"It's impossible!" Luke's eyes were bloodshot, almost popping out, as his whole body shook with anger. "How could the car be fine? If nothing was wrong, why did it just lurch forward? What did the Reyes family offer you to take their side?"

The referee's expression turned icy cold. He thought Luke was being utterly ridiculous.

"Listen up, Luke," he said, emphasizing each word. "The car moved half a meter forward after stopping because Miss Flora didn't pull the handbrake. And right at the finish line, there was a slight downhill. If you can't grasp that, then that's your problem." She didn't pull the handbrake?!

The referee's words hit Luke like a bombshell.

Everyone around was just as shocked. No one had considered such a simple reason. They felt a bit foolish for not realizing it sooner.

"Not pulling the handbrake, is that really it?!"

Kruz's lips twitched; he had been imagining all sorts of scenarios, wondering if Flora had some kind of magic trick up her sleeve.

"You think that's all there is to it?" Connor gave him a cool look.

Of course, it wasn't that simple. Not pulling the handbrake might sound trivial, but it showed Flora's incredible control over the car. That little incline was almost nothing, yet Flora noticed it and calculated everything perfectly, crossing the finish line just a second before Luke.

like that? Even with all the courage in the world, they

skilled; she had strategy and guts. And she

everyone felt the gap in intelligence in

of this race, the Reyes family team, Flora!" The referee's announcement was more passionate

burst into applause, louder

stomped back to his team, his face pale with rage, his

"Hold it together."

on Luke's shoulder, forcing him to sit down. They'd already

to humiliate me!" Luke's anger was

want to make a bigger fool of yourself?" Zachary snapped, his patience wearing thin "So what if we lost this race? The Reyes family only has Flora to brag about. We'll win the next one. The relay race isn't

the relay race, ten people form a team, with positions decided by drawing lots. After running four hundred meters, the next person takes over. But there's a strict rule in relay races: you

ver

other side keeps going. Only when someone overtakes

can they

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