I Am the Sweetheart of Mr. CEO-Chapter 563 - 561: Horse Duel (Part 2)
She could tolerate anything except one thing: no one was allowed to slander her father.
The last time she got into a fight with Ria Chapman, it was also because of this. This time, how could Vera Wave swallow the insult when Ria mocked her deceased father like that?
"Alright then!" Ria Chapman shook the reins in her hand, "Let’s see whose speed is faster. We’ll race around the track, and whoever returns first wins! As for the bet..." She narrowed her eyes, staring at Vera’s small face, "Whoever wins gets to slap the other in the face!"
The last time, Vera had slapped her and she hadn’t had a chance to get even, so of course Ria wanted to seize this opportunity.
"Sounds good."
"Yeah, interesting!"
"One slap seems too little; why not make it three?!"
...
A few companions just kept adding fuel to the fire.
"Three?" Ria sneered, "I have no problem with that, but would Miss Vera dare?"
Vera raised her chin from horseback, "If I lose, I’ll let you slap me three times. But if I win, I want you to kneel on the ground, toast to my dad, and apologize. Do you dare to bet?"
"Ha..." Ria laughed out loud, "What a joke, why wouldn’t I dare? Everyone heard it, she said it herself, it’s not like I’m bullying her!"
"We all heard it!"
...
"Fine!" Ria then clutched the reins with both hands, "Shall we start now?"
"Wait!" Vera gently pulled the reins and approached her, "Manager, could you be our referee?"
"Well..." The manager looked helpless, "Miss Vera, this... this is against the rules of the racetrack?!"
Ria immediately threatened, "What rules? If you don’t let us compete, we’ll all cancel our memberships!"
"Yeah, we’ll compete elsewhere!"
"It’s not like you’re the only racetrack around!"
...
The manager felt even more helpless.
Vera then turned to look at him, "Manager, please!"
At this point, the manager had no choice but to nod and agree.
"Well... you all... please be careful, remember: competition is first, but friendship is also first, make sure to stay safe."
Ria interrupted impatiently, "Stop with all the nonsense, let’s start!"
Then, everyone turned their horses and stepped back, while Ria positioned her horse’s head.
"Wait a minute!" Vera began on her horseback, "I want to run a lap first to get familiar with the environment."
First, she hadn’t ridden a horse for a while and needed to get her bearings. Second, Bailey had just gotten out and hadn’t warmed up, so she couldn’t perform at her best yet. Third, she indeed needed to familiarize herself with the environment; it was her first time at this racetrack, while Ria had probably raced countless times.
Ria listened and only sneered inwardly.
Isn’t it better to save the horse’s strength for the final sprint?
Running a lap before the race wears out the horse’s stamina, is there something wrong with this girl’s head?
Thinking this, of course, she wouldn’t refuse.
"Do as you wish, so you can’t claim later that I won unfairly."
Vera then gently pulled the reins, urging Bailey to move forward.
Bailey began to trot forward while Vera held the reins, controlling its speed and not letting it go too fast to preserve energy.
Watching her slowly advance on Bailey, Ria squeezed out a sneer from between her teeth.
"Vera, hurry up, or by the time you return at this speed, the sun will have set!"
