My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 1233

Not knowing why, Sophia felt unusually tense to see Nathan up against Ryan and Henry, and she got goosebumps all over.

Michael wasn’t there. It was just her, Justin and Celine who had come to watch the game.

Soon, Sophia’s suspicions were confirmed. When the game started, something felt off.

Although Nathan was five foot seven, he was still small compared to his teammates. Despite that, he was still strong; after all, he was one of the Fletchers. He joined Bayside University’s military training year after year and on top of that, he would also join the Fletcher Family’s military training whenever he had the time. In fact, he was great at basketball and he was granted special admission and successfully got into the university’s team.

Bang!

Caught off guard, the impact sent Nathan flying as he kept his hold on the ball.

Right away, the coach blew his whistle and the blue team was then given warning for a foul.

At that moment, poor Nathan laid there for a while before getting up. He did not look good and he was holding his stomach when he stood up. Despite that, he still made a gesture toward his family in the audience, signaling he was alright.

Upon seeing this, Celine was on the verge of bursting into tears as her face contorted. She tugged at Justin and said, “Our son got beaten.”

Worried, Justin watched while he comforted her, “Don’t worry; accidents happen.”

On the other hand, Sophia remained silent as her gaze was fixed on the pair of brothers.

As a matter of fact, she caught them exchanging looks when Nathan was knocked down.

It almost looked like a smug look.

At that point, Stanley came to watch the game with a few members of the Fletcher Family.

“Sorry we’re late! How’s Nate-Tan doing?”

The past few years, Nathan had been practicing his basketball skills at the Fletcher Residence. It was inevitable that he would become tan like the Fletchers, so Stan affectionately nicknamed him Nate-Tan.

At that moment, Sophia stood up from the crowd and left the audience seating area, going to stand by the court. She wasn’t interfering with the game; she just stood and watched from the sidelines.

At that moment, the game had already resumed.

Watching closer, Sophia realized the problem was that they weren’t actually playing basketball. Instead, they were deliberately hitting people.

One instance was when the match first started, Ryan caught the ball and quickly passed it. However, the ball wasn’t passed to his teammate. Instead, it was sent flying toward Nathan’s back.

At once, Nathan was hit and he lunged forward as a result, almost falling onto the ground.

The scene was an uproar, yet the initiator was smiling smugly.

They were doing it on purpose.

In fact, they were pretending to hit him unintentionally. In just the first half of the game, Nathan was hit several times. He would either be hit by someone or tripped when he ran, or even suddenly getting hit in the head with the ball. Fortunately, he became aware of what was happening and began to consciously dodge every hit.

After all, he was a child of the Fletcher Family. After a few hits, he got smart and even shot a few three-pointers. And so, the red team was in the lead during the first half of the game.

Just then, Justin also noticed the situation and he came down to the court angrily. However, he was stopped by Sophia. “Calm down,” she advised.

At halftime, Nathan left the court to rest. When Sophia approached him, she realized there were bruises forming on his face and abrasions on his head.

“Darling, how are you holding up? Does it hurt?” Justin asked with concern.

“I’m alright; I can continue,” Nathan said, his eyes full of determination.

In fact, he had already won half of the game. I just have to hold out until the end of the second half!

Unexpectedly, Sophia said, “Let the substitute player go up for the second half. You should go to the infirmary.”

It was clear that the opposing team was deliberately injuring people.

“No; I’m going up. I have to win this match!” Nathan immediately objected.