The moment Julia shed a tear, Chandler straightened his back and shouted, "It's her terrible skills! She can't even control her skis! She doesn't belong in this competition, and now look—she's gotten you hurt!"
"Adeline, apologize to Julia now! And to prove you're truly sorry, withdraw from the competition!"
Only then did I realize that Julia's purpose in enduring the pain to come here was to force me to withdraw from the competition.
My skill was well-known. Winning this championship would open doors to training at an elite ski club abroad.
Emory sneered, obviously angered by Chandler's shameless remarks.
I quickly stopped Emory, who was about to curse, and said coldly to Chandler, "Are you blind? Didn't you see that my skis were tampered with? The referee saw it, and the audience saw it."
"And instead of rushing Julia to the hospital, you're desperate to force me to withdraw. Feeling guilty, are we? Did you sabotage my skis and want me to have an accident? And when that failed, you want to force me to withdraw?"
Julia, lying on the stretcher, heard my words, and a trace of resentment flashed in her eyes.
Chandler even stammered and cursed me for being so scheming.
At this moment, I saw Jaidyn hurriedly walking over and nodding at me.
I immediately shouted, "Referee! I suspect that someone deliberately sabotaged my skis. I request to check the surveillance video immediately!"
The referee looked embarrassed. After all, the competition was underway. Even if there were doubts, they had to wait until after the competition to investigate.
Julia's eyes were red, and she said pitifully, "Adeline, I only wanted to hear you say sorry. Why take it so seriously?"
"The competition is not over yet, how can we check the surveillance video now? Forget it, I know you think I'm stupid and don't deserve your apology..."
I sneered and interrupted her hypocritical act.
"It seems that you are quite familiar with the rules of the game. Then why were you so close to the track just now? Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy for the ski to hit you."
"Moreover, instead of going to the hospital first, you ran to the competition venue. What are your intentions?"
Julia obviously did not expect me to be so tough. Tears welled up in her eyes, and her fingers were uneasily intertwined. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault for being so stupid, I'm sorry..."
Chandler wiped her tears away with heartache. "Baby, don't cry. Some people are just malicious and don't like anyone."
Then he roared fiercely at me, "Apologize and quit the competition now! Otherwise, let's break up. I don't want a cruel girlfriend!"
Emory looked at me in disbelief, her eyes seeming to ask, "This is your boyfriend?"
I felt a little ashamed and didn't want to get entangled any further. I insisted on checking the surveillance video immediately and calling the police.
My determination made Julia panic. She exchanged a tense glance with Chandler, as if silently asking if the surveillance footage had been erased.
Chandler threw down a harsh word, "Humph, we are generous and won't argue with you. After you finish the competition, you'd better go to the hospital to apologize to us in person!"
After speaking, he directed the medical staff to carry Julia away.
The referee breathed a sigh of relief and told us to be prepared to continue the competition.
Jaidyn slipped over to my side, whispering, "The surveillance shows Julia taking your skis and heading to the locker room. There is a blind spot there, and you can't see anyone, but you can see that she did get a pair of skis from someone."
The referee blew the whistle, signaling Jaidyn to leave the field.
Watching Julia's retreating figure, I stopped my coach. I tried to lift the arm that Chandler had hit, but found that it was already too painful to lift!
Reluctantly, I had no choice but to withdraw, under the sympathetic gazes of everyone around me.
When Jaidyn learned of the situation, he was so angry that he wanted to call the police and take me to the hospital for a checkup.
I stopped the coach who cared about me and asked him to accompany me to a place first.
We came to the door of the monitoring room and heard Julia's coquettish voice, "Brother, just let me take a look~"
The security guard of the monitoring room was very dedicated to his duty and coldly refused her request.
I pushed the door open and shook the video playing on my phone, "Is this what you want to see?"