At the thought of this, Nancy felt even sorrier for Natalia.
Seeing Natalia climb out of the car, she hurriedly came up to her.
She handed her a towel and a bottle of water that she had prepared for her, then asked with concern, "Natalia, how are you? You must be exhausted."
Natalia looked at her and shook her head with a smile on her face. "I'm fine."
She was drained physically, but the sense of achievement she got had eased this kind of weariness.
At first, the practice did not go very smoothly.
But after four hours of practice, she felt much better. Though she was not back in her peak form yet, she had at least made great progress tonight.
She believed that she could definitely be at her best again as long as she continued to work hard in the next two days.
With that in mind, Natalia asked, "What time is it now?"
Nancy checked the time and said, "Just past midnight."
Natalia nodded and said, "It's late. Let's go."
"Okay."
The two packed their things, returned the car to that receptionist, and were ready to leave.
But the receptionist who led them in before was dumbstruck by Natalia's performance.
He gawked at the woman in front of her in disbelief. His mouth was left wide open. One could even put an egg in it.
"What, what is your name? Have I watched you speed drive before?"
Natalia smiled. On second thought, she decided not to tell him her old name in the club.
Smiling gracefully, she said, "My name is Natalia Dawson."
Seven was her name in the Dragon Club. But unless it was in a racing competition, she preferred to introduce herself with her real name.
Because of her frank personality, many people adored her.
The receptionist pondered for a moment.
He didn't think this name had appeared in any of those big competitions.
Thus, he reckoned that Natalia was just a new brilliant talent in the business and didn't pose more questions.
He gave her a thumbs-up and complimented, "Your driving skill is amazing. You can absolutely get a trophy if you enter a contest."
Natalia smiled and said, "Thank you. You're flattering me."
After that, the two departed.
It was already almost 1 in the morning when they arrived at the hotel.
The long practice had consumed a lot of Natalia's energy. She was hungry.
Nancy ordered some light takeout for both of them.
After eating, Natalia took a shower. It was 2 a. m. when she lay down in bed.
She was worn out. Due to the jet lag and the heavy practice, every bit of her energy had been sapped.
However, lying in bed at this moment, she found sleep had eluded her.
She picked up her phone and saw the text message Archie sent to her at half-past eight in the evening. He asked her if he had had dinner and what she was doing.
As she was driving at that time, she couldn't reply in detail, so she just told him she already had dinner and was hanging out with Nancy.
Perhaps afraid of disturbing her, Archie just reminded her to stay safe and sent no more messages.
She closed the text message and began to check the album on her phone.
These years, she, Archie, and their two children had taken a lot of pictures together.
Their photos filled her album.
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