Chapter 185
Ethan touched his head awkwardly and started exining sincerely towards Kimberly.
He said, "My name is Ethan Arnold. I''m the only child of Arnold Corporation. I like ying basketball
and car- racing. I just want to make friends with you."
Kimberly didn''t know how to respond.
Vera was also speechless.
Sylvia pursed her lips and said sarcastically, "Arnold Corporation? Who do you think you are to
befriend us? Do you think you deserve to be our friend?"
Hearing this, everyone''s expression changed. Ethan''s face turned pale and he looked at Sylvia
silently.
Although Kimberly didn''t want to care about the guy, Sylvia''s words were a little too harsh for her
taste. She stared at her in surprise. She couldn''t believe that Sylvia could say something like that.
Ever since Sylvia had be the daughter of the Hanover family, many people would pamper her.
She was arrogant and domineering and no one dared to do anything to her because of her status.
She had pretended to be kind and humble in front of Kimberly, but now that she saw Ethan, her true
colors were showing.
Thinking of this, Sylvia quickly changed her expression and shed a friendly smile. "Kimberly, I
didn''t mean that... I just thought..." she whispered in Kimberly''s ear upon seeing that Kimberly''s
expression had changed a little after hearing her words.
"You should leave now." Vera urged Ethan, "Whether you win or not, it has nothing to do with
Kimberly. Don''t me us if you lose, we didn''t promise you anything. We won''t take the me."
Ethan knew that he said something wrong. He looked embarrassed and said, "I''m sorry, I didn''t
mean that."
After that, he left.
The men''s swimmingpetition began with the blow of a whistle. They were standing at the front,
and Vera was very excited. She frantically took pictures of the contestants with her mobile phone.
Later, she shouted, "Come on, Vice President Yardley! Come on, Vice President Yardley!"
Benedict''s body figure was very good. Vera had even chased after him, screaming with her mobile
phone in hand. She was wearing high heels and a long skirt, which made Kimberly''s heart skip a
beat for fear that she would trip and fall.
In the end, Benedict was the undisputed winner.
The ce was filled with women''s excited screams. Almost everyone saw Benedict''s good figure
when he emerged from the water. However... Kimberly noticed that Maddox was not far behind him.
He was in his wheelchair. Although he was expressionless and his eyes were cold, it seemed that
he didn''t care about any of this.
However, Kimberly felt bad for him. If... if he was not disabled, then he could have swum in the
water like everyone else that night. But because of his legs, he could only sit in a wheelchair for the
rest of his life. He couldn''t do anything other people could do.
Her eyes were fixed on Maddox and he noticed it immediately. His sharp eyes looked straight into
her soul. Kimberly was shocked and she quickly looked away.
The look in Maddox''s eyes filled with sarcasm.
What was that look in her eyes? Pity?
Was she pitying him?
Not long after Kimberly looked away, Vera came back and pulled at her, saying, "What are you
thinking about? You missed such a wonderful game. I took a lot of photos, all of them of Vice
President Yardley, of course. I will send them to you when we get back."
"Send them to me?" asked Kimberly.
Vera nodded and replied matter-of-factly, "Yes, Vice President Yardley is courting you, right? Let me
show you his body first, allow yourself to get familiarized."
When she mentioned his body, Kimberly thought back to the rainy night, when the man had pinned
her down on the leather chair. His deep breath and his hot palms made her tremble.
Her face instantly turned pale and she chided, "Don''t talk such nonsense!"
Kimberly then turned around and sat back down on her seat. She picked up the cup in her hand and
took a sip absent- mindedly, not noticing that the cup in her hand had been swapped.
Not far away, when Agnes and Lydia saw this, their lips curled up proudly.
Lydia said, "Agnes, I told you. We''ll definitely have the chance to defeat her."
Agnes smiled proudly and replied, "As long as she drinks that wine,ter... she will feel hot and
dizzy. Now, go and inform Lincoln and ask him to wait to pick her up."
"Okay,"plied Lydia happily.
She quickly sent a text message to Lincoln.
Then, it was time for the women''s swimmingpetition. Vera and Sylvia went to change into their
swimsuits. When the other female participants appeared, Kimberly was stunned because almost all
of them were wearing bikinis. No one wore a one-piece or a more conservative swimsuit. As many
of the outstanding men in North City were gathered here that night, the women wanted to try their
luck to seduce them.
Right before Sylvia and Vera went to the swimming pool, Vera had asked Kimberly to cheer for her.
Kimberly agreed and promised to take a lot of sexy photos for her.
Only then did Vera leave happily.
Kimberly ate two pieces of fruit and then took out the mobile phone which Vera had handed to her,
getting ready to take the pictures.
However, as soon as she stood up, she felt a little dizzy. Thus, she sat back down and pinched
between her eyebrows. She wondered why she had suddenly felt weak and if it was because she
did not sleep wellst night. Thinking of this, Kimberly shook her head to clear her mind. However,
she noticed that the snacks and wine on the table were slowly turning into blurry shadows.
She still had to take pictures of Vera and Sylvia.
Thinking of this, Kimberly reached out and pinched her thigh. The pain awoke her instantly. Then,
she stood up and walked towards the swimming pool.
After a few steps, she suddenly lost control of her body and fell onto the ground.
Someone helped her up and asked, "Hey, are you okay?"
It was a woman''s voice. Kimberly shook her head and thanked her.
Even if she didn''t have the strength to take the photos, she had to tell Vera and Sylvia, otherwise...
they would still be waiting for her.
"Hey, are you not feeling well? Let me take you to the back area for a rest." Just then, she heard a
familiar voice. Kimberly felt the voice was very familiar, but she couldn''t remember whose it
belonged to. She tried to make out who it was, but she couldn''t see clearly.
Left with no choice, Kimberly nodded in a daze.
So, with that person''s help, she slowly walked to the back of the area. Something came to
Kimberly''s mind and she whispered, "Please help me tell Vera..." "Ah!"
Before she could finish her words, someone pushed her and she lurched forward.
Boom!
The door behind her mmed shut. Kimberly thought she was going to fall and hit the ground, but
she fell into someone''s arms instead.
"Enjoy," the person who pushed her chuckled before leaving.
"Finally. I''ve been waiting for you for a long time," a male voice said at this moment.
Kimberly found this male voice to be familiar. Her mind was in a mess, but she knew she had to
break away from the man''s arms. The man knew that the door was locked, so he didn''t mind letting
her go.
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Kimberly opened her eyes desperately, trying to see who was in front of her.
The figure of the man slowly became clear.
"Lincoln?" she gasped.
The person standing in front of her was Lincoln!
Lincoln smiled obscenely after he heard his name being called.
He murmured giddily, "Pretty..."
Kimberly tried to speak, "Just now... the person who helped me in..."
Lincoln replied, "That was Agnes, she is our matchmaker. When all this is over, we have to thank
her."
Kimberly''s face fell upon hearing this. She was so shocked. Now, she was fully awake and she
hurriedly ran to the door, reaching out her hand for the doorknob at once.