Raeleigh watched as Santiago made his way back to his room. Then, she turned to look at Zorion and Deanna, asking, "What are you guys still doing here at this hour? Is there something I can help you with?" Zorion let go of his hold on Deanna and sat to one side. He briefly glanced at his sister, motioning for her to talk. "It's nothing. It's just that I feel bored without you and Scarlette in school, so I decided to come and visit you. I heard that you moved to a new home," Deanna said casually. Raeleigh felt that she was not telling the truth. "It's already the wee hours of morning. I'm a little sleepy. Why don't you head home first? If you have anything to say..." "Raeleigh, can we live here?" Before Raeleigh finished her words, Deanna cut her off. Raeleigh did not know what to say. They had plenty of spare rooms in the house. Since Deanna wanted to live here, it was impossible for her to reject her request. "The two of you can stay in the guest room." R
After Raeleigh accompanied Novalie for a stroll in the yard, she sent her back to the room before taking a seat on the couch downstairs. When one had something on their mind, it was hard to see other things in their surroundings. Even the smartest ones would be in a daze. Santiago was still mad at Deanna and Zorion that morning. He still had not gotten over it yet. He pulled a long face at breakfast. If it weren't for Novalie's presence, then he would have definitely vented out his frustrations at Raeleigh. However, before he realized it, Deanna was chatting away with Raeleigh on the couch. Raeleigh was still in a daze as she sat there. It was still morning, so Santiago was bothered by it. After taking an apple from the kitchen, Santiago walked towards Raeleigh and sat down beside her. He took a sniff of the apple and waved the apple in front of Raeleigh. When Raeleigh finally came back to her senses, she asked, "Yes?" "What happened to you? You look like your s
Santiago and Zorion stood up almost at the same time. Zorion did not think Raeleigh had any money with her. However, considering she was a student and somewhat of a blockhead, it wasn't weird if she really did not have money. However, Raeleigh was obviously still worried about the money that she owed him. It was no wonder she had been in a stupor since morning. Santiago immediately understood that Raeleigh owed the Whalen family some money. The two of them stood up at the same time, wanting to find some money. Zorion took out his wallet, but Santiago had already taken out some money and tossed it to Raeleigh. "Here, use mine." Santiago did not even bother to count the money. Raeleigh froze for a moment. In the end, Zorion did not take out his money. No one cared, especially Deanna. From the start, Deanna had thought that Zorion was going to give her the money, so she took away Zorion's wallet without hesitation. Then, she dragged Zorion to sit beside
After getting up from the couch, Raeleigh went to get some fruits, so that she could enjoy them on her walk. Scarlette looked at Raeleigh and asked, "Why don't you watch them play?" "I want to loosen my body a little. I'll watch them play afterwards." Raeleigh took a bite of a piece of fruit and made her way upstairs to check her phone. When she picked it up, she realized that she had five missed calls from Jepherson. However, she also had another missed call from an unknown number. Raeleigh hurriedly returned the call to Jepherson. He answered the phone within seconds. "Why didn't you answer your phone?" Jepherson asked, feeling a little anxious. Raeleigh quickly explained that she was playing cards and that she had left her phone in the room. Jepherson was silent for a moment and he then said, "You could have handed your phone to Santiago and asked him to watch over it." "How can I leave my phone with Santiago?" Raeleigh was not happy. It wou
Everyone turned to look at the entrance, including Raeleigh. When she saw Jepherson, she did not expect to get up, but the atmosphere in the room was a little unusual. "I thought you said you were playing poker?" Jepherson asked, still standing at the entrance. Raeleigh suddenly looked at her current position. Then, she got up and tried to explain herself. When she saw the displeasure in Jepherson's eyes, she did not know what to say. "Why didn't you tell us that you were coming back?" Santiago asked as he rose to his feet. He tucked his hands in his pocket with a calm expression on his face. Scarlette gulped, lowering her head. She was scared out of her wits. She did not think that there was anything wrong with it, but when did Jepherson come home? Why didn't he say anything? "I just came back. Am I interrupting anything?" Jepherson's eyes were calm as he stared at Santiago. Santiago thought for a moment and said, "You've misunderstood. Raeleigh jus
Raeleigh briefly looked at Jepherson and said, "Since you're planning to stay the night, do you want to take a bath? I'll go and start the bath." Raeleigh stood up and made her way into the bathroom. However, Jepherson got up and held her from behind. He kissed her neck and said, "Why don't you join me?" Jepherson's voice was low and hoarse, full of desire. Raeleigh did not know what was wrong, but she felt a sharp pain in her heart and could not utter a word. After a long time, Raeleigh raised her hand to stop Jepherson from touching her. She turned around and said to Jepherson, "I am feeling a little unwell. I spent the entire day playing poker. Let's not do it today." Jepherson wrapped his hands around her waist and pulled her into his arms. He lowered his head to kiss her nose and lips. He stared deep into her eyes but she did not dare to look at him. She avoided making eye contact with him, not willing to reciprocate. After Jepherson kissed her, he sighed a
Novalie asked Raeleigh, "He's here, isn't he?" Raeleigh was taking a bite of her food when she heard the question. She raised her head to look at her grandmother. Novalie smiled and said, "I'm your grandmother, so I know everything. What did he do this time to make you angry?" Raeleigh shook her head. "No, he did not do anything. It's my own problem." "Then, why are you hiding here? I'm used to eating alone. You should be joining them for breakfast, right? What are you doing in my room then? What is he going to think of you? If something is bothering you, then you should discuss it with him. You should not keep it to yourself. He'll be anxious, not knowing what to do." Novalie felt that Raeleigh was good in everything, even in her schoolwork. If there was one flaw about her, then it was that she liked to keep everything to herself whenever she found herself at a dead end. Raeleigh took a bite of her breakfast and said, "I know." "Don't just say it, d
Raeleigh watched as the car disappeared in the distance. She held the tablet in her hand and walked towards Scarlette. She purposely looked left and right before crossing the road. She was pregnant then, so she had to be extra careful. Before Raeleigh could say anything to Scarlette, Deanna piped up and said, "Raeleigh, let's have lunch together." "Alright." ...... Raeleigh felt as if she was being held hostage as Deanna chattered away. Raeleigh initially thought that Scarlette was a chatterbox, but at that critical moment, she felt like taking her words back. Deanna was way chattier than her. Raeleigh did not know what to say. After lunch, she was afraid that Deanna would continue to pester her. So, she took advantage of Deanna's absent-mindedness and hid in the classroom. It was early autumn and the scenery in Elkton University was very romantic. It was a time where the men and the women would be hoping to find their true love underneath the beauti