NOVEL NEXT Chapter 24
Chapter 24: A Kiss
“Begin!” Jaslin Stewart shouted.
Rocket exerted strength in his two arms and jumped up. His two legs quickly stepped on the protruding rock. Then, he exerted strength in both its hands and legs and charged upwards.
Rocket had to climb the cliffs like this for hours every day. Climbing seemed easier to him than walking on flat ground.
With the stimulation of one million dollars, he felt that his entire body was filled with explosive power. His speed today was obviously faster than usual. In such a state, even if he participated in the National League, he would be able to get a good ranking.
“Ah!” All of a sudden, he heard a cry of surprise. Following that, there was silence once again. Rocket ignored it and focused on his own movements. Nothing could disturb him from obtaining victory.
While Rocket was focused, the others were staring with their mouths wide open.
It was not because of the extraordinary performance of Rocket, but because of William Scott.
William Scott reached out with both hands and grabbed onto the protrusion on the cliff. He did not use much strength, but his entire body shot up two meters high. Then, he kicked the protruding rock beneath his feet, and his entire body shot up two meters high again.
If Rocket was like a gecko that was sticking to the cliff wall and slithering around rapidly, then William Scott was like a real rocket that was rising into the sky. He did not stop at all. When Rocket was halfway up, he had already reached the highest point and gently knocked on the finish line before gently sliding down.
Six seconds! Definitely not more than six seconds!
Rocket counted the seconds silently in his head. He knew exactly how long he had taken this time. This was definitely close to a second faster than his fastest record. This was already a major breakthrough. Even if it was compared to the national champion, it would be close.
Slamming the finishing point, Rocket kicked off the safety rope in his hand and slid down, anticipating everyone’s cheers. Thinking that he was about to get his one million dollars, he turned around and saw William Scott sliding down below him.
“Haha, you failed halfway.” Rocket laughed excitedly.
“One million dollars! Haha… One million dollars!”
Rocket felt that something was wrong. Why didn’t anyone respond? Shouldn’t everyone be laughing with him?
Rocket quickly landed on the ground and turned to look at everyone. He realized that everyone’s expressions were extremely ugly. He couldn’t help but say angrily, “What’s with your expressions? I won, and you guys won too. Why do you look like your parents are dead?”
The corners of Jaslin Stewart’s mouth twitched and she was speechless. No one else said anything either.
“Haha! We won! We won!” Finally, someone shouted excitedly.
Rocket finally heaved a sigh of relief. The oppressive atmosphere was too unbearable for him. Someone had finally broken the stalemate.
However, when he saw that person, he was stunned. It wasn’t them, but Xenia Lewis.
“We won, we won! You’re too awesome!” Xenia Lewis pounced on William Scott and hugged him tightly around the waist. She then leaned forward and kissed William Scott hard on the cheek before hugging him, then jumping and laughing.
This was truly too surprising and pleasant for her. Even though she felt that William Scott would win, she didn’t think that the chances were high. Who would have thought that William Scott would win so easily?
Xenia Lewis’s reaction surprised even William Scott. To be hugged by such a beauty and even kissed by her, this was an indescribable joy. It seemed like this competition had really earned him a lot.
“I… lost?” Rocket stammered.
Xenia Lewis finally stopped and turned to look at him. She raised her chin proudly and said, “That’s right, you lost.”
“How is this possible? Impossible!” Rocket screamed at the top of his lungs.
Xenia Lewis widened her eyes and said, “What? You want to deny your loss?”
“Impossible! I couldn’t have lost! How can I lose with a timing of under six seconds? You lied to me!” Rocket roared before turning to the others. “Shoot, I won, right?”
No one replied him. All of them looked worse than him.
Xenia Lewis held William Scott’s arm and arrogantly walked in front of Jaslin Stewart. “Now that you’ve lost, fulfill the bet.”
Jaslin Stewart’s expression turned even uglier. She gritted her teeth and suddenly shouted, “So what if I lost?”
“Then we’ll honor the bet.” Xenia Lewis’s aura became even stronger.
Jaslin Stewart’s face turned red as she shouted, “Dream on! Get lost! You’re so naive! Do you think I’ll give you money just because I lost? Dream on!”
“Yes, yes, we can’t give them the money.”
“It’s just a competition. Did any of us say that we would gamble with you? We didn’t say anything, right?”
“Right, right. None of us said anything about gambling.”
Everyone started to clamor and wanted to renege on their debt.
“You… a bunch of scoundrels.” Xenia Lewis was so angry that her face turned red.
Jaslin Stewart snorted and said, “Xenia Lewis, who do you think you are? We’re taking you out to play, so go ahead and enjoy yourself. You still want to win my money? Let me tell you, don’t play here anymore, or we’ll kick you out.”
Everyone gathered together and surrounded William Scott and Xenia Lewis in the middle. They looked like they would start a fight at any moment.
At this moment, Rocket finally came back to his senses. The failure this time was simply a great humiliation to him. His heart was bleeding, and his embarrassment turned into anger. He glared at William Scott coldly and gritted his teeth as he said, “Brat, you tricked me. This isn’t rock climbing at all. Apologize to me now, or I won’t be polite to you.”
“Apologize! Apologize!” Everyone immediately shouted aggressively.
Xenia Lewis’s eyes widened. These were companions that everyone usually played well with. Now, all of them were like ferocious beasts. It simply broke her understanding of human nature.
At this moment, William Scott narrowed his eyes and said indifferently, “Are you sure?”
Rocket snorted and said, “What? Are you still unconvinced? Let me tell you, not only do you have to apologize, but you also have to compensate us. I don’t want too much from you. Just give us 100,000 dollars. Otherwise… you won’t be able to leave this place today.”
“Yes, yes. Pay up.” Everyone was excited, as if they had found a legitimate reason.
Xenia Lewis was so angry that her entire body was trembling. She pointed at these people but couldn’t say a word.
William Scott held her little hand and suddenly chuckled. “Xenia, you don’t have any objections if I beat them up, right?”
“No!” Xenia Lewis spat out this word without thinking.