Chapter 241 - 241: I’d Rather Quit

Sophia, wearing a mask and hat, felt that no one would recognize her. It was winter. Her look was normal. There were Albert's photos online. So, Albert wore a mask and hat for fear of being recognized.

There was also a crowd at the back door, all looking around. Sophia guessed they were waiting for her. She looked down and hurried to the back door with Albert.

Suddenly, "Sophia's there," a girl's voice sounded.

Fans rushed in the direction of Sophia and surrounded her and Albert.

Sophia was stunned. Was she recognized? But her face was covered except her eyes, and she had been lowering her head.

Oh, her fans were horrible!

The good thing was that they didn't ask too much, just taking photos and signing autographs. When it was almost time for the recording, they made way for her to enter the station.

Sophia felt that her fans were lovely.

When Sophia and Albert went in, a staff-led Sophia to the dressing room to make up and change, still, her clothes were sponsored by Aphrodite. They were specially designed, very fashionable, and beautiful.

Sophia was not surprised at anything done by Albert. She was used to the way rich people do things.

She put on her makeup and went to the lounge to wait, where she saw Molly.

Molly looked nervous. "Boss, what if I'm not in a group with you? I want to team up with you."

Several contestants saw Sophia and all rounded up, saying they wanted to team up with her.

"Sophia, I'm your fan. If we're free to team up, you have to choose me."

"Take with me, girl! I don't want the championship. I can't get it anyway. To enter the second round will be the peak of my life."

"I want a dishwasher for my mom."

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While they were talking, Molly was worried, "I came first. I'm going to team up with Boss. Don't take it from me."

All of a sudden, everyone fell silent, looking at the entrance—a man walking in.

It was Charles.

Molly had a bad temper. She was angry to see him and said, "You scumbag dare to come? I wouldn't come if I were you."

Charles frowned, "I did nothing wrong. Sophia set me up. I have a clear conscience!"

Sophia ignored him. He was too thick-skinned to be ashamed of anything.

The assembled contestants retreated and whispered in private.

"I knew the Christmas drama. He's indeed a playboy. I wouldn't be so unlucky to be with him, would I? Oh, gross!"

"No. I'll never team up with him. I'd rather quit."

"Could he team up with Sophia? Oh, god!"

"Oh, it can't be! Sophia will never choose him. But… if we can't team up freely, it'll be uncertain."

At this point, the staff came and told the contestants to enter.

Everyone stood up and walked to the studio.

Still, Clarence was the host. He said with a smile, "Welcome our contestants. They are the strongest of the season. Today, we're going to witness their showdown."

As soon as he said that, the audience shouted, "Sophia! Sophia! Sophia!"

Sophia stepped out of the backstage and looked into the audience, many of whom were holding up signs with her name on them and were obviously her fans. As soon as she appeared, the audience stood up, and the studio burst into applause.

Did her fans contract the tickets?

The contestants didn't sit but stand in a row, waiting for the grouping. The seats for the contestants were specially designed in red and blue, apparently in preparation for the grouping.

Clarence said, "The method of grouping is simple. We made fourteen balls, seven red and seven blue. Everybody draws a ball from the box in turn, and the red one belongs to the red team, the blue one belongs to the blue team."

A girl got on the stage with a box and walked straight to Sophia on the far left, smiling at her to draw one.

Sophia reached into the box and pulled out a ball. Before she could see it, she heard the contestants saying, "Red."

Sophia looked down. It was a red ball. It seemed that others were more concerned about the ball color than her.

Then it was Molly's turn. She closed her eyes and whispered, "Red. It has to be red. No blue, no blue…"

She took out a ball but was too nervous about opening her eyes.

However, the contestant next to her had called out, "Red." Then there are five red balls left."

Twelve contestants hadn't drawn, and there were only five red balls, which meant they had a low probability of drawing red.

The third contestant drew a blue ball and gave a face of frustration at once. He sighed and looked back at Molly's red ball with a jealous look.

One by one, the contestants continued to draw. People with red balls were all happy, while the blue balls were all sad.

When it came to the penultimate contestant, all eyes were on him.

There were only two balls left, one red and one blue, and the last contestant was Charles.

If the penultimate contestant drew the blue, Charles would be in the red team with Sophia, if he got a red, Charles wouldn't.

If Charles and Sophia were in a team, it would be such a mess. At least the red team contestants didn't want him to be with them. What a mood breaker! On the other hand, the blue team contestants were quite calm and didn't care who would join them.

The contestant sweated slightly over his head. He took a deep breath, reached into the box, and pulled his hand out after a while.

It was quiet. All eyes were on his hands.

The contestant suddenly shouted, "Red!"

He was as happy as if he had won the lottery.

Naturally, the ball left for Charles was blue.

After the grouping, the two teams were seated, but their expressions were completely different.

The Red laughed happily, chatted relaxingly, and looked quite confident as if they had won. While the blue seemed depressed, and no one talked. They just sat in silence.

Suddenly, one blue team contestant raised her hand, "Well, can I abstain?"

Clarence was surprised.. He walked to the contestant and asked, "Are you sure? You tried so hard to get into the final."