Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 187

In a long–distance race, athletes typically focus on their lanes, making it challenging to see what is happening in others. Fortunately, Beatrice kept talking, which made her performance more convincing and captured a lot of

Briar’s attention.

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To match the rhythm of her performance, Briar deliberately slowed her pace. When Leilani lunged, she

sidestepped with practiced ease, reacting almost instantly. She even slipped in a subtle kick at Beatrice, who was

trying to trip her. The move was so discreet that it went unnoticed by all but the most observant.

“Ah!” Beatrice exclaimed softly as she landed right beside Leilani, and the two of them tumbled together.

The entire event unfolded in an instant. All anyone witnessed was Leilani on the verge of falling onto Briar, but with a quick sidestep, Briar left Beatrice and Leilani tangled on the ground together. The gasps from the onlookers rapidly gave way to sheer disbelief.

Halle and Camden also jumped up in shock from the stands. Halle called out anxiously, “Beatrice!”

Camden quickly got up and left the stands, ready to run onto the field, but he didn’t notice a figure in black silently

following him. As he rounded a corner, he was suddenly pulled into a secluded area.

“Oh my gosh! What just happened?”

“How did those two end up together? Wasn’t the campus belle right between them?”

“The campus belle’s reflexes are crazy fast!”

“Judging by the way they look, they must be hurt, right?”

lost two competitors in the women’s two–mile race. Shoneport University is likely to

outside the track buzzed with gossip. It took a full minute for an onlooker to rush over after the accident. He helped Leilani to

braced herself with her hands, scraping both palms until they bled. Her

so much! I don’t think

limp, and said, “My foot hurts too. I can’t

silence. Leilani couldn’t run–her knees were scraped and bleeding–but Beatrice’s clothes weren’t even dirty. There was no visible

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they could do. It wasn’t an official competition, and Robert had already warned them. If Beatrice chose to withdraw, no one would intervene. An observer nodded and said, “Alright, come with me.

guided Beatrice and Leilani

to rush over. ‘What happened? How did Beatrice get hurt, too?‘

to take down Briar that he hadn’t even noticed how Beatrice had gotten. injured. Now, seeing her struggle to walk, he felt

in his throat the moment he got a clear look at the figure beside him. The junior who had

was gone, quietly replaced at some point by a tall, burly man in black. With a full beard and dark sunglasses, the man had the look of someone best not challenged. ‘Is this man a student’s parent? Why does he

intimidating?‘

a cold, sideways glance. That single look was enough to silence

courage, he explained to the bearded man,

already helping

checking on them. Maybe it was the bearded man’s intimidating presence, or maybe Robert was too shaken–but either way, he didn’t register how strange the

track. Sure enough, Leilani was receiving assistance from an observer. At the same time, Beatrice was being supported by Briar, who had also dropped out of

off the

shocked and grew even more anxious. Given the awkward and

imagine Briar voluntarily withdrawing from the race to assist Beatrice to the infirmary. Robert couldn’t believe that would happen, even if his

realized this was a setup against her, and now she’s planning to get back at Beatrice?‘ he thought. ‘That must be