The encounter of a lifetime - Charles Lerclerc

Chapter 17

After this eventful weekend it is time to return to Monaco. Charles is going home with me as the next race is only two weeks away. My classes start this week so I'm happy to be home. I have the possibility of following my courses online, which will allow me to follow Charles on certain Grand Prix on the other side of the world, but I still wanted to go there in person for the start of the school year. Already so that I can make friends it would be nice to be there. Fortunately for me, the start of the school year is a Tuesday and not a Monday.On the plane Charles and I decide to post a photo on our social networks to officially announce our relationship. So we decide to improvise a photo session to have beautiful photos to put. We select two three and post them. The advantage of traveling by jet is that we have wifi during the flight.

The reactions are quite quick. On Charles' account, many people congratulate him and wish him happiness in his relationship. On my side, my friends also comment and I see that a ton of people come to subscribe to me. There are Charles fans, but also other drivers.

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Obviously it was on the front line that Max liked my photo. Great. But at least I hope he understands that I'm not interested in him and that there's no point trying anything. It reassures me a little.When I wake up the next day I notice that my account has gone from about 15,000 subscribers to 190,000. Now there is no going back.

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It's Tuesday morning, so my back to school day! I'm super stressed but also super excited. Charles also gets up to give me strength and also to accompany me to university. Even if he didn't go there, he knows the site well, that's the advantage of a small principality like Monaco, we know everything there.The day is going pretty well. The classes are interesting and so are the teachers. And what's more, I've already got close to a super nice girl called Léa. She is Monegasque and she is 21 years old. Everyone was very nice, I was afraid that everyone already knew each other but there are so many foreign students that in the end few people know each other. Charles comes to join me after class to have a drink with me. He is really attentive to the smallest detail, he even wanted to come and eat with me at noon but I told him that I preferred to stay with the others to make friends. It's during breaks like lunch that you get to know people.We sit on a terrace and take the opportunity to have an ice cream. As we are in September, it is one of the last times when we can have an ice cream on the terrace before the arrival of winter. I tell him a bit about my day and he listens attentively.

Emma: I already made a friend and guess what? I'm already invited to a student party on Thursday night. My friend is going so I think I'm going too. That way I might get to know more people.
Charles: That's cool. Do you prefer to go alone or do you want me to come?
Emma: I'd rather go alone because if people see me with you they'll behave differently. Even if I know that most know that we are together, maybe now it's official, I don't want to... I don't know to add to it. Do you understand what I mean? I want people to be friends with me for me and not for you.
Charles: Yes of course mon coeur. You can call me when you want to come home and I'll pick you up so you'll be safe.
Emma: Thank you mon ange .

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The evening hour has come. Léa suggested that I go get ready at her house, which I did. She lives alone and has a fairly large apartment which is very pretty. She has two bedrooms, hers and the guest bedroom, in addition to having a huge living room and above all a large bathroom with a double sink perfect for putting on makeup. For tonight she opted for a little black dress with a bare back with a pair of heels. I chose a black jumpsuit with a fairly low-cut V-neck accompanied by a pair of heels. Here people always dress classier than elsewhere.The evening is really cool, there are lots of people and we get to know each other. We created a small group of friends where there are seven of us. We stay from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the uni evening, then my group decides to go to another club. We walk about 5 minutes and arrive at our destination. There are really a lot of people in there and there are smoke bombs that make my head spin. I ask Lea to go out for some fresh air with me and she accepts. Léa is not a smoker in everyday life, but she likes to smoke in the evening so she takes the opportunity to ask someone for a cigarette. Léa therefore goes a little further to ask a group for a cigarette and I write a message to Charles to ask him to come get me because I don't feel well. While I'm staring at my phone I hear a voice say to me in English "Hi Emma how are you?". I look up and realize it's Max. I had totally forgotten that he lived in Monaco.

Emma: Yeah yeah it's ok and you?
Max: I'm fine, but you look a little pale, you don't look well.
Emma: It's just the smoke from inside that made my head spin but nothing serious.
Max: Alright then. Are you going to come to the grand prix in Singapore? I would like to see you there again, it's always a pleasure to meet pretty girls in the paddocks.
Emma: Uh yes I'll be there with Charles.
Max: You know the view is better from my garage, it's better located as we finished ahead of Ferrari last year.
Emma: No it will be fine thank you.
Max: I don't understand how Charles got a girlfirend like you. You deserve better than him you know.
Emma: Ah yes and you think you're better than him if I understand correctly.
Max: Hum I am world champion is not him.
Emma: You're mostly hyper egocentric.
Max: I'm just telling the truth baby.
Emma: You're going to calm down right away with your babies, I don't know what.He walks closer to me and puts his hands on my shoulders.
Max: Anyway mijn mooie (= my beautiful in Dutch) you will quickly realize that you should be with me and not him.
Emma: No, but you're drunk there I hope? You are aware that I am in a relationship with Charles and that I love him and that I don't give a damn about you.
Max: Stop resisting come here.

He pulls me towards him a little and I push him violently. It is obviously at this moment that Charles arrives with his Ferrari which makes a big noise. He barely stops him when he jumps out of the car and comes towards Max. You can see the rage in his eyes.

Charles: Dude are you kidding me? Let go of my girlfriend and you just have to pay for whores like no girl wants you.

Max obviously begins to push Charles aggressively and fortunately the security guards at the entrance of the club come to separate them before it turns into a tragedy. Especially if someone takes a photo or a video of a fight between the two candidates for the title of world champion, it can make a lot of noise.Charles gets into the car super pissed off.

Charles: Why were you talking to that guy?Emma: He came to talk to me what did you want me to do? That I hit it and run away?
Charles: It's still crazy that I have the impression that you are with it all the time and that each time you want to hide it from me.
Emma: But I'm not hiding anything from you, he came to talk to me and I told him that's all.
Charles: He made advances to you?
Emma: Yes but I explained to him that I had nothing to do with him and that I was with you.
Charles: What a son of a bitch. He really isn't ashamed. But you never talk to him again.
Emma: You don't have to order me Charles though. I don't plan on talking to you, but you don't have to act like an asshole like you're yelling at me when I haven't done anything.

He starts the car and says nothing more. We go home and go upstairs without speaking. He goes to take a shower to calm down a bit, which I think is necessary. During his shower I lay on the bed and take my phone to go for a look on instagram. Charles' phone, which he left in the bedroom, rings once, then twice, then three. On the third time I take it to see who it is and see that it's a certain "Theresa". I don't know of any Theresa so I wonder who it is, but I figure it might be one of the girls working with Charles. But everything changes when I see a message notification accompanied by strange photos.

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