Cynthia wanted to leave as soon as she arrived downstairs, but she received a phone call from Stuart informing her that he had something urgent he needed to do. He suggested that she spend the night at Raeleigh's. He also informed her that Santiago was busy and that he could not come over to pick her up. Cynthia was a little confused. She felt that it was inappropriate to ask Xanthus to send her home. After all, Stuart suggested that she stay here for one night. But then again, if she did not ask him to send her home, it meant that she would have to stay here for the night, which was even more inappropriate. After a while, Xanthus said, "Come on, let's head back upstairs." "I... " Cynthia did not know what to say. She hesitated, not wanting to head back upstairs. However, Xanthus was still worried about Raeleigh. "What happened to Raeleigh's face?" Xanthus suddenly asked. Cynthia then told him what had happened. Talking to him helped to dispel the nervousn
Raeleigh awoke the next morning to find Cynthia and Xanthus leaning against each other as they slept on the couch in the living room. The television was still turned on but it was muted. She noticed that there were a couple of empty takeaway containers on the table and suddenly remembered that she had fallen asleep while waiting for them to come home with dinner. Then, she stood up and began clearing the table. Cynthia woke up while Raeleigh was cleaning the table, dismayed as she realised that she had spent the entire night on the couch with Xanthus. Raeleigh then asked, "Well, I thought you guys went out to have dinner?" "Umm..." Cynthia did not know how to explain it to Raeleigh. She anxiously held her hands and waited for Xanthus to clarify things, which even after an interminable stretch of time, he never did. Cynthia was forced to take matters into her own hands. She said, "We did go out to have dinner and even brought back some porridge for you. By
It had been a long time since Raeleigh went to class alone. It was rare for her not to see Jepherson or have Santiago by her side. Not only that, she also did not see Deanna, Zorion nor Jacky. She felt very relaxed after her first class. Hence, she remained in class and waited for her next class to start. During lunch, Raeleigh received a call from Xanthus asking her where she was. She immediately told him her exact location. At noon, Xanthus brought Cynthia to meet up with Raeleigh. The three of them had lunch together. After lunch, they went their separate ways. Cynthia went to learn some massage techniques from Xanthus, while Raeleigh went back to class. Raeleigh watched as Xanthus and Cynthia walked away, and couldn't help thinking about how life was very hard to predict. After Cynthia and Xanthus left, instead of heading back to class like she had originally planned, Raeleigh decided to wander around the campus. At this time of the year, it was cold w
Raeleigh decided to skip dinner and entered her room. Meanwhile, Cynthia and Xanthus were still chatting at the dining table, the topic revolving around Cynthia's aspiration to be a doctor. "I also want to be a doctor. I'm wondering how long it'll take," Cynthia was highly interested in Xanthus' job and was planning to follow him to the university again the next day. Raeleigh returned to her room after sitting on the balcony for a while. Life was indeed full of surprises, just like Cynthia's. She wondered how Cynthia's life would be had she not met Santiago. Would she still be interested in being a doctor if she had not met Xanthus? Raeleigh was lying on the bed as she thought about her own life. Perhaps, life was predestined. If it weren't for those people's revenge on her parents, she wouldn't have met her grandmother, and that orphanage would not have been burnt down by the fire. Therefore, she felt that fate had already planned her life out for her.
To Raeleigh, the day passed as if it was a baby crawling to reach its goal. The feeling of time stretching itself was especially vivid when she had to spend time alone with Jepherson. Fortunately, Jepherson kept his promise and made the call. In the end, Hadrian did listen to his words. He felt a little thirsty after hanging up the phone and requested, "Can you please get me some water?" Jepherson asked softly, his every word clear as day. They relayed no emotions, but when he looked into people's eyes, there was a touch of tenderness. Raeleigh got up and poured a glass of water for Jepherson. Then, she turned around and handed it to him. However, he did not reach out to accept it. Raeleigh then asked, "I thought you said you were thirsty?" "Feed me," Raeleigh was mind-blown by his words and almost dropped the glass in her hand. She may have a good temper and could deal with people teasing her, but... Raeleigh had made a promise with him. Whatever th
"You do realize that he could've misconstrued your actions, right?" Xanthus continued as Raeleigh remained uncommunicative. Xanthus also knew that Raeleigh had been through a rough time recently and that she refused to let any advice sink in. There was no point in trying to talk her out of it. Raeleigh stepped out of the car as soon as Xanthus pulled into a parking lot. Xanthus knew that everything was feasible as long as Jepherson was not mentioned in the process. Their arrival at the campus saw them branching off into their separate ways. Xanthus reminded her to be careful. Lowering her head, Raeleigh bore her gaze through the notebook in her hand. Then, she made her way to the lecture hall and knocked before entering. As soon as the lecturer gave her permission, she strolled in as naturally as possible. Her body almost seized up the moment she set foot in the hall. Was that Jepherson Richards? At that moment, Jepherson was sporting a pair of
Raeleigh was rankled, but she was not angry. The way Jepherson had been acting was the same as she did previously. She really did not know how she could have been so stupid then. And she felt a little distressed because of this. However, there was nothing she could do about it. The baby was gone, and the snow globe that used to hold their mutual dreams had shattered. There was no way she could make peace with this. After leaving Jepherson's office, Raeleigh did not know where to go, so she simply went to find Xanthus. When Xanthus saw Raeleigh, he froze for a moment. He roughly knew what had happened. Raeleigh went inside and found a place to sit, saying, "I want to stay here for a while." Xanthus poured a glass of water for Raeleigh. He sat beside her and asked, "He's here, isn't he?" "He's been insisting that I am his sister. He's been digging up old memories, trying to reopen my old wounds. I can understand his feelings, but it is precisely becaus
Raeleigh and Cynthia spent the whole night in a tete-a-tete. They talked until Cynthia ended up crying. "Raeleigh, if I leave and never come back again, will you miss me?" Raeleigh thought for a long time before answering her question, "I will definitely miss you. You are one of my besties, aside from Scarlette." "What about Deanna? Isn't she your best friend too?" Cynthia asked as she brushed her tears away. Raeleigh shook her head and said, "You don't understand Deanna. She's very naive and doesn't know what love is. Sometimes, I feel like she's still a kid. She is willful and self-centered, but she's also very kind-hearted." "Deanna would never befriend someone like me. Of course, I do treat her as my friend, but she's still very immature. You have to treat her like a kid." "Deanna is indeed a little immature, but I feel that she's changed after meeting Jacky. Though she still seems a little out of it and knows nothing," Cynthia laughed. She had already