Inside the event hall, JoAnna is chatting with fewdies, and two more approached them.


    "Do you mind if we join you?", Kyra came with Melodie and nced at otherdies who were fawning over JoAnna. "We want to introduce ourselves to Mrs. Jeffrey White also."


    "Sure.", JoAnna smiled. She recognized Kyra from the strip-club surveince video, but she didn''t know who Melodie is… until they introduced themselves. Then she recognized the name, nor warned her about Melodie Wright.


    After some small chat, Kyra asked JoAnna: "Mrs. White, I wonder if you are willing to share how did you capture the heart of an outstanding man like Jeffrey White?"


    JoAnna blinked few times. "Correct me if I''m wrong Kyra, but… did you just ask me to share tips on how to seduce my husband?"


    Kyra almost chocked on her saliva. "No, no… not at all. Mrs. White, that is not what I meant. I just wanted to know how you two met. It must have been romantic."


    "Hmm…" JoAnna tilted her head. "You know Kyra,ter tonight there will be a presentation about Jeff and me. It will touch the topic on how we met. If I answer your question now, that will spoil the presentationter…"


    Kyra narrowed her eyes. She really didn''t see anything special about JoAnna. She is obviously full of herself. Kyra even allowed her to call her by name, but she didn''t return the favor, and now Kyra is stuck with addressing her as <em>''Mrs. White''</em>.


    But she can''t back down now… This woman is not known in their circle, which means that she is a nobody. How can a nobodypete with Misses from rich families who are learning how to be ady from before they walked! Kyra believes that this is the right time to rattle JoAnna''s confidence, before she establishes herself as Jeffrey''s wife.


    "You know, Mrs. White… we, youngdies in this society learn variety of skills. And sometimes wepete just to see how we are doing."


    "Oh?", JoAnna''s eyebrows shoot up. "Are you saying that it''s normal for youdies topete? What kind ofpetitions?"


    Kyra giggled lightly seeing that she got JoAnna''s interest. "Nothing much… we usually pick a skill and thene up with a small friendly wager. I wonder if that is something that might interest you."


    "Oh… I''m not sure if I''m qualified topare myself to any of you. And in what can wepete? The resort has a gym and a beach, but I don''t think that sweating or swimming is appropriate now. Besides that, there is a golf course, archery range, stables and a shooting range. Golf is a bit boring and it takes forever… too much walking… but there is archery, firearms and riding… Are you suggesting that wepete in one of those?"


    Kyra shed a smile. It seems that JoAnna is willing! She heard about the incident which happened at a club in Reno where JoAnna was involved in something rted to riding, and JoAnna came out without major injuries… so there might be a chance that she is a good equestrian. But archery and firearms… that sounds interesting… Kyra looked at Melodie and gave her a meaningful look.


    Melodie got a hint. "How about firearms? We can go to the shooting range and try out few rounds. Are you familiar with pistols?"


    Melodie is confident. She is training with firearms since she is a teen. No one in their circle is a better shooter than she is.


    "Oh? I don''t know… Pistols? It''s not that I don''t know how to pull a trigger, but I find them a bit scary. Especially when the <em>''Bang''</em> happens…", JoAnna''s reluctance was showing on her face. "What will be the wager? If I lose, I don''t want to embarrass myself too much… it is my wedding day, and I don''t want Jeff to think bad of me from our first day together as a husband and wife…"


    JoAnna, Kyra and Melodie reached firing range within minutes.


    Of course, Kyra made sure that many guests hear that there will be a shootingpetition and they ended up attracting quite a crowd. She said once: "Melodie is about topete with Mrs. White in shooting with a pistol.", and that spread through the guests like wildfire.


    Some were there because they know that Melodie is unsurpassed in shooting, and some wanted to see Mrs. White embarrass herself, and some where just curious to find out what is going on.


    Even Jeff heard that JoAnna is going to the firing range topete.


    "What?", Jeff was not sure he heard the young man right.


    "Yes. Miss Wright challenged Mrs. White to a match. It seems they are going topete with pistols.", young man repeated what he said previously.


    Jeff exhaled and shook his head.


    "Excuse me…" He left Felix and few other men to talk and walked toward the firing range in big strides.


    Aiden and Sarah got notifications from Eve about themotion at the firing range.


    Sarah stifled augh before touching her earpiece. "Eve, send two extra drones there to record from different angles. We don''t want to miss this."


    At the firing range…


    "What gun should we use?", JoAnna asked while looking at the number of pistols avable arranged on the table.


    "You pick.", Melodie offered magnanimously.


    "Oh, no… you go first, please. You see… the thing is that because I''m not very confident I want you to pick first. I will use the same one as you."


    Melodie thought that this makes sense. If she is clueless about pistols, she would probably do the same thing.


    JoAnna''s eyes widened when she saw Melodie reach for Smith & Wesson .500 caliber pistol. <em>''Is she hunting elephants orpeting in precision shooting?''</em> JoAnna observed Melodie while wondering, why would she pick one of the most powerful pistols there is? This pistol has quite a recoil and it''s not good in precision matches, and in normal conditions, both of them will suffer from this disadvantage. But it seems that Melodie thinks that JoAnna will be at a greater disadvantage like this… Oh, how much she is underestimating her! JoAnna was trembling from excitement.


    JoAnna inhaled sharply. "Oh Melodie, that is impressive… you took the biggest one!"


    Melodie smiled. "Long barrel will allow for a better precision."


    "Oh, I didn''t know that…", JoAnna struggled not to roll her eyes. How is barrel length rted to the precision of a weapon?


    "What is going on?", Jeff made his way through spectators.


    At the sight of him walking over, both Melodie and Kyra held their breaths.


    "Hi, I made few friends… I hope you don''t mind." JoAnna blinked few times at Jeff.


    "Friends?", Jeff''s eyes skimmed over Melodie and Kyra before going back to JoAnna.


    JoAnna nodded happily. "Yes. We are going to y a game… but we still didn''t decide on a wager. They said that we shouldpete, and the loser should lose something. I hope it''s not a problem. I am concerned… if I lose, will you like me less?"


    Jeff sighed while looking at JoAnna who is enjoying this situation very much. He didn''t know that she is such a good actress.


    He smiled gently and ced a light kiss on her lips. "As my wife, you can do whatever makes you happy."


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