Santiago walked over to Clara and tilted his head, smiling boyishly at her.
"Are you Miss Clara Blackwell, the young lady Mr.Jiminez finds interesting?"
"Ah, yes...That’s !"
Clara looked up at him shyly, struck dumb when she t his bright gaze.She sighed dreamily.
’ He’s so handso...TV doesn’t do him justice! He’s so perfect and charming that I can’t look away."
"I hope we’ll work together well."
Santiago extended his hand to her, a warm smile on his face.
Clara held his hand with trepidation, and felt her heart flutter when her sweaty palm touched his cool skin and slender fingers.She decided not to wash her hand for a week.
"Yes, I hope so too!" Clara said nervously, then imdiately handed the bouquet to him.
"These are wildflowers I picked by the road.It’s...for you.I hope your future is as free and bountiful as these wildflowers."
"Wildflowers?"
Santiago took the bouquet from her and sniffed it.He broke into a happy smile, looking charming amidst the beautiful wildflowers.
"I’ve gotten many bouquets before, but this is the first ti soone’s given wildflowers.They’re beautiful, and I like them very much.Thank you."
"It’s nothing big.I’m glad you like it.If you want, I can go up the hill and pick them for you every day."
Clara scratched her head awkwardly and grinned.
Ethan sat at the back and watched their conversation with narrowed eyes.He was so angry that he felt like smashing the car.He asked Adam coldly, "Didn’t you say he keeps a low profile? He seems to be quite skilled at flirting with won; I feel inferior to him even though I’m a playboy.He’s not at all low- key and lancholic."
Adam retreated awkwardly.
"Santi is indeed a low-key person, but he’s very nice to his fans and he likes interesting people.Miss Blackwell is so special and cute, so not only Lily, I, and the others like her very much, Santi does too."
"She’s cute?"
Ethan glanced at Clara, who was blushing and smiling happily.He scoffed, "You think a tomboy like her is cute? All of you must be blind."
Clara and Santiago got close to each other very fast.
She was a people person, and after she got over her initial nervousness, she spoke enthusiastically to an amused Santiago like they were long-lost friends.
"Mr.Dalton, are you thirsty? I’ll buy you so water," Clara asked Santiago kindly.
"Not really..."
"That ans you’re thirsty.Wait here, I’ll get you so water."
Clara jumped out of the pickup and ran towards a store at the entrance of the village.
"I’m thirsty too.Help buy a bottle of water!"
Ethan yelled at Clara.
"There’s a drain there.Help yourself!"
Clara snapped at Ethan grumpily.
Ethan’s face fell.
Even the stray dogs in the village got better treatnt than him.
Upset.he jumped out of the pickup and followed Clara.
They both entered the store, and Clara ticulously picked water for Santiago.
"Give two bottles of pure water.I want the best and most expensive kind."
She knew that Santiago needed that much since he watched his diet and drank only plain water from a high-end brand.However, this store had a limited selection, so they only sold ordinary mineral water.
Clara beca anxious.She took out a ten-dollar bill and urged the cashier, "Help get so high-end pure water next ti you restock.My idol loves to drink that."
Ethan leaned against the cabinet and crossed his arms, raising an eyebrow at her mockingly.
"It’s just water, doesn’t it all taste the sa?"
"You don’t know anything!"
Clara rolled her eyes at him.
"There are different kinds of water.So are pure like mountain springs and sweet, and so are full of impurities and unhealthy to drink!"
Though she was talking about water, it sounded like she was criticizing soone.
Ethan raised his brows and said aningfully, "So you’re aware of that? Looks can be deceiving, and your ’low-key’ idol probably has ulterior motives.He purposely wants to fool rich young ladies like you to gain a more powerful position, and you’re stupidly falling for his tricks and wagging your tail at him like a puppy.You’re giving him everything he wants!"
"Ethan, Santiago is my idol, so you can’t just slander him like that! I know you’re a playboy, but please don’t casually comnt on others based on your own understanding.You don’t know him, so you have no right to humiliate him!"
Clara was furious.She was a fangirl; she didn’t mind if soone insulted her, but nobody could insult her idol! Santiago was being so nice to her but Ethan was slandering him so easily.It was no different from the bad netizens who made vulgar rumors about beautiful won.
"Did I humiliate him?"
Ethan found Clara’s infatuation unbelievable.
She was generally a sensible person, so why was she behaving so foolishly now?
"If he’s in the entertainnt circle, there’s no way he got to where he is without dirtying his hands.This circle is a ss, and honorable people will eventually beco corrupted.If he didn’t want to gain more power, he would have left a long ti ago.Why did he co to this variety show? I just don’t want you to be tricked.After all, it’s not the first ti soone fooled you.You’d better keep that in mind!"
"Hmph, yeah! The only honorable person in the entertainnt circle is your first love.Your first love behaves like a devious snake, but you still think she’s naive and innocent.Do you still see her as a victim? You and I share the sa feelings—I just believe that the idol I like will not disappoint ."
"So, you’re holding a grudge against ?"
Ethan imdiately looked pleased, and he smiled.
"So, you’re using your idol to infuriate by comparing him to Shirley?"
"Ugh, you’re overthinking.Don’t compare Shirley to Mr.Dalton, it’s a great insult.If you’re so free, go online and look up who Santiago is and what kind of past he has..."
Clara continued disdainfully, "His family isn’t bad.He joined the entertainnt circle because he loves performing.He isn’t anything like your first love who does all kinds of things to gain more power.They’re not the sa.Oh, I’m tired of talking to you!"
After that, she threw a bottle of water at him and went straight to Santiago.
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