Chapter 65 New Base
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Azalea was scrolling on her phone when she suddenly stopped. Her finger froze as she stared at the name of the person who had accused her of cheating in public.
Was her mind playing tricks on her? How could it be Riley?
“Azalea!”
Riley, who should have been in class, rushed out from around the stairwell and grabbed Azalea’s arm. I’m sorry. It was my fault.
“I don’t know if you still believe me, but I didn’t write that post. After I took my brother home last night, Sydney showed up at my house. She tried to bribe me with a lot of money to report you for cheating, but I turned her down.”
Worried Azalea wouldn’t believe her, Riley swore solemnly, “I let you down, but I swear I didn’t do it. I never meant for things to turn out this way. My family saw the money and used my account without telling me. I’m truly sorry.”
She lowered her gaze. “If you want to hit me or scold me, go ahead.” Th more helpless she felt. Whether it was her fault or her family’s didn’t
Azalea said nothing. She simply looked at Riley.
Riley smiled bitterly. “I’ll explain everything and quit the team.”
Just as she turned to leave, Azalea cleared her throat.
more she tried to explain, the a to matter anymore.
“You still owe me a favor. Instead of figuring out how to make things right, you’re thinking of breaking your promise? If you quit, who’ll be in charge of training my team?”
At first, when Azalea realized it was Riley, she felt angry and suspicious, but those doubts quickly faded.
Riley wasn’t that kind of person.
After hearing Riley’s side, Azalea felt a sense of relief.
Compared to the betrayals she’d faced from family in her previous life, the friends she chose now stood firmly with her.
“Your family is different from you. I’m not going to punish you for their mistakes. Azalea stepped closer and gently patted Riley’s shoulder. “Don’t carry this burden alone. I’ll deal with it. When I truly need your help, I won’t hesitate to ask. As for making it up to me, just win the championship this year.
“I’m going to pick out your new training base now.”
Azalea waved goodbye, left the school, hailed a cab, and headed toward Kingsway Industrial Complex.
Kingsway Industrial Complex was a famous location in Draywick. Many professional teams had their headquarters in that area.
In the Glory League, for example, six of the 16 teams were based there. There were also many games with
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official tournaments nowadays.
If Azalea was going to start a club, it made sense to choose a place with the right vibe.
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At first, she hadn’t planned to settle there. The rent was affordable before, but as the area’s popularity grew with the rise of esports, prices skyrocketed.
With a sponsor’s generous black card, paying extra rent wasn’t a problem anymore.
Even in the cab, Azalea kept handling things online.
She called Wylie.
“Azalea? I’m aware of what’s going on online. I’m dealing with it.”
“Is it a big problem?”
“Not exactly.” Wylie’s voice sounded a bit annoyed.
“Wouldn’t the officials know if cheating happened? But you know how it goes. The hottest team right now is Anexis, and their owner, Bastian, is linked to the Larks.”
Azalea’s heart dropped. Normally, if a championship team were accused, the officials would respond quickly. But it had been a while since the accusation under Riley’s name was posted.
People online even guessed the officials were tacitly admitting it and working behind the scenes.
“At first, the officials wanted to help the Larks, but I stopped them. They said they’ll release a statement saying the case is still under investigation. As for the outcome, we’ll handle it ourselves.”
Azalea got it. In short, with the Larks on one side and the Lennoxes on the other, the officials didn’t want to offend either group. So, they left it to them to settle.
“Alright, I got it.”
As she stepped out of the cab, the person she was meeting was already there. “I have to deal with something here. I’ll hang up now. Thanks, Wylie.”
Riley was her breakthrough. With enough pressure, even the officials couldn’t just sweep that under the
rug.
At the Lark Group, Cassius rested his head on his hand, annoyed.
Nathan Walker’s deal had been lost, so this quarter’s numbers looked bad.
He scanned through the documents from the supervisor. Thankfully, only this new project was a problem Everything else was fine.
He tapped the desk steadily. If it came to a real conflict, even the Lennox Group wouldn’t escape unharmed. Hubert hadn’t interfered anywhere else, meaning Nathan’s project was a warning shot
The assistant knocked before stepping in. “Mr. Cassius, the matter you asked about before is done. Everything is settled with Jubilee. We’ve sent that person overseas.
