Chapter 35
“Narissa, don’t,” Jaylen shouted. “This has nothing to do with you.”
“Shut him up!” Manny barked, pointing at Jaylen while keeping his eyes on Narissa.
Jaylen’s mouth was instantly covered again by Stuart’s men.
Manny squinted. “You seriously wanna bet against me?”
Narissa didn’t answer directly. She said, “Just like you said–if I lose, I lose my hands. Same goes for you.”
“This chick’s insane.” Manny broke into wild laughter.
Everyone around started laughing with him.
“Seriously, does she even know who she’s messing with? Mr. Conor’s the top racer in the country. He’s got international trophies under his belt.”
“She must be suicidal thinking she can beat him.”
“Hey! Dumb bitch, why don’t you just kneel and beg us instead? Maybe we’ll put in a good word for you.”
“Yeah, no joke. You lose those pretty hands of yours, they’re not growing back.”
No one believed Narissa had a chance. To them, she was just a naive girl running her mouth and digging her own grave.
And Manny, confident as ever, didn’t even consider losing a possibility.
“Yeah, just beg already!”
“Lick Mr. Conor’s shoes.”
Amid the roaring laughter and jeers, Narissa took a step forward. Now she was only one meter away from Manny.
Everyone assumed she’d finally realized what was at stake and was about to kneel.
“Mr. Conor’s pressure is too much for her.”
“Man, I’ve never seen a girl lick shoes before. This is gonna be wild.”
“What’s she waiting for? Hurry up!”
The crowd grew rowdier, voices rising. Then, Manny finally spoke. “I’m a fair man. You want mercy? Here’s your chance.
“Say sorry to me and my men, and lick my shoes. Do that, and maybe I’ll let you and your friends walk out of here.”
Before his smug words had even finished echoing, Narissa stepped forward, raised her hand, and slapped Manny across the face hardly.
The sound cracked through the air like a whip. The force sent Manny stumbling back several steps before he caught himself.
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Chapter 35
“You-!” Manny was stunned. No woman had ever dared lay hands on him.
Everyone stood frozen, jaws dropping. ‘Does that girl just slap Mr. Conor? Is she insane?‘
Tension soared as everyone waited for Manny to explode, maybe even dragged Narissa off to be “taught a lesson.”
“Shut the hell up!” Narissa’s voice suddenly rang out, icy and laced with pure impatience.
She turned to look at Manny, her gaze sharp as a blade. “Just answer me–do you have the guts to race or not?”
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Her words hit like a thunderclap. Even someone as arrogant as Manny blinked at the challenge, then grit his teeth. “Fine. You wanna die that bad? I’ll make it happen. Get the cars ready!”
“No! Narissa, don’t race. You need to leave, now.” Jaylen knew exactly how dangerous this would be for her.
Panicked. He
Jaylen broke free and tried to rush over, but Stuart’s men had him and his friends pinned down again in no time.
Stuart said, “No one’s going anywhere no
The race is on
“Pretty girl, go get ready.” Manny reminded Narissa.
– “No!” Jaylen shouted, shaking his head at Narissa.
But Narissa ignored him completely “.
me the keys.” Once she had them, she turned and headed for Jaylen’s car.
Across the lot, Manny had already picked out a flashy red Ferrari and was striding toward the starting line.
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