'Never appear in front of me again? Isn't that a bit extreme?' Isabelle felt a flicker of concern, but when she met Nicholas's eyes, she saw his unwavering confidence.
'He's Nicholas—there's no way he's losing to someone like David.'
*****
At the sound of the whistle, Nicholas and David took off from the starting line.
For some reason, Nicholas let David pull ahead at the beginning.
David, brimming with pride, couldn't resist looking back, expecting to see Nicholas struggling. Instead, he was met with a smug, taunting gaze.
Then Nicholas smirked, flicked his whip, and charged forward at full speed!
'He's going to crash into me!'
Instinctively, David veered to the side, trying to dodge. But as Nicholas and his black stallion blazed past him like a gust of wind, David realized he'd b
