For the past few days of Raeleigh hospitalization, Jepherson hadn't shown up. At first, Santiago didn't pay attention to it. Later, he went to look for Jepherson, only to find that he was out of the country. Santiago called him, but the one who answered the call was always Stuart, and Santiago gave him a good scolding. In the end, Stuart no longer dared to pick up his call again. When the day came for Raeleigh to be discharged, Jepherson seemed to have disappeared off the face of the Earth. Scarlette sat sullenly in the front passenger seat while Hadrian drove the car. Raeleigh and Cynthia sat in the back. Knowing that it was time for Raeleigh to be discharged from the hospital, Deanna also came, although Zorion did not. Deanna turned up with the protection of bodyguards. Scarlette finally understood what it meant to have survived a traumatic experience. Arriving at her home, Raeleigh got out of the car. Cynthia took away all the things from he
Downstairs, Deanna kept inundating Jepherson with calls. She wanted to ask why he neither visited Raeleigh nor picked her up when she was discharged from the hospital. She was so indignant that she channeled her fury through the calls. Scarlette had tried to stop her at first, but she gave up eventually. There existed in this world a sort of people who couldn't be reasoned with. The more the advice given to them, the more obstinate they would be. They insisted on going their own ways. Deanna was a typical example of this species. Scarlette, for one, wanted to see if her attempts would be fruitful at last. But later, it turned out that Jepherson neither picked up her calls, nor did he reply to them, even until her phone was out of battery. Deanna found a charger to charge her phone, sitting aside, containing the anger within her. Looking at how she behaved, Cynthia gradually understood why Santiago had searched for Deanna instantly the moment he heard
"Yeah, now." Hanging up, Santiago raced his car to Raeleigh's house. Upon arrival, he got out of the car and went in to find Cynthia, who had yet to change her clothes. "Get changed and let's go," Santiago said decisively. Cynthia chewed on it for a moment before she turned to take her coat and went out with Santiago. While she was in the car, she said, "I don't think it's the right time for us to hang out." "There is nothing right or wrong about it. Look, you've been busy for a week, and you owe this timeout to yourself." Santiago cracked a smile. At first, Cynthia wanted to tell him that she hadn't done much, but the words remained unspoken. He sped to a jewelry shop, got out of the car, and went in to purchase a diamond bracelet for Cynthia. She said that she did not want it as it was too lavish a gift. Notwithstanding her objection, he still made the payment and let her put it on before he turned around and left the shop. Cynthia chas
Silence descended upon Raeleigh. She turned around and went back to the villa. Never again did she give her actions and emotions away, nor did she bring up again the subject of leaving Richards Group. On that same note, however, she didn't produce any pieces of work, and Richards Group didn't bother her either. Raeleigh rested for two days and was ready to attend the lectures in the university. "Raeleigh, are you really going to attend the lectures?" Deanna had bought a lot of delicious food for Raeleigh early in the morning. Recently, Deanna had been spending her time in leisure and hadn't been attending any lectures. Rossie came to her house, and her brother no longer stayed by her side every day. Sometimes, she felt that she had fallen out of her brother's favor. Nevertheless, she was still quite happy that her brother had taken a liking to someone. It was just that she couldn't put up with his behavior of overstaying his welcome in Rossie's room. After all, Rossie
"Is Raeleigh dying?" Looking at Raeleigh's back from a distance, Deanna pouted and felt weepy. At first, Scarlette wanted to admonish Deanna, but her words were stuck in her throat when she saw Deanna's doleful expression. Seeing how Raeleigh lived like a zombie, Scarlette couldn't be cheerful either. It was just that Jepherson had disappeared without leaving a message. She could neither understand it, nor could she accept it. Raeleigh sauntered for a short time before she found a secluded spot and sat under a tree. In fact, it was pretty quiet that season. Yet, Raeleigh felt that only a place out of everyone's sight could offer the real quiet and tranquility she yearned for. The moment she sat down on the ground, Santiago took off his jacket and threw it to her. "Sit on this." Raeleigh took a look at the clothes on her lap but didn't heed his words. She didn't think it was a good idea to sit on a man's clothes. She gave only the slightest glance bef
Scarlette still had not emerged out of the car after Hadrian had waited for a long time. He went to her side, raised his hand, and rapped on the door, but she remained seated in the car. He opened the door and went in, staring at her. "Are you coming out or not?" Scarlette pulled a long face as she stared at him. "We agreed to go home. Why would you come here?" Annoyance was written all over her face. "Then, I'll carry you down." Hadrian bent over, intending to lift Scarlette into his arms. She dodged to the side, refusing to let him carry her. However, Hadrian seemed to have anticipated her reaction. He held her hand and pulled her over. When she was in his arms, he got out of the car and put her down. Subsequently, he held her wrist with one hand and closed the car door with the other. After that, he turned around and pulled her towards the restaurant. She didn't want to go in. She stood outside and struggled, but she was weaker than him in terms o
"The relationship between my sister and you is another story. I don't want to interfere with her choice. But you... you may be a member of the Richards family, but you can't alter the outcome of this matter." "By killing a person, you have transgressed the law. And by doing that, your man must pay for it. You should understand it." Flynt sneered. "However, you're from the Richards family, and I can give you some time to talk to your people. Mr. Santiago, I believe that you won't aid and abet in a murder, or will you?" "Because that sounds like something the likes of you will usually do. We haven't committed any murder. Hence, we don't need to deceive anybody. If your obscurity troubles you so much that you can't help being an attention seeker, then I can lend you a hand. Might I suggest making your glorious 'achievements' the talk of the town?" "Are you threatening me?" Flynt smirked. "Uh-oh, I'm only offering help to settle things. You'd better not forget who y
Arriving at the villa, Raeleigh sat downstairs. It was not very late. They went to the police station and came back very soon. Actually, it didn't take much time. She was waiting for Santiago to come back to inquire about Hadrian's matter. Scarlette was also feeling on edge about it. Xanthus and Cynthia didn't rest either. When they saw Raeleigh and Scarlette come back, they both sat down in the living room. Santiago came in from the door. It wasn't until he sat down that Raeleigh started asking, "Is Hadrian in hot water? Did someone really die?" "The waiter is dead for sure." Santiago sat down, picked up an orange, and began peeling it. Raeleigh gasped. "Seriously?" "Otherwise, why was Flynt so arrogant?" When speaking of Flynt, derision was written all over Santiago's face. Cynthia blanched when she heard what he said. Santiago then added, "Cynthia, you shouldn't consider yourself one of them. You didn't do anything other than bearing the same fami