Rossie trailed Zorion to avoid coming into contact with Santiago. Despite her outright repulsion of him, Santiago continued to tease her throughout their meal.
"You've grown a lot prettier, you know. Sexier, too." Santiago ran his eyes over Rossie's body as he spoke. She frowned, her face turning red as she discreetly looked down at her chest to see whether she'd accidentally exposed herself.
"Do you have a death wish?" Zorion suddenly asked. Santiago merely laughed rather lecherously and took a bite of his food.
"Look, women are all capricious. She's probably already found someone else without you by her side."
"Anyway, it's better to let me have a go with her instead of allowing someone else to have her, right? I don't even mind."
"F*ck off!"
Zorion's complexion looked better than ever, his face flushing in anger.
He glared daggers at Santiago.
Santiago took a bite of one of the pastries they'd made, then frowned. He took a look at it.
"Is this still raw?" He looked at Jacky, who laughed. "I wouldn't know."
"How fortunate." Santiago went into the kitchen to rinse his mouth before returning to the table and continuing to tease Rossie. Zorion's face darkened.
"If you feel lonely at night, I'm always up for a chat." He put one of the pastries on her plate. "You should have some more, you've barely eaten."
Rossie's face was beet red. She didn't know why he was picking on her.
Zorion picked up her plate and threw the food into the dustbin before getting her some more. "Ignore him."
"That's fine with me, but I can't guarantee that I won't walk into the wrong room after having too much to drink."
Santiago continued to provoke Zorion, who was looking absolutely murderous. "Give it a try if you have the guts to."
It wasn't a pleasant meal, especially for Rossie. She excused herself after having a few bites.
However, one would get hungry easily if one was in a bad mood. She got up to get herself some food.
She'd asked for a room of her own, and Zorion hadn't turned her down.
In the kitchen, she had some leftover food that was still warm. As she was walking out, she saw Santiago coming downstairs. He said, "I warmed some food up. Do you want to join me, pretty little lady?"
Rossie immediately felt utterly embarrassed. She'd thought that Zorion had kept the food for her.
"No, thanks."
She walked up the stairs, planning on dodging Santiago on her way up. However, he suddenly grabbed her.
She was so stunned that she stopped in her tracks.
He pulled her into his arms and leaned down to kiss her. Rossie was so scared that she widened her eyes and let out an earsplitting scream.
At that, Zorion shot out of his room. When he saw Santiago about to kiss Rossie, he flew downstairs and roared, "Santiago Richards!"
Only then did Santiago stop. His lips were mere centimetres away from Rossie's lips. If only she hadn't screamed...
He smiled sinisterly before letting her go. Rossie immediately ran towards Zorion.
She hid behind Zorion, biting her lip. She was so terrified that she couldn't think straight.
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