Raeleigh sat in the waiting room and waited for Santiago to emerge from the examination room. The doctor said that Santiago had to be hospitalized to monitor his condition, but he refused. Raeleigh had no choice but to persuade him. "You're seriously injured. What happens if your wound flares up?" Raeleigh kept on lecturing him. Xanthus couldn't stand it anymore, so he suggested, "If you don't want to spend the night in the hospital, then you can stay at my place. I can take care of you. I have all the necessary equipment at home, and I'm quite experienced in this." "Fine, I'll stay in the hospital," Santiago said all of a sudden. Xanthus glanced at Raeleigh. In fact, he did not have all the necessary equipment at home. He made it all up. Raeleigh pursed her lips and took a look at Xanthus when she realized that he had used reverse psychology on Santiago. Raeleigh intended to help Santiago with the hospital admission procedure. However, Xanthus stopped her
The next morning, when Raeleigh opened her eyes and saw Jepherson, she was a little stunned. She did not expect Jepherson to show up at that moment. Raeleigh wanted to sit up in bed, but Jepherson quickly placed a finger on his lips, gesturing for her to continue sleeping. Raeleigh took a quick look around the ward and realized that everyone was still asleep. She was the only one awake. However, Raeleigh refused to go back to sleep and immediately sat up in bed. She had a lot to say to him. She needed to get all of those thoughts and feelings out of her head, or else she might feel uncomfortable. She disregarded Jepherson's instruction and immediately got off the bed to put on her shoes. Then, she pulled Jepherson out of the ward into the corridor. She wanted to blurt out those thoughts in her mind, but just as she was about to do so, she heard Jepherson say, "Raeleigh, I have something to tell you." Raeleigh stood in the corridor and turned to look at Jep
It had been a few days since Santiago had been hospitalized. Raeleigh's hand had fully healed, and they were about to be discharged. However, Jepherson did not show up in the past few days, nor did he contact Raeleigh either. It was Raeleigh who took the initiative to call him twice. Although he did answer the phone, he was no longer as gentle as before. There was still warmth in his tone albeit different. Raeleigh hung up the phone and looked over at Scarlette. "Let's go. Jepherson is not coming. He has something to attend to." "He's not coming even when you're being discharged today?" Scarlette complained in a low voice. "Let's go." Raeleigh exited the ward, followed by Scarlette and the rest as they all headed home together. Xanthus was a great help. He even sent them home. When they arrived home, he got out of the car and went up to Novalie's room to explain to her the situation. Raeleigh stood aside. Novalie lifted her head and took a look at her granddaugh
Now that Cynthia had stayed, Raeleigh began to ruminate on Jepherson's matter. She called him for the third time, at which point she got through, and took the initiative to say, "I somewhat miss you. When will you come back?" There was a long silence on the other side of the line before Jepherson answered, "I'm not sure when I can go there. I have to deal with some things." "But it's time for me to have a prenatal check-up. Don't you want to accompany me?" Raeleigh said, hoping that she could persuade Jepherson. After all, Jepherson had promised her. Finally, there was an answer from the other side of the line. His voice was as deep as the sound of a cello, as if he was tugging at her heartstrings. "Then, I'll pick you up tomorrow. We'll do the check-up." "Okay." ...... The conversation continued on for a while. Jepherson might not have said much, but Raeleigh was still thrilled. She was flooded with joy even after the pho
Seeing that Raeleigh had left with Xanthus, Jepherson intended to catch up with her, but was stopped by Santiago. "Raeleigh will be fine. Now, let's talk about the two of you." "What's there to be talked about?" Jepherson's expression darkened. He was anxious to catch up with Raeleigh, but he did not leave. They were brothers, and he was all too familiar with Santiago's character, so he was not in a hurry to leave. Santiago swept his eyes all over Jepherson. "You should know better about what's going on. Why did you decide to get rid of the baby?" "The doctor said that there's something wrong with it," Jepherson replied calmly. Santiago said through his gritted teeth, "That's your son. If you don't want him, then you shouldn't have impregnated her in the beginning. Now that you want to get rid of the baby, how's she going to live with it?" "We can have another child in the future, but I can't risk her life," Jepherson said decisively. Santiago glanced at t
If Santiago were to be disobedient, then even Hansen himself wouldn't be able to do anything to him. However, he obeyed Jepherson's words. Standing up, Santiago took a look at Raeleigh, and he then turned back to scowl at Jepherson. "If anything happens to her, then I won't let you off." Raeleigh was baffled for a second. She looked at Santiago in surprise. Those who were close to them knew that they were always together and had feelings for each other. Those who didn't would have thought that they were a couple, and that the father of her child was not Jepherson but him. Jepherson said coldly, "Are you threatening me?" Santiago shrugged. "Sort of." "I'll settle the score with you after you come back." Jepherson's expression darkened. Xanthus also had no idea what was going on between the brothers. Raeleigh gazed at Xanthus. "Dr. Osteen, you should go with him. I can take care of myself." Walking to the door, Santiago turn
Raeleigh didn't get much rest throughout the night. She only fell asleep in the morning. Jepherson got up early to fetch some water outside, wash the towel, and ask someone to send Raeleigh's clothes there. It seemed that nothing had happened, but Raeleigh knew that it would never be the same again. Jepherson had been bottling up something, and he refused to spill it out, come what may. When Raeleigh woke up after eight o'clock, she went to wash up. By the time she returned, Jepherson had arranged the dishes for breakfast. It wasn't until she sat down that she remembered Stuart, whom she hadn't seen in the past two days. "Where is Stuart?" Sitting opposite him, she asked. Jepherson, who was wearing a white shirt and clutching some cutlery and bowls, handed them to Raeleigh. "I'm concerned about Santiago, so I asked Stuart to go with him." Raeleigh shot a look at him in perplexity. He had sent all the people around them away. What in the world was he going
After cuddling for a while, Raeleigh tried to push Jepherson away, for which he tightened his embrace even harder. He lifted his hand to wipe the teardrop off the corner of his eyes and took a deep breath. Due to his heart disease, his complexion turned wan. He supported himself by placing one of his hands on the wall, and hugged Raeleigh with the other hand. Presented with an opportunity, she raised her head and looked at Jepherson. "What happened to you? How can I help you if you don't tell me?" "You can't help me." Jepherson pressed her head into his chest. "Give birth to him if you really want to. This tragedy didn't result from your fault. I should be responsible for it. I've dragged you into it." He patted her gently. His hand movement was clumsy and heavy, as though there was a weight of a thousand pounds pressing down on it. Raeleigh embraced him. "You've found your sister, haven't you?" Raeleigh looked up at him, who was shaking his head. "I can't find