Chapter 49

Chapter 49

“Basketball is just his hobby. If he decides

to give up, he can still return home and live

a luxurious life. As for you, the reason why

you are playing basketball is to earn a living. Besides, this is just a trial. There’s no guarantee that you’ll

get picked for the team.” While looking at the boy’s sad eyes, Sonia sarcastically added, “Such a pity.”

However, his mother’s face had already darkened in anger. “Y-You!”

After seeing how the usually calm Sonia managed to anger those people without breaking a sweat, Tyler

felt especially

delighted in his heart.

When she came toward him, his body

When she came toward him, his body trembled as he rushed toward her and yanked the sleeves of her

coat. He then quietly begged, “I really want to keep on playing basketball. Please don’t let Zane

bring me home. Let me participate in the

trial.”

“When did I say that Zane’s here to bring you home?” Sonia tilted her head and glanced at him. “Or, did

you really want to

head back with him?”

For a moment, Tyler was dumbfounded. “Then, why is he here.”

“I asked him to send me over.”

“I see.” Tyler patted his chest. “I thought

that he came to bring me home, which

made me scared for a moment.”

However, Sonia ignored him and she went to shake hands with the coach. “Hi, I’m Tyler’s sister and I

apologize for being late I had something to deal with at my company, which is why I only managed to

rush over now.”

“It’s fine. What’s important is that you are

here.” After he shook her hand, the coach

handed the contract to her. “Tyler really is

a talented boy. He’ll definitely pass the trials! Don’t worry about handing him over to me. I’ll take good

care of him.”

With a smile, she replied, “That’s all the

assurance I need.”

Just as Sonia was about to sign the contract, the guardians behind her

Just as Sonia was about to sign the

contract, the guardians behind her suddenly rose to their full height one by

one and raised their voices. “He looks so average when I saw him play either. He’s

not even better than my son, so why does he deserve to join the trials?”

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“She’s right. His skills aren’t special at all!”

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Now that he observed the situation, the coach had no choice but to calmly explain to the other parents,

“I’m the coach here, so I’m sure how skillful the students are at the game. Tyler is indeed talented”

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“Coach, did his brother ask to see you before?” a parent asked tentatively, but her intention couldn’t be

much clearer.

The coach was rendered speechless for a

moment after he heard the question.

“W-What the hell are you talking about?!” Tyler almost swore in front of everyone as he gritted his teeth

in anger. “The truth is that I’m good at playing basketball. What does that have to do with my brother?

Stop slandering others!”

“Tyler, we also feel that you are actually not that good at basketball.” A few of the boys who had just

signed the contract also made their voices heard.

“Hey, you guys…” The coach was afraid that if he said the wrong word, the situation would escalate.

Upon seeing the helplessness on his face, Sonia’s eyes narrowed as she put down

Upon seeing the helplessness on his face,

Sonia’s eyes narrowed as she put down her pen and shouted at Tyler, “Tyler, since

your schoolmates feel that you are not that good at basketball, why don’t you play

a game with them?” Then, she turned

toward those boys and asked, “How about

we play a game? The best out of three

wins.”

“Bring it on!” Since all the students were chosen by the coach of the national team, they weren’t far

behind in terms of ability to play basketball, so they were definitely not afraid to play against Tyler.

“That settles it.” Sonia turned toward the coach and apologized, “Coach, I’m sorry, but I’ll have to take up

a bit of your time.”

However, the coach could see that she

was trying to resolve the situation, so he

sighed in relief. “It’s alright. Besides, I want

to observe the students a little bit more to

see what position suits them the most.”

Soon after, the coach arranged the players for each team and their respective

position.

In the meantime, Sonia gave Tyler a towel to wipe his hands. “I want you to seriously play this match. If

you win, I’ll help you to sign the contract for the trials, but if you lose, all of us will be embarrassed and

you might even earn a slap when you return

home.”

“I won’t disappoint my brother.” His eyes were firm and filled with passion. “I will win

this!”

Even though it was just a friendly competition between schoolmates, she

was able to see the passion burning inside

the young man’s eyes.

The Toby whom she met was always calm

and restrained when he dealt with every

situation, but the young man in front of her now was filled with passion. He looks like a

completely different Toby.

As Sonia suppressed the emotions inside her heart, she murmured, “Go on. I hope that I didn’t come

here for nothing.”

Tyler nodded his head and quickly entered

the court.

Meanwhile, Zane was quietly listening to

their conversation on the sidelines as he

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their conversation on the sidelines as he

had entered after her. However, he didn’t expect her to be so bold as to sign Tyler’s basketball contract

as a family member

without Toby’s approval.

While Sonia and Tyler spoke to each other

earlier, Zane had even secretly recorded its

contents.

It took a while before the match began and

right after Tyler scored, Sonia cheered

loudly without paying attention to her

reputation. As she gave her support to him, Zane suddenly asked, “The plan is for Tyler to join the Fuller

Group in the future

to help the family business. Aren’t you afraid that Toby may blame you for signing the contract and

allowing Tyler to play

basketball?”

“If he wants to blame me, let him come to me.” Her eyes were still following Tyler’s movements as she

took a deep breath. “Besides, I’m already the villain inside his heart and it’s also time for him to reflect

on himself.”

“Oh?” Zane raised his brows. “What does he have to reflect on?”

After Tyler missed a shot, Sophia calmed down before she answered, “He should reflect on how to be a

brother and see what kind of life that Tyler wants.

Otherwise, it’ll be something he’ll regret in

the future.”

“You’re absolutely right, President Reed,”

Zane concurred.

“You’re absolutely right, President Reed,”

Zane concurred.

The moment he was done with his recording, he opened his Messenger and

sent the two videos to Toby.

As he sat in his office, Toby’s eyes slightly darkened the moment he saw Zane’s

message.