Ella turned to Adrian, "Go ahead with the race, baby. I am counting on you to win."
Adrian’s lashes lowered when she pulled her hand out of his grip.
But in the next moment, right in front of everyone, Ella wrapped her arms around his neck.
Then, she stood on her tiptoes and placed a soft kiss on his cheek.
Adrian was stunned for a moment. In the next moment, he felt the girl leaning in towards him as she whispered in his ear, "Your good luck charm."
As Ella pulled back from Adrian, something glinted in his dark eyes. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders, pulled her forward and kissed her forehead.
The smile on Lilith’s face wavered.
Ronan and Kade cringed, "This dogfood was so unwanted!"
"Truly a loving couple that makes everyone envious," Luca said.
Kade raised a hand, "Brother, Ruby and I will stay with Ella so you don’t need to worry."
Ruby gave a small nod, quietly agreeing to Kade.
Ella turned to Adrian, "See, I even got some company."
Adrian’s gaze lingered on her face for a long moment before he finally turned to leave. Only then did he disappear behind the distant stables.
When he came back, Ella almost forgot how to breathe. Adrian had changed out of his suit and now...
The man wore a fitted black riding jacket, gloves, boots, and a faint sheen of leather glistened under the sun.
She had never seen him in such an outfit before, and her eyes sparkled without restraint.
Kade chuckled when he noticed the look on her face, "My brother is stunning, isn’t he?"
Ella sighed dreamily, "He sure is..."
Clearly not expecting such an unabashed response, Kade cringed and turned to Ruby who just shrugged simply.
Adrian felt Ella’s burning gaze on him and halted in his tracks, his lips hooked up in a hint of a smile as he looked over at her.
Ella’s heart skipped a beat and for a moment, she felt like averting her gaze. Yet, she did not break the eye-contact.
But neither did Adrian. It seemed like he refused to look away from her unless she looked away first.
From the corner of her eyes, Ella saw that Ronan and Luca were already mounted on their horses.
But Adrian was standing still in his spot, looking into her eyes as if he was looking at the eighth wonder of the world.
Two faint clouds of pink emerged on Ella’s face. She coughed lightly and averted her gaze.
The small arc on Adrian’s lips widened slightly before he mounted the horse finally.
At that moment, Lilith brushed past with an air of elegance. Her gaze flickered briefly at the trainer standing beside Ella’s white horse before she approached the brown horse beside Adrian’s.
Soon after, the race began. Adrian, Ronan, Luca, and Lilith thundered forward on their horses, the dust rising behind them as they vanished toward a finish line Ella couldn’t even see from where she stood.
"Since we can’t watch from here, why don’t we start too?" Kade suggested, already pulling Ruby toward the dark brown mare he had chosen for her.
Ruby climbed on quickly, following Kade’s instructions as they did a few rounds.
And to Ella’s surprise, within minutes she was riding as though she’d been doing it all her life. Even Kade looked impressed.
Meanwhile, Ella walked to the white horse as she examined it closely. Up so close, it looked even prettier, "Has it always been this gentle?"
The trainer smiled, "Yes, just like his mother."
"His mother?"
The trainer nodded as he spoke, "She passed away a few years ago. My grandfather used to tell me that back in the days, the second master wasn’t keen on horse-riding so the first master picked the gentlest horse for him... Ah, I misspoke."
Ella paused. Adrian’s elder brother?
It seemed like they shared a deep bond.
No wonder Adrian looked at the horse with such a gaze just then.
A gentle smile rose on Ella’s face, unbeknownst to even herself.
"Miss Yu, do you want to try?" The trainer stepped forward in a bowing gesture.
Ella placed her palm against the white horse’s mane and chuckled softly. The horse gave a low snort and leaned into her touch, almost as if he liked her already.
Taking advantage of her ease, the trainer helped her climb on. He led the horse slowly in a circle around the ground.
Ella’s tense shoulders relaxed bit by bit.
From an angle Ella couldn’t see, the trainer reached back, rubbing the horse’s back. His sleeve slipped just enough to reveal a glint.
’Neigh’



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