Chapter 1045


    Soon afterwards, Scarlette was back. She put the pair of ck sneakers on the floor. Santiago


    waved at Raeleigh.


    "Come here."


    Raeleigh had no idea what he was up to. When she came closer, Santiago held onto her shoulder


    as he put on his sneakers. He treated Raeleigh as if she were mere railings in order to keep his


    bnce.


    Raeleigh gave him a grumpy look. She looked unusually annoyed.


    After putting on his shoes, Santiago did some warm up exercises. Then, he made his way to the


    basketball court. Raeleigh and Scarlette tagged along. There was quite amotion when they


    reached the court. Everyone was cheering for Santiago. A sea of onlooking crowds could be seen


    encircling the court at that moment.


    "Take a seat," Santiago said as he motioned Raeleigh and Scarlette to head to the seating area.


    The girls nced around the court. Then, they made their way to the seating area.


    Quite a number of yers could be seen standing at the court by then. Raeleigh noticed that the


    members of the two opposing teams were already there to get ready for the match. One team was


    d in ck, while the other was d in red. As both teams exuded the same level ofmanding


    presence, she had no idea how the match would y out.


    Raeleigh looked at the design blueprint on her cell phone. She reckoned no further improvement


    was required. However, Jepherson insisted that she had it reviewed once again, especially the


    interior section of the car and the color palette. He told her that reviews were necessary, unless she


    was absolutely certain that her designs were impable.


    Raeleigh heeded his advice. She had been scrutinizing the blueprint.


    Raeleigh had an unusual fault in her character. She possessed a tendency to think that her designs


    are wless. However, she could be rather critical when it came to reviewing other designers''


    works.


    This had been bothering her for quite some time. However, she did not make a fuss about it.


    She believed that nothing was perfect. She realized that her inability to spot ws in her own


    designs could be indicative of her own ipetence. She believed that great designers should


    instantaneously be able to tell which parts of their work needed improvement.


    In contrast, average designers tended to nitpick other designers'' works instead of identifying the


    ws in their own designs.


    While Raeleigh was looking at her cell phone, Scarlette rubbed her hands excitedly in anticipation of


    the match. She was so exuberant that she felt like dashing into the court and being part of the


    match.


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    Raeleigh lowered her head and said, "This is a basketball match, not a wrestling match. Why are


    you so charged up?"


    "I don’t think you''d ever get it," Scarlette said as she waved her off. She did not bother to exin as


    she reckoned that Raeleigh was not on the same wavelength anyway.


    Raeleigh then continued looking at her phone while Scarlette kept cheering. Soon afterwards, the


    match started. Raeleigh raised her head and watched intently as one yer grabbed the basketball


    and attempted to dribble the ball and score. As Santiago snuck a nce at them, Raeleigh raised


    her hand and made a gesture to him. Bewildered, Santiago shed a smile. Then, he turned around


    and looked at the court as the opposing team yer attempted to shoot.


    Raeleigh kept her cell phone and directed her gaze towards Santiago. Whenever Santiago looked


    at her, she made the same gesture to him.


    Puzzled, Scarlette asked, "That gesture, what does it mean?"


    "Keep fighting!"


    "I thought it meant, ''you can do it'',"Scarlette said. She made a simr gesture to Raeleigh, who then


    rolled her eyes at her and said, "Are you sure about that?"


    "Isn''t that so?"


    "No, it isn''t."


    While they were talking, Zorion walked into the seating area alongside Deanna. Two seats were


    unupied in the front row. Raeleigh was not sure if someone had deliberately left them


    unupied. Zorion walked towards Raeleigh and sat beside her while Deanna took another seat.


    "Hi, Raeleigh. d to see you," Deanna said as soon as she took a seat. Raeleigh replied with a


    smile, "Yeah. I didn''t want toe, but Scarlette insisted that I shoulde along."


    Deanna blushed and said, "Likewise, I''m just keeping my brotherpany."


    Raeleigh did not respond to Deanna’s remarks. She looked at Zorion and said, "Well, let''s enjoy the


    game."


    "Alright," Zorion said with a smile as he gave Raeleigh a light- hearted look. Then, he turned around


    and looked at Santiago. It was quite a rare sight to behold, to find Santiago d in sports attire, and


    in ck to boot. The girls were ooh-ing and aah-ing as they caught sight of him.


    On the other hand, Deanna had been staring intently at Santiago.


    There were a lot of spectators. Raeleigh had a feeling that most of them were more interested in the


    yers than the match itself, especially those who looked infatuated.


    Raeleigh nced at her cell phone before directing her gaze towards Santiago. She was interested


    in how the match yed out. However, Zorion paid more attention to her than the match itself.


    Raeleigh was aware. Nheless, she feigned nonchnce. Not that she could tell Zorion off


    anyway.


    The first half of the game ended. Santiago walked out of the court. Raeleigh remained seated. As


    much as Deanna wanted to greet Santiago, she held herself back. She was worried that Santiago


    would be displeased.


    As soon as the crowd dispersed, Raeleigh got up and walked towards Santiago to hand him a bottle


    of water and towel.


    Santiago took the towel and wiped his face before turning around to drink some water. While he


    was drinking, he looked at the center of the court. "Look, those two yers right in front," Raeleigh


    said. "I think they will y a trick on you in the second half of the game. You''d better watch out."


    While Raeleigh was talking, she walked closer to Santiago and adjusted his attire.


    Santiago snuck a nce at Raeleigh''s delicate face while he was drinking water. "I saw them talking


    about the movement of your legs, twice," Raeleigh said. "Their gaze suggested that they are up to


    no good. You tend to overlook your opponents. But you''d have to y along. Maintain the same


    dribbling technique in the second half of the game but don''t shoot. We''re going to be so proud if we


    win. Come over here, I''ll exin."


    While Raeleigh was talking, Santiago put the water bottle on the ground. Raeleigh whispered in his


    ear as he lowered his head. Then, he wiped his face and looked at Raeleigh as he made his way to


    the court. "Well, this girl knows a thing or two about basketball," he said.


    Raeleigh was bewildered. Frowning with displeasure, she said, "What''s with your flippant attitude


    whenever I''m being serious?"


    "Well, I can''t take you seriously, can I?" Santiago said as he chuckled. Raeleigh grabbed the water


    bottle and said, "Be sure to heed my advice."


    "Alright then," Santiago said. Then, he walked towards the center of the court. Raeleigh turned


    around and watched as he made his way to the court. As soon as he reached the court, she headed


    straight to the seating area, carrying the water bottle and towel. She stared at the court intently as


    she waited for the second half of the match tomence.


    At the court, Santiago could be seen getting ready for the match.