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Chapter 90 - The paired race

Linda, ever quick to recover, forced a saccharine smile as she hurried towards the track, her voice high and forced. "Oh, I didn't know you were interested in this kind of thing, Mr. Wildfire! Aurora might be… a little rusty." She tried to subtly imply Alice's supposed fragility, her lack of physical prowess, hoping to interject herself. "Maybe I could step in for her? I'm quite... fast."

Dawin's gaze, cool and unwavering, fixed on Linda. His dark eyes held no warmth, no flicker of amusement. "No need," he said, his voice quiet but firm, brooking no argument. He then turned to Alice, a subtle tilt of his head, a silent query. "Shall we?"

Alice's mouth opened. Then closed. She wanted to say no. She wanted to walk away. To vanish from this suffocating spotlight. But eyes were everywhere. Everyone had turned to look, their hushed whispers reaching even the Matriarch, who watched with unblinking intensity.

And on the upper terrace—

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