Yvonne was not worried at all. There was no way a beginner could win against her after just three shots.
"Alright. It's a deal."
Vania snickered to herself. Does she think what she's doing doesn't count as taking advantage of a beginner?
Vania turned around and tugged on Hanson's hand. After positioning his hand to grip hers tightly, she said sweetly into his ear, "Darling, can you teach me what to do?"
Hanson's body jostled unconsciously. She did not sound like she truly wanted him to teach her.
"Sure."
He pulled her into his arms gently and talked her through the entire process.
His melodious voice was music to the ears, and Yvonne's jealousy intensified.
If she knew this was going to happen, she should have pretended to not know how to shoot a gun and asked Hanson to teach her.
"Do you remember it now?" Hanson asked.
"Yeah, got it." Vania nodded.
"Let's try it out now. Don't be nervous." Hanson gripped her hand and fired once.
"Fifth ring," a robotic voice reported once the shot was fired.
"That's great for a first-timer," Hanson said encouragingly.
Yvonne felt bitter when she heard that. She recalled her first time at the shooting range with Hanson. She had hit the eighth ring and he said she was a poor shot.
Meanwhile, Vania only hit the fifth ring but he praised her for it. How could he treat them so differently?
Still, when she saw what Vania could do, she was certain that she had the win in the bag.
When Vania heard Hanson complimenting her, she grinned excitedly and said, "Shall I try it myself?"
"Yeah." Hanson reluctantly let go of her hand and moved to the side.
Vania stared anxiously at the bullseye, but this time, she only hit the second ring.
Yvonne began to gloat even more.
"Vania, that's not good. You nearly missed the shot." Bryan was a little frantic as he tried to give her pointers and even shared everything he knew with her.
Vania gave him a grateful smile. "Thanks a lot." If he did lose the bet later, she would be sure to help him.
She used the techniques Bryan taught her and stared at the bullseyes for a long time without ever taking the shot.
Yvonne grew rather impatient and tried to rush her. "If you don't have the skills, there's no point in staring at the bullseyes all day long. You still won't be able to hit it."
Is she trying to avoid competing against me by delaying it for as long as possible?
"Vania, the longer you hold the gun up like that, the more sore your arm will be and your accuracy will drop." She had not been through any sort of professional training, so she would not be able to take having her arm stretched out for so long. Bryan continued to give her pointers. "Once you feel like you've more or less gotten it, you should just take the shot at once."
"Yeah, I've got it." Vania nodded and fired away.
Everyone sighed to themselves. They were professionally trained and could tell that Vania did not manage to find the right angle. Her final shot would be a miss.
However, she managed to hit the first ring.
They did not feel surprised. In their eyes, there was no difference between missing and hitting the first ring.
"You've used up your three chances, Miss Greyson, but since your shots got worse and worse, you should be on your guard during our competition."
By now, Yvonne was brimming with excitement at her prospective victory.
She already made a recording, so no one could change the outcome now.
Bryan sighed. "Vania, I think you should just give up. Let Hanson teach you properly next time before you compete with Yvonne."
"That won't do," Yvonne immediately cut in to shoot down Bryan's suggestion.
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