Liam said, “Yes, I’m at the tennis club.
My hearing was very sensitive. Though the average person couldn’t hear his words, I was able to Then, I heard Gideon’s low voice. “Okay, I’ll arrive soon.”
“Alright, I’ll wait for you. Let me introduce you to a tennis training partner.”
Gideon replied in a muffled voice, “It’s fine.”
“Let’s talk more after you come over.”
Once Liam hung up, I said calmly, “I’m sorry, but I won’t extend the session
Liam was surprised. “Ms. Sutton, do you know who was talking to on the phone just now?”
Of course, I knew who it was. However, since I was a distance away from them, Liam thought that I didn’t know. As I slowly packed my things, I turned away from him. “It doesn’t matter who it is.”
It seemed to me that Gideon didn’t want me to be his training partner. Besides, if I seemed too enthusiastic, it would raise suspicions. After all, many people often threw themselves at him.
Anyway, Yvette couldn’t be with him in my previous life. So, I wasn’t worried because I knew I had other opportunities.
After keeping my tennis racket, I looked back at Liam. “You’re my first customer, Mr. Yates. If you need it in the future, I can provide you with two hours of practice for free.”
I turned away without looking at Liam’s reaction. I heard him sigh.
I headed to the changing rooms to change my outfit. Xara Lively from the HR department looked at me cheerfully. Jules, Mr. Yates booked you for the entire month just now. He’ll be here whenever you play tennis. It seems like he’ll be your only training partner for the month.”
I changed out of my sports outfit and walked out of the changing rooms.
“I told you before, Ms. Lively. I won’t keep playing tennis with one person all the time.”
“Well, Mr. Yates should be an exception.”
“I know I’m making things hard for you, but I injured my wrist.” I showed Xara my swollen wrist.. The moment she saw it, Xara hurriedly pressed a cold compress on it.
“Did you injure yourself while you were playing with Mr. Yates?”
I shook my head. “No. My ex–boyfriend did it to me
“Why didn’t you tell us earlier? Why did you still play tennis with Mr. Yates?”
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“It’s my first day of work, so I didn’t want it to be a hindrance.”
Sighing, Xara replied, “If you had mentioned it earlier, I could’ve rejected Mr. Yates. I know he’s pretty rough when he plays tennis. I shouldn’t have accepted his reservation from the start. You should rest for a few days first. Please go to the hospital and get your wrist checked.”
“Thank you, Ms. Lively.”
However, I knew that Xara was just being polite. She wouldn’t have rejected Liam because he was an important client. I knew that Xara couldn’t offend him.
“I can still play tennis with my left hand, Ms. Lively. However, it’ll bring down my tennis rating to
2.0.”
Hearing that, Xara’s eyes lit up as if she had discovered something great.
“You really surprise me, Jules. Usually, other trained tennis players would only practice with one. hand. Few people train their other hand as well.”
