The Scorned Heiress's Hidden Empire (by Jade Quinn) novel Chapter 225

Natalie Moore seemed to note the intense gaze and looked up backing eyes with Luis

She didn’t show much reaction, just gave a subtle nod

Luis, on the other hand, left the two coaches he was speaking with and walked briskly toward Natalie

The coach from Redvale Sports Academy froze, his hand suspended in mid air, his mile frozen

The Redvale University coach was also stunned, turning to watch Luis’s retreating figure

The people in the stands and the players all noticed what was happening and started tooking over, carious

Wait, is that Luis?”

‘Why’s he coming this way? Who’s he here for

‘No clue.”

‘Damn, who’s that girl? She’s gorgeous‘ Why’s Mr. Luis heading over to her?”

“That’s Natalie Moore, Redvales campus beauty”

Luis stopped in front of Natalie, leaned forward a bit, and reached out his hand. “Miss Moore? How come you’re here?”

Natalie put away her phone and shook his hand politely. Just watching the game.”

Luis glanced at her, looking confused. “Are you with Redvale Sports Academy now? Why aren’t you playing?

‘No, I’m not with the sports academy. I didn’t join. I’m just here to watch.”

Luis gave a subtle nod and handed her an unopened bottle of water. “Alright, I’ll leave you be.”

Natalie took the water and responded with a soft “Mm.”

People nearby overheard every word between them, while those farther away could see how much respect Luis showed Natalie.

Everyone started sizing Natalie up, guessing who she was and what her connection to Luis might be

The coaches from Redvale University and Redvale Sports Academy exchanged confused looks, totally clueless about what was going on.

The Redvale University coach stared at Natalie, his expression flickering between surprise and curiosity. He knew her well, top scorer in the SAT, a campus legend. But how on earth did she know Mr. Scott?

His eyebrows practically danced. He was itching to gossip about it later

The game officially began.

Less than five minutes into the first quarter, Redvale University was already down by twelve points.

The guys from Redvale Sports Academy were huge just standing under the basket, they were like a wall. Redvale University couldn’t drive in, their outside shots were constantly contested, and they couldn’t even grab a rebound. Redvale was getting

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dothinaird on offense and defense.

Ryan was getting double–teamed, couldn’t pass or stroot, and the veins on Pris forehead were popping out from frustration.

Eamon was getting pushed around by the opposing center, who was half a head taler and twice his size. After a few rounds of brute force, he was starting to lose his stamina.

Only Evan and Blondie were just managing to keep pace with the opponents.

Evan had solid core strength and quick footwork, standing his ground against the opposing center under the basket and refusing to give up easy points.

Blondie relied on his speed and agility to roam the perimeter, using pick–and–rolls to carve out some looks. But the other eam’s big men rotated fast. He got shut down whenever he tried to drive, and even his jumpers were under pressure, so his hooting percentage stayed low.

The Redvale Sports Academy cheerleaders were screaming their heads off in the stands, while the Redvale University side was dead silent.

Natalie rested her elbow on her knee, propping her chin up with one hand, her eyes locked onto the action on the court.

The Redvale University coach called a timeout, kept sketching plays on the board over and over, but nothing seemed to nake a difference.

t wasn’t about coaching skills. The physical and skill gap between the teams was obvious, right there for everyone to see. ind there was no way to bridge it in just a few minutes.

The players crowded around the coach, faces tense with worry. They couldn’t box out, couldn’t rotate on defense, couldn’t un their offense. It wasn’t that they didn’t know what to do. They just couldn’t pull it off.

Box out harder! Don’t let them crash the boards!” the coach barked, slapping the clipboard.

His voice rose, frustration bleeding through.

yan was panting. “We’re trying to box out, but they’re so tall and have such long arms, fronting them just doesn’t work.” The coach fell silent. The Redvale Sports Academy’s boxing out was physical and brutal, but effective.

Camon spoke up, “Our perimeter defense can’t keep up with their ball movement. They’re swinging it way too fast The coach went quiet again. This wasn’t something you could fix with a pep talk.

Timeout was almost over, but the problems remained and nobody had a solution. The group looked frustrated and lefeated.

A cool female voice came from behind them: “Their number four is slow moving sideways. When you run a pick–and–roll, have your big man screen him, and let your guard drive on that side.”

They turned around, surprised to see Natalie standing there. They hadn’t even noticed when she showed up.

She paused, not caring about their surprise, and repeated herself.

Their number four is slow moving sideways. When you run a pick–and–roll, have your big man screen him, and let your guard drive on that side.

“Their number five likes to hang back at the free–throw line on pick–and–rolls, so the mid–range is wide open. Whoever sets the screen should pop out, catch and shoot right away.”

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Whatul Evan froze for just a moment, their eyes wide as their minds raced to absorb what Natalie had just said

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Compared to the coach’s earlier instructions. Natalie’s advice hit right at the heart of the problem, clear, direct, and easy to pull off

The coach considered her suggestion. It really seemed workabie

“And their defense rotates slowly. Make an extra pass and you’ll find ar: opening.

“Whoever gets the ball, don’t force the play. Wait for the defenders to collapse, then wing it again. Every extra pass is

another shot at a chance.”

Everyone knew how good Natalie was, and since there really wasn’t a better plan, they had no choice but to trust her and give it a try.

They nodded, skipped the small talk, and ran straight back onto the court.

As soon as play resumed, they shifted their positions. Blondie handled the ball at the top, the big man came up to set a creen on the number four, and Blondie took off down that side, just like Natalie said, he easily broke through to the free- hrow line.

The opposing number five stepped up to help, but Blondie didn’t force the shot. He passed it to the big man popping out. who caught it and drained a mid–range jumper, nothing but net.

They cut the deficit by two points.

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