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Although Samantha and her teammates had left, Lionel still refused to look away.
He felt surprised and joyful, and it was more rewarding than winning a jackpot.
He could make his dream come true again.
It was time to get things started.
Moreover, he could start off by joining the National Championships.
Lionel balled his fists silently and straightened his back unconsciously,
“Samantha, I won’t let you down!”
The National Championships would begin in a week.
The National Championships were more demanding and unforgiving than the competition at Elstunda University. Therefore, Samantha intensified the training sessions.
When Lionel arrived at the manor for the first time, he was rendered speechless by its environment and the expensive equipment in the training room.
He remembered that some people had made fun of Team Gorgeous for being a poor and lousy team with no sponsors, investors, or uniforms.
Now, Team Gorgeous had the last laugh,
The computers, keyboards, and mice in the training room cost a bomb.
Additionally, the manor was situated in a lovely environment. The house was huge, and the decor was expensive.
Apparently, Team Gorgeous neither needed any investors nor uniforms that advertised other brands, for the team was its own biggest sponsor,
At the same time, Howard came over to greet Lionel
“Hello, President! On behalf of Team Gorgeous, welcome to our intense training sessions!”
Lionel rubbed his head sheepishly, “Howard, don’t call me President anymore. My name is Lionel Billion, and my in–game nickname is ‘BillionsOfFangirls.””
For a moment, the training room became silent.
About a minute later, Howard twitched the corners of his mouth and scanned Lionel from top to toe with an incredulous expression
“I admit that you’re quite good–looking, but do you have to be so narcissistic? Why ‘BillionsOfFangirls? Why not LovedByFans?
Lionel smiled and said, “That’s because I have ‘Billion in my name…
“Okay. Awesome! I’m impressed
Hmph. Lawrence rolled his eyes as he regarded Howard. “Howard, how dare you make fun of Lione!! Look at your own nickname, ‘HowardThe Brave You might as well call yourself Howard TheSupreme!”
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Howard smiled unabashedly, and retorted using Lionel’s words, That’s because I have ‘Howard in my name, and “Howard means ‘brave Don’t you like it? Once 1 become the national champion, I’ll be ‘HowardTheBrave‘ in the hearts of billions of fangirls! Hmph!”
As he spoke, Howard seemed to think of something. Then, he looked at Lawrence disdainfully
How dare you make fun of my nickname? Look at your own nickname! You called yourself ‘Yorkie!‘ Why are you so childish? Look at the nicknames of our teammates. The goddess is called ‘Samara‘ How cool and badass is that! Darwin is known as ‘Darwin‘ How simple and straightforward! Leila is called Dusk. It sounds so cultured and romantic! Lionel and I are known as ‘HowardTheBrave‘ and ‘BillionsOfFangirls. Our nicknames are so unusual! Yours, however, sounds so lame and childish! You might as well call yourself Dorkie!”
A speechless Lawrence thought. “He’s shooting himself in the foot
At last, Lawrence said weakly, “That’s because I have ‘Yorker in my name, not Dorker…
Howard remained silent and thought, “Fine! You win this time! I don’t want to argue with you anymore!”
“That’s enough.” Samantha cried. “Stop bickering. It’s time for our intense training session. Today, I mainly wanted to train everyone’s responsiveness. Next, you will have a one–on–one round in pairs. After one round, tell me each other’s shortcomings, and then have another one–on–one round with me to see if there’s any improvement!”
“Yes, boss”
After a day of training. Howard felt exhausted.
While they had dinner in the evening, Howard gobbled up his food and said, “Goddess, can I stay here? I don’t want to go back to the campus. I can hardly keep my eyes open….
Before Samantha could speak, a man’s cold and stern voice could be heard.
“No.”
Howard was shocked by how serious the voice sounded. He no longer felt sleepy, and he directed his gaze toward the source of the sound.
“Daddy!”
“Daddy!”
Two children cried loudly.
Howard immediately realized something.
Howard thought, “That man is the father of Goddess’s children. Wait a minute… The father of her children… Isn’t he her husband, then? Oh dear! This is so scary! What did I just say? Oh, I told Goddess that I couldn’t keep my eyes open and that T wanted to stay here, Right in front of her husband
All of a sudden, Howard felt a chill run down his spine. He looked at the man meekly.
The man was dressed in a black trench coat. Moreover, he was tall, long–legged, and gave off a regal aura.
Besides, his charming looks were unparalleled.
Howard suddenly felt a little guilty.
He had often boasted that he was the campus hunk and extremely handsome. Plus, he even wanted to woo Samantha.
However, after meeting her husband, Howard felt inferior.
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The man was so attractive that other men around him would pale in comparison. He could even make confident people feel
inferior.
While Howard was brooding over his thoughts, Francis sat down beside Samantha and looked straight at Howard
His gaze was terrifyingly cold and hard.
There was even an icy tone in his voice.
“What did you just call Samantha!”
“L” Howard mumbled. He usually called Samantha “Goddess, but at this moment, he could not say anything. It felt like there was an invisible force pushing against him.
Before Howard could finish his words, Francis said slowly, “I think you should address her as ‘Samantha‘ in the future. This shows that you respect her as your leader and trainer. What do you think, Howard?”
Upon hearing his own name. Howard quivered.
He took a deep breath and said, “Well, I think you’re right. We’realso grateful for Samantha’s leadership.”
He changed his tune lamely
Isaac thought, “Daddy is so domineering!”
Ryland was speechless and said inwardly, “I didn’t know you could do this to a person! I’ve learned something new today. Next time, I’ll do this to the boys around Lilith!”
Due to Francis‘ presence, the atmosphere became tense.
Samantha glared at Francis with an accusatory look.
Francis smiled, and his expression softened. All of a sudden, he became soft–spoken and gentle.
He spoke as if he was making a compromise. I’ll tell the housekeepers to tidy up several guest rooms right away. If it’s not convenient for your teammates to go back, they can stay here. By the way, I’ve bought a set of electronic devices for you. This computer is the latest Wiz model developed by the International Association for Scientific Research. Take a look. Is this okay?”
Samantha pursed her lips and said proudly. “That’s better.”
Everyone was speechless.
