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My Racer Chose Her So I Canceled Our Wedding
Novelix
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For five years, I secretly loved Adrian Cole, the Rally Championship’s biggest star—and the man I was supposed to marry. But while I waited for him to make our relationship public, he gave everything I wanted to his co-driver instead. Then he kissed her in front of me, believed her lies, and even slapped me for something I never did. So I canceled our wedding and disappeared.
Chapters (2)
第1章
For five years, Adrian Cole and I had been together in secret.
To the public, he was the star driver of the Rally Championship, a three-time champion with a reputation for being nearly impossible to beat.
To me, he was the man I was supposed to marry.
There was one thing I'd wanted for years.
The Champion's Ride.
After the championship final, the organizers held a fan event where the winner could take one guest for a short passenger ride.
The winner would draw one name from a pool of guests, team members, and invited spectators.
Every year, I prayed Adrian would draw my name.
Every year, somehow, he drew Sienna Hart.
His co-driver.
This year, the rules had changed. Instead of a random draw, the champion could choose his guest.
So before the race, I finally asked.
"I've never ridden beside you before. If you win today... could you choose me?"
I hesitated, then added, "We're getting married soon. I want to stand beside you for once."
Adrian smiled and kissed my forehead.
"Of course."
That should have made me happy.
Instead, twenty minutes before the race, I went backstage to wish him luck and heard one of the other drivers laughing.
“You're really going to lose on purpose?”
I stopped outside the half-open door.
Another voice followed.
"You rigged the draws for Sienna three years in a row. Fine. But this year Lena actually asked you. You're still not choosing your own fiancée?"
Adrian answered casually.
"If I don't win, I don't have to choose anyone."
"That keeps Sienna's place special, and Lena can't complain because I didn't break my promise. Everybody wins."
Someone chuckled.
"What if Lena finds out and leaves?"
Adrian laughed.
"She won't."
"She's spent five years waiting to marry me. The wedding's almost here. Where would she go now?"
"Besides, she doesn't even understand rally racing. That seat means nothing to her."
The words landed harder than I expected.
Apparently, the place I'd waited five years for meant nothing because he had decided it meant nothing.
I walked away before anyone saw me.
An hour later, Adrian tried to lose.
I could tell.
He braked too early twice, lost time on a section he normally dominated, and made mistakes I'd never seen him make in competition.
It still wasn't enough.
The announcer's voice exploded through the stadium.
"And he’s done it again! Adrian Cole takes his fourth Rally Championship title!"
The crowd erupted.
Adrian climbed out of the car looking almost irritated by his own victory.
Then came the Champion's Ride.
His gaze swept across the audience.
For one second, it stopped on me.
Even after everything I'd heard, some humiliating part of me still hoped.
Adrian looked away.
Then he held out his hand to Sienna.
"My co-driver."
Her eyes widened as if she hadn't expected it.
"My pleasure."
My phone buzzed.
Let Sienna have this one. After the wedding, once we're public, you can ride with me whenever you want.
I'd spent five years waiting for later.
Adrian drove Sienna to the end of the exhibition course, a spot fans had jokingly nicknamed Lover's Turn because drivers often brought partners there after races.
Reporters surrounded them.
"Adrian, did you know where you were stopping?"
"Sienna, are you two together?"
Sienna smiled and looked away, saying nothing.
Adrian didn't deny it.
The crowd screamed.
Phones lifted everywhere.
Within minutes, clips of them were spreading online.
Three years of shipping them and it's finally real!
I stared at the screen, and whatever love I had left for Adrian finally disappeared.
Then I opened the reservation for the wedding venue Adrian and I had booked nearly a year ago.
A message appeared.
Cancellation requests are processed in order. Submit request?
I pressed Cancel.
第2章
I had almost reached the edge of the rally grounds when Adrian caught up with me.
"Lena."
He touched the top of my head like nothing had happened.
"Where are you going? Everyone's waiting. The victory dinner's starting."
"I'm not going."
His expression tightened.
"You're upset because I didn't choose you?"
I looked at him.
He sighed impatiently.
"I already explained. Once we're married and public, you can sit beside me whenever you want."
There it was again.
Later.
"Right now I've got the press, the team, sponsors, a hundred things to deal with. Everyone else understands that. Why can't you?"
Everyone else.
I didn't need to ask who he meant.
Adrian took my wrist and led me back before I could argue.
By the time we entered the private dining room, dinner was already on the table.
Sienna sat between several members of the team.
Two seats were empty.
Adrian walked straight to the one beside her.
I took the other.
"Lena, where were you?" one of the drivers asked. "Adrian was looking everywhere for you."
"Nowhere. Just walking."
"Lena, are you angry with me?" Sienna asked.
I hadn't even answered when she continued.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have accepted the Champion's Ride. If it bothers you this much, I'll stay away from Adrian outside races."
She started to stand.
Two teammates immediately told her to sit down.
Adrian put a hand on her shoulder.
Then he looked at me.
"Lena. Be reasonable."
I hadn't said a word.
"Sienna is my co-driver. We race together. Me inviting her isn't some betrayal. Don't turn this into something bigger than it is."
A teammate quickly changed the subject.
A platter of lobster was placed in front of us.
Adrian pulled one toward himself and began cracking the shell.
He placed the meat neatly onto Sienna's plate.
When he noticed me watching, he actually explained.
"She hates dealing with the shells."
"Oh."
Years ago, the first time Adrian had dinner with my family, he'd insisted on doing the exact same thing for me.
He'd cut his finger on the shell and laughed while my father handed him a bandage.
"I'll take care of her," he'd promised.
"I just haven't won enough yet to give her everything she deserves."
He had won plenty since then.
Apparently, someone else had become the person who deserved it.
A bite went down wrong and I started coughing.
Adrian frowned.
"Slow down."
He patted my back, then automatically reached for a glass and placed it in front of me.
"Drink."
I stared at the pale yellow liquid.
Lemonade. Sienna's favorite.
I didn't touch it.
Adrian frowned.
"What?"
"I'm allergic to lemon."
