Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
After all, Xavier was upfront, and if Santiago behaved superficially, she would never have feelings for him after filming ended.She would only see him as her idol.
And that was not the identity he wanted.
“Oh, my! You’re so nice to me, I’m flattered! I’m fine with whatever you cook, but if it’s okay with you, make it sour and spicy.I like sour and spicy food,” Leia said excitedly.
After spending some time with him, they had become close.
They were no longer a star and his fan, but good friends.
Santiago left to cook, and Xavier stood up.
“Let me get the firewood ready for you.” Xavier sneered and drove everyone away before he followed Santiago into the kitchen.
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Xavier was used to being a kiss-ass, so he was blind to the fact.
Leia walked out of the room. The other celebrities had caught a lot of mudfish and returned to the house already. Santiago was the last to come ashore. When Leia was not around, he kept to himself and spoke to no one. He showed everyone a sullen face and maintained his image as the aloof top actor.
“Mr. Dalton, what did you get? Let me help you!” Leia ran to the shore enthusiastically and extended her hand to Santiago.
Santiago’s gaze softened, and he smiled warmly. “Are your eyes okay?”
“Well, yeah. I just got a bit of mud in my eyes.”
“I’m sorry about what happened just now. At first, I wanted to…” He trailed off, feeling defeated. He had wanted to help her wipe her eyes but Xavier beat him to it and carried her off.
Xavier had obviously been trying to challenge Santiago, and the other celebrities had watched curiously. He wanted to fight Xavier at that moment, but held himself back after much consideration. Now, he felt he was a coward. He gave up on the person he cared about. It was no different from sacrificing his happiness.
Inexplicably, he recalled the first time he met Leia three years ago…
“Mr. Dalton?” Leia waved a hand in front of his face, feeling like his gaze was as strange as that scumbag Xavier’s.
“I’m sorry, my mind was elsewhere.” Santiago regained his wits and held her hand to come ashore. He had missed her three years ago because of his cowardice. Three years later, fate had put them back together again, so it had to be written in the stars. He would not let her go again.
“I caught quite a lot today, so I’ll fry mudfish for you. What flavor do you like?” Santiago smiled and asked her.
“Eh? Are… Are you going to cook for me?” Leia thought she heard him wrong. He said he wanted to cook for her instead of everyone else. It meant that the dish was just for her.
“Yeah, I’ll cook for you. What flavor do you like?” Santiago repeated himself. He did not want to beat around the bush now. After all, Xavier was upfront, and if Santiago behaved superficially, she would never have feelings for him after filming ended. She would only see him as her idol.
And that was not the identity he wanted.
“Oh, my! You’re so nice to me, I’m flattered! I’m fine with whatever you cook, but if it’s okay with you, make it sour and spicy. I like sour and spicy food,” Leia said excitedly. After spending some time with him, they had become close. They were no longer a star and his fan, but good friends. Santiago left to cook, and Xavier stood up.
“Let me get the firewood ready for you.” Xavier sneered and drove everyone away before he followed Santiago into the kitchen.
Xavier’s fierce demeanor made the enthusiastic onlookers hold their breaths.
“Uhm… Is he going to get the firewood ready? He looks like he’s going to set someone on fire instead!”
Leia scowled angrily. “Getting firewood ready? You live like a prince. Do you even know what firewood looks like? You want to help, but you shouldn’t waste others’ time!”
At first, Leia planned to get the fire ready for Santiago while he prepared the fish, so they could cook together later and deepen their relationship. But before she could say that, Xavier came out of nowhere and ruined all her plans.She could not figure out why he liked to meddle in her affairs. He had meddled earlier when she wanted to ride in the pickup with Santiago, and did the same when she wanted to catch mudfish and cook with Santiago. He was the big shot of a large entertainment company; did he have nothing better to do?
“It’s none of your business. After all, we have a shameless person here with us, don’t we?” Xavier put his hands in his pockets and looked at Santiago coldly. It was obvious that he was ridiculing Santiago.
“Why would you say such a thing? You…” Leia was so enraged that Xavier had humiliated her idol again. He claimed that her idol was pretentious, and now, he was even saying that he was shameless. Of course, she couldn’t take that lightly.
“It’s fine.” Santiago smiled and stopped Leia. He calmly retorted, “Being shameless is a skill too. Some people want that, but they don’t have such a talent.”
He stared at Xavier without any intention of retreating. “Just let the men do the rough work like getting the fire going. Since Mr. Stuart volunteered, you guys can just wait for the meal.”
Hence, one of them cooked while the other got the fire going. They divided their tasks and got to work.
Leia sat in the house and looked at the kitchen from time to time, worried that Xavier would bully Santiago. What if
Xavier turned wild and burned Santiago’s face? Xavier was so reckless that he was capable of anything!
As she thought about it, she clenched her fists and decided to go into the kitchen to keep an eye on Xavier. It would be safer that way.
“Miss Osborne, can I talk to you alone since we’re free?”
Shirley stood before Leia with her assistant’s help. She looked naive and innocent as she spoke.
“What are you up to?” Leia frowned, cautious. She was most afraid of hypocrites like Shirley, because she could easily fall into their traps.
“No, I don’t…” Shirley looked up and glanced around. When she confirmed that no one was paying attention to them, she whispered, “Don’t you want to know why an accident happened during Quinton’s surgery?”
When Leia heard that, her eyes widened in shock. She looked at Shirley coldly. “Why? Do you want to confess?”
That was the reason why she was here, but Xavier had affected her mood, so her focus got diverted.
“Yes, I can confess, but it’s rather complicated. I want to talk to you alone if you’re willing…” It was clearly a trap Shirley had prepared for Leia.
Leia was no fool. She knew that Shirley was plotting something since she insisted on talking alone with her.
However, it concerned Quinton’s life, so even though she knew that it was a trap, she had to soldier through it.
“Fine. Come to my room. Let’s talk alone,” Leia muttered and went to the room where she stayed with Xavier temporarily.
After Shirley’s assistant helped her into the room, she left and closed the door for them.
Shirley looked around. There were holes in the ground, the roof was leaking, and the bed was extremely old. Shirley’s expression turned gloomy, and there was a hint of envy and disbelief in her gaze. “Don’t tell me you stayed in this room with Xavier for a night?”
“Yeah, this place is pretty good. The bed is soft, and the air is fresh. What’s so hard to understand?” Leia could not understand why Shirley asked her that. Leia and Xavier had only slept in this bed for a night, but he had stayed with Shirley for the rest of his time. Why would Shirley feel jealous?
“I just can’t believe it. This place looks like a rubbish dump and he’s germaphobic, but he could sleep here?”
“Does this place look like a rubbish dump?” Leia frowned. “It isn’t that bad. If he didn’t sleep here, he would have to sleep in the cowshed which is worse. The person who’s germophobic is you.”
“It looks like you’re very special to him. He could stay in this shabby house for you, and even stepped into that pond full of mud to get you. I underestimated you…” Shirley murmured as she clenched her fists tightly.
Leia became baffled and impatient. “Let’s get back to business. Who ordered you to call that plastic surgery doctor to create an accident?”
“What’s the point if I tell you? You can’t handle them either.” Shirley sneered and looked at Leia condescendingly. Leia could never deal with that powerful big shot.
“I’d know whether I can handle them or not; it doesn’t concern you. If you don’t want to get involved in this mess, you’d better tell me who’s behind this!” Leia demanded angrily.
“Hah! Is that so hard to guess?” Shirley smiled mysteriously. ”
Only enemies will take revenge on others… you just have to figure out who the siblings’ enemies are. Once you do, you’ll know the truth.”
“Enemies?” Leia scratched her hair. ‘Quinton has a lot of enemies, so how do I pick one?’