Chapter 126 One Last Time

The qualifiers ran for several days straight. Noelle and Alexis left right after their races. The standout teams always went earlier, and the later heats didn't offer much to learn from. Derrick didn't go back with them. He said he needed to take care of some personal business before returning to the intensive training camp. Alexis had no idea what was going on with him, but she was furious about his performance in the race. Driving back to the intensive training camp in shifts with Noelle, she complained, "When we get back, I'm definitely going to report Mr. Clarkson. We made it to the preliminaries, so everyone should be giving it their all, but he keeps holding us back every single match." As a teammate, she was understandably upset. Just then, Noelle's phone rang. It was a call from Jude. Her expression went serious. "We're not heading back. We need to stop at Brindley Hospital." Alexis blinked, confused. "To the hospital? Who's sick?" Noelle shook her head. Jude hadn't give