Reborn, I Refused the Man I Once Forced to Marry Chapter 09

The officials allowed me to join.

Nobody thought I had a chance.

The captain of the opposing team sneered.

“After all that stalling, this is the best you could come up with? A woman as captain? You might as well let Sebastian Sterling, that cripple, play. At least he’d give us a fighting chance.”

Strange. People just kept lining up to get themselves killed today.

I ignored him and signaled for the game to continue.

Of course, it was my first time playing alongside these teammates.

We fell behind by several strokes, and the opposing team grew increasingly arrogant.

“Girl, you can still surrender while you have the chance!”

I wiped the sweat from my forehead and scoffed.

“I’m a woman, and I’ve managed to play against you this long without losing. That’s all you’ve got?”

“Damn you!”

The opposing captain slammed his golf club against the ground.

“Just you wait!”

Up in the stands, the Governor noticed that the man beside him hadn’t taken his eyes off the woman in golf skirt on the field.

He smiled and asked, “Sebastian, do you know that young lady from the Hayes family?”

Sebastian smiled faintly.

“My future wife.”

…

When the tournament resumed, the opposing team seemed to have decided I was the weakest link.

They kept choosing shots that forced me into difficult positions, clearly hoping I’d drag my teammates down.

But they’d already played several holes, and fatigue was beginning to catch up with them.

Their swings had become less precise, and their movements were noticeably slower.

I’d also gotten a good feel for my teammates’ playing styles and figured out the opposing players’ weaknesses.

When it was finally my turn to take a shot, I spotted a narrow opening between the trees and the edge of the fairway.

I adjusted my stance, took aim, and swung.

“Whoosh!”

The ball soared through the air and landed beautifully on the green, just a short distance from the hole.

I sank the putt on my next stroke.

The opposing team immediately grew frantic.

And the more desperate they became, the more mistakes they made.

After several more holes, my team had taken the lead by one stroke, with two holes remaining.

This time, I didn’t bother aiming for the fairway.

Instead, I deliberately sent my ball toward the edge of the course, where the society woman who’d mocked me was standing beside the spectators.

The ball struck the ground near her feet and bounced straight into her elaborate hairstyle, knocking it completely out of place.

A piercing scream rang out.

She stumbled backward, tripped over the edge of the viewing platform, and landed on the grass below.

The medical staff rushed over immediately.

I steadied myself and blinked innocently.

“Sorry. I must’ve misjudged the shot.”

Fortunately, the woman wasn’t seriously injured.

When the tournament continued, the opposing captain resorted to increasingly underhanded tactics.

He deliberately stepped into my line of play several times, trying to distract me whenever I prepared to swing.

I was exhausted, but after a long struggle, I finally spotted another opening.

Once again, I didn’t aim for the green.

I sent the ball flying toward the captain’s golf cart.

It struck the cart’s metal frame with a loud clang, startling him so badly that he stumbled backward and dropped to both knees.

By sheer coincidence, he ended up kneeling in Sebastian’s direction.

Covered in sweat, I grinned and shouted toward the head of the Black family, who was seated on the clubhouse terrace.

“I’m claiming your promise!”

“Excellent! Excellent! What a fantastic tournament!”

The man clapped and burst out laughing.

“I had no idea the Hayes family had such an outstanding young lady! You could practically go professional!”

“Miss Hayes, what would you like? If it’s within my power, I’ll make it happen.”

“Please give me some money to help pay for my wedding!”

I smiled as I spoke.

“You know that Chloe Bennett and I have always been competing with each other. Her wedding was spectacular. I can’t afford to let her outshine me.”

“Oh?”

Someone asked curiously, “Has Evelyn fallen for a new man?”

I instinctively glanced toward Sebastian.

To my surprise, he was already looking at me with a smile.

I nodded slightly, feeling my ears grow warm under his gaze.

“Yes. He’s here, too.”

Another gaze settled on me, growing more intense by the second.

I knew it belonged to Adrian.

He’d been watching me all day.