The Inescapable Celibate Heir
Chapter 46 Injured
Mira’s match was set for later, and as she scanned the crowd, a wave of nerves hit her. She swallowed hard.
“Victoria, you gotta play well; there’s a ton of people here today.”
The crowd for the snooker finals had doubled, and with the Charming Four in attendance, their fans packed the place
Victoria and Ella, both big names, had everyone’s eyes on them.
Victoria stayed cool and nodded, “Don’t worry.
On the other side, Ella was surrounded by her friends, who were g
giving her shoulder massages and hyping her up.
you got this! Crush her! Make her regret showing up!”
Ella took a deep breath and shot a glare at Victoria, mouthing, “Which yourself.”
Victoria glanced back, a faint smile playing on her lips.
In the first round, Ella broke the balls.
was on fire today, sinking five balls in a row.
Sweat trickled down her forehead, smudging her waterproof makeup a bit. Her palms were sweaty, so she wiped them with a handkerchief.
As she circled the table, looking for her next shot, she shot a smug glance at Victoria.
See, it’s not just you with the good luck; maybe you won’t even
ven get turn this round, she thought.
Ella was brimming g with confidence, thinking she could clear the table and impress Dennis and the Charming Four, making them fall
for her!
But then, the ball she hit rolled towards the pocket and bounced off the edge, just two inches away.
Ella stomped her foot in frustration.
As Victoria walked over with her cue, Ella h
Victoria wa
had an idea.
was focused on the table and didn’t notice Ella’s scheming.
As they passed each other, Ella pretended to switch hands because of sweaty palms but actually aimed to hit Victoria’s face with her
Snooker cues were made of wood and could be pretty hard. A blow to the face could cause bleeding or even stop the match. Or, Victorja might insist on playing but be affected by the injury, leading to a direct loss to Ella.
Ella thought it was a brilliant plan.
But Dennis, who had been watching Victoria closely, saw her moved quickly shouted, “Victoria, watch out!”
was nearby and took a step forward, trying to pull Victoria away,
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Victoria heard someone calling her and instinctively looked up, seeing the cue coming at her fast.
Thanks to her stunt double experience, she was quick and used her own cue to block the attack, even countering with force.
A piercing scream echoed through the venue.
The cue rebounded, hitting Ella s nose and eyes. She managed to close her eyes in time, avoiding blindness, but blood started to trickle from her nose.
than, seated in the upper section, stood up and, seeing that Victoria was uninjured, breathed a sigh of relief.
The four of them walked down from the stands.
Dennis’s hand barely touched Victoria’s clothes before she dodged it, giving him a puzzled look.
Dennis regretfully withdrew his hand, “Victoria, I was trying to help you.
Victoria responded politely. “Thanks, but there’s no need. You should check on her instead.”
Ella, clutching her bleeding nose, glared viciously at Victoria, who was chatting with Dennis.
She thought. That Victoria is so conniving! Pretending not to notice, but she must have been on guard all along, and now she’s using this opportunity to attract Dennis’s attention. How can Dennis not see through her act? I’m the one who’s hurt, yet he’s still concerned about her!”
Ella’s friends gathered around, fussing over her, handing her tissues to wipe the blood, holding her cue, and comforting her,
But all she could see was Dennis’s gentle expression, which wasn’t directed at her, and it hurt deeply.
Dennis looked at Ella and politely asked, “Ella, are you seriously hurt? Do you need to go to the medical room?”
Ella immediately burst into tears, weakly and pitifully saying. Thank you
you for yo
your concern, Dennis. It hurts so
so much!–
did it on purpose! You must be
Seeing Dennis care for Ella, Natalia gained confidence and loudly accused Victoria, “Victoria, you did it afraid of losing to Ella and deliberately hit her face. You vicious woman!”
Mira angrily retorted, “It was Ella’s cue that came at Victoria, and she just blocked it! Don’t falsely accuse her!”
Natalia shot back, “We all witnessed it clearly, Victoria hurt her on purpose!”
Ella’s friends chimed in in agreement.
The Charming Four approached, but they were too far away to see what had happened clearly.
Only Nick stood in front of Victoria, firmly declaring, “I believe Victoria. Besides, Victoria’s skills are much better than hers; sh doesn’t need to resort to tricks.”
Natalia added, “You were so far away, what could you see? Just because you’re Nick doesn’t mean you can be unreasonable!”
Lila chimed in, “Yeah, Lila has won her previous matches 2-0. I’d say Ella is even better.”
Ethan frowned but said nothing. He belloved Victoria, and he could use his influence, but he wasn’t one to be “Where’s the footage?”
unreasonable.
At Ethan’s request, the cameraman promptly displayed the video on the big screen in slow motion, However, the unclear angle made
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it difficult to discern what had actually happened.
Ella’s supporters Became more arrogant, demanding that the referee penalize Victoria for malicious injury and ban her fr
Snooker club:
from the
After considerable hesitation, Dennis spoke up. I can testify that it was Ella’s cur that came at Victoria first, and Victoria only countered.”
But he couldn’t determine if Ella’s action was intentional, so he hadn’t spoken earlier to avoid hurting anyone.
As the student council president. Dennis enjoyed a stellar reputation and earned the trust of his peers, which made him consistently cautious in his statements.
Ella cried softly, looking at him with distress, “Dennis, I really didn’t do it on purpose; you have to believe me!”
“Yeah, Ella is so kind; it must have been unintentional,” Ella’s friends defended her.
Mira sarcastically remarked, “When Victoria defends herself, it’s intentional; but when it’s Ella, it’s unintentional. Such double standards, shameless!”
Dennis fairly said. It’s impossible to tell if Ella did it on purpose, so let’s not argue.”
The referee glanced at him cautiously, then looked at Eric for guidance on how to proceed.
ke, “If Ella can play, continue. If not, postpone.”
Eric spoke,
The referee asked Ella if she could continue, and she tearfully shook her head. Proceeding now would mean losing, so postponing seemed the wiser choice.
We The
referee was about to announce the match’s suspension, with the players‘ status pending.
Victoria raised her hand, indicating. The outcome of this mate
match is already decided, so there’s no need to post
to postpone.”
The referee looked at her in confusion, “What do you mean?
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