Santiago made his way back to the ward after he had lunch. He could be seen holding a cell phone which bore a striking resemblance to Raeleigh s phone, except that it had more advanced features. It was a limited-edition phone. Scarlette walked towards Santiago the moment he arrived at the ward. She then muttered under her breath about Raeleigh tirelessly tending to the siblings. Santiago patted her head and said, "Go. Get Hadrian to buy you a cell phone. It s on me." "Aww, that s very kind of you, Mr. Santiago." Scarlette turned around and left. Santiago kept the phone somewhere outside the ward. Raeleigh was rinsing a towel when Santiago thrusted the door and went into the ward. Although it was a new towel, she insisted on having it rinsed before using it. She snuck a glance as Santiago walked into the ward. As soon as she noticed it was Santiago, she went into the washroom again. Santiago walked towards Zorion and said, "I'm going back to the school t
Raeleigh stayed over at the hospital in the next couple of days. Although she was constantly in touch with Jepherson, she did not bring up Santiago s affair with Cynthia. However, it bothered her to keep mum about it. Now that Zorion and Deanna were recuperating, Raeleigh wanted to return to her school. While Santiago and Raeleigh were heading back to school, Raeleigh subtly brought up the subject of his romance with Cynthia. Although she did not speak straight from the shoulder, she nevertheless warned him to stay out of the affair. Santiago did not respond to her remarks as he was driving. Raeleigh felt a gust of cool air even as she was seated in the rear seat. Santiago did not immediately get out of the car when they reached the school. Instead, he could be seen yawning in the car. Raeleigh got out of the car alongside Scarlette. She then asked Santiago, "Not getting off the car, huh?" "I ve got a personal matter to attend to," Santiago said. "
Jepherson walked towards the entrance of the Moore family s home. Then, he stopped by the gate and said, "How s Old Master Johan doing?" "Well, he s good," the old butler replied immediately. "We re here to pay him a visit," Jepherson said. "I wonder if it s convenient to meet him?" Jepherson s attitude was one of deference. He sounded like a parent who had brought his misbehaving child over to issue an apology. However, the old steward doubted their motive. "How kind of the Richards family, huh?" he thought. "It s blatantly obvious that he s courting trouble. Look at the sheer number of people and cars." The old butler thought for a moment and said, "Wait a minute. Let me pass the word over." The old butler then turned around and hurried to go into the house. Jepherson waited by the gate. Santiago stood behind him, with his hands in his pockets. Jepherson had a similar posture. However, Jepherson was decently dressed, while Santiago wasn't p
Johan was perceptive enough to know what Jepherson was trying to convey. Nonetheless, he did not bother responding to his remarks. Otherwise, he would have fallen right into his trap. Nonetheless, he knew that Jepherson would not leave unless the Moore family came clean about what they had done. Jepherson then glanced at Santiago and said, "Well, since our visit isn t welcomed, let me be frank and tell things straight from me then. We ll leave afterwards." The old butler glanced at Johan before directing his gaze at the two siblings. He had a feeling that there was more to what Jepherson said. He had only just scratched the surface. "Old Master hasn t been well," the old butler said. "The doctor has told us that his memory is deteriorating. He would need to rack his brains to recall what has happened." The old butler glanced at Johan as he spoke. However, he remained silent. Jepherson smirked. "Well, so the butler is apparently the one calli
As Jepherson and Santiago walked out of the Moore family s home, they each got into their own cars. Jepherson then sped off. Santiago hurried after him. From expressways to local streets, the two siblings went about racing each other. Jepherson led the high-speed car chase as he drove to the top of a hill. Refusing to concede defeat, Santiago tried to play catch-up. He stopped when he was a dozen or so meters away from Jepherson. Then, he got out of the car. As they reached the top of the hill, Jepherson looked for somewhere to sit. Santiago followed suit. The two siblings did not talk. They sat there for a while. As it was getting late, Santiago yawned and said he was feeling drowsy. They then made a move. When they arrived at the foot of the hill, Jepherson told Santiago, "Head to the school and pick Raeleigh up. Let's go for a meal." "Why don't you go?" Santiago said as he leaned back in his seat. "Well, can you cook us a meal then?" Jepherson asked. "
Now that Raeleigh had received the ring and the bracelet, a sense of unease crept up on her. Even though she had expressly informed Jepherson that she was not after fame and fortune, his proposal somehow caught her off guard. She felt that he was rather self-serving in that he did as he pleased and did not consider her feelings. In other words, as long as it made him happy, he would go public with their relationship. A few people could be seen sitting in the living room on the first floor. Raeleigh was sitting beside Jepherson while he was chatting with Santiago. Raeleigh stood up and went upstairs. Since she would not be returning to her home, she went upstairs to have a rest. She wanted to collect herself too. A few moments later, Jepherson went upstairs. As soon as he went into the room, he saw Raeleigh looking pensive as she fell into a daze. Jepherson closed the door and walked towards Raeleigh. He wrapped his arms around her waist. Then, he lowered h
Soon afterwards, Scarlette was back. She put the pair of black sneakers on the floor. Santiago waved at Raeleigh. "Come here." Raeleigh had no idea what he was up to. When she came closer, Santiago held onto her shoulder as he put on his sneakers. He treated Raeleigh as if she were mere railings in order to keep his balance. Raeleigh gave him a grumpy look. She looked unusually annoyed. After putting on his shoes, Santiago did some warm up exercises. Then, he made his way to the basketball court. Raeleigh and Scarlette tagged along. There was quite a commotion when they reached the court. Everyone was cheering for Santiago. A sea of onlooking crowds could be seen encircling the court at that moment. "Take a seat," Santiago said as he motioned Raeleigh and Scarlette to head to the seating area. The girls glanced around the court. Then, they made their way to the seating area. Quite a number of players could be seen standing at the court by then. Raele
Santiago had been playing half-heartedly since the second half of the game commenced. He had been losing control of the ball whenever he dribbled. The score had been fifty-six to twenty-one. In a short span of time, the opposing team was able to catch up. The current score was then fifty-six to fifty-five. Like a cat on a hot tin roof, the PE teacher was agitated at that moment. He directed his pointer at Santiago, as if grumbling about how he had been messing up. However, he did not reprimand him directly. After all, his family owned Elkton University. Having had to suppress his anger, he was therefore not in a good state of mind. Raeleigh could not help but to be amused to find the PE teacher rubbing his forehead whenever Santiago lost control while dribbling. Had she not been worrying, she would have laughed out loud. Now that the opposing team was only one point behind, the PE teacher did not say anything, but the coach yelled, "Hey, Santiago. What s wrong with y