"Fredrica is so all over the place, constantly looking for this and that, always belittling us. It's clear she's feeling guilty." Winona put on her helmet confidently and said, "Don't worry, we'll definitely win this round!"
"Don't underestimate them!" Cathy tactfully reminded Winona without revealing her own stance.
This time, she wouldn't give Navier any more chances. Cathy's lips curved slightly, almost imperceptibly, into a cold smile. In her view, all of Navier's actions today were intended to get Aubrey's attention. In the end, she had not given up on Aubrey! She wanted to show Navier through facts that she was always superior to her.
Winona didn't say anything more and just nodded. She was still reeling from the embarrassment of her previous failure, but that only fueled her determination to give it her best shot.
As she thought this, she turned to get the equipment she needed as the co-pilot. But as she turned, she happened to see Fredrica and Navier on the other side, and the equipment in their hands fell with a loud noise.
"Cathy, Cathy, look!" Winona pulled Cathy and kept calling.
Cathy followed her gaze.
She saw Fredrica using a blindfold to cover Navier's eyes...
"What are they doing?" Winona, who was usually quite mature as a co-pilot, was now panicking, as if she had seen a ghost.
"In a high-speed race like this, racers would give anything for extra pairs of eyes, but they are blindfolding themselves. Isn't that inviting disaster?"
Cathy's eyes also showed surprise. The others were dumbfounded as well. The two people involved were the only ones who didn't seem to be bothered, still chatting and laughing away.
"We're here to race today, why do you have to provoke Aubrey again?" Navier adjusted the blindfold over her eyes.
Fredrica snorted, "Scum men and scum women should be exterminated. He rarely shows up, so whenever we can catch him, we should make the most of it."
She wanted to make Aubrey feel uncomfortable at every opportunity.
Navier couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. Offending anyone was bad enough, but offending Fredrica was terrifying.
"Besides, that previous move had a hint of guilt, and it helped to lower their guard. It's a tactic," Fredrica said.
Navier chuckled, "That previous move helped to lower their guard, but what about this crazy move?" She pointed to the blindfold covering her face.
Fredrica snapped her fingers, "This is to make them collapse after feeling smug. Let's see how they compete with us!"
In the end, Fredrica wanted to use these psychological tactics to torment Cathy repeatedly.
Navier understood her intention. The different amounts of light entering each eye could be disorienting. Fully covering her eyes was better.
It was a move they had drilled repeatedly during their training, so it posed no challenge.
However, others didn't see it that way. Especially Winona, who was so angry that he pounded the car, "What does this mean? Are they looking down on us?"
Blindfolded racing was like saying that even if they couldn't see, they were still better than us. It was not just disdain, it was complete humiliation!
Cathy's fingers tightened on the steering wheel, leaving a dent. She thought she should have been tougher back then and frozen Navier to death in the snow. If she had, she wouldn't be causing trouble for herself today!
Suppressing her anger, she took a few deep breaths and then turned to look at Winona. "They're just playing mind games. They want us to lose our composure. If you act like this, they'll definitely succeed."
Hearing Cathy's words, Winona took a deep breath, calmed down, and started checking the route on the dedicated navigation system.
While they were focused, the others couldn't help but discuss the situation.
"Racing blindfolded at night, are they not afraid for their lives?"
"For the sake of preserving their self-image, they might end up causing a tragedy. Is it even worth it?"
Knowing about Navier's relationship with Cathy and Aubrey, many leaned towards thinking Navier had gone crazy trying to get back at them.
"People who dare to blindfold themselves must have their own abilities. Anyone capable of driving is not a fool; they know what they're doing," Michael had become Navier's die-hard fan, always supporting her.
"But still, Navier's actions are too obvious. She's already divorced and free to marry whoever she wants. Why keep bothering them?"
"That's right. Look how magnanimous Cathy is. Navier keeps provoking her, and she keeps being polite and yielding."
Many people began to side with Cathy. From tonight's situation, it seemed that Navier was trying to pick on Cathy and make her uncomfortable.
"Navier has been silent and unknown in the Spencer family for four or five years, not causing any trouble. Now suddenly she's making a move. There must be a reason behind it. We, as outsiders, don't know what's going on with them, so we shouldn't discuss other people's private matters casually," Robin spoke calmly.
Having said that, he casually brushed off the nail dust on his hand, jumped into the car, and slammed the door shut.
Hearing his words, the others felt that he made sense, so they nodded in agreement.
At this moment, instead of blaming Navier, they began to wonder how much injustice she had suffered.
Of course, very few people knew about her life in the Spencer family for the past four to five years, and since Aubrey never appeared with her in public, it was evident that their relationship was complicated.
After all, she was legally married into the Spencer family, but they treated her so coldly, which is not right.
"Take your positions—"
The order was given.
The two teams took their positions.
Robin also stepped on the accelerator.
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