change in him judging by the way he looked more distant than ever.The veins in his forehead were bulging due to anger.I remember him leaving the room with a smile on his face a moment ago.The men’s gaze all landed on Leo as he strode toward his seat. Instead of sitting back, he put his hands on the table to support his weight as he scanned the others’ faces from a commanding position. “Whoever has acquaintances in the motorsport industry can round up his team and pack their things. I don’t want to see any of you in the company.”The others exchanged looks wordlessly. What’s wrong with having acquaintances in the motorsport industry?In their opinion, Leo was a fair person who rewarded and punished people equally. Even if he planned to fire his employee, the person must be a poor performer who deserved it. He would also present detailed data and in- depth information to prove his decision was right, so the person wouldn’t argue with him.Why is it wrong to have acquaintances in the motorsport industry? Is there a trend to prove those people are poor performers?Eugene was also confused, so he turned to Leo for the answer.However, Leo simply answered the question by dismissing the meeting and leaving the room.When he returned to his office, he pushed the windows open in frustration before he stood there with his arms akimbo.Eugen followed after him. “Mr. Alston—”“You have been neglecting your responsibilities as an assistant, haven’t you? The air conditioner is not even blowing cold air. Can’t you feel it?” Leo accused with a frown between his brows.Eugene was taken aback by the groundless accusation. That’s because you opened the windows to the hot weather outside! It’s not the air conditioner’s fault!Even though these thoughts were running through his mind, he shut the windows that Leo opened a moment ago without a word before lowering the air conditioner’s temperature.At last, he finally turned to Leo. Even for him, it was the first time to see Leo getting angry to the degree that he tried to fire a group of people without a good

reason.As the room temperature dropped, Leo felt slightly calmer. He walked toward the sofa and sat there without saying a word. Resting his hands on his lap, he knitted his brows in annoyance and confusion.What’s wrong with me? Why did I get angry just because Bria told me that Amelie has planned to race against another man tonight?He remembered Toby asking him whether he had fallen for Amelie. He also remembered himself admitting his feelings, but it was only because he felt at peace around Amelie.He would never have thought that learning the news that she was meeting up with another man would affect him that much.Putting the meeting minutes on Leo’s desk, Eugene asked warily, “Mr. Alston, is there anything else?”His question brought Leo back to reality. He massaged the bridge of his nose as his expression returned to its original state. “Turn down the business dinner later.”Eugene blinked in surprise. “The business dinner later is important, though. Mr. Smith is going —”Before he could finish his words, he felt a cold shiver run down his spine as Leo gave him a death stare.Eugene immediately complied with his boss’ wish. “All right.”…Amelie arrived at the racetrack at 9.00PM sharp.The newly built racetrack was oval in shape like the others, and the audience could sit in the grandstand and look down at the race circuit when there was a race.As she got down from the car, Amelie smelled the mix of fresh paint and other building materials.She made a fanning motion in front of her nose. Just then, two beams of white light illuminated the dark as if a monster lurking in the dark had opened its eyes upon smelling its prey.Amelie narrowed her eyes to make out the intruder behind the strong light.Behind them was a sports car painted in a custom scheme. The car’s skirting had almost touched the ground and it had sharp lines overall.Clad in his white racing suit, Chris got down from the car with a racing helmet in his hand, looking both handsome and confident.“Good evening.” Greeting him warmly, Amelie walked over, only to find another car parked next to Chris’.A man got out of the car.She frowned slightly at the sight of the uninvited guest.“Ash is interested in racing against us. Amelie, you don’t mind, do you?” Chris proposed with caution.He now treated Amelie as his idol in car racing. If she allowed it, he would even worship her.Ashton had a fake smile at the mention of his name before he sneered. “Why do you care? She’s no longer related to your family.”After that, he snorted again as his gaze landed on Amelie as if implying that she was misleading Chris on purpose.However, she rarely met Chris after their last encounter, so she had no way to mislead him even if she

wanted.Even so, she didn’t try to explain herself. Instead, she approached Chris with a calm expression. “I don’t mind. After all, it’s your plan. Besides, I indeed am no longer related to your family, but you can call me ‘Amy’ or ‘Elie’ since we are friends.”Ashton sneered, disapproving of the idea in her words again.After all, he loathed Amelie. Thus, he would always find her words perfunctory while her a hypocrite, and he wouldn’t hesitate to express his disapproval.“Are you sure this is a good idea?” Chris hesitated. It’s impolite to address my idol by her nickname.“I think I’ll stick with ‘Amelie’.”“Sure.”As the easy-going woman that she was, Amelie agreed with him. Then, she turned around and grabbed her helmet before putting it on. “How many laps?”Chris watched her without blinking. She wore the helmet in one go with a natural and smooth motion.The red helmet and suit suited her well and set off her complexion, making her look both authoritative and vibrant.Before Chris could answer, Ashton chimed in, “Where’s the fun in it if you do it like normal?”He was also chewing gum at the same moment. There was a smug grin at the corner of his lips, and his expression was telling the pair that he wouldn’t let their answers stop him from getting what he wanted.Amelie detected the implication in his words, so she turned to him. “How do you want to play?”The grin on his face widened. “All of us will cover one eye.”After that, he took out three satin sashes and held them higher to let her see them. “Are you in or not?”He even pointed to his right eye on purpose. “We cover this one.”At last, he lifted his chin and threw her a challenging look.Ashton’s meaningful gesture brought memories of that day back to Amelie. She remembered Elyse showing up out of nowhere and kept staring into her eyes.Now, realization dawned on her that Elyse was already suspecting her eye.After all, Amelie could see nothing with her right eye covered. Only a malicious woman like Elyse can think about such a dirty trick! She wants to get rid of me by Ashton’s hands!She didn’t reply as a scowl fell between her brows.Noticing the serious expression on her face, Chris interrupted, “I don’t know, Ashton. It’s not a good idea.”

 

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He only wanted to race with Amelie and did not want to complicate matters.“Isn’t she a good racer? Can’t she adapt to even a minor change?” Ashton went on sarcastically, “It looks like Dash can only race in broad daylight and on a straight road. What kind of dashing is that?”His words were mean, undermining all of her previous accomplishments.However, Amelie simply smiled. She casually looked around and asked, “Do you want me to agree to this race that badly?”Her sharp gaze seemed to be able to cut through the darkness. Elyse, who was hiding in the audience seats, happened to meet Amelie’s gaze and the coldness in it shocked her.Despite knowing that Amelie couldn’t see her, Elyse couldn’t help but be startled.She felt Amelie’s question was directed at her for some inexplicable reason.No… It can’t be!Amelie doesn’t know I’ll be here!Elyse tried to console herself before putting on a brave expression and raising her head. When she looked at Amelie again, the woman had already turned her head away, showcasing only her fair neck from behind.“I agree to it,” Amelie said as she casually strapped on her helmet.Hearing that, Elyse felt her tenseness decrease and a cunning smile appeared on her face.Truth was, she was the one who summoned Ashton.Besides, she also gave him the idea to hold the race in the manner he suggested.Ashton ignorantly thought that Elyse’s suggestion to hold the race in such a way was merely to scare Amelie. He had no idea that she had an ulterior motive.Though Elyse couldn’t find out anything from Amelie’s eyes when she looked at her today, from the cornea transplant consent form Ellen brought back previously, it was stated clearly that the donor had donated her left eye’s cornea.If Amelie was indeed the donor, she wouldn’t be able to see anything with her left eye right now.With her right eye blindfolded, she would be akin to a blind person.And how could a blind person race?Elyse had already thought of ways for Ashton to force Amelie to agree to his suggestion by hook or by crook.But unexpectedly to her, Amelie readily agreed to it.Thus, Elyse only had to wait for Amelie’s performance now.If Amelie completed the entire race successfully, it meant that there were no issues with her eyes.At best, she was merely the Big Eyes who accompanied Leo during the times he was abandoned. Even if Amelie told him the truth in the future, he would not believe it.There was no reason for Leo to doubt Elyse’s identity at all, especially given that she had lost her

eyesight in her left eye, not to mention her diaries and other information.However, if Amelie were truly the one who donated her cornea, racing with her right eye blindfolded would almost certainly result in a fatal accident, saving Elyse the need to get rid of Amelie with her own hands.Meanwhile, seeing that Amelie had agreed to Ashton’s suggestion, Chris did not say anything further. He quickly took two scarves from Ashton’s grasp and handed the bright red one to Amelie.He didn’t give it much thought and simply felt that the bright red scarf complemented Amelie’s red shirt.“Thank you,” Amelie murmured, her smile as beautiful as a rose blooming in the darkest of nights.Amelie’s smile is truly captivating! Chris exclaimed in his heart.Amelie, on the other hand, ignored everyone else and jumped into the driver’s seat of the car right away.She then took out her phone and opened her racing app.Her slender fingers clicked on some settings, and the entire race route was shown on the screen in no time.A delicate woman’s voice resonated from the phone. “Racing mode has been activated. Good luck, racer.”Amelie smiled faintly and bowed her head to blindfold her right eye with the red scarf. She then put on her special Bluetooth earphones, which automatically connected to her phone.With the audio broadcast function, the fact that she couldn’t see wouldn’t affect her performance in the race.She had also practiced blindfolded racing with Julia so many times that a new race route would not affect her at all.Meanwhile, Chris noticed Amelie setting the navigation on her phone and assumed it was her habit to do so before a race.When Ashton saw the same, he sneered, thinking that Amelie was indeed incompetent since she needed to set the navigation for such a simple race.Elyse, on the other hand, couldn’t see what Amelie had done as the latter was already in her car. And so, all three cars then went to the starting point.Chris had previously downloaded a bell sound to his phone and connected it to the loudspeaker.When the bell rang, the three cars took off like arrows from their bows.Elyse stood up slowly as she saw the cars getting further away, her gaze fixed firmly on Amelie’s red car.The red car nimbly drove past all the curves and spun freely, as if it were a bird flying freely in the air.No one would have guessed that this was a dangerous sport when they looked at the freely moving red car.Is there nothing wrong with Amelie’s eyes? Elyse pondered as she clutched her platinum bag tightly, her lips pursed.The race was set to be five laps.Within two minutes, Amelie’s car had stopped at the original starting point, followed by Chris’ car, which stopped right next to hers.Even though their time

differences were only two to three seconds, such a difference meant a lot to professional racers.“Dash, you’re indeed fast!” Chris admitted defeat.Hearing that, Amelie jumped out of the car and removed her red scarf while smiling confidently.Chris was mesmerized by her yet again when he saw her smile.Ashton was the last to arrive, with a time difference of thirty seconds.When he reached them, a defeated expression could be seen on his face.He had previously thought Amelie was incapable, but she proved to be more than capable of defeating Chris, a highly skilled racer.All of Ashton’s previous words were now a slap in the face for him.This was a total disgrace for him. After all, he was a young master from a wealthy family who had never been this embarrassed before.Hence, he slapped his helmet on his steering wheel, venting his anger.At this point, his phone’s notification alarm rang, notifying him that he had a message.Seeing that it was a message from Elyse, he quickly opened it without any hesitation.Elyse texted, ‘What’s the shining thing in front of Amelie?’She was further away and couldn’t see clearly what it was except for the fact that it was shining brightly.Elyse wasn’t particularly surprised by the results of the race. However, she somehow felt that something was amiss, so she asked this question.‘The navigation system.’ Ashton depressingly replied to her message.Navigation? Elyse was also a racer and she was even more skilled than Ashton. Hence, she knew that there was an application specifically designed to broadcast the race route to aid racers.It might not work well on complicated routes, but it could work flawlessly on simple laps with no errors.Why did Amelie need to use the navigation system?There is no reason for a professional racer to use navigation for such simple laps!Elyse began to analyze the situation.Suddenly, she remembered the previous race in which Amelie had defeated her. In that race, Amelie was also blindfolded for the entire duration and depended solely on Julia’s route broadcast.At the time, Elyse assumed Amelie did it to humiliate her, but apparently it was all because Amelie had vision problems and chose to be blindfolded to not affect the race!There must be some issues with her eyes!She is Amy, the person whom Ellen always mentioned!Such a sudden realization caused Elyse to unconsciously release her grip on her bag, and her bag fell to the floor with a thud.“Who’s there?” Chris heard the noise and started looking around while pulling out the torchlight.But Ashton quickly approached Chris and took away his torchlight. “It’s impossible for anyone to be here. Maybe it’s just a stray cat.”When Chris heard

that, he accepted such a possibility and did not pursue it further.Meanwhile, Elyse hid for a moment before raising her face indignantly again.She then noticed Amelie leisurely tidying her helmet and car accessories. Is she preparing to go back now?The truth is out! She is the woman who donated her cornea to Leo. She’ll be trouble for me if I let her go tonight!Elyse had had enough of people looking down on her and she couldn’t imagine how Leo would treat her if he found out the truth.With this in mind, she clenched her fists and bit her lower lip tightly, oblivious to the fact that she had bitten down so hard that her lip was bleeding.Her white teeth were stained with blood, but all she could think about was how she could keep Amelie here forever so that she would never appear in front of Leo again.Elyse’s gaze fell and, as if the night had given her miraculous strength, a bold idea emerged in her mind…

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She quickly took out her phone and tapped her fingers on the screen to text Ashton.At the same time, Chris approached Amelie’s car and asked cautiously, “Amelie, would you like to join the next Speedway Race?”Dash hadn’t competed in major competitions in a long time and as a result, all racing competitions were becoming increasingly lifeless.As such, Chris genuinely wanted the other racers to be able to witness and relive Dash’s capabilities, just like what he did today.The Speedway Race was the country’s greatest and largest racing competition which would be held not long after.Faced with Chris’ invitation, she tossed her long hair behind her shoulders. With her head cradled in her palms, she murmured with uncertainty, “Let’s see.”Racing was just a hobby for her. It was something she did for fun in her spare time.He was captivated by her adorable demeanor and he secretly exclaimed in his heart how charming she was once more.However, he knew Amelie must have had her reasons. Hence, he did not push any further and merely made a salute gesture to her before walking away.Amelie then got ready to start her car.“Wait!”Just as her car was about to speed away, Ashton appeared.Amelie’s car would have hit him if she hadn’t stepped on the brakes quickly enough.After the car stopped, she did not say anything and simply stared at Ashton.“Let’s race for another round!” he suggested as he ruffled his hair.When Chris heard that, he assumed Ashton was simply refusing to admit defeat. “Mr. Lowe, you don’t have to be too upset over losing to Dash. I lost to her as well,” he said.With Ashton’s skills, he would never win against Amelie no matter how many rounds they competed.Hence, Chris did not want Ashton to be embarrassed again. “Amelie has to go back earlier.”Truth was, Ashton did not want to race against Amelie again as he knew he would lose, but that was what Elyse wanted.He had no idea why she had requested this. All he knew was that his goddess had asked him to do so, and he had to abide by her wishes so that he wouldn’t be less respected again.But he was too embarrassed to even raise his head. With his head bowed, he kicked the gravel on the ground and muttered, “This time, it’ll be just the two of us and a more difficult route!”“I’ll race on her behalf!” Chris said at this point since his skills were enough to defeat Ashton.Furthermore, Chris was the one who invited Amelie today. Of course, he wouldn’t allow Ashton to do what he pleased at her expense.However, Ashton

pushed Chris away. Putting his hands on Amelie’s car bumper, he challenged, “You either race me again or run your car over me!”Amelie just stared at him coldly. Is he threatening me now? Why is Elyse so concerned about my eyes? What exactly does she want to know?Despite her reservations, she responded, “Your life is priceless, Mr. Lowe. How could I run over you? If you insist on another race, I’ll oblige.”She was curious to see what other tricks Elyse could come up with.Hearing that she was open to another round, Ashton backed away in satisfaction as he finally fulfilled his goddess’ request.However, Amelie’s voice rang out once more as she said, “But I can’t race with you again for nothing. In a general race, I can at least win some money. Mr. Lowe, are you not going to show me your sincerity?”“Sincerity, you say?” Ashton went on disdainfully, “If you win, I’ll pay you 150,000.”He wasn’t going to offer more because he knew he would lose to her.Amelie curled her lips mockingly when she heard that. Such a sum was not even worth considering.“Instead of money, Mr. Lowe, why don’t you offer the woman you like to carry my shoes for two days if I win?”That rendered Ashton speechless.Elyse, too, was stumped for words. In fact, she was furious. Is Amelie hinting that I am only worthy to carry her shoes? Oh, how I wish to slap her right now!Her body trembled with rage and she glared at Amelie.At this point, Amelie cast a casual glance in Elyse’s direction and curled her lips profoundly.She knows I am here! Elyse gasped as she finally realized Amelie had known she was in this place all along. She has been playing with me since earlier!After smiling in Elyse’s direction, Amelie turned her head back and said, “I’m just kidding, Mr. Lowe. Don’t take it to heart. What I want are the few scholars you have. If you lose, please turn them over to me.”Amelie had no idea how, but Elyse had learned that Amelie was establishing a learning platform. Following that, Elyse had asked Ashton to forbid a few scholars from working with Amelie, particularly those from economic and business backgrounds at reputable universities with whom Amelie had wanted to collaborate.Faced with such a term, Ashton was in a dilemma again. Elyse intended to prevent the scholars from working with Amelie. If he agreed to Amelie’s terms on his own now…“Mr. Lowe, if you don’t agree with my terms, I will not race with you even if it means giving up my car,” Amelie added.As such, Ashton had no choice but to nod and say, “Deal!”Elyse had requested for him to have another race with Amelie at all costs. Therefore, he had to see it through, no matter what it took.With this, the terms of the race were

settled.Ashton then stood in front of the car and made a phone call. Not long after, the sound of equipment rubbing against the quiet racetrack echoed. Black pilings appeared on the originally flat racetrack.They were arranged irregularly and because the surrounding area was dark, the pilings were difficult to see.In no time, the entire racetrack was filled with countless pilings.Amelie immediately understood what Ashton meant. With her lips curved, she said, “Do you mean for me to avoid all these pilings, Mr. Lowe? There are a lot of them and visibility is poor at night. We might have an accident.”“This is only the basic setup. The pilings will change after each lap. Since you’ve already set your terms, shouldn’t you accept my challenge as well?” Ashton said unnaturally. “Oh, and you have to finish the race within the same time you did earlier, or you’ll be considered to have lost.”“Well, it appears that you really want me to get into an accident,” Amelie murmured as she blinked. Despite saying so, she agreed to it.Then, she drove her car to the racetrack and blindfolded herself once again.Chris came nearer and muttered in a worried tone, “This… Amelie, I don’t think you should join this.”The racetrack was already dangerous enough on its own, let alone with Amelie being blindfolded.Though he did not know why Amelie wanted to blindfold herself, he felt that she wasn’t doing it just to show off her skills.“Do you want me to dissuade Mr. Lowe?”In light of the increased difficulty, it was impossible for Amelie to finish the race within the same time as earlier.“It’s okay,” she responded nonchalantly. “Even though this is my first time racing in this manner, it is always fun to try.”Chris became even more concerned when she said such words.Such a trial would be fatal.Ashton, who was on the other side, was already slamming the honks to signal Amelie to get ready.With this, Amelie sat up straight before putting both hands on the steering wheel and her foot on the accelerator.Elyse wants me to die in an accident, I suppose? Well, I’ll let her see with her own eyes whether or not I’ll die!A loud bell was heard over the loudspeaker, signaling the start of the race. Amelie’s car sped away, leaving only Chris behind, his clothes blown about by the wind from the car.Chris had his brows tightly furrowed. He was now kicking himself for organizing the race tonight.It was dangerously dark. Ashton was the young master of the Lowe Family while Amelie was Chris’ highly respected racer. He couldn’t even begin to imagine if any of them had an accident.Truth was, he favored Amelie, especially since she was racing with her eyes blindfolded.When her car’s engine

started, he could feel his chest tighten as he clenched his fists, staring at Amelie’s car without blinking.It was the most nerve-racking race he had ever seen in his racing career.“Turn, turn, turn, or you’ll crash on it!” Chris yelled repeatedly. He felt as if his heart was about to leap out of his chest whenever he saw Amelie’s car about to collide with the pilings.Every time she managed to dodge them, he would exhale a deep breath of relief.Though Amelie performed admirably and avoided all of the piles with agility, the increase in difficulty prevented her from maintaining her speed in the earlier race.That meant she wouldn’t be able to cross the finish line as quickly as she had in the previous round.Realizing this, Chris couldn’t help but sigh.In the blink of an eye, Amelie had completed two laps.He quickly looked at his watch. She is four seconds slower than in the previous round. With her current speed, she would be at least ten seconds slower than earlier by the time she reached the finish line. Even though she is faster than Ashton, she will still lose the bet!Chris heaved a sigh as he thought about this. Suddenly, he heard a booming sound, which caused the entire ground to vibrate slightly.He lifted his head to see what was happening. Then, he saw the red car that had been moving at a constant speed earlier picking up speed and accelerating into a bend as fast as a rocket.It was so fast that it completely startled him.“Oh, my God!” Chris yelled, his eyes red. He had never seen anyone race at such speed.The car was flying at least one hundred meters in a single second, or even in the blink of an eye!Is that lightning speed? She has driven for two laps in just three to five blinks! No ordinary person can achieve such a speed on a flat racetrack, but she does it flawlessly even when the surroundings are dark and there are so many pilings in her way! She’s so terrifying!Chris finally realized that the two to three seconds that he lagged behind her earlier were what she spared him—it wasn’t her true capability.If she had driven like how she was behind the wheel now, he would have been at least twenty seconds behind her!Twenty seconds was an insurmountable hurdle for a racer.Chris was so stunned that he collapsed to the ground.Within the next few seconds, Amelie had completed her fourth lap.There was only one lap left.She couldn’t see anything and all she could hear was the wind passing through her ears.Her highly efficient phone was reporting the obstacles in front of her with increased speed, and she needed to react in one-tenth of a second.This was genuinely thrilling for her!“The entire path is blocked fifty meters ahead!” the phone broadcasted suddenly.The entire path is

blocked? What does that mean? Amelie froze for a brief moment. It’s impossible to have the pilings set in this manner in normal circumstances. Where exactly has it gone wrong?It was only fifty meters away. In short, she would be dead if she couldn’t find a way out within the next few seconds.

Chapter 240

Four headlights at the entrance to the racetrack flicked on like a demon’s eyes in the night, illuminating the entire racetrack in a wretched white color.Chris, who had been watching the battle nervously, couldn’t help turning his head to look in the direction of the blinding white lights.Two figures emerged from the lights.They strode over in a vertical line. One was in white while the other was in black.The white figure looked elegant with its clothes rolled up.The black one, on the other hand, was a handsome and solemn man who didn’t have one hair that was out of place.“Leo? Toby?” Chris hurriedly called out and went over the moment he recognized them.“What brings the two of you here?”Walking in front, Leo had a blank expression on his serious face. He didn’t respond to Chris’ words as his dark gaze swept over the racetrack.“You wanted to race, no? Why aren’t you on the racing track?” Toby’s gentle eyes were a stark contrast to Leo’s.There was a small smile on his graceful face.Chris grabbed a handful of hair and lamented, “I did for one round! But I lost…”“Oh? Someone actually beat the Chris Alston! Which amazing person was it?” Toby asked out of curiosity.He apparently didn’t know who Chris was here for tonight.The more questions he asked, the more embarrassed Chris felt. Chris’ head was hanging low when he muttered, “Who else? Of course, it’s A- Amelie. Ashton came up with the stupid idea to cover our right eye. I lost by three seconds.”Even the three seconds were what Amelie spared him.Chris was overwhelmed by shame the more he thought about it.He initially thought that Toby would tease him for it. To his surprise, Toby’s face suddenly fell. “What did you say?”As soon as he said that, Toby grabbed Chris by the collar and yanked hard.Confused, Chris peered at Toby dazedly. “W-What’s the matter, Toby?” he choked out. The face in front of him was thunderous.With his mouth pressed in a thin line, Toby looked as if he wanted to gobble someone up.Chris had never seen Toby acting so menacingly before.Toby only managed to stop himself from throwing a punch at Chris’ face by pursing his lips and calming down.“Damn it!” He shoved Chris away.To begin with, Amelie had lost her vision in her left eye. Covering up her right one would render her completely blind.This was a race with a blind person!“Where is she?” he growled.Chris was still bewildered when he robotically pointed at the racetracks upon hearing Toby’s

question.He looked in the direction he was pointing at as well before he suddenly cursed, “F*cking hell!”Because of the headlights, the whole racetrack was lit up.It was only when the lights came on that Chris saw a row of standing wood pilings not far from Amelie.In other words, she would crash into it no matter how she drove! She would undoubtedly end up dead if she drove at a speed of 600 miles per hour and crashed into the pilings.Who would do something so evil?! Chris started to dash in Amelie’s direction, but someone was faster than him.He only felt a strong gust of wind from both sides before he saw two figures, one black and the other white, rush out. They’re like arrows! No, they’re faster than arrows. They’re like rockets! Both of them…Chris was stupefied.However, he soon noticed that they wouldn’t be able to save Amelie no matter how fast they were.It would take less than a second to cover that 50 meters…In short, Amelie was doomed.Even Elyse, who was hiding in the audience section, smiled triumphantly.Not even the best racer in the world could avoid crashing into the pilings 50 meters away at this speed!Amelie will finally be gone for good! Elyse inwardly cheered. Haha! My plan worked! I’m a genius!She had a glint in her eyes as she was already imagining how she wanted to celebrate her victory.Then, she closed her eyes to enjoy the explosion of the fatal car crash.Swoosh!Two seconds had passed after that and yet, she didn’t hear the impact she was expecting. Instead, all she heard was the sound of something shooting through the air.It was like a flying saucer.Elyse couldn’t help but open her eyes, only for the fire in her pupils to be covered by a flash of red.It was a striking, willful redness in the shape of a car! The car soared high in a perfect arc and easily sailed over the blocked road before it made the perfect landing on the ground.With a swish, it stopped at the finish line in the most graceful pose.The entire process was simple and neat without any extra movement.T-That’s Amelie’s car! Elyse finally understood when she saw the red figure hopping out of the car. She went over the wooden pilings and successfully dodged the bullet! How can this happen? It’s impossible! How can she do this when she can’t see anything?At the same time, Leo was in the middle of running toward Amelie when he abruptly stopped in his tracks and fixed his gaze on her.Although his face was calm, his heart was racing.His heart almost stopped the moment he realized that she was going to be in danger.He wasn’t even this afraid during the car accident he was involved in with his father…Toby also let out a breath of relief as he staggered toward her. “Were you trying to give me a heart attack?” he scolded.She must

have been trying to test the audience’s tolerance by participating in a competition like this blindfolded.At that, Amelie tore off the silk scarf with one hand and removed the hat with another. Her smooth locks fanned out like a waterfall, making her bright eyes stand out against the background.H- Hot damn… She’s so cool!Chris had always admired Amelie, but the blindfolded leap she made just now had gotten him to throw himself down at her feet in admiration.He was now on his knees despite being in public.Bang!Amelie hadn’t had the time to do anything before she heard another sound.Everyone turned their heads, only to see that Ashton’s car had crashed into the fence which had cut off the track.As he couldn’t control it well, his car spun several times on the track before it finally flipped over on the side of the road.Fortunately, he hadn’t been driving too fast. The protection he had was also adequate.It didn’t take long before he crawled out from under the car.With a defeated look on his face, he forcefully kicked his battered car. He had destroyed a car worth hundreds of thousands just like that.Despite seeing his pathetic appearance, Chris didn’t feel like sympathizing with him at all. He even started guffawing.“Oh, Ashton. Your bet, you pay. My idol not only completed the race within the specified time, but she also gave us a flying-car show. Now that is something new!”He put the stopwatch in Ashton’s face.Still, he regretted not taking a photo or video of such a courageous act.Ashton couldn’t say anything in return. Annoyed, he only threw Chris’ hand aside and stormed off.However, he hadn’t even taken more than three steps when a hand grabbed him from behind and pulled him back.Bam!A heavy punch landed on Ashton’s face.Heavy thuds could be heard going on and on after that.All they could see in the dark of the night was a white figure ruthlessly treating Ashton like a sandbag.“Toby? What are you—” Chris was at a loss for words.Toby was the gentlest one among their friends. No matter if he liked it or not, he would always be full of smiles and treat people courteously.Yet, he was now beating Ashton up and he didn’t hold back at all as he lay continuous blows on Ashton.Chris even suspected that the person in front of him was not Toby but another person wearing Toby’s skin!Unable to stand more of those hits, Ashton finally fell to the ground.Even so, Toby didn’t stop.His fists swung again and again as hatred filled his eyes, making him look like a beast that devoured humans.Quietly standing beside him was Leo, who had his fists clenched as he looked on with a dark gaze.Even though his friends were in a tussle, he stood there motionless, as if he was an

outsider.The look on his face was even darker than Toby’s.He didn’t hit Ashton but was no different from the devil himself. Just looking at him gave others chills all over their bodies.What’s wrong with the two of them? Chris didn’t understand what was going on. Seeing how one-sided the fight was, he only stepped forward to stop Toby out of worry that this would escalate into something worse. “Hey, that’s enough!”It was only then that Toby gloomily retreated.Ashton spat out a mouthful of blood and threw a mocking glare at him.Chris didn’t want another fight to break out, so he nudged Ashton. “Mr. Lowe, how about you leave for now?”