Gan Yuan nodded to her counterpart with elegance and courtesy, then she walked toward the exit. The script had not gone according to her plan at all, leaving Annie’s chest tightening with anger.
Betty’s voice rang out again.
Gan Yuan stopped in her tracks and turned around, only to see the young Princess briskly walking toward her.
She raised her eyebrows slightly.
Just moments ago, she had given enough respect to Betty by not making her lose face in front of so many people. Was Betty so foolish that she couldn’t see that and still refused to give up?
Betty raised her arm, presenting her right hand to her.
Gan Yuan looked down and saw in her palm the jewel bracelet glistening with dazzling colored diamonds under the light.
This time, even Gan Yuan was taken aback.
Betty pushed the bracelet closer, "I lost, it’s yours!"
Although she didn’t want to admit it, the reality was in front of her eyes. She couldn’t match Gan Yuan’s level—if there had been a real competition, she certainly would have lost.
She was willing to accept her loss; she wasn’t someone who couldn’t afford to lose.
"Your Highness is too polite," Gan Yuan regained her composure, pushing away the Princess’s hand that was holding the bracelet, "We didn’t compete, there’s no need..."
"If I say it’s yours, it’s yours!" Betty, annoyed, pulled Gan Yuan’s hand and stuffed the bracelet into it, her delicate pink lips pursing lightly, "But don’t get too smug. I will challenge you again, and next time, I’ll win that bracelet back myself."
Gan Yuan had originally thought that this person was spoiled like Nancy.
Now, however, she found her to be quite frank and amusing.
Without further refusal, "Then I will keep it safe for Your Highness until the next opportunity, when we can have a proper contest."
Betty extended her right hand, "It’s a deal!"
Gan Yuan reached out and gave a light handshake, smiling as she spoke.
Facing the other’s smile, Betty’s tense little face relaxed, before instantly tightening again.
In fact, she already admired Gan Yuan wholly and was surprisingly discovering that she wasn’t as bad as Annie and Barbara had described her. She was even starting to like Gan Yuan a bit.
Of course, the proud Little Princess would not easily admit to that.
Trying hard to keep a stern face, she pulled back her hand, holding her head high and proudly leaving the Archery Room with her entourage.
When reaching the exit, she remembered that she hadn’t said goodbye to Annie. She quickly stopped, turning her head towards Annie.
"Miss Annie, I’m leaving now."
"Ah... okay!" Annie inwardly groaned but could only smile back and warn her, "Take care on your way."
Gan Yuan glanced sideways at Annie, instantly realizing why the Little Princess had given her such a hard time—it was Annie’s doing.
"Miss Annie, we’re going to meet Ajue, would you like to join us?"
"No need, I... I just remembered I need to make a phone call, excuse me!" Realizing that her trick had been exposed, Annie quickly made an excuse and prepared to bolt, fearing Gan Yuan’s retaliation.
Gan Yuan stood in place, silent with a smile, but as Annie walked by, she stealthily extended her left foot forward.
Her beautiful silver high heels caught on Annie’s ankle causing her to sway and lose her balance, lunging uncontrollably forward.
It all happened too suddenly, and no one had time to react; naturally, there was no hero rushing to the rescue.