"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
After seeing Xanthus off, Raeleigh made her way into her grandmother's room. Novalie was actually waiting for her. When she saw Raeleigh, she asked Raeleigh to sit beside her. Raeleigh did as she was told and waited for Novalie's question. Novalie then asked, "Do you feel that you're not related to Xanthus?" Raeleigh raised her head and looked at her grandmother. "I always thought that I was..." "No, you're out of your mind. Stop thinking that you're related to Jepherson. You're not. You must not be so irresponsible. You're carrying his baby now." "I've been through so much, and I'm much more experienced than you. Xanthus is not a bad person. If he was, then he would not have troubled himself to find you over and over again. If he wanted to harm someone, then he could have just asked someone to do it for him." Novalie understood the situation. She stared at Raeleigh. She did not want her granddaughter to take the wrong path. After all, the baby was innocen
Raeleigh woke up before Jepherson the next morning. She wanted to get out of bed before he did. However, just as she was about to get out of bed, she felt Jepherson's hand reach over and pulled her back into bed. "Aren't you tired from last night?" Jepherson had just woken up. He sounded a little groggy. Raeleigh lay back on the bed, saying, "I just wanted to check on Scarlette." "You're ditching your handsome husband to go and check on Scarlette?" Jepherson chuckled softly. Raeleigh did not know what else to say, so she told him about what happened the night before. Only then did Jepherson understand. "Lie down for a while. I think you shouldn't interfere with their problem. Scarlette will figure it out. They've been together for quite a while. Hadrian really needs a change. He's too cold towards her," Jepherson said, taking Raeleigh's hand. Then, they went back to sleep and only woke up at noon. After Raeleigh got up, there was only one thing that made her fee
Santiago went home once more to retrieve Jepherson's sperm from the sperm bank. After that, Raeleigh got pregnant through medical procedures. However, when Raeleigh was only three days pregnant, the doctor made a major discovery. He informed her that he made progress with Shaney's illness , and that he might have misdiagnosed her condition. At that time, Raeleigh had been so overjoyed that Shaney was fine, and she only remembered that she was pregnant after half a month since learning about Shaney. By the time she remembered that she was with child, she wanted to stop her pregnancy. However, Santiago persuaded her to give the baby to him. Raeleigh pondered about it for a long time before finally agreeing. ...... Time passed in a blink of an eye, and Raeleigh had never expected for things to turn out the way it did. She gave birth to her second child, and Shaney had made a full recovery. Santiago had told her that the baby was the will of God, and he
When Raeleigh got out of the car, she began staring at the Richards family's courtyard. Although the Richards family had already buried Marissa's body, Raeleigh was still unwilling to go back. However, as she gazed at Carsten's precious little face that was looking at her expectantly, she had no choice but to follow Jepherson inside. At that moment, Santigo and the other children were in the yard. When Santiago saw Raeleigh and Jepherson, he smiled and gestured at Jepherson. "What are you doing?" Raeleigh asked when she saw Santiago. "Nothing." Though Raeleigh did not believe Jepherson, she decided not to ask further. When Carsten saw Forden and Shaney, he immediately tried to break away from Jepherson's arms, wanting to get to them. The children were all gathered in the Richards family manor that day. Coupled with the four other children of the Whalen family, there were ten children altogether, and they almost occupied the entire courtyard. Ra
Raeleigh said nothing as Carsten continued sinking his teeth into Jepherson's neck. She stared in shock as blood seeped out of his wound. Jepherson raised his hand and patted Carsten gently, then walked to the bed and sat down. After a while, Carsten finally fell asleep. He closed his eyes as he dozed off in Jepherson's arms. Meanwhile, Raeleigh had rushed out of the room to ask the hotel staff to prepare disinfectants before going back into the room to help Jepherson clean his wound. Jepherson leaned against the wall, still holding Carsten in his arms and unwilling to let go. Raeleigh frowned. "What should we do?" Jepherson's voice was a little hoarse. He had been busy for the past two days entertaining guests. "He got scared because of the crowd. He thought that you didn't want him anymore since he couldn't find you, and probably thinks that I'm the one who forced him to stay there." After bandaging Jepherson's wound, Raeleigh helped wipe Carsten's mouth. Sudd
After Raeleigh and the others left, Santiago walked to Zorion's car and stopped him. Zorion casted a glance outside. "Rossie, you should go first. He won't show any mercy once I get off." "You knew he wouldn't show you mercy, so why didn't you think of that before you caused trouble?" "I was just kidding! Who knew he'd have such a bad temper? I didn't expect him to take it seriously." Rossie sighed and gave in. Glancing at Zorion, she finally understood that he was only using her as an excuse to escape whenever he got into trouble. She got out of the car and looked at Santiago who stood opposite her. "Long time no see." "Where's Zorion?" "He's so afraid of you that he doesn't even dare to come out," said Rossie. "It's too late to be scared." He walked up to Zorion's car with the rod in his hand, then raised the stick and smashed it against the car until it was completely wrecked. When he was done, he tossed the stick aside, turned to pick
After leaving the kindergarten, Raeleigh followed Santiago to the Richards family manor. It had been four years since she returned, so she was no longer familiar with the place. Santiago went in, put Carsten down and asked the children to keep themselves entertained. He then looked at Raeleigh and said, "I came back this time because Mrs. Richards is dying. She has been unconscious for a while now. I came back to see her for the last time." Raeleigh asked, "Mrs. Richards?" "Yes. Jepherson hasn't been home these couple of days because he has gone to visit her. He didn't tell you about it because Mrs. Richards doesn't want to see you. While she was still herself, she did say that she would never let you into the family, and that she didn't want to see you ever again. Jepherson went to take care of her but was worried about you. So, he asked me to come home to take a look and it was only then did I find out that Carsten is autistic. This is on your plate now."
When the time came, Raeleigh enrolled Carsten into a kindergarten. On the first day of school, Carsten was bullied. Raeleigh felt sorry for him as she gently touched his swollen face. He had been beaten because he could not speak. She wanted to confront the bully, but Jepherson stopped her. He told her that Carsten should resolve this matter by himself. That year, Raeleigh could not sleep well at night. Hair loss became an issue, and she was exhausted all the time. But after half a month, the children stopped bullying Carsten. Instead, their parents came to Raeleigh's home. "Just take a look at your child..." The parents pointed to their child, and Raeleigh was confused when she saw a boy about the same height as Carsten. The boy seemed to have taken a serious beating, but when Carsten had gotten beaten up like this, Raeleigh hadn't gone to look for trouble with the bully's parents, did she? Raeleigh retorted, "And? It's normal for
The snow was falling heavily. Jepherson put away the phone and took Raeleigh back into the house. The two stood inside and watched the snow. Meanwhile, Hadrian and Scarlette were busy in the kitchen, not daring to make a sound. The Richards family manor remained quiet when winter was approaching. None of the family members returned even on New Year's Day. Raeleigh went to the yard and waited for them in advance, but no one came back. After New Year's Day, Raeleigh returned to her home with Jepherson. Her family members were all surprised to see her pregnant when she got home. They did not expect Raeleigh to be pregnant after being missing for several months. Moreover, she was almost due. Everyone in the Osteen family knew that Raeleigh stayed because of the baby inside her belly. Undoubtedly, the baby was Jepherson's. However, they wondered where Santiago went. Since Raeleigh said nothing, no one dared to ask about it. They all ignored the incident and sil
Raeleigh was stopped by Jepherson's men at the entrance of the village. 'I knew it wouldn't be easy for me to run away.' "Madam Raeleigh, Mr. Richards is waiting for you." Raeleigh had no choice but to go back with them. At the same time, Jepherson sat on his wheelchair outside the village with a blanket on his lap and upon seeing Raeleigh, he breathed a sigh of relief. Raeleigh walked up to him, "Don't be complacent. I'll leave one day." Shifting his gaze to Raeleigh's belly, Jepherson stretched out his hand and pulled her to him. Despite being too weak to walk, he had a firm grip. Raeleigh lost her balance and fell onto his lap. She tried to escape, but he said immediately, "Don't move." Although his voice sounded terrifying to others, he was trying to negotiate. Everyone turned around to look at them, and Raeleigh blushed. Jepherson covered her body with the blanket, then placed his hand onto her belly. Raeleigh tensed up immediately. She ra
Raeleigh had been depressed for a while after Santiago's departure. After a few days, she finally calmed down a little. Jepherson's health had not improved during this period of time. Whenever he was free, he would stare at Shaney's photo in a daze. Deanna and Jacky had helped take care of Jepherson when Raeleigh fell ill. After Raeleigh recovered, she returned to taking care of him herself. However, Jepherson had been in such poor health that he couldn't even go downstairs. It took Raeleigh a lot of effort to help him get down, especially when he was unwilling to go downstairs. "Autumn is coming. I don't want to go down." He was saying that it was cold downstairs. Raeleigh replied, "I can't take care of you all the time. Are you going to exhaust me to death? Your parents left you alone and ignored you. Santiago abandoned you too. What do you want me to do? I have to work. I also have to take care of you..." "Then stop working. Take care of me." Rael