The Returned Heiress Who Had It All (Cassia) novel Chapter 304

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Backstage, the girls‘ volleyball team was already fully geared up.

They were up next, but their spiker, Cassia, still hadn’t appeared.

Alfen held his phone, thinking about calling Danica to ask what was going on.

The school had Cassia’s number. He’d tried it, but no one picked up.

With no other option, he dialed Danica instead.

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When he spotted Danica walking over, he finally relaxed and hurried to her. “Perfect timing. I was just about to call you. Has Cassia shown up yet?”

“Mr. Hoge, Cassia hurt her arm. She’s in the hospital right now.”

“What? Injured? Why didn’t she tell me earlier?”

Alfen felt his vision go dark for a moment.

Danica muttered inwardly, How was I supposed to know she’d get hurt last night? By the time I found out, it was already too late!

The other players noticed something was wrong and rushed over.

“Mr. Hoge, what happened?”

“Who’s injured? Has Cassia arrived?”

“Cassia is injured?!”

“Quiet. Don’t panic.”

Alfen was an experienced adult and managed to stay calm.

After signaling for everyone to quiet down, he asked, “Danica, how’s your wrist? Any better?”

Danica knew he wanted her to play.

But she hadn’t practiced lately. Throwing her into a match now would just be embarrassing.

Danica rubbed her wrist, drooped her face, and said pitifully, “The doctor said it needs at least another week to heal…”

Before she could say more, a staff member walked over.

“Zrario High, please get ready. Head to the waiting area.”

Alfen stepped forward, shook the staff member’s hand, and forced a polite smile. “Sorry, one of our players hasn’t arrived yet.

Could we have a little more time?”

“Ten minutes tops,” the staff member said flatly, glancing at him.

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“Okay, thank you. Thank you very much.”

The staff member left.

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Seeing Alfen bow and scrape, Danica felt annoyed. “Mr. Hoge, this is all Cassia’s fault! If she could come, you wouldn’t have to lower yourself!”

“Yeah…” the other players echoed.

Alfen sighed deeply.

“Stop it. Complaining won’t fix anything. I’ll call the training camp and see if they can lend us a spiker.”

It didn’t feel right, but begging for help was his only option now.

He took out his phone and called the Zrario Volleyball Training Camp.

“Hello? I’m calling to ask if Irene from the national women’s volleyball team is available. I coach the Zrario High girls‘ team. We’re about to play, but we’re missing a spiker. If she can help, money won’t be a problem.”

Since he was asking for help anyway, he figured he might as well aim big. Irene was the national team’s spiker, the one who helped win multiple Olympic gold medals in a row. She happened to be in Zrario. That was at least some small comfort in a bad situation.

Not long ago, he’d even heard rumors that the ace spiker had shown up at the Zrario training camp.

Could she also be here?

If she could step in, it would solve everything. Still, he knew better than to expect it. There was almost no chance she’d agree.

Sure enough, the answer came quickly. “Sorry, Irene has another match and doesn’t have time.”

“I see… Is there anyone else who could-”

“Sorry, sir. We’re also short on spikers.”

Alfen ended the call, his heart sinking.

Just then, an announcement rang through the stadium.

“Next match–Zrario High versus Hawthorne High. Players from both teams, please get ready to enter the court.”

Now Alfen was truly freaking out.

‘What should I do? Where can I find a spiker now?”

Once he lost his calm, the players panicked even more.

Were they really about to give up? They’d worked so hard just to reach the city finals.

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