Chapter 38 See You At The Competition
Isabe cast a disdainful nce at Brenna. In her eyes, there was nothing extraordinary about her. Sure, she had good looks, a bit of medical knowledge, and some design talent But beyond that, there wasn''t much to her
The Barrett family had raised Brenna for years, yet they had never invested in her growth-to extracurricr activities and no specialized training-nothing that nurtured her potential Given that, the fact that Brenna had achieved any level of sess in both design and medicine was surprising
What irritated Isabe the most was Brenna''s so-called design talent. She had seen Brenna''s work, and opinion, it was mediocre at best. The Barrett Group specialized in mid-to-low-end auto parts, so naturally.
Brenna had experience designing within that range
But high-end automobiles? That was an entirely different level. There was no way Brenna could handle that
And as for Brenna''s medical skills, Isabe remained skeptical. It was probably just luck. Her parents had never even seen Brenna study medicine, so at most, she had a basic understanding Nothing significant
The thought of this made Isabe feel better. She eagerly waited for Brenna''s response and decided to push things a little further. With a smirk, she threw out a casual but pointed remark. "You can''t ride a horse, right?"
She then burst intoughter and looked at Brenna with evident disdain
Jordy, just as arrogant, chimed in arrogantly, "I knew it! You can''t ride a horse! You should just stay by Mr. Mitchell''s side and continue to be useless "
Brenna caught the smugness in their voices and felt a sharp urge to put them in their ce. She tilted her head slightly and asked, "Do you both know how to ride?"
She had no doubt that Jordy could. After all, he came from a rich family, where horseback riding was a standard social skill learned from a young age. But Isabe? Her background wasn''t as privileged. If the rumors were true, her family was fairly ordinary and likely hadn''t had the means to cultivate such expensive hobbies. Sure enough, Isabe''s confident smirk faltered for a split second. She exchanged a quick nce with Jordy, and something shed in her eyes. But just as quickly, she lifted her chin and said, "Who says I don''t know how to ride a horse?"
The truth was, she had only started taking lessonsst week. At best, she could manage a slowp around the arena without falling off But she wasn''t about to admit that
Brenna raised an eyebrow "Really? If your riding skills are that good, why isn''t your name on thepetitor list?" she asked.
She had no idea how skilled Isabe actually was, but she deliberately provoked her, knowing it would put her in a difficult position
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Isabe snorted and said, "I just didn''t want to waste m
my timepeting with amateurs."
Brenna saw right through her facade but pretended not to notice. With a sly smile, she said, "Is that so? You must be really skilled, then. In that case, I''ll sign you up, and we canpete. We''ll see who''s actually better."
Isabe hesitated. Brenna was cornering her, but she didn''t want to ept the challenge. If she entered thepetition, she would likelye inst. At this moment, she quickly nced at Jordy for help.
Jordy immediately caught on to Isabe''s reluctance and stepped in, saying, “We asked if you could ride. Why are you dragging Isabe into this? If you can''t, just admit it. It''s no big deal. No one''s going tough at you"
Brenna found the whole thing amusing. Did they really think she was that foolish? That she would fall for their cheap provocations so easily?
She crossed her arms and tilted her head slightly. “Tell you what-if both of you participate, then I will, too. If not, I won''t, either. Why should I join thepetition just because of a few words from you? I''m not that stupid."
She met Isabe''s and Jordy''s gazes head-on and waited for their response.
Jordy and Isabe exchanged a nce. Knowing Isabe''s riding skills werecking, Jordy leaned in and
whispered to her, "Why don''t we just do it? I''ll be by your side in thepetition. Nothing will go wrong"
He lifted an eyebrow, giving her a subtle signal
Isabe hesitated, but the thought of seeing Brenna humiliate herself in front of everyone, especially Ethan, was too tempting. If Brenna embarrassed herself, Ethan might finally realize she wasn''t worth his attention and
abandon her.
But for that to happen, she had to participate in thepetition.
"Alright," Isabe agreed. She was confident she''d get to watch Brenna fail.
Brenna calmly took the tablet from a staff member, pulled up the registration screen, and handed it to Jordy. She watched as he filled in both his and Isabe''s names, then handed the tablet back.
With a smirk, Jordy said to Brenna, "Your turn to sign up."
Brenna''s smile widened, and she was unable to hide her satisfaction. "Oh, I''ve already signed up," she said. Jordy and Isabe froze. Their expressions then darkened as realization dawned on them. "You yed us!" Brenna chuckled,pletely unbothered. "You never asked if I had already registered, so it doesn''t count as tricking you. If you regret it, it''s fine. At worst, the local elite will hear that you both signed up for the equestrianpetition but didn''tpete. No big deal. People mightugh at you for a day or two. But don''t worry. They will soon forget about the matter."
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Isabe snorted and crossed her arms. "Don''t get too cocky! My parents told me they had never signed you up for riding lessons, so you can''t ride at all. You''re going to lose badly today. How much better can you than me? Let''s see if Mr. Mitchell still wants you after you embarrass yourself."
Brenna simply nodded, unfazed. "See you at thepetition," she said.
Without another nce at them, she turned and walked toward the floor-to- ceiling window to watch the ongoingpetition below
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Meanwhile, Isabe''s confidence wavered the tugged on Jordy''s sleeve and whispered, “I''ve only had two riding lessons What if I embarrass myself? Jordy, I
am scared to really participate in thepetition. What
should I do?
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