NovelBook“How is she?” Pierce asked, glancing at Alessia.
“It’s not too serious. Let's get her to the nurse’s office and put sice on it!
“But Pierce, don’t you have an event coming up soon?” one of his teammates interjected.
“I'll make it in time-
Before Pierce could finish, Alessia cut him off. “No need to wear yourself out running back and forth. You all go-
your events are starting soon anyway. I've
finished for the day, so I'll take her.”
Without hesitation, Alessia scooped Lucy into her arms, steady and unshaken, her expression calm and collected.
“Stella, I'll be right back,” she called. Right now, only Alessia had both the strength and the medical know-how
to help-there was no way she could refuse.
“Don’t worry about it. It’s not the finals,” Stella replied, patting her on the shoulder. “There's the shot put later
this afternoon anyway. I'll find you when I’m done. And Justin’s filming everything, so you won't miss a thing.”
Alessia nodded and headed out with Lucy in her arms.
As the crowd dispersed, Alessia carried Lucy to the nurse's office and gently set her down. Without a word, she
propped up Lucy’s leg, rummaged for an ice pack, and pressed it to her ankle.
“Hold this.”
Lucy pressed her lips together and took the pack. Alessia didn’t leave right away; instead, she searched through
the cabinets, finally producing two pills and a cup of
water.
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“What are these?” Lucy asked.
“Painkillers. Take them if you want.”
“Ill take them.” Lucy didn’t hesitate, tossing both pills back with a gulp of water.
“Keep the ice on for a bit. Once the swelling goes down, try moving it gently. But you should really get an X-ray
at the hospital, just to be safe. | checked your pulse-there’s nothing major, but lay off cold drinks and spicy food
for now. Don’t stay up late. Keep a steady routine, and you'll be back on your feet in no time.”
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Why are you tellingall this? Luay looked at he, realizing-now before she never really understood this woman.
“I did study medicine, you know. | owe it to my mentor. Alessia tidied up the cabshe’d just ransacked.
“Once the pain eases up, call someone to pick you up. | have to go. She'd done all she could-now she needed to
hurry back to catch Stella’s event.
“lleana!” Lucy suddenly called out. When Alessia paused, she lowered her voice. “lleana’s going to ask you to
meet her at the basketball court.”
Alessia arched an eyebrow. “And?”
“She said she’d get in touch, and you'd show up. That's all | know.”
Alessia let out a soft laugh. “Pretty confident, isn’t she?”
Lucy barely caught the words, but pressed on. “When you go to see Illeana, we'll be on the phone.”
“Are you recording?” Alessia didn’t seem fazed in the slightest; if anything, it was Lucy who grew flustered,
waving her hands to deny it.
“I'm not recording.” She had
considered it, but aoe better of it.
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She was Lucy, not Ileana. She wasn’t so clueless she couldn't read the room, nor so blind she couldn't tell who
was in control.
“So what do you want?”
“Help me. In return, I'll help you deal with Ileana.”
“Deal with Ileana?” Alessia’s smile
grew, but her eyes stayed cold. fou
think I've fallen s0|lo@att can't
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Lucy stayed silent. Of course she
knew Alessia didn’t need her help. OF
course she knew Algs§ia was”
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But sthings, if you missed the moment, you’d never get the chance to say.
again.
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