The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 502:

As she leaned in for a closer look, Jade blocked her path with a firm stance. “Why are you staring at my car?”

Jade understood that Brenna’s mechanical prowess could decode any unauthorized tweaks easily.

“Catch you on the track,” Brenna said, pivoting toward her own vehicle.

Jade watched Brenna go to the area where the crimson-accented racer was parked, its custom alloy wheels and aerodynamic curves captivating every photographer’s lens.

“Style over substance,” Jade muttered begrudgingly, slipping into her car. Memories of their last competition flooded her mind—how she had pushed her machine to the brink, sacrificing it in a desperate bid to catch Brenna’s taillights. In the end, her car lay in ruins, nearly totaled, and she had still failed to defeat Brenna.

That defeat had always festered like a thorn in Jade’s side.

scanning entry lists for that alias “Night.” Years had passed since she last saw it, and she had doubted Night would ever show up

victory might demand some dirty tactics. Even if it meant tarnishing her own reputation, she was

for staggered starts, one-minute intervals separating each vehicle,

by one. Brenna held the ninth starting slot. Brenna realized that Jade had inexplicably secured permission to start at the same time as her. Because

starter’s signal, accelerating like arrows released from a bow. Within moments, they vanished from the oval track’s view, maintaining identical

taking in the scenery and her rival through the window. In stark contrast, Jade fought to keep her grip. Her white-knuckled hands clutched the

– 𝓶𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀

she zeroed in on the road. The gravel section

her ground, a car length back. Five minutes in,

that Brenna’s skills had waned; she felt a fleeting

Confidence surged through her.