At the end of last year, since a very important client was crazy about shooting, she accompanied Marcus for some shooting training.
Marcus was a real prodigy. Even though he hadn't touched a gun in ages, all he needs was a quick refresher and he was nailing the target, no problem.
Cornelia, on the other hand, she was the one who put in the grunt work.
She had never even held a gun before. When she first started training with Marcus, her shots were way off, like a few feet off the mark.
Cornelia could still remember the look Marcus gave her. It was like he was looking at a total moron, probably thought she was the worst shooter he had ever seen.
Feeling like a complete joke because of her poor shooting skills, Cornelia decided to pull herself together and put in more effort. So she practiced on the down-low. As for how well she did, the look of surprise on Marcus' face when he saw her shooting again said it all.
After a lot of thinking, Cornelia made her choice, "Shooting."
Wyatt, who was driving, burst out laughing, "You probably don't know that Brian has won a ton of shooting competitions since he was a kid."
Alexa, riding shotgun, looked a bit worried, "Nelly, are you sure you don't want to switch to something else?"
Cornelia said, "You think I could beat him in rock climbing or sprinting?"
Wyatt said, "Probably not. Emily, don't make it hard for Nelly, let her choose a couple more events."
Brian looked at Cornelia, didn't say a word, but his eyes said it all, "No matter how many more events you add, you're still gonna lose."
Indeed, Cornelia didn't have the confidence to beat him in any other events. The only shot she had was, well, shooting, "I choose shooting."
Brian said, "Alright."
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