Chapter 7
In winter, I explored the Alps. By year’s end, I was named Ferrari Racing Team’s Employee of the
year.
During this time, both French locals and other expatriates pursued me romantically, but I didn’t
entertain any
of them. A wounded heart may heal, but it always leaves scars. For me, my career
came first.
For a long time after, this remained my routine, day after day, while Blaze continued his – standing
outside my door all night whenever he was in Paris. It seemed this pattern would continue
indefinitely.
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Then, suddenly, Blaze stopped appearing at my door. For the next two years, I heard nothing about
him.
Until my third year in France, the team assigned me to join the racing crew competing in the
States. Three years ago, I would’ve turned it down, even with the chance to race solo.But after these
three years, my heart had fully healed. So I gladly accepted the arrangement.
The day before returning, I messaged my former colleague and best friend Jenny. “I’m coming back tomorrow. How’s Manager Davidson and everyone?”
Jenny was ecstatic, chatting with me for three hours straight, wishing I could fly back that very
moment. ·
The next day, my car landed. Jenny rushed to meet me, along with my former manager and several colleagues. Three years had left its mark on each of them. But when they saw me, they were surprised. These three years of living for myself hadn’t aged me – I looked younger than ever.
It was only after finishing that I learned why Blaze had suddenly disappeared in my second year in France. After I left, he had ended his mentorship with Alyssa. In his second year of racing the Monaco Grand Prix, he encountered another race incident during a return trip.The rear axle caught fire, forcing a rough skid to the finish. Blaze managed to get the car to a stop, but he injured his right leg, ending his racing career.
Sometimes I think it was just fate. The only two incidents in his racing career both happened on the Monaco Grand Prix. While I reached the peak of my career in Paris.
Jenny had never mentioned this in our messages, fearing I hadn’t moved on. She only told me after I
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Fast & Furious- Now I’m in the Driver’s Seat!
Chapter 7
returned. Learning this, I asked which department he was in now. Jenny thought I wanted to
rekindle things, but I just smiled. She told me he was working as a team coach, training new female
drivers.
I asked Jenny to take my luggage to her place and walked alone to the race. This race track was so
familiar. Yet walking through it alone now felt different.
He must have heard about my return. When I reached the race, Blaze was already waiting, holding
roses, his former sharp demeanor notably softened. Seeing me, he grew excited. I could tell he
hadn’t moved on.
I just smiled. “Keep the flowers. After two years, I just wanted to properly say goodbye.”
With that, I turned and left. I knew that from this moment, I had truly been reborn.
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