Scarlette's current expression was not to be trifled with. Out of the blue, she questioned Deanna, "What are you afraid of? What are you hiding?" "Nothing, it's nothing," Deanna replied suddenly. Zorion looked down at Deanna. He knew his sister better than anyone else. "Deanna, did you use that debt to threaten Raeleigh?" Zorion asked, keeping his head low. Deanna hurriedly shook her head and implored, "I didn't want to hurt Raeleigh. I just wanted her to spend more time with you." Deanna's face was overcome with gloominess. Zorion was dumbfounded for a second, but he did not put the blame on Deanna. Instead, he held her in his arms and told her, "It's okay. I'm not mad. You're still young, you don't know enough." "Young? She's the same age as us. It's because of a brother like you that..." Scarlette started. Zorion instantly shot Scarlette a glare. Scarlette immediately cut herself off. Zorion then said, "I apologize on Deanna's behalf." Raeleigh wa
"Deanna..." Zorion yelled as he chased her from behind. As he got into the car, about to drive away, Jepherson flung the car door open and pulled Raeleigh out of the car. "Scarlette, look after Raeleigh." As Raeleigh was pregnant, Jepherson did not want her to wander around. He was nearly scared to death when she ran out like that. Raeleigh didn't dare to act recklessly. She watched as Jepherson and Zorion chased after Deanna. After they left, Raeleigh looked over at Scarlette and said, "Call Santiago right now. I'm sure he has a solution." Just as Scarlette was about to call Santiago, Santiago's car pulled up at the front door. Raeleigh hurried over. When he had stopped the car, she walked over. "What's wrong?" Santiago asked. "Deanna has run away. Can you please go and find her? Jepherson got into a fight with Zorion. Deanna has feelings for you. When she found out about you and Cynthia, she immediately bolted." Anxiety was written all over R
"Raeleigh, I admit that I have been prejudiced towards you in the past. I'm sure you could tell. However, in reality, it's not that I don't like you. It was because I was worried about Deanna, that naive child. I acted that way because I didn't want her to feel inferior to you. Don't take it to heart," said Marissa. Raeleigh replied with a smile, "I have no idea what you're talking about." Marissa was taken aback. She guessed that Raeleigh did not want to speak of such things to save her the embarrassment. She was pleased with Raeleigh's response and changed the topic. "It's good that that's how you feel about it. I will keep that in mind. Now, I want you to sit down. There is something I want to ask you." Marissa pulled Raeleigh to a seat. Raeleigh followed Marissa and sat by her side. After thinking for a while, Marissa asked, "How are things between you and Santiago?" Raeleigh gave it some thought before replying, "We have not contacted each other in a long t
Raeleigh slept in the car for the whole morning while the rest continued searching for Deanna. By the time Raeleigh woke up, it was already noon. She knew she could not sit around and wait for Deanna to emerge from her hiding spot. With that, Raeleigh got out of the car and searched several streets. Stuart was afraid that something would happen to Raeleigh, so he followed her. As evening arrived, she still could not find Deanna. Making her way back to the car, she found Zorion and the others waiting by the car. They were all quiet when they saw her. Raeleigh had no choice but to walk to the other side. Stuart opened the car door for her to get in. She sat in the car, staring into space. What else could she have done? None of them were able to find Deanna. Not long after, Jepherson entered the car. As soon as he got in, he pulled Raeleigh into his arms and kissed her forehead. Then, he said, "Don't worry. I'm sure we'll be able to find her." Raeleigh wrapped her arms a
Jepherson did not answer Raeleigh's question. As soon as they got home, Jepherson led Raeleigh upstairs for a shower first. They had been busy these past couple of days and had to worry about Deanna. Raeleigh put aside all of her worries and went to take a shower. Then, she lay down on the bed and thought about her and Jepherson. She felt a little fickle and impatient as she lay on the bed. After Jepherson dried off his hair, he walked towards the bed. He sat on it and looked at Raeleigh. He asked her whether she was tired. Raeleigh replied, "A little. Are you going to take a rest?" "No, I'm going to head out and check on Santiago and Zorion. I need to know what their plans are. If my grandmother finds out about this, then it will be very troublesome." Jepherson lowered his head and kissed Raeleigh. Although he was reluctant to leave, he had no choice. Thus, he left after giving her a kiss. Raeleigh's mood was much better after Jepherson left. However, she found
Serra quickly found the first aid kit and brought over some ice. Raeleigh helped Scarlette clean her wound. Scarlette looked much calmer right then compared to moments ago. She sat on the couch and remained silent. She was so quiet that it was a little scary. Raeleigh touched Scarlette's hands and realized that they were a little cold. Then, she asked, "Why are your hands so cold? Are you having a fever?" Raeleigh placed her hand on Scarlette's forehead to check her temperature, but it was cool. "Serra, can you bring me the thermometer?" Raeleigh instructed Serra. Serra immediately went looking for the thermometer but failed to find it. Raeleigh let go of Scarlette's hand and tried to find it on her own. In the end, she realized that the thermometer had fallen in between the gaps. It was no wonder Serra could not find it. Once Raeleigh found it, she slid the thermometer under Scarlette's arm, taking Scarlette's temperature. Scarlette sat on the couch and d
Hadrian knocked on the door for a long time, but Scarlette was still unwilling to open the door. Raeleigh heard it, but she did not want to interfere with their matters. It was better for them to solve it on their own. She did not want to cause any unnecessary problems again. "Please open the door," Hadrian said, getting impatient. The coldness was emanating from his body. Scarlette remained seated on the bed, not wanting to move at all. She did not want to see Hadrian. She would rather die than to see him. She already had made up her mind. If they were not able to find Deanna, then she would come up with a way to find her. If they found her, then she would go abroad to study. Jepherson once said that she could do whatever she wanted and that included going abroad to study. Then, that was what she was going to do. She was going to go abroad to study and do things that she had always wanted to do. She did not want to return ever again. While Scarlette was d
Scarlette's injury was bad, but she was feeling much better then. She was then lying on the bed, allowing Hadrian to take care of her. Hadrian covered Scarlette with a quilt, got up, and said, "Thank you, Dr. Osteen." "You're welcome. Remember to watch what she eats. She's not allowed to eat any raw or spicy food. She has a bone bruise. If it's not cured, then it'll cause her trouble in the future," Xanthus said as he reached for his medicine box and took out a syringe. "I'll have to give her an injection. She'll need to have an injection everyday for the next week until her injury heals." Xanthus spoke as he gave Scarlette the injection. Hadrian walked over to Scarlette and said, "If it hurts, then just yell." "Don't worry about me. It doesn't hurt." She put her hand by her side and frowned when it hurt. Hadrian looked extremely worried. After Xanthus gave her the injection, he turned around and started packing up his things to leave. Raeleigh walke