Nathan’s heart was thumping loudly. Much like every racer in this world, he had always dreamt of becoming a racer as skilled as the legendary S.
The racers from the other countries also had their eyes fixated on S.
Yet, S stood there in his dashing racing overalls as still as a mountain. Even amidst all the clamor, he remained calm and collected.
At the same time, in the Nolan Group’s private lounge, Lucas Nolan sat facing the arena, but all he could think of was Ashlyn.
He was not interested in the race at all even though it was important for his company.
He lowered his head to stare at a picture of Ashlyn on his phone’s screen. Out of the blue, the commentators announced via the PA system, “The competition is about to begin! All racers please get into position!”
Lucas paused in his movements and glanced outside the lounge distractedly.
The private lounge was placed at a strategic spot in the arena. It provided its users a wide view of the racing scene.
All of a sudden , all of Lucas’ attention was focused on one single racer.
Other people might not be able to recognize that racer, but not Lucas.
With just a single glance, Lucas could tell who that person was.
His heart was racing. It thumped against his ribcage like a gorilla at the zoo.
There were so many racers at the arena, but his eyes found her right away.
He was very sure he knew that person. She might be all cocooned up in the loose-fitting overalls of hers, but Lucas’ eyes were discerning enough to identify her right away.
No matter how well she covered herself, Lucas was able to see the racer’s face clearly in his mind.
Lucas’s tingling sixth sense told him that the racer was none other than Ashlyn herself!
Spencer pointed at the car Ashlyn was getting onto and uttered, “Mr. Nolan, don’t you think S looks so cool! He is the one with the grey helmet! They are about to fire the gun now!”
Lucas did not catch a single word out of Spencer’s mouth. His mind was in a state of mess.
The air around him seemed to be buzzing so loudly, and he simply could not concentrate. Why is she here? Why does she want to participate in the car racing? It’s so dangerous. She’s literally betting her life with Death itself!
Lucas was right. Car racing might appear all flashy on the front, but the reality was the racers’ lives were at risk for almost the entire race.
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