Chapter 4
Charlie cautiously touched my shoulder, a little guilty. “Stop, it’s already broken. Be careful not to hurt yourself
further.”
“Get lost!”
I yelled at him, slapping him across the face.
In his shocked gaze, I carefully pocketed the pendant, turned around, and left without looking back.
All the affection I had for Charlie was completely severed in that moment. I no longer had anything left to hold on
- to.
I couldn’t care less about the injury on my hand, so I searched online for ways to repair the jade pendant.
In a moment of desperation, I took a photo and posted it on my social media for help.
“Does anyone know where I can find a master who can repair this jade pendant? Big reward offered.”
A few minutes later, I received a reply.
It was from Daniel.
He sent me an address, “Go to this place, I’ve already contacted the best repair master for you.” Without thinking, I grabbed the pendant and headed straight to the location.
Later, the repair master spent half a day restoring the pendant to nearly perfect condition.
When I asked about the cost, the master told me that Mr. Ryan had already paid.
I calmed down and then realized that, without me noticing, Daniel had already helped me a lot. I immediately transferred him money to thank him.
He replied. “No need, it was just a small favor.”
But I still felt bad.
“Really, thank you. We’ve only met a few times, but you’ve helped me so much. If you have time, I’d like to treat you. to a meal.”
“I’ve liked you since the first time I saw you.”
?!
My heart raced for a moment.
His sudden confession left me speechless.
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The first time?
I remembered the first time we met, we were both training at the same venue.
My car broke down, and when I asked for help, he was the only one willing to assist.
He was tall, with striking features
Under the sunlight, the black racing suit provided to everyone didn’t fit well on him. He tugged at the collar with his long, fair fingers…
He said. “Isla, I’ve liked you from the first moment I saw you. But because you were engaged, I couldn’t confess. I’m sorry, I’ve been watching over you from the shadows. When I found out you were being let down, I was already ready to step in.”
His directness made me uneasy. I couldn’t answer him, but I couldn’t bring myself to reject him either.
Maybe it was because the day before Valentine’s Day, when I was called off from my engagement, he was the only one who told me to be happy.”
Maybe it was because when everyone was calling me Charlie’s family servant, he was the only one who told me, “He’s not worthy of you.”
It could also be because of my mother’s jade pendant, or maybe because everything he did was just right.
So at that moment, I didn’t want to reject him.
After that day, Charlie suddenly sent me several messages.
Maybe out of guilt, or maybe because he wanted to excuse Joanne, he contacted me more times in a single day than he had in the past six months.
“Has the pendant been repaired? I helped you contact a good repair master. Let me know if you need anything.”
“I know I didn’t consider things carefully, but don’t blame Joanne, she didn’t do it on purpose.”
“Isla, are you there? I forgot to ask how your hand is.”
I didn’t reply, and I blocked his contact without a second thought.
Our conversations should have ended on the racetrack.
A month later, I participated in the competition as scheduled.
While waiting, I saw Joanne waving the flag from afar.
She was wearing a sexy red short dress, her makeup bold, smiling like a flower.
In the VIP section of the stands, it was filled with Charlie’s friends. They stood up, shouting loudly, “Charlie, go! Joanne, you’re so beautiful!”
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Joanne blew them a kiss, acting even more smug and enthusiastic
I dauckled softly and started putting on my gear.
Before the race begen, the screen displayed the names of the participants.
The crowd went wild. “Hey, look, there’s a girl competing, wow!”
“Yeah, I noticed, who is this brave girl racing against all these guys?”
Racing competitions don’t have gender divisions, but female participants are rare.
Charlie stared at the screen for a long time, looking around as if searching for something.
From a distance, Joanne shouted, “Charlie, I’m here! Go, love you!”
Charlie waved at her symbolically, then turned away to adjust his clothes.
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