Santiago and Ariana returned, but didn’t speak the whole way.
When they got home, the first thing Ariana did was move all of her things from the bedroom to the guest room. Santiago pursed his lips and finally helped her move.
She didn’t have much stuff and was soon done. Santiago saw that the master bedroom was almost half empty and he felt his heart was empty too.
There was another detail: Santiago noticed that the beds in the master bedroom and the guest room were neat and clean, exactly as they were before he left last night.
Ariana hadn’t slept all night.
After noticing this, Santiago frowned and felt even more uncomfortable. In his mind, the image of Ariana sitting up all night appeared. He felt as if his heart was being fiercely gripped and he was very depressed.
-Santiago, I will transfer this month’s rent to you,” Ariana looked at him expressionless and cold. I just checked, if I live in the guest room, the monthly rent, including water and electricity, is almost more than four thousand. I’ll give you five thousand, how about it? If you think it’s little, I’ll make it up to you.
As soon as these words came out, Santiago felt even more uncomfortable.
Ariana had always been good at psychological attack, her words were like knives cutting into his heart.
-Ariana, you don’t have to. How could I charge you money? You know I’m not missing this.
Santiago took a deep breath and looked at her.
Ariana frowned.
-I know you’re not short, but didn’t you say in the car to consider it as if we were sharing a lease? If you won’t accept that, then I can just move out.
Hearing this, Santiago grabbed his hand nervously.
-No, don’t move out.
She said she would give him a chance. If Ariana were to move out, she would intentionally avoid him. It would be hard for them to see each other or make up because of her, so living together was easier.
-I agree,” Santiago gritted his teeth and finally said this word.
Ariana wiggled her fingers and transferred the money.
Santiago looked at the message and sighed deeply.
Ariana was too stubborn, sometimes Santiago didn’t know what to do with her. But he liked her cold and stubborn nature.
-I have class later, so I’ll leave first.
After Ariana finished talking, she grabbed her bag. And before leaving the house, she looked at Santiago.
-You have to go to work too. There are still many things to manage.
What she said was significant, and Santiago understood it when he heard it.
He had to solve Natalia’s big problem.
Seeing that she was about to close the door and leave, Santiago quickly took the car key and followed her.
-I’ll take you to school.
-But we went our separate ways.
Ariana turned to look at him with indifference and then walked forward.
Santiago followed her step by step and whispered:
-It’s the same, as long as I want to be on the same path.
“Only the direction is different.”
He said he would make up for his mistake. If he thought it was problematic to send his girlfriend to work, how would he make it up to her?
Ariana didn’t refuse, she said she would give Santiago a chance.
It was morning rush hour and the car was stuck on the road. Santiago tried his best to make her happy and lighten the mood. He was very good at talking and this was effective.
When he arrived at the school, the pent-up anger in Ariana’s heart was greatly relieved.
Before getting out of the car, Ariana hesitated whether to show Santiago the picture Natalia sent her last night, but in the end, she didn’t. She wanted to see if Santiago could find out the thoughts that Natalia had sent her last night.
She wanted to see if Santiago could find out Natalia’s dirty thoughts by himself and what kind of answer he would give.
It would be a shame if she found all the evidence and showed it to Santiago.
Watching Santiago’s car leave, Ariana stood in the school doorway and sighed.
-Don’t let me down this time.
Santiago turned around and went back to his workplace. It was already late.
He went straight to his office, still wearing yesterday’s suit, a bit wrinkled. His smile was different from his usual one.
Santiago’s expression was very serious, and his eyes were somber, he looked depressed.
The employees and subordinates coming and going wanted to greet him, but when they saw his appearance, they hurriedly avoided him. After Santiago left, they breathed a sigh of relief.
-What’s wrong with Dr. Santiago today, who provoked him?
-I don’t know. He hadn’t arrived yet when I came in. Did you see the clothes he was wearing? It’s the same suit as yesterday. The shirts are all wrinkled and he didn’t do his tie.
After she said this, the colleagues around her also discovered this and they all had some guesses.
They all knew that Santiago had a girlfriend.
Then she whispered:
-Did he have a conflict with his girlfriend? But didn’t he love her very much? When he mentions his girlfriend, his face is full of smiles, even his eyes are soft. Did they fight?
When Natalia passed some people, heard these comments, especially what they said Santiago was good with his girlfriend and expressed her envy, she felt upset for a while.
She was Santiago’s girlfriend, but she had never enjoyed this kind of tenderness. When they were together, she loved him more.
Santiago would never be humble to please others.
She believed it at the time. But this morning, she saw how Santiago was humble and even pleaded with Ariana, begging her not to leave him.
The more Natalia thought about it, the more she clenched her fingers and her nails dug into her palms. Only the jealousy in her eyes could be suppressed by the pain.
As soon as she repressed her emotions, she saw Santiago’s assistant running towards her.
-Doctor Natalia, Doctor Santiago is looking for you.
When Natalia heard this, she was surprised. Finally came what was supposed to come. She took a deep breath and walked towards Santiago’s office.
Hearing the knock on the door, Santiago raised his head. His face was haggard and his eyes were slightly red. At the sight of him, Natalia’s body froze.
His gaze was so cold that she felt an icy air rise from her back.
-Where is your letter of resignation? -Santiago said in a hoarse voice.
Natalia pursed her lips and answered after a long time:
-I haven’t written it yet, I thought you were joking.
Santiago narrowed his eyes.
-I never joke about this kind of thing.
Natalia took a deep breath.
-All right, I’ll write it and resign voluntarily. But Santiago, I have to make it clear that I’m not resigning because I’m guilty, but because your girlfriend doesn’t like my identity. At the same time, I also apologize for my previous behavior. I should not have asked you for help, I should not have called you in times of danger, I was wrong. I have no relatives in Sogen City, and you are the only person I know, so the first person who comes to my mind when I am in danger is you.
Natalia said with a wry smile, her voice was a bit helpless and she sighed.
-I forgot that you still have a girlfriend, that we broke up and that we’re not even friends. I asked you for help in the middle of the night, I’m sorry.
Natalia bowed deeply to Santiago.
-I’ll give you the letter of resignation, but I don’t want any compensation. After all, I found you in the beginning, and it was me who made your girlfriend misunderstand. I caused you a lot of trouble. I won’t bother you anymore and I won’t see you again.
Santiago frowned.
She was so calm, she even walked very freely and said she would never see him again.
The calmer Natalia’s attitude was, the more unreasonable it seemed to Santiago. As if he was forcing her to leave, and he was someone very cold and ruthless.
Santiago froze for a moment.
Everyone said he was a womanizer and immature. He had many girlfriends, but they all ended peacefully. He had always been generous and gave many compensations.
Only Natalia, after the separation, did not want anything and returned alone to her hometown.
In fact, Santiago was indebted to her, for what he had helped her a lot over the years.
Now that he was forcing her to resign, Natalia still didn’t want anything, which distressed him a little.
He no longer wanted to have this feeling and have anything to do with her in the future. Otherwise, he might lose Ariana.