Damn, the yearly… yearly champion? They were all regulars here and had never seen anyone win the yearly champion.
Yulianna was amazed for a long time before recovering her voice, “Year… yearly champion. Mia, did you hear that? You’ve won the yearly champion.”
Mia couldn’t help but feel ecstatic. She cast a gentle glance at everyone and whispered, “It’s just luck.”
“What about the prize? Can it be brought out now?” Yulianna anxiously asked.
The staff silently took out a key from their pocket, “This is the prize.”
“A key!” Yulianna exclaimed as she looked at the emblem on the key.
The others widened their eyes.
What did they see? The key to a sea-view room at Oakridge Haven.
Oakridge Haven was the only sea-view property in the entire Memphis, and it wasn’t something you could buy with just money.
Mia couldn’t wait to put the key in her bag, pretending to be reserved. She glanced at Yulianna.
Yulianna immediately stepped forward, “You can give me the key now. I’ll hold onto Mia’s things.” However, before she could touch the key, it was snatched by a slender, fair hand.
“Thanks,” Evelyn replied calmly.
“Evelyn, what are you doing? That’s Mia’s,” Yulianna’s angry eyes turned red.
Mia also clenched her lips, restraining the urge to rush forward and tear into Evelyn. She whispered, “Normally, I can give everything I like to my sister, but this suite…”
“The house is mine,” Evelyn sneered and directly put the key into her bag.
The onlookers were instantly shocked and stared with wide eyes. Could someone really unabashedly claim someone else’s belongings?
Even Zebulon, who had been quietly observing from the corner, couldn’t help but furrow his brows.
Yulianna exploded, “Evelyn, how can there be such a shameless person in the world? Your house? This is earned by Mia through her own strength.” She went to the staff and ordered, “Tell her whose house this is.”
The staff glanced at Mia and then at Evelyn, whispering, “The winner of the yearly champion is Miss Evelyn. It was evident when I came in just now.”
The confirmation from the staff was like a thunderbolt from the blue.
“What… what did you say?”
The staff repeated, “The winner of the yearly champion is Miss Evelyn.”
Yulianna was first stunned, then she exploded with anger, “You, conspiring behind the scenes and making us the scapegoat? Do you know who our Mia is? She is the future mistress of The Reid family in the capital.”
“I’ll give you another chance. Who is the winner of the yearly champion? Think carefully before speaking, be careful with your job.”
Disliking the idea of being involved in a conspiracy, the people exchanged glances and couldn’t help but speak up.
“Now people dare to conduct such blatant conspiracies? We were all here when the two were shooting.”
“Huh, didn’t he bring that one-hole target in himself??”
“I heard that Evelyn is running around with an old man, probably has some powerful connections…”
Before the man finished speculating, his cheek was slapped.
“You!” The man glared at Evelyn, “You fucking dare to hit me?”
Evelyn raised an eyebrow, rubbed her hand, which was stinging from the impact. It hurt so much. Why was she so unlucky, always running into people with such thick skin?
No matter how The Taylor family was now, Zebulon’s position in Memphis has always been formidable.
The man looked at Evelyn for a moment, then turned to Zebulon, “Mr. Taylor, you have to give me an explanation for this. Today you invited me over.”
Zebulon glanced at him, his expression somewhat cold, clearly displeased with his previous remarks. He could choose not to defend Evelyn personally, but he couldn’t allow The Taylor family’s reputation to be tarnished.
Evelyn understood Zebulon’s thoughts and walked toward the man.
Terrified, the man immediately retreated, “What… what do you want to do? Although we can’t squeeze into the upper echelons of Memphis, we are not easy to mess with either.”
“Heh!” Evelyn sneered with contempt, “If I hit you again, I’m afraid even disinfectant won’t clean my hands.”
“I just want to let you know, my grandfather is fair, but he won’t assist everyone, especially not someone like you. By the way, the Taylor family invited you to watch the match, not to cause trouble. Understand?”
The man, hearing Evelyn’s merciless words, was so angry.
Evelyn merely gave him a cold glance before turning to Zebulon. She smiled, completely changing her demeanor, “Grandpa, am I right? With you around, The Taylor family doesn’t allow anyone else stirring up trouble.”
Zebulon looked at her vivid expression, and the slight annoyance from earlier completely disappeared.
“I’m getting old. The Taylor family will sooner or later be in your hands.” He glanced at the butler and instructed, “Handle it.”
The butler nodded, walked over to the man, said something, and the man’s face turned instantly pale…
After this incident, the remaining people seemed to realize that Evelyn’s position in The Taylor family was not as bad as the rumors said.
“I feel like Mr. Taylor values Evelyn more, the granddaughter supposedly abandoned.”
“You’ve noticed too late. When Mia was wrongly thought to have won the prize earlier, Mr. Taylor was the first to console Evelyn.”
“Rumors are indeed never entirely true…”
…
Mia, seeing Evelyn, who should have been despised, turning into the center of attention, became increasingly uneasy.
“Evelyn, since you know Grandpa is fair, why resort to such underhanded tactics? Is it enjoyable to always bully Mia?” Yulianna approached Zebulon, “Grandpa, Mia is also your granddaughter. You must not be biased in this matter.”
Zebulon furrowed his brow, stared at the two for a while, then said thoughtfully, “The owner of this shooting range is an upright person, absolutely not involved in any underhanded dealings.” Meaning, he wouldn’t intervene, and the outcome would be based on this shooting range’s judgment.
Mia was getting furious. That house was clearly hers. Why did that vile Evelyn get to take it away?
Suddenly, a tall man walked in through the door.
“Jasper,” Yulianna exclaimed excitedly, “Mia, your prince charming has arrived.”
Mia walked towards Jasper with a look of grievance, “Jasper, I…”
Jasper’s face was very unpleasant, “Mia, you don’t need to explain. I heard everything just now.”
He cast a displeased glance at Evelyn and then turned to Zebulon, speaking with a bit more politeness, “Mr. Taylor, I believe even the most honest person can take the wrong path sometimes, don’t you think?”
Zebulon remained silent.
Seeing this, Mia provocatively glanced at Evelyn and nestled her head against Jasper’s chest.
Jasper held her and instructed his assistant behind him, “Call the owner of this shooting range to meet me.”
Receiving Jasper’s malicious gaze again, Evelyn raised her head slightly, her eyes filled with disdain.
How disgusting.
The owner of the shooting range hurried over.
Seeing Jasper, he was very polite, “Mr. Reid, is there anything unsatisfactory in our hospitality?”
Jasper, with a cold expression, hadn’t spoken yet when Yulianna preemptively shouted, “More than just unsatisfactory hospitality! This shooting range is simply outrageous, engaging in underhanded dealings and even targeting The Reid family’s future mistress.”
“Future mistress?” The owner glanced at Mia.
He explained, “You’ve misunderstood. The awards at our shooting range have always been fair and transparent, absolutely no underhanded dealings.”
Yulianna saw it end up like this and was infuriated. Mia stepped forward slowly, ” Sir, if you indeed have a connection with Evelyn, I won’t contend for this house with her. However, the prize doesn’t equate to achievements; my achievements are the result of years of hard work, and I cannot easily relinquish them to her.”
Mia thought she was playing the role perfectly, not realizing the owner had seen through her act the moment she spoke.
The owner glanced at Evelyn, his scrutinizing gaze falling on the ring on Evelyn’s ring finger, the Mistress’s Ring of The Wilson family.
“You… What…”
Evelyn knew what he had seen-the Mistress’s Ring from The Wilson family, “What do you want to say?”
The owner, aware of her intention, replied, “Nothing. I just think your ring is very beautiful.”
When the owner looked back at Mia, even the perfunctory respect he had shown earlier vanished, and his gaze turned slightly cold. A real mistress of The Wilson family had emerged, making the owner naturally inclined to favor her.
“Miss, confidence in one’s achievements is not always a good thing.”
“What do you mean?”
The owner of the shooting range clarified, “I mean that there really is no underhanded dealings at our shooting range. Miss Evelyn’s performance is indeed better than yours.”
Not just better, but far ahead.
Hearing this unexpected turn of events, Mia was stunned. She turned to Jasper, casting him a look of plea.
In Memphis, Jasper might not be a big shot in the Reid family, but he was used to being treated with respect. He looked at Evelyn, who had shown no interest in him from the beginning, and an inexplicable irritation welled up within him.