This slander seemed highly implausible - surely, the event organizers had to verify Claudia's identity before putting her on the women's race.

But the number of people holding prejudice against Claudia was quite large, leading many to firmly believe such outlandish and absurd rumors.

Their unrestrained behavior stemmed from their certainty that Claudia wouldn't come forward to clear her name!

However, all these false narratives would be silenced once Claudia took off her mask and stepped into the Limelight!

Amalia's excitement grew as she pondered it further. "I can't wait, CC! It's about time to finally Let those idiots embarrass themselves!" She texted, attaching a meme of a grinning face.

A bit embarrassed, Claudia responded, "Go ahead and set it up." For the Longest time, she hadn't paid much mind to the gossip swirling in their community.

She simply enjoyed riding a motorboat and the sensation of being in control on the water.

There were times when Piano had Lost its charm and was simply boring, and that was when she craved something thrilling to rekindle her passion.

The opinions of others had mattered Little to her; apart from a close circle including Amalia, nobody knew her true identity.

As Claudia took in Amalia's excitement, she found herself wondering if she had been somewhat too low-key in the past.

It did indeed appear such an attitude did her no good in most ways.

Soon, her phone vibrated with a new notification. Amalia had sent another message, brimming with enthusiasm. "I promise I won't let you down. I'm off to handle everything! Bye! Ahh, I can't contain my excitement!"

Sending back a smiley emoji in response, Claudia exited her chat with Amalia and initiated a conversation in another chat window with Aurora.

Within the chat window, Aurora had sent over a screenshot for Claudia to see.

Claudia tapped it open and was greeted with a juicy piece of gossip that read, "Ignoring his marriage status, the Segarine Group's chairman has generously gifted a million-dollar motorboat to his sweetheart-the ever mysterious contestant CC."

Claudia found herself frozen.

Then she was speechless.

Upon responding, another text from Aurora promptly followed, asking, “Has Mr. Dreskin realized it's you?"

Claudia replied, “Since our wedding, I haven't even touched the motorboat..."

Aurora playfully responded, "What a hilarious twist, baby!"

Claudia found a smile breaking out on her face as she read Aurora's message.

Claudia said, “Honestly... this is beyond my expectations."

Aurora continued, probing with excitement, "So, are you shocked? Are you feeling amazed? Delighted perhaps?”

Claudia didn't know what to say.