Chapter 411
Edmund walked away, and the girl immediately tried to catch up. But she only took two steps when she
suddenly 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 Xanthos
family, the most powerful, prestigious family in Northern Epea, huh? No wonder there''s an air of nobility
about 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 and
broke 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 racing
association offered to buy Daddy coffee.”
“I wonder what made him think it was a good idea to leave you guys behind with so many people
around 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 toy a finger on his
children?”
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, we
have received a call from Mr. Nicholson, who wants you to rece him in today''spetition. We need
you toe 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 thepetition 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 pped several times by the already
annoyed Simon.
Half an hourter, the race officially began.
A total of ten contestants, consisting of males only, took part in thepetition.
When they appeared from the backstage one by one, countless women in the crowd screamed in
excitement.
The contestants were all well-known racers who had fans from all over the world, which was why their
fans ounted 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 ce 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 recement.”
“Ten men are participating in the internationalpetition, and now we only see Bailey among them,
not Dexter. What is she if not his recement?”
“I''m curious to see if that woman can handle a lightning-fast racing car. Let''s hope she doesn''t get
thrown 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 thepetition. Why don''t
we 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 his
unbeaten streak, so what makes Bailey think she has what it takes to rece him? She''ll humiliate
Dexter if she loses!
“I refuse to ept this. Bailey has no right to rece Dexter in thepetition.”
“Exactly! ording 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 rece 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 thepetition than watch helplessly as Baily
ruined his squeaky-clean record.
“Please calm down, everyone. We''ve verified Ms. Jefferson''s identity and confirmed that she''s qualified
to participate in thepetition. Otherwise, we wouldn''t have agreed to let her rece Dexter,” the
person 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 racingpetition.”
Caught between a rock and a hard ce, Amos Lopez, the manager, wondered if he should reveal
Bailey''s identity.
Just when he was still hesitating, Artemis addressed the crowd. “She''s qualified because she''s my
woman and the new matriarch of the Luther family. Of course, you can still insist on stopping her from
participating, but I''ll cancel thepetition if you do. Why would I spend a fortune to sponsor this event
if 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 the
“Now that you mention it, that does sound usible. As the racer representing Chanaea, Dexter was in
Bailey''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? Whatpelled her to participate in a sport
as 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 herne as a
famous doctor-cum-designer-cum-writer-cum-hacker?”
“Bailey only got to rece 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 the
man owes me big time! I''m going to skin him alive if he doesn''t give me a reasonable exnation when
he returns.
Bailey took a microphone from a staff member and calmly addressed the audience. “Since nobody
wants me to participate, I won''t. That''s all for thepetition today; the event is canceled.”
The crowd was shocked when they heard Bailey. Canceled? How dare she announce that! What right
does she have to stop the internationalpetition?
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“What does the official representative have to say about this? We want an official exnation. Did
Bailey force Dexter out so she could rece him?”
“Yeah! We want a reasonable exnation.”
A momentter, Amos hurried over. “I apologize,dies and gentlemen. It''s true that we could''ve
handled the situation better, but Dexter really does have a good reason for not being here with us
today. That''s why he had Ms. Jefferson rece him in thepetition. As you all know, Ms. Jefferson
is well-respected internationally, so it''s possible that she''s an auto racing expert. Why don''t we give her
a chance to prove herself?”