“But I’m terrible at this game!” Evelyn said.
“That’s fine. Just have fun!” Lucas comforted her.
“I’m afraid I’ll drag you down.” Evelyn turned to look at Alexander and muttered.
Alexander didn’t say a word. He just squeezed Evelyn’s hand to encourage her.
“Since we’re here for excitement, brother, let’s make a bet.”
“I don’t mind!” Lucas laughed.
“Sure,” Alexander said calmly.
Evelyn nervously looked at the mirror. She had no idea what kind of bet Charlotte wanted to propose.
Did she want to win or lose?
If she accidentally won, Charlotte would get angry and never forgive her. What should she do?
Evelyn suddenly felt conflicted.
“I’ll ask Owen to be the referee. Best of five sets. The loser has to agree to one request from the winner! No matter how harsh the request, the loser must do it unconditionally!” Charlotte continued.
Evelyn thought of the game they played last night. That didn’t seem suitable for them to play now!
“Fine,” Alexander replied calmly.
“I have no objections!” Lucas shrugged and agreed.
“The game starts in ten minutes! I’ll warm up with Evelyn first!” Charlotte said, then pulled Evelyn to warm up.
“Charlotte, should I win or lose later?” Evelyn asked awkwardly while warming up.
“Win, if you can!” Charlotte replied arrogantly.
“Oh! If I lose, will you make an unreasonable request?” Evelyn asked anxiously.
“That’s possible!” Charlotte responded, lifting her chin high.
Evelyn couldn’t help but sigh.
Charlotte looked at Evelyn but didn’t intend to explain. She just said, “Then go all out. Maybe I’ll lose to my cousin!”
“How can I win with my poor skills?” Evelyn replied gloomily.
“Don’t you still have Alexander as your partner? I watched his stance earlier. He’s really good!” Charlotte replied.
“You can tell that?” Evelyn exclaimed.
“Otherwise, do you think I’m the captain of the women’s tennis team for nothing?” Charlotte replied triumphantly.
“Ah?” Evelyn stared at Charlotte, feeling she would only be humiliated later.
After warming up, Evelyn and Alexander took their rackets and walked to the tennis court.
“Evelyn, do you want to win or lose?” Alexander asked her.
“Ah?” Evelyn was stunned for a moment. She looked at Alexander. The next second, she whispered, “Is that something I can decide?”
“I can try to meet your requirements,” Alexander replied with a smile.
“Oh! I want to win, but if I win, Charlotte won’t forgive me. So I’d better lose. But don’t lose too badly!” Evelyn muttered.
“Have you decided?” Alexander continued.
“Yes. We’ll lose 2-3!” Evelyn raised her head and said.
“Want to lose?” Alexander raised an eyebrow, smiling at Evelyn.
“Yes!” Evelyn nodded.
Then she muttered, “Even if I wanted to win, I couldn’t, right? I’m terrible!”
Charlotte and Lucas went to the other side. Owen was in charge of refereeing.
Owen made a gesture to start the match.
At the beginning, Evelyn and Alexander didn’t cooperate well. It was almost a series of mistakes.
Evelyn and Alexander lost the first set without dispute. The loss was ugly.
Evelyn felt a little embarrassed. She either failed to serve or the ball didn’t cross the net. Although she tried very hard to play well, she had forgotten about losing, but she was still being crushed.
Alexander wasn’t impatient. It was as if losing was normal.
They took a break and continued with the second set.
Still no suspense. They lost.
“Alexander, Evelyn, if you lose another set, you’ll be wiped out!” Owen said with a smile.
“No,” Alexander answered calmly.
Evelyn laughed awkwardly. How could it not be? It was already 0-2. Another set would be 0-3. It was originally best of five, and they would be directly defeated by KO.
Before the third set, Alexander reminded Evelyn, “You just need to hit the ball to Charlotte.”
“Oh!” Evelyn didn’t quite understand Alexander’s strategy, but what she was good at was obeying.
So whatever Alexander said, she did.
Soon Evelyn noticed a big turn in the third set. Although she played poorly, Alexander was always able to score when it was his turn to hit the ball.
In the third set, Alexander and Evelyn won.
“Husband, you’re amazing!” Evelyn couldn’t help praising.
Alexander reached out to touch Evelyn’s head. Evelyn immediately felt embarrassed.
Why couldn’t Alexander ever change his bad habit!
When they returned to the rest area, Charlotte sincerely admired him, “Alexander, you play very well!”
“I’m flattered. If I really played against you, I might not be your opponent!” Alexander said modestly.
“Alexander is too modest.”
“Your skills should exceed the level of professional tennis players!” Alexander continued.
“Charlotte used to represent the university in women’s tennis competitions. She won a bronze medal!” Lucas showed off.
“You’re truly a master!” Alexander praised.
“It’s just luck! Alexander is the real master, brave and resourceful. Evelyn, our family member, is no match for you at all!” Charlotte said with a pun at this time.
“Evelyn is now Mrs. Sterling. Naturally, she’s not an opponent, but a close lover. I will thank Mrs. Sterling for her care in the future!” Alexander joked, putting his hand on Evelyn’s shoulder.
Evelyn’s face suddenly turned red. She didn’t understand the pun dialogue between Charlotte and Alexander. She just blushed when she heard Alexander’s words about a close lover.
“If Alexander says this, I can rest assured that Evelyn will be taken care of by you!”
“Of course. Evelyn is already a member of the family!” Alexander responded with a smile.
Before the start of the fifth set, Evelyn asked Alexander in confusion, “What were those strange words you just said to Charlotte?”
“Were they?” Alexander asked with a smile.
“I always feel like you both have something to say.”
“You think too much. Focus on the game!”
“Oh!” Evelyn answered for a long time, wondering if she really thought too much.
In the fourth set, Alexander and Evelyn won by a narrow margin. Even Lucas and Charlotte adjusted their strategy.
The current score was 2-2. In other words, the key was in the last set.
Evelyn had said earlier that she wanted to lose, but she couldn’t lose too badly.
Anyway, it was 2-2 now. Even if they lost, it would only be 2-3. It wouldn’t be too ugly. And if they weren’t careful, they might even win!
Evelyn was full of fighting spirit. She even forgot that she had been ready to lose.
They lost the last two innings in the fifth set because they had even drawn five innings before that.
Evelyn even had the illusion that Alexander intentionally lost the last two games, so that they would lose the last set.