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
Jepherson entered the bathroom and began to strip off. Raeleigh had said that she wouldn't get in, but she still opened the door and walked in, which astounded him. He stopped halfway and he didn't turn around. He put on his shirt again while she stood by the door and said, "I have run the water in the bathtub, but I haven't added the essential oil into it. Remember to add the essential oil yourself. It can soothe your nerves. It's over there, that blue bottle." "Okay, got it." Only then did Raeleigh turn and walk out. She closed the door and stood outside the bathroom for a moment. After that, she sat still at the side. When Jepherson came out of the bathroom, she stood up and walked over with a bathrobe. Standing at the doorway, he wrapped the bathrobe around his waist before gazing at her. "You don't need to keep me company. I will wake up after a short nap." "I can't be at ease, leaving you to your own devices. Sit here, I'll wipe your hair and give you a ma
Getting out of the car, Santiago surveyed his surroundings. He lit a cigarette and took a puff of it while Hadrian stood aside and beheld the surrounding area of this place, Waverly Village. Initially, he had wanted to bring Scarlette along, but Santiago did not agree to bring a woman with them. Therefore, they had left her behind. Hadrian was wearing a set of leather clothes. Santiago stood in front, smoking. Stuart was standing behind them in casual attire. The three of them got out of the car and were looking around. "What did the news say?" Santiago asked as he leaned against the car and took a drag of his cigarette. Stuart answered, "It's been said that Zorion took Rossie away from the Jack Town Hotel and never showed up here again." "Even Zorion himself doesn't care, so why should we bother?" Santiago took another puff before he put out the cigarette by dropping it onto the ground and squashing it. Although he said that they shouldn't let this
Deanna got up from the bed and stretched, seemingly a little confused. Had she taken her dinner the previous night? She wondered what time it was at the moment. She stirred from her bed and put on the clothes Jacky had just bought for her. She felt that it looked quite attractive, and even better than the ones she had worn before. Coming down from the stairs, she intended to go out and pick some potatoes. Just when she stepped out of the house, she saw a few men talking to Jacky, who was habitually standing in front of them, his arms akimbo. As soon as she came into their sight, one of those men stopped talking and fixed his eyes on her. Without so much as a word, Jacky whacked him on the head. "Another look and it'll be the end of you." Leaving the crate in fear, Deanna turned around and fled from there swiftly. Being scared silly, she entered the door and patted herself on the chest. That day, the man was going to force her to sleep with him. It wa
Before Jacky could do anything, more than ten people had already blocked Santiago's way. Santiago stopped and turned to look at Jacky. "You think these people can stop me?" "They can't, but I can." Jacky approached Santiago, his eyes gleaming with a ferocious look. He raked his eyes all over Deanna, who was cowering in terror. "You?" Santiago smiled. "What if you can't?" "If I can't, then you're free to take her away, just like her older brother," Jacky answered. Hearing this, Santiago crouched a bit to allow Deanna to get down from his back. "Deanna, come down." Deanna shook her head. "No." "Listen to me. I said I'll take you away from here and I'll deliver my promise. If I can't, then I'll stay with you too," said Santiago. Only then did she come down from Santiago's back and stand aside. "Bring it on. Let's fight." Santiago walked over to the side, waiting for Jacky to come over. Under the streetlamp, the two men beheld each othe