Jepherson said a few words before the meeting ended. Then, he got up to take Raeleigh's laptop. He glanced at Raeleigh and held her hand before leading her out of the conference room. The conference room was as quiet as a graveyard. Stuart could be seen twitching his lips when he saw Jepherson holding Raeleigh s hand. "Oh wow, what does Mr. Jepherson think he is doing?" he thought. As they walked out of the conference room, Raeleigh attempted to pull away from Jepherson. However, he refused to let her go. Feeling helpless, she gave in and said, "Somebody s watching." "Are you scared though?" Jepherson asked while he was walking. Raeleigh shook her head and said, "You re the boss. No one dares to spill the tea." "I m glad you re aware," Jepherson said. "Stuart, can you make some arrangements? A flight in the afternoon. I m bringing Raeleigh along. You don t have to come though." Jepherson then led Raeleigh to his office. "Where are we going?" Raeleig
The plane touched down the next day. Raeleigh was exhausted. It did not occur to her that Jepherson would be travelling to a distant land so far away from the country. Jepherson held her hand as soon as they disembarked from the plane. They got into a taxi and headed straight to the hotel. As he got off the taxi, Jepherson asked the hotel receptionist some details about a particular room. He sounded as if he had arranged to meet up with a friend. The hotel receptionist politely turned him down. "I'm sorry," she said. "Our guests details shall remain confidential." "Sure, I understand," Jepherson said. He then turned around and shrugged his shoulders, looking rather disappointed. He made a phone call afterwards. Raeleigh gazed at Jepherson. She could hear a man's breathy moan when Jepherson s call was connected. It was cringeworthy. Immediately, she turned around and directed her gaze elsewhere. Jepherson hung up on the man there and then. "That old
"The doctor says you're pregnant," Jepherson repeated thrice as he held Raeleigh's hand. Looking at Jepherson, Raeleigh did not know what she should feel. She had never imagined having a baby, but since it had happened, she did not want to abort her child either. To Raeleigh, a child was a gift from heaven. She could not end the child's life before it had even begun. Raeleigh rubbed her belly and her gaze met Jepherson's eyes. She said, "Even if your grandmother is against it, I will give birth to the child. I neither need a title nor any property, I just want the kid to have a happy life." As Raeleigh said that, thoughts of her younger self floated into her mind. She had been abandoned and had grown up in an orphanage. There, no one had ever visited her. Raeleigh thought to herself, her mother might have been in the same situation as she was in at the time, stuck with a child of a man whose family did not accept her. Hence, after she was born with great difficu
In the end, Hansen allowed his son the freedom to choose what he wanted to do. Jepherson was soon to be a father. He had his own thoughts on the matter. Hansen didn't want to coddle him. Inside the room, Raeleigh was busy sipping the chicken soup that Jenna had served her. She said nothing. Jenna, on the other hand, was besotted from the moment she saw Raeleigh. "I don't know why, but I liked you at first sight. I haven't felt this way for years." As Jenna spoke, Raeleigh slowly lifted her chin and looked at her. "What other family do you have?" Jenna asked Raeleigh. Raeleigh thought it over and replied, "Just my Grandma. She's in her seventies." "Is it just you and your grandmother?" Raeleigh nodded in response. She had thought that Jenna would be completely different. However, contrary to her expectations, Jenna was a warm person, who was easy to get along with. Jenna then peppered Raeleigh with questions, like any typical parent. It was as t
Raeleigh woke up from her nap. Jepherson was sitting opposite her, deep in thought about something. When Raeleigh opened her eyes, Jepherson immediately turned his gaze from the window to her. He got up to help her up. It amused Raeleigh. She told him, "I can take care of myself. I'm just pregnant. Do you need to be this fussy?" Jepherson didn't say anything. He merely lowered his head and kissed Raeleigh. Raeleigh looked at him in confusion. What was he doing? "My parents left," Jepherson informed Raeleigh as he helped her sit up and poured her a glass of water. Raeleigh took the glass. Looking puzzled, she asked, "And?" "And I'm very disappointed," Jepherson said curtly. Raeleigh could tell that he was in a bad mood. "Why are you disappointed?" "It's not fair to you." Jepherson had guessed that his father would leave, but he had not expected his mother to go along as well. Raeleigh wore a smile as she asked, "What's the big deal?" Jephe
Raeleigh and Jepherson stayed abroad having fun for two more days. They finally flew back a week after they departed. Jepherson followed Raeleigh back to her house. Novalie and Xanthus were chatting with each other while watching TV. Novalie didn't like it when Xanthus visited, which he did every week. It was frankly annoying. However, out of courtesy, she said nothing. Xanthus had said that it was volunteer work, so she could not very well demand for him to leave. However, Novalie knew deep down that Xanthus had an ulterior motive behind his visits. They were watching TV when Raeleigh and Jepherson entered the compound. The couple first saw a pair of leather shoes at the door and halted momentarily in their steps. Raeleigh turned around and glanced at Jepherson, asking, "A visitor?" Jepherson naturally knew what Raeleigh was hinting at. He trailed behind her into the house and they changed into indoor slippers. As soon as they went in, they saw Xant
"Here, eat more." As Raeleigh ate, Jepherson kept serving her more food. Raeleigh felt like he was making too big of a deal out of everything. She was merely pregnant. There were so many pregnant people around the world who got by just fine. Novalie said nothing. She simply ate her meal opposite them. After she finished eating, Jepherson went to wash the dishes. He did not want to let Raeleigh work too hard. He alone took care of the house chores. In fact, he had also hired a caretaker in her thirties to take care of Raeleigh when he was not around. Jepherson had also bought Raeleigh a house. The house was not far from her university, in a convenient and safe location. It was well-equipped with all the facilities one would need and its layout was comfortable. It was a two-storey house averaging more than 200 square meters on its first floor. There was a guest room and a study for Raeleigh to do her designing. Raeleigh was opposed to it. That night, she voiced her issu
Jepherson remained rooted to the spot. When he heard Raeleigh enter the room, he turned around to look at Raeleigh. "What's wrong with you?" Raeleigh knew that he was a little angry, but since it was just a trivial matter of her sitting there for too long, he could have prompted her to get up at any time. Jepherson seemed to have read Raeleigh's mind. Suddenly, he said, "I didn't dare to disturb you, in case you got startled." With a sullen face, Jepherson seemed very much like a child at that moment. Raeleigh froze all of a sudden. Then, she smiled very happily. "The child is still young. She doesn't know anything. Look how scared you are." Raeleigh walked over to Jepherson, who was still looking mad. "She's a little girl. You're a grown-up." Jepherson held Raeleigh in his arms and leaned in to kiss her. Raeleigh resisted for a while and pushed him away, only to be met with a grim-looking Jepherson. She didn't quite understand. He wasn't really angry, so