Go After My Ex-wife
Chapter 1046 A Chat With Deanna

Santiago had been playing half-heartedly since the second half of the game commenced. He had been losing control of the ball whenever he dribbled. The score had been fifty-six to twenty-one. In a short spar 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 have laughed 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 glanced 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 plan to harm Santiago, they were then shrugging him off as one incompetent player.

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 players were completely 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 another last-minute shot.

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 applauded.

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 applause. 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 then laid his left hand on her shoulder and held her waist with his right hand. This pose would eventually become the popular pose among the boys in school who wanted to come 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. Clad in an elegant white skirt, she looked like an elegant princess.

Raeleigh glanced 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 blames 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 and come 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 his company 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 Cole 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.