Raeleigh surveyed the room before asking, "Do I have to stay the night?" "I'll stay here with you." Jepherson took off his coat and put it away before making his way into the bathroom. Raeleigh stood there, dumbfounded. Jepherson began stripping out of his clothes even before closing the door. After Jepherson emerged from the bathroom, he quickly changed into his pajamas. He then lifted the quilt and got into bed. Raeleigh, who was sitting on the couch, asked, "What are you doing?" "Catching some rest." Jepherson wanted nothing more than to sleep. After a while, Raeleigh said, "I want to go home." "Raeleigh... I don't want you to leave." "We're " "Just two people together." Jepherson did not want to hear anything else from Raeleigh. All he longed for was just to be with her. He could not watch her be with other men; it made him feel terribly insecure. A few moments later, Raeleigh sprung to her feet, saying, "No, I can't be with you."
Raeleigh stared at Marissa as the color drained from her face. Ever since she was a little girl, she had heard countless unpleasantries, but Marissa's words were the most horrible ones she had ever heard to date. As Raeleigh was a sensible person who had basic manners, she knew to respect the elders. Thus, even though Raeleigh did not like Marissa and knew that she was using her status to belittle her, Raeleigh would still behave politely. However, on that day... Raeleigh had no idea why Jepherson did not defend her, but she decided that she was no longer going to endure Marissa's verbal abuse anymore. There was a limit to one's patience. Furthermore, respect was earned and not given. This was what Novalie taught Raeleigh ever since she was little. Novalie knew that Raeleigh was a smart girl. She would think twice before she acted and always stayed away from trouble. That was why she kept reminding Raeleigh when she could, and she was worried t
When Raeleigh and Xanthus arrived at the university campus, they chatted for a while before going their separate ways. Raeleigh made her way towards the lecture halls for her first class of the day. Raeleigh thought that Jepherson would still be in the hospital, taking care of his grandmother and would not be able to teach today. However... Before Raeleigh arrived at the lecture hall, Flynt appeared in front of her with his backpack strapped to his back. He was dressed in smart casual attire, his hands in his pockets. As soon as he appeared, Raeleigh realized that he was quite a popular guy in school. Flynt was currently surrounded by a lot of people who wanted to talk to him. In the past, Raeleigh had only focused all her attention on Santiago and had no idea that Flynt was popular. Raeleigh hesitated for a moment. The group of people were blocking the entrance to the building. So, she had to walk around them in order to enter. It was on
"Flynt...you're still refusing to give up on your evil intentions, aren't you?" Deanna asked with a displeased face before Zorion could say anything. However, Flynt let out a laugh. "What are you talking about? Cynthia is gone. What evil intentions are you talking about?" Flynt had planned to head back to class but was stopped by Deanna, who was clearly unhappy that Flynt was trying to court Raeleigh. He had only taken a few steps forward before getting halted by Deanna. She had her hands on her waist as she said, "Let me tell you, Cynthia walked out of the Moore family on her own. She had enough of you lot." "Regardless of what happened, I'm sure she would not have thought about leaving the Moore family; unless, someone gave her the idea to." "You keep saying that you had nothing to do with it, but if it weren't for you guys, Cynthia wouldn't have left!" Flynt had no plans to continue talking to them but there were times when his emotions got the better o
After the phone call ended, Zorion immediately sent a search party to look for Rossie. He even asked someone to search in the airport. He kept calling Rossie, but he could not get through to her. While he was busy looking for her, Rossie suddenly called him. "Where are you?" Zorion's voice changed. It sounded a little hoarse. At that moment, Rossie was already preparing to enter the boarding gate. "I'm at the airport," Rossie replied faintly. "Come back! I'll come and pick you up!" Zorion immediately dashed out of school. Rossie thought for a moment. "You promised me that you will let me go once we find your sister, but you lied. Zorion, I didn't mean to escape. I will come back, but right now, you're like a huge obstacle in my way, preventing me from leaving. I'm scared." "What are you scared of? I don't bite." Zorion gritted his teeth as irritation pricked at him. He got in the car and asked the driver to head to the airport. The driver immed
After an entire afternoon rolling in the sheets, Zorion finally fell asleep from the exhaustion. Rossie had wanted to leave, but Zorion held her tightly in his arms after she fell asleep so it was impossible for her to move. ...... Deanna stared at Jacky's hand that was grabbing her wrist. "It's getting dark. I think you should send me home now, or else my brother will get worried." The one person that Deanna was most afraid of was Jacky. However, Jacky pretended not to have heard her. He held her hand as they strolled around the streets. She had no idea what Jacky was up to, but she wanted to go home because it was where she felt safest. "I called your brother. He knows where we are," Jacky said. He was walking in front as he held her hand. She followed behind, feeling slightly depressed. So what if he called? Why was he dragging her around? She wanted nothing more than to go home. Furthermore, she was injured. After walking for a while, Jacky
"Hey there, Jacky..." The owner of the barbecue stall immediately walked over to greet them. Jacky glanced at Deanna and handed her the menu, "Order up." "Oh." Deanna feigned bashfulness as she accepted the menu, skimming through it. However, she did not order anything as she was unsure whether she was allowed to order what she wanted. "Why don't we have a little of everything? My treat!" Jacky stated after a while. When the owner heard Jacky, he was extremely happy. In a flash, he agreed and immediately started preparing the dishes. The barbecue stall was operated by a couple. Deanna was envious of them as she watched them work while Jacky continued to flipping through the information he had just gotten his hands on. Then, the person opposite him asked, "Jacky, what do you think?" Only then did Jacky raise his head to look at them. "Who is in charge of the Cook family's finances?" "Their housekeeper, Olrando." Jacky then raised his head to look up a
"Food's ready..." As Jacky spoke, he grabbed a bunch of seasonings and sprinkled them over the skewers. He then dusted his hands off and looked at Deanna, who was dumbstruck. Their order was done in a flash. Jacky turned around and placed the skewers on a plate. Deanna walked over to have a look at the food, but did not dare to touch it. Jacky picked one skewer up, wrapped a napkin around the bottom, and handed it to Deanna. "Best to eat it while it's hot." Hearing that, Deanna accepted the skewer and immediately took a bite. Her big, round eyes immediately lit up. "It's delicious!" Deanna was so enthused that she had long forgotten to go home. After that, Jacky walked over to the owner and said, "Could we have some lettuce?" "You got it!" Jacky began mending the grill again. Deanna picked up ten skewers and followed behind Jacky. "Ah..." Jacky opened his mouth and Deanna quickly fed him. Jacky was standing in front of the gri