Chapter 130 

My tires screamed in protest as I pushed the car to its absolute limit, but I didn’t panic. 

In that moment, it felt like I was one with the car, every movement of my hands and feet perfectly synchronized. 

I slipped between the wreckage at an almost impossible angle, narrowly avoiding the tangled mess of metal in front of me. 

The friction between the tires and the ground reached its peak, the ear piercing screech of rubber on asphalt filling the air as I made my way through the danger zone. 

And then, in a burst of speed, I was through. 

The car shot out of the cloud of smoke, unscathed. 

The crowd went wild, a wave of applause and cheers crashing over me as I sped down the final stretch of the track. 

My heart pounded in my chest, but I didn’t let up. 

The finish line was in sight, and I was in the lead. 

With a final surge of power, I crossed the finish line, my car blazing past the checkered flag. 

I had done it. I had won. 

The car continued to glide down the track, gradually slowing until it came to a stop. 

For a moment, I just sat there, the adrenaline still coursing through my veins, my hands trembling slightly on the wheel. 

The world outside the car seemed distant, the roar of the crowd muffled as I took in what had just happened. 

Then, the door opened, and the team rushed toward me, their faces lit up with excitement. 

They were cheering, clapping, some of them even crying. 

This victory wasn’t just mine–it belonged to the entire team. 

Together, we had fought for this moment. 

Lunbuckled my harness and stepped out of the car, the cool air hitting me and it was then when I removed my helmet. 

The ares fell silent as my true form was revealed to the audience. 

As I pulled off my helmet, the cool air hit my face, and my hair spilled out, cascading down my shoulders. 

The sunlight kissed my skin, making the beads of sweat on my forehead glisten. 

I could feel every eye on me, and for a brief moment, the world seemed to hold its breath. 

Wiping the sweat from my brow, I lifted my head, letting the breeze brush against my flushed cheeks. 

My heart was still pounding, not just from the race but from the weight of this moment. 

I scanned the crowd, catching their stunned expressions as if they couldn’t believe what they were seeing. 

Then, like a wave crashing down, the silence was shattered by roaring applause and cheers. 

Cameras flashed relentlessly, capturing every second. 

I could see my team frozen in disbelief, their jaws dropping, before they suddenly rushed towards me, shouting my name, their faces beaming with pride and excitement. 

This was it. This was the moment I had dreamed of, and for the first time, I felt truly seen. 

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Chapter 130 

It felt as if the whole world had finally opened up for 

1. me. 

The sky was vast and endless above, and for the first time in a long while, I felt like I had found my true place. 

The noise from the crowd hit me like a wave–cheers, gasps, even a few cries of excitement. 

My team rushed toward me, their faces a mixture of disbelief and awe. 

One of them, Alex, stood frozen, his mouth agape. 

“That was insane!” he shouted, finally breaking from his trance. 

“You were like… unstoppable! How did you even manage that?!” 

fore I could answer, another team member, Mark, pushed through, grinning from ear to ear. 

“You’re a legend, Liza! No-” he paused, his voice rising, “you’re our legend!” 

I laughed, shaking my head as their praise washed over me. 

The adrenaline still buzzed in my veins, but a different kind of warmth bloomed in my chest–the kind that comes with being surrounded by people who truly believed in you. 

They’d seen me through this journey, from the rough starts to the victory we now celebrated. 

But even as they surrounded me with cheers and high–fives, there was a different presence I couldn’t ignore. 

From the corner of my eye, I saw him. Leo. 

His figure stood out even amidst the excited crowd. He wasn’t cheering. He wasn’t moving. 

His tall form seemed frozen in place, his eyes locked on me with a look I couldn’t quite describe. 

Disbelief? Shock? Something deeper, something that went beyond this race. 

His eyes scanned my face, the familiar shape of my features, my slightly trembling hands, my smile that hadn’t yet faded. 

I could feel the weight of his gaze as if he were trying to piece together how *I*, Liza, could also be the Luna he’d been thinking of day and night- 

For a brief moment, the chaotic energy around him vanished, and it felt like we were the only two people in the world. 

His brother’s words seemed to echo in his mind: “Leo, you don’t know her at all.” 

Maybe Narik had been right all along. 

Leo blinked, his expression unreadable as he began walking toward me. 

As he closed the distance, my heart skipped. 

Mixed emotions flickered through his eyes–relief, confusion, perhaps even admiration. 

I swallowed hard and stood my ground, though my pulse quickened.