Chapter 1046


    Santiago had been ying half-heartedly since the second half of the gamemenced. He had


    been losing control of the ball whenever he dribbled. The score had been fifty-six to twenty-one. In a


    short span of time, the opposing team was able to catch up. The current score was then fifty-six to


    fifty-five.


    Like a cat on a hot tin roof, the PE teacher was agitated at that moment. He directed his pointer at


    Santiago, as if grumbling about how he had been messing up. However, he did not reprimand him


    directly. After all, his family owned Elkton University. Having had to suppress his anger, he was


    therefore not in a good state of mind.


    Raeleigh could not help but to be amused to find the PE teacher rubbing his forehead whenever


    Santiago lost control while dribbling. Had she not been worrying, she would haveughed out loud.


    Now that the opposing team was only one point behind, the PE teacher did not say anything, but


    the coach yelled, "Hey, Santiago. What’s wrong with you?"


    Santiago nced at Raeleigh and made a gesture to her. Then, Raeleigh gave him a cursory nod


    and clenched her fist to cheer him on. Speechless,


    Scarlette looked at Raeleigh and said, "Are you nuts?"


    Raeleigh ignored her. She was transfixed by the two men who had been keeping an eye on


    Santiago. Despite their initial devious n to harm Santiago, they were then shrugging him off as


    one ipetent yer.


    Everyone was thrilled as there was one more minute before the match ended. Any team that


    managed to score would emerge victorious.


    All of a sudden, Santiago turned aggressive. Everyone watched in awe as he snatched the ball from


    the opposing team member before dribbling his way to the basket.


    The rest of the yers werepletely befuddled. As the opposing team members attempted to


    stop him, he jumped and shot the ball before crossing the three-point arc. And so, he scored a


    three-point ball.


    It was a score in the nick of time, effectively robbing the opposing team of an opportunity to make


    anotherst-minute shot.


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    Santiago''s team was one point ahead moments ago. Right then, his team was four points ahead.


    As the basketball fell to the ground, Santiago turned to look at Raeleigh. Raeleigh was all smiles as


    she stood up and apuded.


    The audience members sitting near Raeleigh directed their gazes at her. Unmoved by the cheering


    crowd, Santiago waved at her as if she was the only person in the bleachers. However, she did not


    walk towards him. All of a sudden, the spectators cheered with thunderous apuse. Santiago


    walked towards Raeleigh and hugged her.


    Raeleigh did not resist. She reckoned that she was merely giving a friendly hug to Santiago,


    rejoicing at his victory.


    After holding Raeleigh tightly for a while, Santiago let her go. He thenid his left hand on her


    shoulder and held her waist with his right hand. This pose would eventually be the popr


    pose among the boys in school who wanted toe across as chivalrous.


    Raeleigh pushed him away and said, "It''s about time to get changed."


    Raeleigh wanted to make a move. However, she knew that Santiago would trail along wherever she


    went. Hence, she asked him to get changed.


    Santiago took a towel and headed to the changing room. Raeleigh tagged along. At that moment,


    Deanna stood up.


    "Raeleigh."


    She sounded calm. Raeleigh could tell that she wanted to have a word with her.


    Raeleigh turned around and looked at her. "What''s the matter?" she said.


    "I wanted to ask you something about design," Deanna said as she stood behind Zorion. "Can we


    go somewhere quieter?" She could be seen holding a handbag. One could tell that she had dressed


    up. d in an elegant white skirt, she looked like an elegant princess.


    Raeleigh nced at the nosy Scarlette and said, "Let Santiago know that I''ve got a personal matter


    to attend to and that I''ll meet him shortly at the dormitory''s entrance."


    "But Raeleigh, Mr. Santiago won’t be pleased," Scarlette said. She felt that Deanna was being


    ludicrous. "What does she take Raeleigh for?" she thought.


    Raeleigh nudged Scarlette and said, "Got it."


    Raeleigh then brushed Scarlette off and followed Deanna to the opposite side of the basketball


    court. "Well, it’s not my fault then if Mr. Santiago mes me," Scarlette said.


    Raeleigh did not respond to her remark. She paused for a while as she walked past Zorion. Then,


    she left alongside Deanna.


    Zorion was not exactly sure why Deanna wanted to have a word with Raeleigh. Be that as it may, he


    could tell that it had something to do with Santiago.


    Deanna slowly left Zorion and walked out of the basketball court. As she led Raeleigh to a quiet


    spot, she said, "Well, it''s not really about design."


    Deanna lowered her head. Raeleigh said with a smile, "Yeah, I knew it. I know what you want to tell


    me."


    "What do you think I want to tell you then?" Deanna said. She was blushing as she did not expect


    that Raeleigh could see through her intentions. She was at a loss for words and a little agitated.


    Raeleigh thought for a moment and said, "Jepherson and I are a couple. But somehow, I was


    probably a tad intimate to Santiago. That''s kind of indecent. That''s what you''ve been thinking. Am I


    right?"


    Raeleigh spoke straight from the shoulder as she wanted to spare Deanna the embarrassment. She


    felt obligated to protect her image. She thought that it was a good idea to be forthright ande


    clean with her.


    Deanna pursed her lips and said, "Well, you weren'' t entirely right though. Santiago''s a bit of a


    ladies'' man. Don''t be fooled by him."


    Amused, Raeleigh said, "Girls tend to take a liking to him and enjoy hispany too. It takes two to


    tango. So, I guess it isn''t right to say that he''s a guy who is perpetually flirting around. Well, at least


    that’s my impression of him. He''s going to be faithful if he meets the right girl."


    "Zorion shares the same opinion," Deanna said. She then paused as she was at a loss for words.


    "The people who badmouth him are basically green-eyed monsters or people who don''t truly


    understand him. People who know him well will vouch for his character."


    Deanna was happy to hear that. However, she was still a little concerned. "Well, then. Do you like


    him?" she asked.


    "As I said, the crux of the matter should not revolve around liking him or otherwise. We may seem


    close to each other, but we aren'' t romantically involved. He was merely trying to protect me. After


    all, he is the younger brother of my boyfriend."


    "Oh, right," Deanna said. She then asked Raeleigh, "He hasn’t dated any girls, has he?"


    "I guess so," Raeleigh said. "Not that I''ve asked him." Raeleigh was a little worried as she thought


    of Cynthia. She had no idea how to go about persuading Santiago to stay away from her.


    The other day, Santiago went to the Moore family home alone and almost got into trouble. Raeleigh


    was surprised to learn that Santiago had brought Jepherson along subsequently.


    Raeleigh had no idea what the two brothers were up to.