Jennifer was so furious that she rushed over and confronted Jolie directly, saying, "What do you think you're doing? Did you do that on purpose?”

Jolie was already frightened by Mitchel. When she saw Jennifer approaching her, she quickly pretended to be pitiful and said, “I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I got too carried away and didn't hear the whistle. I only wanted to score, but I missed. I really didn't mean it."

Adrian joined in, giving Jolie a skeptical look. "Seriously? I saw you-you already stopped. You only picked up the ball again when Ariana headed for water."

“I swear it wasn't intentional," Jolie protested, her tone defensive.

“I just wanted to see if I could score another point. It was an accident."

Jennifer let out a laugh in disbelief. "An accident? You were hitting pretty accurately during the game."

Jolie, unable to argue her way out, shifted gears to play the victim.

"You can't just gang up on me like this!" Tears welled in her eyes.

She acted like she was the one who was bullied.

This caused Jennifer to be even more furious. She pointed a finger at Jolie and accused, “What? You resort to playing the victim when your excuses fall flat? Is that what you're trying to do now?"

Jolie's tears flowed more freely. "If I own up to it, will you just let it slide?"

Jennifer was torn between fury and disbelief, but she thought it wouldn't be a good idea to escalate the situation further.

The cameras had conveniently been turned off after the game, and it entirely missed Jolie's deliberate foul play.

Jennifer shot a warning glare at Jolie, her voice cold. "Be careful. She's the last person you want to cross."

With that, Jennifer turned on her heel, disgust evident in every step.

Adrian immediately followed suit.

As soon as they left, Jolie wiped away her tears, her defiance simmering beneath the surface.

“She's just a third-rate agent; what's so special about her? Even if she's tight with Mitchel, I don't see the big deal about it. The Chadwick family is a prestigious family renowned in the medical field. How could they possibly accept Ariana as one of them? She's just a widow with a kid," Jolie muttered.

Meanwhile, in the medical van, Holden tended to Ariana's head wound with care.

His brow furrowed with concern as he gently blew on the wound, asking, “Does it still hurt?"