Leia watched his back, thinking that men were the hardest creatures to understand. He claimed that she would never give up if she didn't suffer, but she felt he should be taking that advice instead.

Everyone in Happy Days could see what a scheming snake Shirley was, so why couldn't he?

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." JrNovels.com