Second Chances

Chapter 195~ 

Liam naturally had no objections. He patted her head and said. “Emma, wherever you go, I go.” 

However, he seemed to have heard from Levi that there was some problem with Erza. He told Emma, “Levi just told me that someone reported to the organizing committee that Erza took stimulants. Erza’s championship title may be revoked.” 

Emma frowned as she said, “What?” 

She sat up in bed and pursed her lips thoughtfully. 

“Erza worked his tail off for this competition,” she said. “There’s no way he’d be so stupid as to take stimulants.” 

Liam said. I also think there’s something fishy about this matter 

Erza usually came across as frivolous, and Levi had also said that the outcome of this competition was very important to Erza.. 

But with many years of business experience, Liam knew that Erza was not that kind of person. 

Emma remembered their conversation on the field of Charon Military School that day. 

She thought, ‘He even refused to let me go easy on him. There’s no way he would take stimulants. 

I think I know who did it,” she said. 

A hint of coldness appeared in her eyes, and her slender fingers were curled up. 

“Although it’s hard to believe, but from the looks of it, this is the most likely possibility,’ she thought Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

“Emma, if you’re worried, I can accompany you to check it out,” Liam said. 

“Okay,” Emma said as she nodded. 

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the way, 

Emma instructed Josiah and Lane to check for information and see if her guess was accurate. 

As soon as the car pulled up at the entrance of the organizing committee’s office, she saw a young man causing a scene at the 

entrance. 

“Damn it, are you guys insane?” Erza said. “I’ve said it a thousand times. I didn’t take any stimulants. Damn it!“ 

Erza usually spoke with a lack of awareness of the appropriateness of his words, but this time, it was obvious that he was truly angry. 

Emma quickly got out of the car. She saw Erza and the coach trying to fight for something under the scorching sun, but the other party seemed impatient. 

“Erza!” She called out to him, and he turned around immediately, saying, “Emma” 

Seeing Emma, his emotions finally calmed down a bit. 

She got out of a black Maybach, with Liam following closely behind. Everyone had arrived. 

Erza looked a little dispirited, “You already know about it?” he asked. 

Emma shook her head and said, “I believe you didn’t take any stimulants. There must be someone playing tricks behind 

this,” 

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The coach asked, “Who has got nothing better to do? Could it be that silver medalist from Nuverland?” 

Emma wasn’t able to provide a definite answer, 

She thought, ‘Right now, I can’t be sure if it’s a competitor or someone else. 

Erza was furious and had nowhere to vent his anger. 

This competition was crucial to him. It was about his whole life and his faith. 

With a loud bang, he punched the stone pillar below the office of the organizing committee. 

His hand was suddenly covered in blood. It was a shocking sight His handsome and sunny face was covered in a layer of gloominess. 

The coach’s lips parted, wanting to stop him, but in the end, he Hesitated and said nothing. 

Emma glanced at Erza and said, “Don’t be antsy. I’ve already gotten someone to investigate. Your hand is injured. Control yourself 

Erza gritted his teeth, thinking, “Who on earth would do this to me behind my back?” 

The sudden situation forced the celebratory party to be canceled. 

Emma and Liam returned to their room. When it was seven in the evening in Yenovia, Lane’s call came through. “Miss Wilson, I’ve found out, she said. The person who reported Erza for using stimulants was his own grandfather… 

It was Lennon. 

Not only that, Lane also saw many surprising pieces of information about Erza. 

After reading through the information about Lennon and Erza, Lane felt a bit heavy–hearted. She walked out of the door and sighed. 

She had always thought Erza was a heartless playboy, the kind of guy she looked down on the most. 

But after truly understanding his past, she increasingly felt that he was just a pitiful person. 

“Miss Wilson, according to the outcome of the investigation, Erza might have truly ended up in hot water this time, Lane said 

Emma looked at the information that Lane had just emailed her 

After Emma finished skimming through it word by word, her expression turned cold.. 

The substance reported by Lennon was newly added to the list of stimulants this year. 

She was certain that Erza wouldn’t deliberately take stimulants, but whether or not someone sabotaged him was uncertain. 

She looked grim. Liam could immediately sense her mood. 

Emma, are you worried about Erza?” he asked. 

“Yeah, Emma replied, 

She then added candidly, “Although Erza and I don’t have a deep friendship, we’re teammates who trained together for half 

a year. I know how serious and hardworking he is about training so seeing the truth is quite saddening 

She had long suspected that the person who reported it might be Lennon. 

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Lennon was a figure with high status and influence in Troln City renowned both domestically and internationally, 

Emma thought, ‘If he’s set on scheming against Erza, that’s something the rascal Erza can’t handle. He has great hopes for his grandson, and he definitely won’t be willing to hand over the huge family business to others. I figured out the beginning, but I didn’t expect this ending. Lennon actually used such extreme measures to force Erza into joining the military… 

Emma let out a sigh and said, “Lennon never intended to make a fair bet with Erza from the beginning. He added a stimulant–like substance to the sleeping pills that Erza has been taking, allowing Erza to pass the urine test. Then, he asked the organizing committee to put this type of stimulant on the banned list and report it to the organizing committee.” 

In other words, Erza had been drugged and reported by Leinon 

Regardless of whether or not Erza was the champion today, there was no way Lennon would honor the agreement and let Erza off. 

Liam understood Emma’s feelings. Although he could be very possessive at times, Emma had made it clear that she and Erza were just teammates. He did not want to see Emma unhappy. 

“Emma, if you’re worried, I’ll handle things with Lennon,” he said. 

The Hall family had been in business for two generations, but starting from his grandfather Logan Hall’s generation, they were all top–notch elder figures with great contributions. 

If Liam personally intervened, Lennon would definitely show him respect, 

Emma did not want to involve Liam in this matter. “Forget it,” she said. “There has been tension in the relationship between you and your dad lately. There’s no need to become enemies with the Burnson family. I’ll try to handle this matter myself for now.” 

Since she had meddled in this affair, she was prepared to meddle in it thoroughly. 

That night, she personally called Lennon. 

With her identity as Stox, it was not difficult to hack into some systems to get Lennon’s private number. 

“Good evening. Lennon. I’m Emma Wilson.” 

Receiving this call, Lennon was somewhat surprised.. 

However, he did not show much reaction. He didn’t say anything either. 

Emma did not introduce herself. 

They were all smart people. She believed that given the extent Lennon paid attention to Erza, including herself, and even Lane, Rielle, and so on, he would have long known everything about the few people in the school who were close to Erza. 

Sure enough, when he heard her name, he was calm and composed. 

He merely let out a chuckle coldly and said, “It seems like you’ve put in a lot of effort to hack into some systems to get my number. Well? What brings you to me?” 

Emma smiled too. “In fact, not only can I hack into some systems to get your number, but I can also hear everything you say to your subordinates, whenever I want to listen,” she said. “I’m calling to tell you about something. You’ve heard of TFCC injuries, right? I’ve trained with Erza, so I’ve seen how he trains. Before joining Charon Military School, he already had deep ligament tears due to unscientific training, but he endured without telling anyone. That’s why his arm strength has always been his weak point in the 100–meter obstacle run.” 

That day, she noticed it while he was doing pull–ups. 

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When he exerted force, he would be able to avoid putting pressure on that spot. This was a manifestation of a TFCC injury. 

As it turned out, everything was just as Emma had guessed. 

After she gave him the special medicine she had developed last year, his ligament tear was temporarily relieved. He could then exceed his usual performance in today’s competition. 

She thought, ‘But my efforts are destined to be in vain. He does take stimulants. His grandfather secretly set him up behind his back.” 

Emma continued, “For the sake of doing as you say, he has been undergoing high–intensity training that doesn’t match his ability for over a decade. You probably haven’t seen him fall off parallel bars and horizontal bars in exhaustion, right? A guy over 5.9 feet tall rolled on the ground in pain, his face pale, and bis veins twitched. If you had seen it, you would never forget 

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The hardships of athlete training were beyond what outsiders could imagine. 

Destroying someone else’s lifelong faith shouldn’t happen to anyone, not even to one’s family members. 

Lennon listened to Emma calmly and put on a fake smile. “What message are you trying to drive home by saying these things?” he asked. 

Emma pursed her lips and said, “I just want to say that you can choose not to support him, but don’t lie to him. Even more so, don’t torture him.”