Chapter 167: Defense (2)
"He’s busy. I’ll help you do that." Ari quickly interrupted, prying himself away from the dogpile of Mathew and the rest, and forcing his way to stand between William and Carlos.
"I didn’t ask you, I asked Carlos."
"I know, but he’s busy. Besides, you and I have similar song parts, and according to Jelissa, our Grammy-winning trainer, we have similar tones. Since we both sing the chorus, it’s better if I help you than an unrelated party, right? Don’t worry, you won’t be troubling me, in fact, I insist." Ari doubled down, stepping back until Carlos backed up as well.
He didn’t care if he looked crazy right now; he just didn’t want to be touched, especially because the one time William had touched his mask, it broke permanently, and he could never use it again.
Whatever crazy voodoo system William had, Ari wanted to avoid it as much as possible.
"I’m more comfortable with Carlos since we were on the same team last time, and he helped me when I was having a difficult time. We built a bond, and I’m more comfortable with him than anyone else. You’ll help me, right, Carlos?" William gave Carlos a pitiful look, playing it up for the cameras.
"Well...I guess." Carlos reluctantly agreed.
Ever since being on William’s team the last time, he had been wary of him, especially when he saw him playing things up and painting Benjamin as the antagonist whenever the camera was near.
The more he observed William, the more he saw him acting like that towards people who didn’t automatically listen to what he said.
Although he didn’t understand why Ari insisted on refusing to allow William to touch him or anyone else, since he didn’t particularly like how William was secretly derogatory toward people, he didn’t mind at all.
But since he couldn’t particularly refuse to help a teammate, especially in front of cameras, he just smiled politely.