Ch. 66..70: My Sugar And Your Spice Chapter 66-70

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“Dash?” A hint of anger filled Elyse’s eyes.

Chris ran past me without even acknowledging me just for Dash? She was upset that Dash took her limelight. She was supposed to be the best female racer. I’m a big star and the best female racer around, and yet Dash still gets all the attention! She was incensed, but she knew better than to insult the idol of all racers. Holding down her anger, she tugged on Leo’s sleeve. “We should take a look.”

She, too, had never seen Dash before. However, she didn’t come here for Dash and couldn’t care less who that woman was. The only reason she wanted to take a look was so the other racers wouldn’t think she was disrespectful.

Chris was the first to step onto the track. He could see a yellow race car slowly appear in the distance, and within that car was Julia. She was in a striped racer suit, her face gleaming like ivory.

Unlike Elyse, Julia had a more dominant air about her. She was handsome and sitting beside her was someone with the same outfit. She was wearing a helmet, so all everyone saw was a slender figure.

Chris came darting out to the driveway out of the blue, and Julia had to slam on the brakes to avoid running over him. It was a dangerous act on his part, but he couldn’t be bothered and quickly opened the passenger door.

Finally, the figure beside Julia slowly took off her helmet. When everyone noticed who she was, someone let out a sneer, and Chris’ smile froze. “What stunt are you pulling, Julia?”

Elyse and Leo were approaching the car. They, too, froze when they saw who the woman was. “Amelie?”

Another racer by the name of Joseph pouted. “What’s the meaning of this, Julia? We want Dash, not… whoever this is.” He recognized Amelie. During the few times he visited the Alston Residence, he saw her, though her presence was barely noticeable.

“I thought you said you’d bring Dash.” Chris was positively upset.

Four years. For four years, Chris had been waiting to see Dash. She took first place in a competition years ago. and was one whole lap faster than the one who got second place. Since then, all racers fell in love with her, and Dash became the idol of every racer in the industry.

She made a miracle drift during that competition, and even after four years, nobody could replicate or counter it. Even after her disappearance, her short stint was still the talk of the town. The one who lost to her in that competition and took second place was none other than Chris himself.

Even now, there were still racers and fans of racing claiming that Chris only took the championship because Dash wasn’t around. If she were to come back, he would be nothing but a runner-up. He wanted to challenge that claim, so he took part in this small-time event even though he wouldn’t give it a second of his time on most days. He wanted to compete with Dash.

However, now all he saw was Amelie. He knew who she was. Despite his aloof and arrogant attitude, he knew about Amelie since he was close with his cousin, though he wouldn’t spend any time to find out more about her. He couldn’t even bother to spare his time looking down on her. Naturally, he wouldn’t think she was Dash.

Julia scanned the crowd. She was about to announce to everyone that Amelie was indeed Dash, but then she spotted the couple among the crowd. A smirk formed on her face as she thought in contempt, Heh. These idiots even came here to show off their relationship, huh?

Right at that moment, she changed her mind and decided not to tell anyone that her friend was Dash. Instead, she came up with a little prank and smiled at Chris. “It doesn’t matter What matters is that this

lady is a professional racer, too”

Chris chortled. Who cares if she’s a professional racer? She’s nothing compared to Dash.

Everyone else was disappointed that Dash didn’t show up, but at least they had Boreas’ performance to look forward to. Most of them weren’t even his match, but now they could challenge him.

“So? We can’t just let any random racer in.” Most people didn’t hold high opinions of female racers, to begin with, and they didn’t think the delicate-looking Amelie could even race.

Some people even thought that driving alone was impossible for her. The professional racers present refused to let an amateur like her drive around.

Regardless, they couldn’t simply bar Amelie from participating in the race, as Julia was somewhat well- known in the racing industry. Considering her fame, they figured any argument with her would lead to unfavorable results. In the end, everyone decided on a selection match. They hoped they could kick out Amelie through the selection match. Even Julia couldn’t argue with the results of a fair race.

Julia looked at her friend, and everyone turned their attention to Amelie as well. They hoped she would give up and skip the selection match altogether. If she refused to, someone would have to race her, and these rich kids were too proud to stoop to that level. Racing an inexperienced driver was embarrassing, no matter what the results were.

Amelie, however, kept quiet. Julia got the message and tapped on her steering wheel. “Sure.”

As Amelie refused to give up, they had no choice but to hold the selection race. It was upsetting, but they couldn’t do much about it. All they could do was throw scornful looks at Amelie as they cursed in their heads, Man, what a waste of time racing this amateur.

Julia and Amelie ignored their frustration. Julia hopped off the car and drew her lot along with the other

racers.

Chris and Elyse were exempted from the selection match. They were pros among pros, after all.

Amelie sat in her car quietly. She saw her ex-husband and his new girlfriend, but she didn’t give them a moment of her time.

She couldn’t help but be amazed at how her mind worked sometimes. Before the divorce, she loved Leo with all her heart. Even one single smile from him would delight her for hours. Back when she knew Elyse was coming back, she spent a fortnight agonizing over that. Her heart was torn asunder, her soul split into pieces, and anxiety took over her. She lost sleep and had nightmares over that matter. Every time she imagined Leo making out with Elyse, it would destroy her.

However, now that they were divorced, she didn’t even mind the couple being lovey-dovey right in front of her. In fact, she didn’t even want to look at them.

On the other hand, Leo was staring at Amelie intently. Even though Elyse tried to snap him out of it a few times, he still ignored her. It was surprising to see his ex-wife here. Is she here to race? I’ve seen her drive, but I know she can’t race. Racing is a sport that requires talent and money, and she has neither.

“I think… I think Miss Dillon came just to spite us. Me, in particular.” Elyse felt humiliated. He’d rather stare at her than me! That thought irked her, but she couldn’t throw a tantrum. Instead, she whispered, “Let me see if I can talk her out of it.” With that, she approached Amelie.

Amelie was scrolling through her phone, making preparations for her upcoming match. Racing was not just a matter of driving. She needed to know the wind direction, temperature, humidity, and the track condition down to the smallest pebble. One miscalculation could end up causing a fatal accident. This was supposed to be Julia’s job, but since she wasn’t here, Amelie did it for her. As she was occupied with her task, she didn’t even notice that Elyse was nearing her.

it wasn’t the first time Amelie ignored her, but it still got on Elyse’s nerves, and she clenched her fists. Nobody’s looking at me. I don’t have to keep the act up. With that thought in mind, she wore a contemptuous look as she sneered, “You showed up at the hospital, and now you’re here at the racetrack. You just don’t know when to quit, huh? You still think you can get back with Leo, don’t you?”

Can’t she see I’m busy here? Annoyed by the comment, Amelie frowned and waved her hand like she was swatting a fly away. Is that her way of saying that I’m nothing but a fly that’s disturbing her?! How dare she!

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Her frown deepened, and she clenched her fists harder. Nobody looks down on me, especially not trash like you. Fine. I’m not going to talk you out of the race anymore. “If you want to race, then do your best, Miss Dillon.”

I’ll show her what I’m truly capable of and embarrass her. Julia might be the top co-driver, but she’s not the one behind the wheel. Without a good racer, she’s nothing. The mere thought of showing off her skills and humiliating an amateur like Amelie on the racetrack made Elyse smile. Interesting. She swayed off into the distance and returned to Leo! Shrugging, she grumbled, “She’s too stubborn. I can’t even dissuade her.”

He said nothing to that. Then, he turned and went elsewhere.

The lot drawing was done a moment later, and Julia came back. She gave the results to Amelie, while Amelie gave her the details of the track. “Those rich kids are complaining. They said they don’t want to race you, thinking you’re weak. Let’s show them who the actual ace racer is,” said Julia.

Amelie smiled. “If I let you take the wheel, can you get us to the finals?”

“Wait, you’re asking me?” Julia pointed at herself. “Wow, what are you trying-”

“Well, there’s no fun showing our hand right from the get-go, right?” Amelie interjected languidly as she narrowed her eyes. Now, she looked like a languid cat waiting to pounce at her prey. “Let’s switch places. I’ll be the co-driver while you take my place as the racer.”

“Holy f*ck!” Julia cursed before giving her friend a thumbs up. “Man, I don’t envy your enemies.”

Unlike her, Amelie kept her feelings close to herself. However, she was no pushover. If anyone tried to cross her line, she’d teach them a painful lesson. She could be more cunning than Julia if she wanted.

Julia happily accepted the arrangement and honked a few times. “I might not be a racer, but I did partner up with Dash. My driving skill is more than enough to beat those rich kids in a race.”

Not too long after that, it was their turn to race. Elyse pretended she didn’t care but kept an eye out for Amelie’s car nonetheless. When she saw Amelie in the passenger seat, she sneered. I knew it. A useless woman like her couldn’t be a racer.

Chris, on the other hand, was looking forward to the race despite his earlier grumblings. However, when he saw Amelie in the passenger seat, his anticipation for the race plummeted. Frustrated, he kicked a tire. Four years. Dash has been gone for four years. Did she retire? Or did she pass away? What if it’s the latter? Everyone’s going to think she’s better than me forever, dammit! The thought of that happening soured his mood. He didn’t want to take part anymore, so he got into his car and tried to leave.

However, his friends quickly stopped him. “At least watch the whole thing through.”

‘I mean, it’d be a waste if you go back without watching anything.”

“Yeah, and besides, you came up with this event. You shouldn’t leave so soon.”

It was frustrating, but Chris’ friends refused to let him go, so he sat in his car, seething and fuming in silence.

The racers looked slightly appeased when they realized Julia would be the one driving.

Some came and tapped on her shoulder. “Thanks.”

Thanks for not letting that amateur drive. For not insulting us. Then, he left without even looking at Amelie.

Julia snickered. “They think you’re trash. Just wait till they find out who you are.”

“Oh, shut it and drive,” said Amelie calmly. Even though she was a co-driver, she took the event seriously and reported all the track conditions to Julia

“Got it.” Julia buckled up and held the steering wheel with both hands.

The moment the gun was shot, she stepped on the gas pedal.

There was no need to tell her about the surroundings. Years of co-driver experience gave her enough spatial awareness. All Amelie had to do was teach her some tricks. “Speed up! Closer to the line! Now, hold still!”

Julia drove smoothly under her friend’s guidance, and the race ended a few minutes later. She didn’t come out first, but she at least made it through the race. “I did good, didn’t I?” She waved her phone, and the screen showed the results. She barely made it to the finals.

Amelie chortled. “Yeah, I guess.”

Elyse saw the results from afar, and she chuckled silently. On the borderline of getting disqualified for the finals, huh? So what if she made it through the match? She’ll still be in last place in the real race. Coming all this way to embarrass herself. Oh, Amelie, you’re a dunce. And you dragged your friend into this.

Then, a loud voice broke her train of thought. “Miss Clayton, I challenge you!” The challenger was none other than Julia. She held her head high and had a bright smile on her lips, yet it looked sardonic.

Elyse scoffed at her silently, though she put on a smile.

Bob sneered upon hearing Julia’s words. “What a joke. You almost couldn’t make it to the finals, and you think you can challenge her?” He took the words right out of Elyse’s mouth.

However, Julia was unfazed. She smiled and ignored both Bob and Elyse. Instead, she approached Leo. “What do you think, Mr. Alston? Can I challenge her?”

She was being rude at this point, but they didn’t say much about it. Everyone knew she was trying to get back at Leo for her friend.

He looked ahead coldly. “It’s up to you.”

“Good.” Julia came back and finally looked at Elyse. “Do you dare to take the challenge, Miss Clayton?”

“Are you calling me a chicken?” She’s a joke. I’m the best female racer around. Does she think I’m scared of her? Despite her internal scoffing, Elyse remained polite. She had an image to uphold, so she advised without a hint of ridicule in her voice, “Miss White, you might be a good co-driver, but it requires a different skill set to be the racer.”

“Oh, I know I can’t win. But she can.” Julia pushed her friend out. “So, once again, do you dare take the challenge?”

Some friend you are. Pushing me to face a challenge you can’t complete. Oh, well. Should I go all out or make it look exciting? Amelie could feel her friend squeeze her shoulder slightly, telling her to humiliate Elyse and

Leo.

Elyse’s facade finally faltered right there and then. Her face darkened, fury filling her eyes. Julia only barely made it, and now she expects an amateur like Amelie to win against me. Is she trying to insult me?

“Do your best, or you’ll lose, Miss Clayton,” Julia added.

What?! Does she think I’m going to lose? How much is she going to look down on me? Elyse held her scream back and nodded. “Fine.”

“That’s a bit insulting, Julia.” Bob and his friends came to protest.

However, Julia only smirked in return. “The race isn’t even on. Don’t be so sure about the results.”

70Yeah, right. The results are clear. Your friend’s going to lose big time. You’re just doing this to insult Elyse.

Julia knew what was going through their minds, but she didn’t bother explaining. Instead, she pushed her friend by the shoulder. “You should start preparing for the race.”

Amelie would’ve argued with her friend in another place and time, but not now. Not when her friend was trying

to get back at those who mistreated her. She nodded and approached the driver’s seat. However, the moment she opened the door, someone held it down and slammed it shut. Surprised, she looked up and was met with a furious face.

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Even though anger was written all over his face, Leo still looked so handsome that it incurred the wrath of all mortals and immortals alike.

He still exuded an untouchable sense of regal aura.

“Amelie, are you done wreaking havoc? Go home if you’re done!” He suppressed his emotions as he ordered.

Looking at his deep, raging look, Amelie smiled slightly and said, “Mr. Alston, we are no longer married. Does it bother you if I’m wreaking havoc or not? And why do you care if I’m done or not? This is none of your

business.”

The reason for Leo to be this furious is simply that I have provoked Elyse and am at risk of humiliating her.

I may not be the one who started up this matter, but I will never let Elyse go just because he’s unhappy!

Her words made Leo frown hard. “Think carefully. Racing is no joking matter. You can get yourself killed in minutes! Aren’t you a bit too foolish to disregard your life just to prove yourself?!”

Foolish? Well, he thinks everything I do is foolish.

Thinking of this, Amelie looked down. Her gaze was sorrowful as she said, “I have done so many foolish things, so why should you be bothered about this one?”

The blue veins on Leo’s hands abruptly bulged as soon as she stopped.

Not only that, blue veins even throbbed all over his forehead.

Is she saying that her four-year marriage with me was a foolish decision?

Is she classifying all the kindness she showed me back then under the list of her foolish acts?

Despite always disliking Amelie, he felt a sudden discomfort all over after he heard her completely dismiss all the memories that she had in the Alston Residence in such a way.

“Mr. Alston, you sure are persistent. Could it be that you have developed feelings for me?” Amelie purposely said as she lowered her head and looked at his veiny hand that was clasping the door handle.

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Like getting electrocuted, Leo suddenly retracted his hand. A hint of antipathy was visible in the corner of his eyes as he retorted, “Don’t be delusional!”

Taking advantage of the situation, she got into the car and reversed the car, drawing a distance between her and Leo.

Then, she turned her car around and arrived at the starting point.

A deep sense of gloom gathered under her eyebrow as she thought, Of course, I won’t dare to be delusional and think that Leo would have developed feelings for me. I just wanted to end this meaningless conversation quickly

The finals would be held in the form of a challenge match. However, the losing party would be eliminated directly

As for those who won, they could continue challenging the racers they wanted to challenge.

As soon as Amelie’s car stopped, Julia jumped in.

“Are you seriously letting me compete with her?” Amelie asked with somewhat unease in her voice. “Don’t you think we are bullying her?”

“She did bully you often, didn’t she? Julia corresponded with another question.

Amelie went silent. That being said, Elyse did pick on me quite often.

She might appear not to be around Leo and me in these years, but in truth, she influenced every second of our

life

From how he dumped me in the snow in the first place to his ignoring me when I gave birth in the hospital and his divorcing me later.

Even my four-year-long harsh marriage was filled with Elyse’s dirty means.

I, too, only recently learned about lots of things.

Elyse’s viciousness didn’t lie in snatching Leo away from me. Instead, she would unleash a fatal strike every time I saw hope, pushing me back into an inferno.

And I was like a marionette controlled by Elyse.

With a pull and release of the strings, she controlled my life. She made me experience life and death and overwhelmed me with sorrow.

Suddenly, Julia’s voice sounded, snapping Amelie out of her thoughts. “So, let’s do this!” Julia said as she pumped her fist at Amelie.

Amelie hummed and put on her safety helmet upon hearing that.

Across from them, Elyse and her co-driver walked over.

Elyse’s facial expression wasn’t looking very good at this moment.

Initially, she wanted to humiliate Amelie. Yet, in the end, she was the one being humiliated instead.

For that reason, she was feeling extremely upset.

After all, her original intention had always been about letting everyone see that Amelie was never on par with her.

She wanted everyone to know that she was top-tier while Amelie was nothing but a commoner.

I can achieve my goal if I win against the top-ranking racers, as long as Amelie doesn’t challenge me to a race.

But now… If I win against Amelie, others will think that I’m picking on the weak.

If I lose…

Lose? How can I possibly lose?

“Miss Clayton, don’t think too much. Just crush her with your real strength later and teach her how to properly behave,” Elyse’s co-driver said sinisterly while banging the helmet on the car door.

At the same time, she got into the car.

Pursing her lips a little, she said, “No. I won’t do that. As a matter of fact, not only will I not do that, but I won’t embarrass her, too. I will only race at a speed that’s slightly faster than hers.”

“Miss Clayton. Her co-driver was slightly stunned. However, as soon as the co-driver understood what she meant, she gave Elyse a thumbs up. “Genius!”

What a brilliant move! In this way, Miss Clayton’s image will instantly become aspirational, as outsiders will think she’s noble for not getting angry and still unconditionally looking after the weak even after getting provoked in

such a manner

On the contrary, Amelie will be deemed a no-brainer and will only be looked down upon even more.

There’s nothing better than crushing someone by tormenting their mind.

“On your

marks…” The starter’s order rang in their ears as soon as their conversation came to an end.

Meanwhile, on Amelie’s side, Julia was fastening her seat belt.

Amelie squinted her eyes slightly.

Seeing this, Julia asked, “Are your eyes okay?”

In truth, Julia knew that Amelie could proceed with the race even without asking her.

After all, not once did Amelie show signs of discomfort when the two of them participated in many races after she underwent a corneal donation.

Amelie hid the fact that one of her eyes was visually impaired so well that Julia only found out about it recently.

Nevertheless, perhaps Amelie would continue hiding the matter from Julia if she hadn’t accidentally discovered it while searching through information when she went to Amelie’s home.

Amelie nodded.

Well then… shall we play with her first? We’ll stay ahead of her by four to five meters?” Julia intended to play with Elyse.

“No.” Amelie curved the corner of her lips slightly.

The starting gun sounded as soon as she said that.

“We will go at a great speed!” she said while stepping on the accelerator.

In the meantime, on Elyse’s side, she only started her car at a slow pace after the starting gun sounded.

Just when she was about to use her superb skills to keep a distance of about five meters between her car and Amelie’s, the sight in front of her eyes suddenly went dark.

A shadow flew by without warning!

“It’s Julia’s car!” the co-driver shouted.

She didn’t know Amelie and only recognized Julia.

After the co-driver shouted, her eyes widened in utter surprise, and her lips parted into the shape of an O.

She was so shocked that she completely forgot to report the road conditions to Elyse.

Man! That car was damn fast! It flew out in the blink of an eye just like a phantom!

And I’m not joking when I say that car flew!

At the same time, Elyse also didn’t expect that Amelie would go at such a great speed. She was stunned abruptly for a moment before she swiftly stepped on the accelerator and kept up.

However, no matter how hard she stepped on the accelerator, the distance between her car and Amelie’s just kept getting further apart.

Why is she getting further away in front? Why can’t I catch up with her car?!

Panic instantly crept in as Elyse couldn’t figure out the situation at all.

She was so panic-stricken that she couldn’t even steer her wheels well and was driving in a zig-zag manner.

Seeing this, her co-driver could only keep giving her reminders.

However, her mind went blank, and she couldn’t hear anything.

Nonetheless, she gradually calmed down in the end.

The way Amelie drives make it feel like she is courting death!

It’s easy for her car to flip over if she drives like that, especially when passing through a corner. She will undoubtedly get into a car crash!

Inexperienced racers who tend to be competitive will drive in such a manner!

Fine then. I’ll let her be since she has a death wish!

Thinking of this, Elyse adjusted her composure and steered her wheels straight.

Then, instead of slowing down, she trailed after Amelie at full speed.

Even if she gets into a car crash, I still have to overtake her and stay in front of her.

“There’s a corner in 400 meters. Amelie’s car will surely overturn there. We will overtake her there!” she said while twisting the corner of her lips into a complacent smirk.

That’s fine with me, too.

Amelie’s car will overturn while I will make a perfect full-speed turn.

When that happens, everyone can easily tell who wins and who loses.

Both cars arrived at the corner in the blink of an eye.

Elyse didn’t step on the brake and slow down. Instead, she steered the car through the corner at full speed.

Yet, to her surprise, Amelie’s car didn’t flip over.

As a matter of fact, not only did she not crash, but she also accelerated even more at the corner.

Amelie was already driving at a terrifying speed in the first place. Still, she revved up the engine and sprinted like greased lightning when she took a turn at the corner. It was as though she was suddenly being possessed by a speed demon.

If one would describe what it was like, it felt as though she had instantly transformed into the most powerful ghostly being in a horror movie, which could shift in seconds.

The kind that could shift from one end of the sports ground to the other end in split seconds.

No one saw clearly how Amelie raced her car. All they knew was that the car had already passed the corner by the time they looked closely.

Out of the blue, someone perceived the knack and shouted, “Ghost drift!”

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He roughly shook Chris, who was sleeping with a shirt covering his eyes. “Look! It’s the ghost drift. It’s back!”

Chris lazily opened his eyes. “You’re pulling my leg.”

However, the other person stammered in response, “L-look! Look!”

The ghost drift was so fast that it was natural he wouldn’t be able to catch a glimpse of it.

However, Chris still saw it and saw how Elyse was overtaken by the other car and was left behind by a mile.

He jumped off the car wanting to check the on-site monitor. Zoom! The other car had already returned to the starting point.

The competition ended as Julia and Amelie got down from the car.

Chris rubbed his eyes as he initially thought that it was Julia who was driving.

However, after a second look, he confirmed that it was Amelie who got down from the driver’s seat.

It was surprising to him as Elyse was known to have good technique and even the majority of the men there weren’t her competition.

However, Amelie won instead.

The person who was talking to Chris was too excited that he ran over and knelt before Amelie before chanting, “Idol! My idol!”

His surname was Perez and people addressed him as Mr. Perez.

He loved racing and was also a good person.

Mr. Perez couldn’t help but be in awe when he saw Amelie pull off the ghost drift.

He was so impressed that he was willing to die right in front of her if someone told him to. That was how outstanding Amelie was to him.

“Ghost drift? Isn’t that Dash’s move?”

The people nearby heard Mr. Perez’s chant and they started talking about it.

“Could she be Dash?”

“Dash is a woman?”

Back then, when Amelie was joining racing competitions, she always had her heavy helmet on and never showed her face.

Her racing suit was also gender neutral. So, everyone just felt that she was skinny and never assumed that she was a woman.

Leo, who was standing not far away, didn’t miss the race as well.

Even though he felt that Amelie was overestimating herself, he was still worried.

Racing was dangerous, and she could have lost her life. Despite her being a pain in the neck, he didn’t want her to actually die

In the end, not only did she not get into an accident, she even won against Elyse.

That made Leo’s somber gaze turn darker, but his dark eyes were glinting more than ever before.

After their divorce, Amelie had indeed given him many surprises. However, none of them were as shocking as

this.

He had a cornea transplant, but his vision was not comparable to those with normal eyesight. So, he couldn’t see so far away and missed the ghost drift that happened.

However, he knew very well that not many women could beat Elyse.

Now that Amelie won with a much higher score, it could only mean that she was a professional!

His useless ex-wife was a professional car-racer? What even?!

“Yo, can you believe that’s the woman you missed out on?” Even though Chris didn’t see Amelie’s ghost drift, it was a fact that she won against Elyse.

He walked over and taunted.

Leo’s face was rigid. He didn’t respond, but his face hurt

Indeed, Amelie’s move this time was a slap to his face.

He treated her coldly for four years to vent his anger. In the eyes of the outsiders, it seemed like he was treating a gem like it was gravel.

This was a huge blow to Leo’s pride.

If she had this capability, why did she hound him in the first place?

The more Amelie revealed herself, the more he couldn’t understand her.

On the other hand, Elyse walked over with her dark face. She didn’t complete the racecourse.

When Amelie used the ghost drift, she had already sealed the game.

Soon after, the distance between her and Amelie only got farther. It was pointless to finish the whole course as it would only add to her humiliation.

She stopped before Amelie. “Miss Dillon, let’s have another round.”

Elyse was focused on driving just now and didn’t notice how Amelie surpassed her.

“Why should we listen to you? We’re not a doll,” Julia bluntly answered as she walked over.

“You guys were intentionally hiding your capability. Elyse was being nice and slowed down because she didn’t want you to lose too badly. That wasn’t her usual performance. We must have a rematch,” Elyse’s co-driver, Tina, refuted vehemently.

Julia let out a laugh. “Honor the bet. Don’t make excuses.”

Her answer only made her look guilty in Tina’s eyes and confirmed Tina’s belief that they won because they were just lucky.

So, she snickered, “It seems like you’re guilty of something.”

Julia couldn’t be bothered to reply. They were the real deal and didn’t need to be afraid or feel guilty about anything

However, Julia’s disregard only angered Elyse as her face turned pink and her nails dug into her palms.

Tina wanted to comment more, but Elyse pulled on her arm to stop her. “That’s enough. You’re right. We

should honor the bet.”

“But…” Tina looked at her with tear-filled eyes as she felt they were wronged.

Elyse walked up to Amelie. “Miss Dillon, you guys won.”

With that, she walked toward Leo.

“Wait a minute.” Amelie, who kept her head down all this while, suddenly called her.

Batting her pretty eyelashes, she agreed, “Miss Clayton, I agree to another round.”

“What? Amy, why are you wasting your time with her?” Julia couldn’t comprehend her decision.

Amelie smiled in response and whispered in a low voice that only both of them could hear. “I have my

reasons.”

“What reasons?”

Amelie didn’t explain but traced a few words in the middle of Julia’s palm.

The confusion on her face suddenly turned into one of understanding. “You’re right. We should have another

match!”

Elyse conceded defeat on purpose to mislead the others. After all, she did wait for them at the start of the

race.

So, even if they had won, everyone would have thought that Elyse missed the perfect timing because she underestimated them. It wouldn’t be considered a true defeat.

Even if Elyse underestimated Amelie it was because she didn’t know the latter’s capabilities, so Elyse wanted to make it easier for Amelie. In the end, everyone would point their fingers at Amelie.

Since she was skilled but hid them intentionally, it was as if she was waiting for Elyse to make a fool of herself.

Ha. You want to make us the bad guys so that you’ll look good? In your dreams!

They both got in the car once more as the starter raised the pistol and another person held the timer.

Even though Amelie had won just now, Elyse had indeed taken it easy on her at the start.

Coupled with the fact that the ghost drift was too fast, not many people recognized it.

So, everyone was unconvinced and wondered who would win and who would lose.

But one thing was for sure, this was going to be an intense race.

Everyone else left their cars and gathered naturally as they turned their focus to this side.

Their faces were all tense; even more so than when joining the race themselves.

“Who do you guys think will win?” someone asked.

“Who else could it be? It’ll be Julia’s team,” the first person to answer was Mr. Perez.

The ghost drift that Amelie showed off just now was so spectacular that he couldn’t take his eyes off it. The answer to the question was a no-brainer for him.

“Don’t be so sure of yourself. Elyse isn’t an easy match. She’s been in numerous big and small competitions these few years. She’s got the experience. Besides, she lost only because she underestimated her opponent.”

Brandon, who was standing beside him, pursed his lips in Amelie’s direction. It was apparent he didn’t think

highly of her.

Mr. Perez sniggered, “You don’t even know the ropes. Do you even race?”

He was pretty rude and that made Brandon’s face turn red in an instant as he stomped away.

At the starting line, Amelie pat on her helmet as the corner of Julia’s lips curved up. “That’s it? Don’t you want to make this interesting?”

Amelie’s gaze was collected. “Someone else probably wants to make it more interesting than you do.” She gestured in the opposite direction with her chin.

Julia turned her head around to see the door to the car parked parallel to theirs pushed open and Tina got down from it.

She raised her helmet and waved it at Chris. “Let’s make this more exciting.”

Chapter 70

Ditching his devil-may-care attitude from earlier, Chris asked, “Something thrilling? What is it?”

As he asked, he had already put on the racing suit that had just been thrown aside.

The orange racing suit, the well-groomed hair, and a pair of cool, big sunglasses kind of gave Chris the vibe of a dashing idol racer.

Tina pursed her lips in the direction of Julia and Amelie. A meaningful smile appeared on her face as she suggested, “How about we race there?”

As she spoke, she pointed over with her hand that was holding the helmet.

Everyone gasped in unison when they saw the direction Tina was pointing at. That’s a newly opened racetrack! What’s more, it’s a field track for rally racing. It connects extremely complex mountain routes and waterways. Every corner is sharp and powerful. And since it’s a newly built track, racers have yet to race on it. Hence, no one knows the track’s condition. Racing on that track is equivalent to a mini outdoor survival race Outdoor survival races are very dangerous even during the day, let alone at night. The risk factor is undoubtedly multiplied during the night.

Instead of answering right away, Chris simply tapped his fingers on his car.

Tina strode up to Julia and Amelie. “What do you ladies think?” she asked while tilting her head to one side. However, the corner of her lips curled up into a provocative smirk.

ough Julia showed no signs of expressions on her face, deep down, she was already scoffing at Tina.

Jam the megastar in the livestream commerce industry. I have always been the only one who dares others. This is actually my first time being dared upon. Then again, I have used this same trick

countless times. Of course, I won’t be provoked so easily.

Instead of answering, Julia made her way toward Elyse. “Miss Clayton, is this your suggestion?” Julia asked in an extremely loud voice while fixing her gaze on Elyse.

She wanted Elyse to answer the question herself.

Seeing Julia didn’t dare to answer her directly, Tina thought they were guilty.

At this moment, her slightly low mood earlier was replaced by upscaled confidence.

“No. It’s…”

However, Julia had already opened her car door and walked up to Elyse before Tina finished speaking.

“I’d rather hear from Miss Clayton herself.”

Meanwhile, Elyse sat in her car.

Despite wearing a racing suit, she still exuded an exquisitely beautiful and dazzling aura.

Putting on a perfectly gentle and delicate smile, she replied, “Tina said she wanted to race, so I don’t want to be a spoilsport and ruin it for her.”

At that, Julia nodded and said with a faint smile, “I see.”

Although Julia had said nothing more, Elyse could feel that Julia was ridiculing her.

She silently nipped her fingers, which were hidden in the dark. And a trace of annoyance arising from being provoked speedily surfaced across her face.

However, due to poor lighting and fast speed, no one managed to notice this.

Truthfully, I meant to challenge Amelie and Julia to this race. However, considering I am a celebrity with a

goddess-like character, I don’t think it’s wise for me to leave an impression of being competitive in the eyes of the public. It was just a suggestion that I ingeniously mentioned briefly, yet Tina fell for it. Whatever. Tina doesn’t even know that she’s being taken advantage of anyway. So, I have nothing to be worried about. Still putting on a beautiful and delicate smile, Elyse nodded. “Yeah.”

After Julia was done asking Elyse, she got around behind the crowd.

Since everyone didn’t know what Julia was up to, their gaze followed her silhouette.

“Mr. Alston, do you agree to have this race too?” she asked with her lips raised as she stood in front of a tall silhouette.

Leo had been standing there the whole time.

Usually, he would be the most prominent figure, no matter where he stood.

In fact, it had always been that way.

Many would notice him even if he stood in the most secluded and darkest spot.

However, the race between Amelie and Elyse earlier subverted too many circumstances that it successfully diverted everyone’s attention away from Leo, causing him to be ignored.

The crowd, on the other hand, all showed meaningful expressions when they saw Julia coming to look for Leo.

As Amelie’s superb performance in the race earlier drew plenty of attention, many who didn’t know her before couldn’t help but be curious about her identity.

After asking each other, everyone now knew that Amelie was Leo’s ex-wife.

Considering that a triangular relationship involving an ex-wife and a first love had always been the most intriguing topic, their interactions undoubtedly became a hot topic. Not to mention, Amelie and Elyse even showed up on the same occasion at the same time.

They secretly praised Julia for even daring to provoke someone like Leo while anticipating Leo’s reply in a gossipy manner.

As for Leo, he merely looked at Julia with those pair of obsidian-like eyes; not an ounce of expression was seen on his handsome face.

He pursed his lips and didn’t make a sound.

Julia smiled. “After all, Miss Clayton is your darling lover. You seriously won’t mind if she races on such a dangerous track late at night?”

Forget about the crowd present; anyone would overthink the current situation after they saw her looking for Elyse and Leo.

At this moment, not only Tina, but the others, too, felt that Amelie lacked confidence. So, was Amelie’s victory earlier a mere coincidence?

“Miss White, you can just pretend I never came up with this suggestion if you aren’t up for this race.” Tina smiled and said with an expression as though she really understood Julia.

Even so, the meaning hidden behind Tina’s expression was as clear as day.

After that, she turned around and walked to her car.

“I didn’t say I was out, did I?” Julia’s voice came from behind. “I’m just afraid that Miss Clayton is being overly impulsive so I’m clarifying with her in advance.”

Julia sounded so confident that even Elyse, who sat in the car, couldn’t hold back her facial expression and was on the brink of cracking.

Julia is clearly implying that I can’t win against them! As she thought of this, Elyse tweaked her fingers so hard that she broke several of her nails.

“Us? Impulsive?! You two are the ones who are impulsive!” As Tina was no match for Julia in terms of knack, she instantly was on the brink of blowing a fuse.

Just when she was about to lash out her anger, Elyse jumped out of the car and held her back. “That’s enough. Miss White was just being nice.”

After hearing that, Tina spoke nothing more and walked toward the car sullenly.

Elyse, on the other hand, gracefully walked up to Leo and said with a cutesy smile on her face, “Leo, I’ll go race now.” The smile was so sweet and tender that even people around could feel its sweetness.

Initially, they expected that Leo would respond with the same amount of tenderness, displaying their affection in public.

However, he showed no reaction for a long time.

Out of curiosity, everyone couldn’t help but look over and follow his gaze.

They saw Leo looking past Elyse and casting his gaze on the car stopped in front of the track-the car which Amelie was in.

The reason for me to look for Leo after suffering so much aggravation is nothing more than wanting to provoke Julia and Amelie. Yet, in the end, not only did I not get Leo’s attention, but he is checking on Amelie instead! Elyse could barely hold the smile on her face. Annoyed, her face twisted so much to the point it completely lost the sweet smile she had earlier.

In reality, Leo wasn’t thinking about anything else other than Amelie’s lack of response at this moment. Julia, Elyse, and Tina have all expressed their voices. Only Amelie didn’t come to me. Even though she has displayed her extremely strong racing skill just now, rally racing is completely different from circuit racing. There are many uncontrollable factors in a rally. Racers who are good at circuit racing may not be able to do well in rally racing. I’m just worried that Amelie might not have enough capability to compete in rally racing. Then again, no matter how worried I am, why should I shamelessly remind Amelie when even she stays silent?

As he thought of that, Leo gradually withdrew his gaze. Then, he nodded at Elyse. “Be careful.”

Only then did Elyse smile sweetly again. “I will.”

Then, she walked back to her car gracefully. When she passed by Amelie, she raised her helmet and said, “Good luck.”

However, Amelie pretended not to see it.

The crowd, on the other hand, watched this interaction in silence.

Chris smiled and complimented, “She’s got quite a personality, hasn’t she?”

With that, Mr. Perez nodded. “Just my type.”

As soon as he said that, he suddenly felt a gloomy chill running down her spine. He turned around, touched his back with a puzzled expression, and happened to meet Leo’s gaze.

Oh! What a scary gaze! “I-I was talking about Miss Dillon,” he explained while rubbing the back of his head.

Mr. Perez wholeheartedly thought that Leo was angry with him because he misunderstood that he fancied Elyse

Little did he know, it was better for him to keep his mouth shut in the first place, for the coldness in Leo’s gaze became sharper and colder as soon as he said that.

Sensing this, Mr. Perez finally shut up.

As for Chris, he smiled meaningfully when he saw Leo’s gaze. All men share one common problem. They can’t bear to watch other men eyeing even their ex-wives.

Thinking of this, Chris deliberately touched his hair and spoke loudly. “Say, what kind of man will my ex- cousin-in-law be married to in the future for her second marriage?”

When Leo heard those words, he merely turned around to face Chris with his back.

All competing racers took their position once the rules of the race were set.

Chris sent someone to retrieve the surveillance footage along the track, asking them to display it on the big

screen.

With that, the staff retrieved the surveillance footage. Soon, they adjusted the screen to show the starting position.

In an instant, the image of both cars magnified in front of their eyes.

When they saw what Julia and Amelie were doing in their car, Chris shouted, “Damn!”

Besides Chris, Mr. Perez was also in the surveillance room. He, too, shouted, “My God! What are they trying to do?!”