Mystery Bride's Revenge

Devon glanced at Charley and did not respond. He knew Selina's character well. She would never fight a battle she was not confident in. From the moment she agreed to Lloyd's challenge, everything had been within Selina's plan.Content is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

By the time they reached the eighth lap, Lloyd's focus was razor-sharp. Despite trying his best, he couldn't shake off Selina. She was like a deadly scorpion, relentlessly. following her prey, waiting for the slightest sign of weakness to strike and kill. 'Good, that's it. Keep chasing me, Selinal' Lloyd thought. His blood was boiling all over his body, and the dopamine in his brain peaked. It had been so long since he felt this

way.

Ever since Flying Shadow suddenly disappeared, the title of world racing champion had seemed like a given for Lloyd, a position countless people envied, yet it left him. feeling bored and disillusioned.

But finally, at that moment, Lloyd found the thrill he had lost. The excitement of his first world racing competition returned. The tension of a close chase, where even the smallest mistake could cost the championship.

Sweat beaded on Lloyd's forehead as he gripped the steering wheel, controlling every detail. Finally, on the first straight of the ninth lap, Selina pressed a red button in her

car.

Whoosh! A surge of wind followed. In the next second, blue nitrous oxide burst from the Bugatti Veyron's four exhaust pipes, propelling it to even higher speeds.

'She modified her car with nitrogen boosters? Lloyd's heart skipped a beat. He had considered that modification before, but once the nitrogen was exhausted, the car's speed would drop drastically, and the acceleration would only last for a short time. Using it during the final sprint to the finish line could affect the engine due to the high speed, making it not worth the risk, so he took a pass on the idea.

Selina had modified her car with nitrogen, and yet during the previous nine laps, she had managed to stay close to Lloyd without falling behind. Did her Bugatti Veyron have some kind of high-tech modification that even Lloyd didn't know about? In a flash, with the help of the nitrogen boost, Selina's Bugatti Veyron pulled ahead of Lloyd's Aston Martin.

But Lloyd remained calm. After the nitrogen boost, the car would experience at significant speed drop. Using the nitrogen boost now seemed unwise. It would have

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been better to save it for the final sprint to the finish line.

But things didn't go as expected. Selina's car continued to pull farther and farther away from Lloyd. When the nitrogen was depleted, Selina pressed another button, and two exhaust pipes detached from the Bugatti Veyron. With one more push on the accelerator, the car's speed didn't drop. Instead, it increased even more. Lloyd, who was following behind, was nearly suffocating.

"This... How could this be possible?' Lloyd was stunned. What happened completely shattered Lloyd's understanding of racing car modifications.

On the final lap, Selina left Lloyd far behind, winning the race with a nearly crushing

gap.

Selina finished in six minutes and twenty seconds. Lloyd finished in six minutes and twenty-four seconds. Although it was only four seconds, with the speed of those two heavily modified top-tier sports cars, that was 'Defeated... The Harvey family was completely dumbfounded.

difference of several hundred yards...

They had watched as Lloyd and Selina were neck and neck, with Lloyd even slightly leading. Though they had been nervous, they believed Lloyd's victory was certain. But in the final lap, Selina had pulled ahead just like that. It was too dramatic. Selina stopped the car with inertia braking. When she got out of the car, she saw Lloyd get out of the car and walk quickly towards her.

"Selina, how on earth did you do it?" Lloyd asked. Being able to maintain high speed. after a nitrogen boost was unheard of. 'How had Selina modified her car?' he wondered.

"With this." Selina tapped her head, smiled playfully, and said, "I won and you lost. Get ready for your press conference to announce your retirement from racing, Lloyd."

Lloyd didn't say anything. He clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging into his palms as he used the pain to keep himself rational. Then, he said, "I understand. A bet is a bet. I will announce my retirement from racing immediately and never return!"

"I hope you keep your word, Lloyd. After all, I don't have much faith in the promises of the Harvey family." Selina threw these words over her shoulder and turned to leave.

Suddenly, Lloyd blurted out, "Selina, are you Flying Shadow?"

Selina paused, her gaze playful as she glanced sideways at Lloyd. She said, "I don't understand what you mean."

"The moment I saw you, I felt a strange sense of familiarity. I've been in the world racing circle for so many years and have never experienced defeat, except in the hands of one person. The only one who defeated me twice so thoroughly. Flying Shadow! At first, I thought I might be mistaken, even though you are both Clusian women. The ages didn't match at all. But after this race, I'm sure. You are Flying Shadow!" Lloyd spoke with almost certainty.

Otherwise, he couldn't accept that two women from Clusia had defeated him. The way the car was modified and the driving technique all revealed that Selina was Flying Shadow.

"Remember someone once said they had advanced to the point where they could defeat Flying Shadow? My appearance was just to wake someone up from their dream, to show them how foolish and ridiculous their words were, Selina said.

Her words had indirectly revealed her identity. She was Flying Shadow who had defeated Lloyd in the international racing competition.

"It really is you..." Lloyd muttered to himself. Even though he had mentally prepared himself, hearing it directly from Selina still felt like a massive blow to his spirit.

The opponent he had once admired and wanted to compete with at full strength had disappeared for so many years, only to reappear as Lloyd's long-lost sister of 21 years. Was there anything more surreal than this? Nothing.

"Why did you disappear after winning the championship? Why did you use a code name to participate in the race instead of revealing your true identity?" Lloyd asked.

"Because I participated in the race for fun. Winning the championship was just an extra. But you, you gave it your all, and still ended up being crushed by me," Selina replied.