Chapter 9 Looking for Friends

"Hey, let me go." Marie struggled hard and shouted, "Or I won't let you go. You hear me?"

"Lucia, what are you doing?" Emma ran, but before she could finish speaking, Lucia was gone. She could only get back into Lucia's car and go after her.

Emma was distraught that Lucia would hurt Marie in anger. The Edwards are not people to be trifled with. If Lucia hurt Marie, it would be a big problem.

Not far from there, there is one of the largest racing circuits in New York. It was where Marie often came to practice driving and race with other people. She also has her team and occasionally participates in some formal races.

Car racing, an activity primarily a waste of money and triggers such extreme stimulation, is of great interest to many young people born into wealthy families. Lucia and Cleon also meet at a racing match. Despite being a woman, Lucia loves extreme games and sports.

With her hands still tied, Marie shouted an expletive and threatened Lucia to let go. Lucia drove straight to the racetrack as if she could not hear anything.

Generally, when people want to enter the circuit to practice or race, they have to show their membership card at the gate. However, Marie's father is one of the track's shareholders. The guards at the entrance, already familiar with Marie's car, let Lucia straight in without stopping her. They all thought Marie had come to vent her anger. So they did not dare to approach them and chose to let her.

Bends, climbs, rocky roads, muddy roads, and sandy paths. Lucia drove the Marie like it floated and flew past everything. She felt the pleasure she always had when showing off her driving skills and enjoying the excitement.

Even though Marie likes to race, she is still scared and ends up screaming. She felt that the car could fly very high and very far. Several times, she felt that Lucia would hit the wall on the racetrack, but she did not hit anything.

In addition to being afraid of Lucia's driving speed, she also hit the windshield several times every time Lucia made a sharp turn. It made him a little dizzy.

Emma drove her car onto the circuit and stopped at the side of the track. Seeing the display on the large screen that was on the circuit, she was immediately dumbfounded. Since when did Lucia's driving skills become so good? It is like a great professional racer.

The people in the circuit monitoring room also excitedly praised Lucia's driving skills.

"Hey, what's going on here? Did Young Miss Edward take the wrong medicine? She's been amazing."

The speed of the car when cornering is too accurate and very professional.

"That technique used on the incline is too cool."

"Hey, it fell."

"It's done. Remarkable."

"By the way, is that driver Young Miss Edward, right? There must be someone else there, right?"

"That's possible. Yesterday, she was not in good condition when she got on the train. Now that she's suddenly been great today, that's unscientific."

After Lucia circled the entire track, she immediately drove the car off the circuit, following Emma behind.

Marie's face looked ugly, and she clenched her teeth tightly. She was trying desperately not to vomit even though her stomach felt queasy. For the first time, she was afraid to ride a car.

Lucia exited the racetrack and stopped at the side of the road where they had been before. She stopped steadily, exited the car, and opened the back door. She untied the belt in Marie's hand and pulled her out of the vehicle.

When Marie came down, because her legs felt weak and her head was still dizzy, the high heels made her steps slightly wobbly. She sat on the ground and grabbed her hair. The shame made her unable even to lift her head. Not only was he beaten by Lucia, but she was so frightened that he screamed, which made her even more embarrassed.

Emma also stopped the car. Lucia took a bottle of water from the car to drink.

"You." Emma wanted to ask Lucia when that girl's driving skills became so strong. However, Lucia signalled her to stop talking through her eyes. Emma then looked at Marie and decided not to continue asking.

"How do you feel?" Lucia looked at Marie and said, "Is that interesting? Is that cool?"

"You are very good at driving. Why have you never shown it before?" Marie asked. "Is that so as not to steal the limelight from Cleon?"

"I won't tell you why. But I can tell you if you want to know how to beat Cleon in the race."

In a race like this, men and women can fight against each other to find out who is more robust.

Listening to Lucia's words, Marie was stunned. She then pondered below and hesitated for a long time. She had had problems with Lucia before and had just been beaten up by the girl. According to her personality, she could not work with Lucia. However, apart from being afraid of Lucia's driving skills, she also felt jealous because she could be so good at driving and knew how to beat Cleon. It was too tempting for her.

After hesitating, Marie stood up and said, "If you can tell me how to beat Cleon, I'll forget all the hostility between us. But if you dare to play with me."

"Do I need to play with you like that? If I wanted to play with you, wouldn't it be more fun to tie you up in the car and head to the racetrack for a few more laps?" Lucia looked at her and said.

Marie looked away, embarrassed to remember that she had cried. However, she still could not wait to hear the answer.

"Then tell me, how can I beat Cleon?"

"The method is straightforward. You invite him to the race, and I will beat the man. But I will use your car to race and not show my face. You also can't tell other people that I won it." Lucia said.

"No." Marie immediately refused.

"Either you join our team to beat him publicly or tell me tricks on how to win against him, whatever I accept. But this method of finding a replacement to deceive, I am Marie, wants to use something other than it. Besides, if found out, I won't dare to come face to face with anyone else in the future."

"I'm not saying you should challenge him on your behalf. Do you have a team? Just challenge him on behalf of the team. After I beat him, you can tell Cleon and the others that it wasn't you who beat him, but your team that won the race. As long as you win against Cleon, you can ignore me. Do you understand this? After all, I'm not a professional racer and have never even raced. So even if someone knows I won against Cleon, how can it affect your reputation and team?" Lucia tried to explain.

"Why don't you fight him openly? With your driving skills now, you can beat him. And you can also get revenge for Cleon's affair. Wouldn't this be better for you?" Marie said doubtfully.

"Of course, I have reasons why I can't do that. As for the reason, I won't tell you. Whether you agree or disagree, give me an answer!"

Marie began to hesitate again.

"If you agree to my offer, I will join your team and teach you to improve your driving skills until you can beat Cleon alone." Lucia ended up throwing the most significant pass.

Marie agreed immediately.