Chapter 34

CHAPTER 34

|| Savannah's POV ||

I squeezed past the audience as fast as I could. Sliding through the rows, I finally reached Kevin who gave me a bewildering look.

" Savannah? What is going on?", Kevin made a face, full of confusion. I muttered in a breath without caring about whoever heard us,

" I want you to do something, Kevin. Right now!"

His brows crooked worryingly. Taking a look at the field ahead, he replied hesitantly,

" Now? But Savannah, the match is nearly ending. How can I miss it?"

I hissed, impatience coming through my voice,

" That's why I need you to get out of here now."

Kevin read through my expression and he was somehow stupifying. I never acted this wild before and everything was I doing to see Finn's downfall tonight. Kevin assured getting up from his seat,

" Okay, Okay but what do you want me to do now?"

I smiled with gratitude before pulling out my cell phone. Tapping on the screen to find my recording, I showed him the file and blurted in a sharp breath,

" I want you to pass this recording to the head coaches inside. If they hear Finn, they will surely kick his ass out of the team now."

Kevin's eyes widened in disbelief but soon a massive grin morphed on his face. He took a glance at my cell phone, exclaiming,

" Wow, Savannah! That was sassy too much but I like it. I want to see his face falling badly."

I clapped with a grin, hurrying Kevin,

" Then do it now. This should be done before the match ends."

Kevin nodded but his face sank after a brief silence. His lips tugged muttering out a curse,

" Shit, Savannah! I am not part of their team. They won't let me enter. This thing...I can't ask anyone else to do it since it has high risk."

" I can do it!", another voice traveled back from Kevin who snapped his head back stunned. Brittany was standing there with a big smile. Her arms were folded and she looked like she had overheard our conversation. I shot a confused glare at Kevin who seemed casual even though Brittany heard us. I guess, she wasn't any danger to us.

" What?", Kevin blurted, equally confused as I was. Brittany pushed her curls behind, shifting her eyes between the two of us with a smirk,

" Whatever you guys would like to complain about Finn, I can help you, bringing it over to the head coaches."

I sutured, not trusting her words entirely,

" But how?"

Brittany rolled her eyes before starting with pride and arrogance in her voice,

" My dad was a head coach. Even my uncle is also a famous coach now. Naturally, I am familiar with them more than you two. If I want to meet them, they won't disapprove of it at all. Hence, it would be easier for us to submit the evidence before the declaration of the winner."

" Awesome!", Kevin exclaimed before passing the cell phone to Brittany without hesitation. I parted my mouth to say something but Kevin's enthusiasm defined that Brittany was trustworthy. Then Kevin explained briefly about recording to her. Her gaze soon turned black in anger and I felt a strong sense of jealousy.

Did she care about Ares this much?

I couldn't think further as Brittany's scoffing voice interrupted my thoughts,

" Just wait and see! This brat, Finn, will be getting humiliated here definitely."

With her words, Brittany made her way for the headquarter, trotting on her high heels. As soon as she left with the recording, I nudged at Kevin's forearms who was excited to see the outcome,

" Can't she be trusted? I still have some doubts."

Kevin chuckled leaving me with sour feelings,

" Not always but since this matter is related to Ares, she will help us out. You know, she has some kind of affection for Ares."

I hummed before biting my lips together bitterly. It wasn't my time to get jealous. As long as Brittany successfully made our plan successful, nothing else mattered to me. Ares was already mine!

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|| Brittany's POV ||

" Brittany, Darling. How come you are here?", Uncle Bob greeted me with open arms. Ever since my father joined in head coach team, they used to visit our homes frequently. I returned a big smile, hugging him sideways to greet back,

" Uncle Bob! I come here to see you all."

Not! I had no intention of helping that bitch but it was a matter of Ares's reputation. Besides, I saw how Finn injured Ares throughout the play. I had strong feelings for Ares and the fact that I came here personally to expose Finn only because I wanted to prove in front of Ares how worthy was I to become his girlfriend. I mean, he was already a promising star. Within four to five years, he was going to be a big name in the sports world undoubtedly.

How could he date an average girl like Savannah? I was much better than her. My family held a great reputation in the sports world. Besides, my father would happily welcome him as their son-in-law. We could be a perfect couple but why couldn't he see me that way?

Pushing the thoughts aside, I placed all my attention on this recording. Uncle Bob was introducing me to the other coaches proudly. After they ended their quick formal greeting, I opened my mouth in front of them,

" Uncle Bob and all you sir, I have something to show you all. Please listen to this recording. I believe that someone unworthy is playing today in the match."

Uncle Bob gave me his confused glare before grabbing the phone from me,

" What is it, sweetie? Did something happen?"

I hummed before gulping hard. Exposing a player during the game was a huge risk for me. But I was determined to do it for Ares. I wanted that boy badly. Without wasting our time anymore, I tapped on the play button, and clear voices began to play in the background.

All the coaches sat up straight as soon as those voices reached their ears. A full 2 minutes of recording passed within the blink of an eye. I stayed there, judging each one of their expression. The most horrified-faced man was JK's coach who was also dragged into this dirty scandal.

As the recording went off, one of the coaches barked standing on his feet,

" What is this all-nonsense going on? Is it real or someone faked it to frame Finn?"

Another coach joined shaking his head in disappointment,

" No, it's true. I knew Finn's voice too well. It's him in this recording. Besides, didn't I tell you that I found JK's coach was giving me weird excuses for cutting off Ares from their team? Looks like he is the main snake in the water."

Uncle Bob turned towards me, questioning,

" Honey, how did you get this?"

I replied carefully without too exposing us,

"'Well, a friend of mine went to the bar where Finn went with that girl. She seemed to overhear their conversation and recorded it later on. After watching Ares getting injured by Finn, I believed that this truth should be coming out now."

Uncle Bob nodded with understanding and looked over at JK's coach who was possibly digging a hole mentally to bury himself,

" Coach Max, is it true? Did you kick out Ares just to satisfy your daughter's request?"

Coach Max didn't refute anything only lowered his eyes down to the ground. He was a man with sincerity and honesty after all. Even though he had the chance to retort, he couldn't do it for his virtues. His silence clarified everything and Uncle Bob shook his head, full of disappointment.

The one who makes the final decision barked at Coach Max furiously,

" How can you act so unprofessional? Shame on you! You disappointed us today. Regarding the boy, Finn, kick him out of the game now."

Uncle Bob muttered furrowing hard,

" But coach, we have only 20 minutes left for ending."

The other coach looked persistent as he shook his head disapproving,

" I can't help with that, Coach Bob. In the game, every second is important and I can't let a scum play with all this pride. Tell the host that I asked Finn to step down from the game right now."

My eyes lit up in happiness instantly. Biting the corner of my lips, I looked down to send a text to Kevin from Savannah's phone,

" It's done!"

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|| Ares's POV ||

The crowd was going insane around. They began to shout and yell at the host like a predator because he just announced that Finn was out of today's match. I was confused as them and tried to process all the possibilities but nothing worked so far.

Even the team members from JK didn't seem to have any problem with that. They patted Finn's back as he stormed back to the resting lounge.

What was going on exactly?

We had no say in that since the game was delayed once. This time, no further time was given and soon a freshly dressed new player joined JK to replace Finn's position. They were hosting small chitchat as I glanced back to forth cluelessly.

Ethan walked over to me with a victorious smirk. I questioned as curiosity sparked through my mind,

" What is going on, Ethan? How did they ban Finn from the game? What happened?"

Ethan chuckled hanging his arms around me,

" Karma, dude! Although it's not clear, I was barely able to hear that he was fired based on some filthy complaints against him. They decided to kick him out right after that. Your injury is nothing close to his humiliation. Serves him right!"

I nodded with understanding but a part of me told me that it wasn't simple as that. Something big might have happened without my knowledge.

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Finally, we won the state championship!

Fireworks cracked over the sky, drum rolls hammered in the air, and cheers and laughter occupied the gallery. We did it! Finally, I did it. Our score didn't change at the end and our time passed the entire time wisely. We all hugged each other, bursting into happy claps and laughter.

I crawled my eyes back on Savannah and Aria who both were smiling big and clapping excitedly. I returned them with a big grin and hugged my other mates who had worked hard to get to this moment.

Our happy time had come finally and I glanced over at Coach Jonathan. For the first time, I saw tears of happiness in that cold man's eyes. I could feel his emotions since he was trying so hard to get the trophy for the past few years but lost to JK!

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|| Finn's POV ||

Even an entire eternity wasn't enough to express how infuriated I was. They just kicked me out of the game without providing any explanation. I left the gallery as soon as they called for a replacement. Leaving everything behind, I stormed for my Coach's room only to be paused midway to see all those deadly glares on me.

The head coaches and everyone from the higher-ups were surrounding coach Max. His expression was deadly pale and I could guess that something big had happened here. Keeping my head low as a sign of respect, I asked through my gritted teeth,

" Pardon my words but may I know why was I replaced?"

Coach Bob scoffed glaring at me,

" I am sure that your coach can explain it better to you. We have no time to explain to you now. The champions are waiting for our arrival. You and your coach have plenty of time to chat here. Let's get going people."

All of them shot a dagger-like glare at me before emptying the space. Coach Max had his head down, eyes completely blank without any emotions. It was hard to predict what was going on in his mind.

I called him nervously,

" Coach... What.. what happened?"

He snapped a glare at me before standing up from the chair in a shot. His voice buzzed clearly around the space,

" You bastard! They have known your fucking character. You have ruined both of us. They heard about your plan."

Stunned until I was feeling numb, I managed to squeeze out my words,

" What.. what do you mean...I mean..how..the fuck.."

Coach Max blurted again furiously, growling like a mad animal,

" Someone recorded it. They..they have known that I planned to get rid of Ares from our club. Now, they know about us and think about my daughter so cheaply. It's all happened because of you."

My mind went blank entirely. I couldn't believe my ears. To avoid leaving any evidence, I didn't even meet his daughter in the usual place. I always thought that we were super secretive and no one would find out about us. Then how the hell did all this happen because of me?

Could be it someone stalking me? Who could be? Ares?

I didn't have time to think deeper as Coach Max growled before stepping near me. He yanked my collar sharply before blurting at my face,

" Listen to me carefully, Finn. Stay the fuck away from my daughter from now on and do not even dream about stepping your feet in JK ever again."

Then he stormed outside after pushing me hard, leaving me all clueless. No matter how did it happen, I was completely ruined this time. This trophy and Savannah all were supposed to be mine but Ares snatched everything from me.

Ares! That fucker!

Fuming, I wanted to go out and yell at Ares when staff entered the room, clutching an envelope for me. He passed it to me with a displeased expression,

" This official letter is sent for you, boy."

Hastily, I opened the letter to read the content. Among everything, the one long line caught my attention first,

" Finn Hansley is banned from every month for the next 6 months!"

My mouth was agape and I felt my whole world crashing down underneath my feet. I was done! All my plans, my dream everything was nearly destroyed. Moving like a maniac, I grabbed my phone to open the news portal to check the breaking news. I saw what I expected deep down.

" Finn Hansley is banned from the game for the next 6 months for using malicious tactics in the game. Reports stated that someone had recorded his confession of cheating from a local bar..."

Stumbling, I fell back on the couch numbly and drew long breaths. How could they do this to me? I was the best player!

Then Savannah's words echoed inside my heart.

" If you hurt Ares, I won't let you off, Finn!"

Could it be her?

I gritted my teeth so hard that it became uneasily painful. If Savannah did this to me, not only Ares, this time, she was going to be destroyed by me.

Savannah!!!!

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|| Ares's POV ||

Everyone pushed me ahead to get the trophy but I expected Coach Jonathan to accompany me. But he was the one who suggested that I should take it first from their hands.

Giving up on their requests, I walked forward to the stage to accept the winning trophy. There, I spotted everyone but my eyes froze on Brittany who was smiling big, standing next to Bob.

How did she know them?

Confusion puzzled my mind and I decided to take the trophy first before putting my thought somewhere else. Lifting the trophy in the air, I showed it to our fans who immediately erupted into clapping and screaming. I gestured at my other teammates who quickly joined me to hold the trophy.

Cheese!!

We all said together as a group photo clicked. Happiness stormed in the air and I could see Coach Jonathan's proud eyes. This man was complicated to understand fully.

Stepping away from the crowd, Brittany ran over to me eagerly. Before I could even stop her, she bent down and planted a quick kiss on my cheeks which I didn't appreciate. She grinned facing up to me,

" Congratulations, Ares. I am so proud of you."

Coach Bob suddenly talked midway, keeping his tone loud enough to be heard clearly by everyone,

" Brittany is such an honest lady, Ares. She is the one who brought evidence against Finn. That's when we found out how big a scam he is. "

What! Brittany and evidence? Something didn't fit in.

Brittany smiled shyly and skipped the topic, clinging her arms around me,

" Uh... It's nothing serious, Uncle Bob. Besides, Ares is always more awesome than Finn in every aspect.."

Naturally, everyone would take it as double meaning and begin to send us a knowing glare. They must have thought that we were a soon-to-be couple. Annoyed, I tried to unclasp his arms from mine,

" Brittany... Please...People are watching us. Don't you mind getting photographed with me?"

I struggled a bit to keep her hands off me but she was already tightening them more. Pouting, she gave me her cheeky reply,

" I don't mind it, Ares. I love it."

" Kiss!" " Kiss!! " " Kiss!!"

Fuck! That's what I feared!

A bounce of my fans saw us together. They began to scream all together from the seats, asking me to kiss Brittany.

What the heck! No way! Savannah was here with us! I needed to find her!

I ignored their comments and was going to push away Brittany but then, she did something that I never imagined in my life. Suddenly, Brittany leaned forward and latched her dark-stained lips against me, forcing me into an awkward kiss.

The fans immediately burst into cheers, giving sheepish comments at us! They all just wanted a rumor to gossip about and Brittany's kiss would probably make a headline tomorrow. For the winning championship, my name would come in limelight again for months at least.

I felt my blood boiling in rage and before I found my urge to slap her hard, Brittany broke our kiss and winked at me,

" See, they are so happy!"

Gritting, I shoved her hands off me and turned around to leave her approach. Just as I turned, my eyes crawled back to lock with a pair of tearful eyes.

Savannah!! Shit! She saw us!