Chapter 23 Though there were six people racing , it was more accurate to say it was a a contest between just the two of them . The modified cars zipped forward with a whoosh , leaving the spectators at the dam craning their necks , waiting . At about 120 miles an hour , they would be back after covering 60 miles in half an hour . The Gorman family waited anxiously among the crowd . Marco even instructed his youngest son to follow the race with a helicopter for filming As the Gorman family's helicopter took off , several other helicopters followed suit . The camouflaged helicopters disappeared into the night , with only the blinking signal lights visible in the distance . In a small helicopter, Damian , sitting at the controls , had snapped out of his earlier state of confusion . After setting the helicopter to autopilot , he focused intently on the cars speeding along the winding mountain road beneath them . Damian exclaimed , Damn , Raymond . If I'm not mistaken , the car in the lead is the girl you've been keeping an eye on , right ? She's pretty good , huh ? Has she trained professionally ? " When Darmian first learned that Veronica and the others were racers , he had dismissed it . He always thought that girls like them , even if they were racing , probably only went 30 miles an hour for fun . But when he saw the cars racing on the mountain road , he realized just how badly his assumptions had missed the mark , The way Veronica took those turns - without years of professional training or having driven over half a million miles , there was no way she could've mastered that . Raymond sat beside Damian in the co - pilot seat , ignoring Damian's comment as he remained focused , watching Veronica through his night vision binoculars . Raymond had previously had Veronica investigated . He knew that she wasn't as simple as the public records made her out to be , that she wasn't just a girl who had lived in a village for eighteen years . In fact , the file that had been handed to him was much more detailed . Veronica could race , and she had taken quite a few podium finishes . This was all noted in the file . But Raymond hadn't expected her racing skills to be this impressive . Raymond adjusted the magnification of his binoculars and , through the car's window , caught a glimpse of Veronica's calm , composed face . The corner of his mouth curved up slightly , a smile he hadn't even realized was forming . He thought , Veronica might be young , but she's absolutely capable of marrying into the Harrington family and becoming my wife " Hey , what's that person doing ? Trying to start something on purpose ? " Damian panicked as he saw Jayla , who was trailing just behind Veronica , constantly trying to bump into Veronica's car .. Damian almost lost it . " Does she have no professionalism ? How can she keep hitting someone else's car ? " The stretch of road Veronica and Jayla were driving on was particularly dangerous , with the mountain on one side and the reservoir on the other . One wrong move , and it could be a fatal crash . Raymond's expression darkened . The smile that had appeared earlier was gone , and his eyes narrowed , his gaze growing colder . On the ground , inside the car , Veronica heard the sound coming from the rear of her car on the right side. She glanced at the rearview mirror and smiled to herself , thinking . Jayla actually hit my car ? " A sharp screech of brakes split the air . But instead of coming to a dead stop , the car swung into a clean , sweeping turn and cut around to the rear of Jayla's vehicle . The front end slammed hard into Jayla's back bumper , sending the car shooting forward even faster . The trunk caved in with a deep dent . But even then , Veronica wasn't satisfied . She kept her foot on the gas and kept the front of her car pressed against Jayla's , steering it straight toward the mountain wall . In mid - air , Damian , who had been defending Veronica earlier , couldn't help but exclaim , " Holy shit . Your future wife is such a badass ." 1/1 PP . Chapter 21 Chapter 24 Raymond was delighted by the way Damian addressed Veronica , a flicker of amusement flashing in his eyes . Damian exclaimed , " Wow , that girl up front has got some guts , too ! On the road , Jayla's car was being forced into the mountain wall at high speed . There was no way she would go down without a fight . Her dashboard kept flashing warnings that the vehicle was damaged With the mountain wall right in front of her , Jayla gritted her teeth , unbuckled her seatbelt , and opened the car door . She grabbed the roof with one hand , stepped on the gas with one foot , and rolled out of the car the moment it slammed into the wall . With a loud bang , the front of Jayla's car was completely wrecked , black smoke pouring out from the engine . Meanwhile , Veronica's car stopped about thirty feet away from Jayla's vehicle . Though Veronica was the one responsible , the car she was driving had only a slightly dented front end and was still perfectly functional . Veronica leaned her head out of the driver's side window , looking at the disheveled Jayla lying by the roadside , and sneered . " Don't think you're the only one who knows how to play dirty With that , Veronica slammed on the gas again , and the car shot forward like a rocket . As she passed Jayla , she suddenly revved the engine , blasting exhaust right into Jayla's face . Jayla clenched her teeth and coughed nonstop . " Damn you Veronica Jayla had sworn earlier that Veronica wouldn't live to see the next day . But now she could only watch as Veronica sped off . As the taillights disappeared into the distance , a twisted smile appeared on Jayla's furious face . " If you can't wait to die , then there's nothing I can do about it ," Jayla patted the dirt off her clothes , forced herself to stand through the pain , and walked toward the outer edge of the road Up in the helicopter , Damian shook his head and sighed , " Whoa , girls these days are brutal . " Whether it was Veronica or Jayla , both had far exceeded his expectations . Damian thought . These girls go all in harder than any guy I've seen . Once again , he felt ashamed of his own narrow perspective . Raymond's focus wasn't the same as Damian's . Raymond had witnessed everything that had just happened down below , but he didn't think Veronica had done anything wrong . Raymond thought , Jayla's clearly the one who lost , so why does she look like she just won ? Is there something shady waiting up ahead ? Just as Raymond had that thought , a loud boom suddenly rang out in the distance , followed by roaring flames . " Shit . His heart sank . He realized something had happened to Veronica . The helicopters that had been trailing overhead all turned toward the source of the fire . Staring at the blazing fire , Raymond felt like his chest was being ripped apart , every breath burning with pain . Before the chopper could even get close , he grabbed a rope , tied it to the frame , and slid down with one hand gripping tight . Damian instantly shouted , " Raymond , you're still injured . " The convoy on the ground arrived at the same time . Isabel jumped out of the car , saw the scorched wreck on the road not far ahead , and ran toward the flames like she'd lost her mind " Ronie , Ronie . " Raymond's tall figure moved toward the burning car . All he could see was the raging fire , but in his mind flashed Veronica's sly , dazzling eyes , outshining any gem in the world . In his head , he could see her smiling at him , drawling , " If you keep staring . I'll start charging . I saved you . Why don't you repay me with yourself ? " Raymond's chest felt night and sore , like something was about to burst out . Just as he stepped forward , someone tugged at his pant leg His eyes darkened , filled with killing intent . Another hand , filthy but noticeably slender , lifted from the tall grass . A soft voice , weak and shaky , spoke . " Help . I'm sull alive . " Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!