𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 - 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨

𝟬𝟬𝟯. 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱

𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭

"She still isn't coming?" Max asked as he watched the team principal walk into his room,

"Says the boys are playing a game tonight in New York she can't miss," the girl had gotten a job in Chicago with Chicago Bulls.

"Maybe she'll come next year," Christian added as he didn't want to admit that he missed his daughter's presence in the paddock,

"Hopefully she'll be working in the paddock for that," the Dutchman nodded as he grabbed his cap,

"Wait what?" The Brit felt his eyes go wide as he cocked his head,

"She didn't tell you?" The driver stopped dead in his tracks as he didn't know what to say,

"She's looking to get a job at one of the teams," he added as the older man shook his head.

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After much convincing Max was able to get the girl to come out for breakfast so they could finally catch up in person.

"So this is where you've been living the past three years?" Max asked as he fixed his beanie,

Chicago was much colder than Texas had been,

"Yep," Amelia nodded as she shoved her hands into her pockets,

"So we could say that you're getting a tour of the Windy City from a local," she added as she let out a giggle,

"I don't like it," the driver shook his head as he wasn't a fan of the weather,

"Enough about Chicago," the pr head remembered who she was talking to,

"Let's talk about you leading the championship," she added as she patted his back feeling all excited about the fact that he was finally in a position to win it all.

"It would be nice having to watch it in person," The Dutchman shot back in a teasing tone,

"Fight for another one next year and I'll be there," the Brit smiled as she nodded,

Her contract was ending with the Bulls so she decided to take the opportunity to get back to where she felt she belonged,

Formula One circuits.

"What teams are even offering you contracts?" Max asked as he cocked his head knowing that the girl was talking to multiple teams,

"Redbull, Mercedes, Aston Martin, and McLaren," Amelia listed the teams off mumbling the last one.

"He misses you," the driver didn't even need to mention Daniel's name,

The blonde knew who he was talking about.

"He won't say it but he definitely does," he added as he waited to see how the girl would respond,

"We've both moved on with our lives Max," the pr head pointed out,

"And besides I'm probably still Peanut to him," she added as she cracked a soft smile and fiddled with the bracelet on her wrist,

"I never understood where that came from," the Dutchman shook his head as he never knew the gravity of it all,

"He noticed a habit I had when I was mad at my dad which involved peanuts and since then it just stuck." The Brit explained remembering the last time he called her it,

It felt like that was a lifetime ago.

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Christian found himself standing in Amelia's flat as they caught up.

"Absolutely not," Christian shook his head as he looked up at his daughter,

"Dad-" Amelia began as she groaned,

"What's wrong with Redbull?" The team principal asked as he cocked his head,

"Nothing is wrong with the team," the pr head crossed her arms,

"I just don't want to work for them," she added as she shrugged,

"Why not?" The boy hadn't heard the girl speak like that about the team,

"Because the last thing any team needs is the two of us together!" The girl explained in a duh tone,

Amelia and Christian were two clashing personalities in the best of times so both of them on a team wouldn't work out for long.

"And the last thing I need is to be in your shadow at the team." She added as she picked at her nail,

"You would never be my shadow," Christian sighed as he pulled his daughter into a hug,

"Dad just let me choose the path I work on beyond Redbull," Amelia looked at him knowing that this was a move she would need to make by herself,

"Fine," the team principal nodded as he kissed her forehead,

"But I can't promise that I'm going to enjoy it." He added knowing that depending on the team she went to he might have to bite his tongue on more than one occasion next season.

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Amelia got back to her flat to see that she got a call from a certain team principal,

"Congratulations on the race win," Amelia congratulated him knowing that the win was vital to the team,

"Thank you, Amelia," 𝐓𝐎𝐓𝐎 𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐅𝐅 smiled as he spoke to the girl,

He couldn't lie but part of him was looking forward to trying to poach Horner's daughter from Redbull.

"Now I believe we have some business to talk about," he added as he looked at his watch and knew that it was going to be on the forefront of her mind anyways.

"Did you get the contract we sent over?" He asked after personally making sure that it couldn't get lost anywhere,

Or have a certain rival team principal get rid of it.

"I did, I've read it over and I'm happy with the terms." The pr head nodded as she twirled her pen,

"Can I finally say it?" The team principal asked as he scratched his neck,

"You can finally say it," the Brit nodded as she smiled,

"Welcome to the Mercedes AMG Petronas team Amelia Horner," with that Toto officially welcomed the girl into the team.

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－ 𝔞 𝔫𝔬𝔱𝔢 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔢

The prologue chapters are officially complete and now we get to her path with Mercedes!