As she spoke, the noise outside got closer to them. Then, the lounge door was yanked open by someone from the outside.
“As I said, I don’t want to compete against this woman. If you want the finals to continue, change the participant. As long as it is a man, anyone will do. It cannot be her!” He said angrily, pointing his finger at Nell.
It was not just Nell and Nancy watching the scene unfold. Besides them, there were also other participants, and the organizer’s staff members present. Everyone stared at Gepira with expressions of disbelief.
Nell, on the other hand, remained calm.
She even smiled leisurely, took a sip of tea, and then looked at him. She asked, “You said you don’t want to compete against me, why is that?”
Gepira replied heatedly, “In our country, unmarried women cannot sit at the same table as men, let alone enter a competition. Women like you are seducing men and promoting hedonism. You women are the source of all the sins in the world…”
Before he finished speaking, Nell’s brows furrowed.
She interrupted him.
“Do you have a mother?”
The other person was taken aback.
Nell continued, “Do you have sisters or daughters?”
The other person frowned. Without knowing what Nell was trying to get at, he could only reply honestly, “Of course I do.”
“Huh! Then I feel really sad on their behalf, for having such a sorry excuse of a son, brother, and father like you.”
Although the other party did not fully understand what she said, he could undoubtedly hear the disgust and sarcasm dripping from her voice.
Therefore, he was furious!
He rushed forward, pointed at Nell, and started swearing at her in his national language.
Nell and Nancy did not understand what he was saying, yet they knew for certain that none of those words were good.
Nancy’s face darkened instantly. She lunged at him and twisted his outstretched hand behind his back. Subsequently, there was an audible crack.
A man’s scream suddenly echoed in the room. Then, Nancy aimed a kick at his stomach, sending him flying into a corner of the wall.
Her actions were so fast that no one had time to react.
When they regained their senses, all of their faces changed dramatically.
They swarmed towards Gepira.
“How are you?”
“Are you okay?”
“Are you alright?”
Nell remained seated from beginning to end. Her facial expression was indifferent and her gaze was completely impassive.
Gepira was a strong man. Soon enough, he stood up with his hand cradling his stomach.
Only one hand was cradling his stomach. The other arm, which was twisted back by Nancy, had been dislocated. He pointed at Nell and Nancy with an outraged expression.
In his fury, he did not care what he was saying. He simply said a lot of things in his native language.
Nell did not understand, but fortunately, there was a translator who understood his national language beside them.
Upon seeing this, the translator quickly stepped in to translate.
Apparently, what he said was, “How dare you hit me? You are too much! I won’t let this matter go! I will make sure someone punishes you!”
The statement sounded so ridiculous like the whines of an elementary schooler that Nell and Nancy could not decide whether to laugh or cry.
Nell shook her head. She had completely lost interest in this man.
“I don’t think there’s any need to delay the race. Didn’t this gentleman already declare that women are not fit to compete against him? If that’s the case and he refuses to stand beside me, then the competition should go on. After all, there are so many skilled participants around. Wouldn’t it be better to replace him with someone else?”
The organizer froze.
She said that in English, so Gepira understood her words.
Hearing that, he immediately threw in the towel.
“What? You beat me up, and then now you want to replace me. Do you think you are the king?”
Nell looked back at him and sneered.
“You were the one who barged in here, started pointing fingers at me, and was about to get violent. That’s why my friend struck you. It’s called self-defense.
“You are also the one who thinks that women aren’t fit to compete against men, and wanted a replacement participant. Since you are the one who suggested that, of course you should be the one who’s replaced. There’s no reason why someone else should bear the penalties of your demand.
“Although I may be a newbie, I’m not easy to bully. Furthermore, your arm has been injured today, so you aren’t fit to compete anymore. Seems like it’s all god’s will, don’t you think?”
The last three words were directed towards the organizing chairman.
He was stunned and did not react for a moment.
After a while, he nodded. “Yes, what this lady said is correct. Whoever casts a shadow must be prepared to provide evidence. There’s no reason why this lady has to bear the penalties for this gentleman’s request.”
When Gepira heard the declaration, his face turned thunderous with rage.
He pointed at the organizer and Nell, yelling, “All of you are conspiring together to exclude me. It’s because you saw that I have good driving skills and might become the champion, so you purposely injured my arm before the race!
“Hmph, how can such a competition be fair! The organizer has zero integrity. Just because this woman is a little charming, you side with her to frame another person. Do you even have any morals?”
The moment he spoke, everyone’s expression shifted.
Previously, no matter how intense the quarrel between him and Nell was, it was only a matter between participants.
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