Female Novel
Chapter 411
Edmund walked away, and the girl immediately tried to catch up. But she only took two steps when shesuddenly thought of something.
She turned back around to face Bailey. “My name is Lydia Xanthos. 'Lydia' like the fashion model.”
In response, Bailey gave Lydia a friendly smile. Lydia Xanthos... So she's the daughter of the Xanthosfamily, the most powerful, prestigious family in Northern Epea, huh? No wonder there's an air of nobilityabout her. If nothing else, she and Edmund certainly do make a good match.
“Mommy...” Suddenly, Bailey heard someone calling out to her. She instinctively turned around andbroke into a smile as the children ran toward her.
After picking up her daughter, she looked at her sons. “Where's your father?”
Zayron simply snorted twice to that while Maxton answered, “The person in charge of the racingassociation offered to buy Daddy coffee.”
“I wonder what made him think it was a good idea to leave you guys behind with so many peoplearound here,” stated Bailey with furrowed eyebrows while sweeping her gaze across the crowd.
Chuckling, Shannon chimed in, “This is Mr. Luther's territory. Who would dare to lay a finger on hischildren?”
With that, she patted the boys on the head and asked with a smile, “What do you want to eat?”
At that moment, several men in suits approached Bailey and informed courteously, “Ms. Jefferson, wenovelbin
have received a call from Mr. Nicholson, who wants you to replace him in today's competition. We needyou to come with us and provide us with your information.”
Nodding in agreement, Bailey then put her daughter down before turning to look at Shannon.
“Go. I'll look after them for you,” said Shannon, smiling and waving at Bailey.
“Thank you.”
Not long after Bailey left, Caridee emerged from the crowd with Simon.
Simon seemed displeased because he thought the competition was vain and that it made fun of him,someone who could not drive. What's the point of organizing such a meaningless event anyway?
“Jerk Uncle, you're here!” cried out Zayron, which led to him being slapped several times by the alreadyannoyed Simon.
Half an hour later, the race officially began.
A total of ten contestants, consisting of males only, took part in the competition.
When they appeared from the backstage one by one, countless women in the crowd screamed inexcitement.
The contestants were all well-known racers who had fans from all over the world, which was why theirfans accounted for more than half of the crowd.
It was only natural the fans got excited when they saw their favorite racers.
However, when the final racer appeared, the place suddenly fell silent.
“Holy shit! Isn't that Bailey?”
“You're right. That is her!”
“Damn! Somebody, please tell me she's not Dexter's replacement.”
“Ten men are participating in the international competition, and now we only see Bailey among them,not Dexter. What is she if not his replacement?”
“I'm curious to see if that woman can handle a lightning-fast racing car. Let's hope she doesn't getthrown out of the driver's seat like a rag doll.”
“She probably knows a thing or two about racing since she's willing to join the competition. Why don'twe sit back and see what she can do?”
Dexter's female fans almost lost their minds the moment they saw Bailey. Dexter is known for hisunbeaten streak, so what makes Bailey think she has what it takes to replace him? She'll humiliateDexter if she loses!
“I refuse to accept this. Bailey has no right to replace Dexter in the competition.”
“Exactly! According to rules set by the racing association, the substitute has to be someone highly
respected. Bailey is a novice nobody knows about. She's not qualified to replace Dexter.”
“Bailey's not fit to be Dexter's substitute.”
“She's not fit! She's not fit!”
The fans would rather see Dexter disqualified from the competition than watch helplessly as Bailyruined his squeaky-clean record.
“Please calm down, everyone. We've verified Ms. Jefferson's identity and confirmed that she's qualifiedto participate in the competition. Otherwise, we wouldn't have agreed to let her replace Dexter,” theperson in charge of the event informed with a microphone that sent his voice throughout the venue,clearly defending Bailey's participation.
“Fine. Then tell us why she's qualified.”
“Yeah. She can't be on the race track if she's never joined a racing competition.”
Caught between a rock and a hard place, Amos Lopez, the manager, wondered if he should revealBailey's identity.
Just when he was still hesitating, Artemis addressed the crowd. “She's qualified because she's mywoman and the new matriarch of the Luther family. Of course, you can still insist on stopping her fromparticipating, but I'll cancel the competition if you do. Why would I spend a fortune to sponsor this eventif my future wife couldn't take part in it?”
The crowd would have rioted if the one brazenly threatening them were not Artemis, for no one dared
question the man's wishes.
“This is unbelievable! Now I'm seriously suspecting that Bailey snatched Dexter's spot in thecompetition.”
“Now that you mention it, that does sound plausible. As the racer representing Chanaea, Dexter was inBailey's way, so she got Mr. Luther to make the necessary arrangements to swap him out.”
“Damn it! Is that woman trying to make a name for herself? What compelled her to participate in a sportas dangerous as auto racing? Is she not afraid to be turned into a human barbeque in a crash-and-burn?”
“I don't understand why she would want to participate. What's wrong with staying in her lane as afamous doctor-cum-designer-cum-writer-cum-hacker?”
“Bailey only got to replace Dexter through nepotism. Shame on her!”
Bailey was amused when she heard what the crowd was saying about her. If I really wanted to join thecompetition, all I needed to do was make a phone call, so why would I choose to replace Dexter? Thatman owes me big time! I'm going to skin him alive if he doesn't give me a reasonable explanation whenhe returns.
Bailey took a microphone from a staff member and calmly addressed the audience. “Since nobodywants me to participate, I won't. That's all for the competition today; the event is canceled.”
The crowd was shocked when they heard Bailey. Canceled? How dare she announce that! What rightdoes she have to stop the international competition?
“What does the official representative have to say about this? We want an official explanation. DidBailey force Dexter out so she could replace him?”
“Yeah! We want a reasonable explanation.”
A moment later, Amos hurried over. “I apologize, ladies and gentlemen. It's true that we could'vehandled the situation better, but Dexter really does have a good reason for not being here with ustoday. That's why he had Ms. Jefferson replace him in the competition. As you all know, Ms. Jeffersonis well-respected internationally, so it's possible that she's an auto racing expert. Why don't we give hera chance to prove herself?”