Being embraced by Natalia, Santiago’s whole body stiffened, his head was slightly tilted back, and his eyebrows were furrowed.
After a long time, he asked.
-What happened?
Natalia leaned against his chest, her eyes were full of nostalgia and pride, but her voice still sounded cracked.
-I just came back from shopping, but someone followed me in the alley. I was so scared,” she said and with trembling fingers pointed in one direction. He’s there, he just followed me all the way. I really had no choice, the only person I know in Sogen City is you.
Santiago looked in the direction she pointed, and sure enough he saw the figure of a man. The man seemed to notice her gaze, hesitated for a moment and ran off in a hurry.
-If he hadn’t seen this convenience store, maybe….
Natalia could not continue and looked at him, tears streaming down her face.
Seeing that the man was gone, she let him go and said cautiously.
-I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have called you, I said before that I needed to avoid suspicion with you. You can go now, I can come back alone.
Natalia’s face was pale and she was still afraid.
How could Santiago let her go back alone at this moment? Not to mention she was scared. It was reasonable for him not to let her go back alone.
He thought he needed to help her.
-Get in the car, I’ll take you home.
When Natalia heard this, she raised her head abruptly, was stunned for a moment and then shook her head.
-Forget it, I can go back alone. Don’t you live with your girlfriend? If you suddenly go out at night, she will definitely be worried, so come back soon.
After hesitating for a moment, she pursed her lips, her voice a little hoarse.
-Don’t let her misunderstand us.
When Santiago heard her mention Ariana, he was stunned for a moment and a deep sense of guilt appeared in his heart. He came out this time using another excuse, which could be considered as cheating.
Ariana went out of her way today to prepare a table of dishes for him, which was very kind of her.
Santiago felt more and more guilty.
Seeing his face, Natalia lowered her head, clenched her fingers, and turned to leave.
Santiago came to his senses at her sudden action, and unconsciously grabbed her arm.
-Where are you going?
Natalia smiled bitterly.
-I’ll take a cab back, I can’t let you take me. Otherwise, you’ll say again that I have thoughts about you, after all, it’s very late and it’s just the two of us….
Santiago pursed his lips when he heard what he said and finally said.
-Get in the car, I’ll take you back. Now it’s not safe for you to take a cab alone.
He didn’t think Natalia could say this, she probably seriously had no other thoughts about him.
Natalia pretended to hesitate, but she was already happy. She held back for a moment before nodding.
-Thank you.
After getting into the car, Natalia naturally climbed into the passenger seat and her eyes sparkled when she saw the pink pillow and some girl stuff.
She felt weird.
Santiago really liked cars. When he was in college, most students still rode bikes, but he often drove to go out and play.
She was still his girlfriend at the time, but he wouldn’t let her put some of her belongings in his car.
But now, the passenger compartment was almost always full of girl stuff.
Surely it all belonged to his girlfriend.
Just as Natalia was about to sit down, Santiago grabbed Ariana’s small cushion and put it on her back.
Looking into her puzzled eyes, Santiago explained.
-My girlfriend doesn’t like others touching her things, sorry.
Natalia clenched her fingers and moaned in her mind.
“I hugged him just now, so it could be considered that I touched something of his girlfriend’s!”
But in the end she said nothing, sat down and buckled herself in.
The two didn’t talk at first, but Natalia started talking first about work, and finally talked about things at the university.
Her tone was normal, she could speak very well. Santiago was slowly and unconsciously brought back in time, and when he arrived at the destination, he was still a little dissatisfied.
After Natalia got out of the car, Santiago originally wanted to rush back, but he saw her standing downstairs without getting in, looking at her car as if she was about to cry.
He was a little puzzled, but he had already seen her like that, so it was impossible for him to pretend he hadn’t seen anything.
Santiago got out of the car, approached her and asked her.
-Why don’t you get in?
Natalia bit her lower lip and her face turned pale.
-I’m not sure if the person who followed me today had a premeditated plan, and I’m afraid he knew I live alone. I don’t dare go up there alone…..
Santiago was a little helpless, and he felt a little annoyed, but what he said was right.
After all, they didn’t catch that person, and they didn’t ask him clearly either.
-I’ll take you upstairs.
Natalia nodded again after pretending.
Soon they arrived at the house where she lived, Natalia took the bag from Santiago’s hand and saw the content, she was a little emotional and said to Santiago.
-Would you like a cup of tea? I see you are a bit tired, and you have to drive back later. It will be dangerous if you are sleepy on the way.
Santiago quickly refused.
-No need, I can get home soon and my girlfriend is still waiting for me.
It was a very bad thing for him to come to see her without Ariana’s knowledge. At that moment, Natalia was in danger and he was anxious to save her. Now she was out of danger, so he wouldn’t stay.
If Ariana knew, he would not be able to explain it to her clearly.
Seeing this, Natalia lowered her head.
-Are you still taking precautions against me?
Santiago didn’t speak, but the answer was obvious.
Natalia chuckled.
-It’s just a cup of tea, I bought a refreshing tea and it also has the effect of preserving health. I made this request after seeing that you haven’t slept well in the last few days. But since you don’t accept it, forget it. However, today you have helped me and I have to pay you back. Let me think, how should I pay you?
Santiago’s expression tightened when he heard her, and now he was very afraid of her return.
He had a feeling that he was about to be molested by Natalia.
-Then don’t talk about paying me when I finish this cup of tea. It doesn’t matter if it’s you or another friend of mine, when it comes to something like that, I can’t ignore it.
Santiago didn’t hide his thoughts at all, he meant it and he also wanted to avoid suspicion.
Natalia gritted her teeth, pursed her lips and smiled.
-Yes, I know.
Santiago entered the house.
He sat very cautiously in the living room, looked at his phone, and sent a Whatsapp message to Ariana. He asked her if she was sleeping and told her to go to bed earlier instead of staying up late.
But after a long time, there was no response.
Santiago thought she should be asleep and put the phone down.
By that time, Natalia had already come with a teapot and two cups.
She poured a cup for each of them.
Seeing this, Santiago relaxed a little. Ever since he had entered this room, he had been alert. No matter what Natalia said, after all, with her identity, he really couldn’t let his guard down completely.
Watching Natalia drink the tea, Santiago drank his as well.
It was very light and fragrant, and the flavor lingered for a long time. Without a doubt, it was a good tea.
Seeing that he liked it, Natalia poured him another glass and spoke softly to him in a gentle manner.
She slowly guided Santiago’s emotions. This was something Natalia was very good at. She often used this trick to treat her patients. Mentally ill people were often very attentive.
Natalia was very skilled at this and it was also helpful to Santiago.
Santiago felt more and more relaxed, and he did not know when his expression became less tense and he was very sleepy.
He rubbed his eyes, looked at Natalia’s delicate and gentle face and murmured.
-I haven’t been sleeping well lately, I seem to be really sleepy.
Natalia watched his eyelids slowly drooping and hesitated.
-How can you drive back in this state? I’ll call a driver for you.
-No need,” Santiago perked up and rubbed his temples.
-Ariana must have fallen asleep, so I’d better wake her up when I get back. I’ll sleep in a nearby hotel.
Ariana was a light sleeper and would definitely wake up when she returned. If she discovered any abnormalities in her body, she would definitely misinterpret it.
Just as she was about to get up, another drowsiness came over her and she stumbled a little.
Natalia hurriedly supported him, hugged his waist and lowered her eyes to cover her smile.
-Why don’t you sleep in my room? I’ll sleep in the living room.
As soon as she said this, Santiago quickly stepped back, away from Natalia.