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Chapter 143: The First Official Match
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2026-10-14 17:17:48
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The noise beside the pool did not disappear. It changed direction.The announcer continued introducing medalists at the far end, music still played through the arena speakers, and spectators still moved along the upper concourse. Around the equipment gate, however, every camera turned toward Sophia.Security had not reached her yet.Caroline stopped walking but kept her arm linked through Romy’s. The grip tightened once, instinctively or deliberately, before her face settled into concern.“Sophia, you are distressed,” she said. “You should speak to your lawyer and the anti-doping officials before you make accusations in front of the press.”“You promised it was safe.” Sophia took another step. Her whole body shook, but her voice carried. “You said it was the newest technology and the Sheffield tests would never find it. You said your people would protect me if anything appeared.”Romy looked at Caroline.No surprise reached her eyes.But Romy found her brows wrinkling involuntarily. C
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The shortest route to the broadcaster’s interview bay did not pass the competition pool.Romy knew that because the press officer pointed toward a closed corridor behind the medal podium. Caroline looked at the security rope across it and shook her head.“They have closed that route for the next ceremony,” she said. “We can enter through the mixed zone. It will take less than a minute.”Devon glanced at the sign above the alternative corridor. He did not challenge her in front of the cameras already turning toward them, but he moved closer to Romy’s uninjured side.The mixed zone was brighter and louder than Romy expected. The planned broadcast position stood beneath a blue sponsor wall near the pool, yet the open press barrier beside it held far more than two reporters. At least twelve microphones appeared when Romy entered. A camera operator stepped backward to keep the sling in frame.The press officer looked at Caroline. “This was supposed to be the host broadcaster only.”“The ot
Untouched for Three Years: Leaving My Billionaire Husband and Return the Pool Chapter 147: The Fifth Place And The Cost
The applause continued after the medical-room door closed.Romy could hear the announcer congratulating Anny on Great Britain’s first women’s medal of the meet. The sound should have made her happy. Instead, it sharpened the contrast between the result board outside and the support sling being fastened around her arm.Miller waited until the doctor finished.Then he pulled a chair away from the wall and sat directly in front of Romy. He did not shout. His anger had passed beyond volume.“You felt the arm weaken after the heat,” he said. “You concealed it. The doctor gave you one condition for racing, and you broke it before the final wall.”Romy stared at the black strap crossing her chest. “If I had told you, you would have withdrawn me.”“Yes.” Miller leaned forward, both forearms on his knees. “That was the purpose of the instruction. You did not return to this team so you could destroy your shoulder for fifth place.”Romy’s fingers curled against the edge of the table. “It was my
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The signal released them.Elise and Freja established the race early. Anny stayed close enough to keep the bronze medal within reach. Romy entered behind the center lanes, but her start was cleaner than it had been that morning. The first thirty meters passed without pain.At the turn, she reached the wall exactly where she expected it.Her feet struck tile. She pushed into the final fifty.The pain began before she surfaced.It spread from the front of the shoulder down the outside of her arm, hot and deep. Her right hand still entered the water, but each pull returned less than the one before it.Romy remembered the promise she had made less than two minutes earlier.If I lose strength, I stop.She shortened the next stroke. For one breath, she considered rolling onto her back and raising her left arm for an official.Then she saw Harriet half a body length ahead and the final wall beyond her.The crowd rose during the last fifteen meters. Its sound reached Romy through the water as
Untouched for Three Years: Leaving My Billionaire Husband and Return the Pool Chapter 145: Fifty-Nine Seconds
“Are you injured?” Devon asked.Romy lowered her hand, but the movement did not erase what he had seen. The call-room marshal was already waving the finalists forward, and the space around the barrier had begun to clear.“The physiotherapist examined me after the heat,” she said. “There was no sign of a tear. It is sore, but I still have movement.”Devon kept his voice low. “That was not my question. Does the shoulder feel worse now?”Romy glanced toward Miller. If she mentioned the few seconds of weakness in the changing room, Devon would tell him. Miller would withdraw her before she reached the call room.The thought came with immediate shame. Devon was asking because he was frightened, not because he wanted control. Hiding the truth from him did not become harmless simply because she disliked the consequence.“The pain settled while I was icing it,” she said. “The doctor is checking me again before the final.”Devon heard the careful wording. “Is the arm weak?”Romy lifted it to s
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By the time the evening finals began, the arena had changed character.The empty seats visible in the morning were filled. Music struck the water between races, television lights burned above the center lanes, and every medal ceremony sent a fresh wave of noise through the stands. The Sheffield International was not an Olympic final, but from the athlete corridor it was large enough to make mistakes feel public.Romy sat near the team rail with an ice wrap hidden beneath her jacket. After two hours of rest, she could lift her right arm again. The movement was stiff but possible, and she had convinced herself that the brief weakness in the changing room belonged to the same fatigue the physiotherapist had already seen.Miller stopped in front of her before leaving for the men’s call room. “Shoulder.”Romy raised the arm to eye level. She did it slowly enough to control the tremor at the top. “Aches, but no sharp pain.”Miller watched the arm instead of her face. “And no weakness?”The
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Rebecca felt herself go rigid.Slowly, she turned back. “Coach Miller,” she said quietly.“It really is you.” Miller reached her in several long strides.The face that had stared down champions, sponsors, and entire committees without softening was now filled with disbelief. His gaze moved over her
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Rebecca kept walking.Her wet footprints marked the tile behind her until the changing-room door swung open.Then Chloe’s voice broke through the poolside murmur.“Wait—that badge. Isn’t that the British national swimming team training emblem?”The atmosphere shifted at once.Rebecca stopped with h
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She moved in close, lifted her face, and kissed him.It was awkward at first. Her lips brushed his with more courage than skill. She laid both hands on his chest. He felt warm and solid under her fingers. One hand slid up to his neck but she stopped short of pulling him in closer.Rebecca kept her
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