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
Santiago went home once more to retrieve Jepherson's sperm from the sperm bank. After that, Raeleigh got pregnant through medical procedures. However, when Raeleigh was only three days pregnant, the doctor made a major discovery. He informed her that he made progress with Shaney's illness , and that he might have misdiagnosed her condition. At that time, Raeleigh had been so overjoyed that Shaney was fine, and she only remembered that she was pregnant after half a month since learning about Shaney. By the time she remembered that she was with child, she wanted to stop her pregnancy. However, Santiago persuaded her to give the baby to him. Raeleigh pondered about it for a long time before finally agreeing. ...... Time passed in a blink of an eye, and Raeleigh had never expected for things to turn out the way it did. She gave birth to her second child, and Shaney had made a full recovery. Santiago had told her that the baby was the will of God, and he
When Raeleigh got out of the car, she began staring at the Richards family's courtyard. Although the Richards family had already buried Marissa's body, Raeleigh was still unwilling to go back. However, as she gazed at Carsten's precious little face that was looking at her expectantly, she had no choice but to follow Jepherson inside. At that moment, Santigo and the other children were in the yard. When Santiago saw Raeleigh and Jepherson, he smiled and gestured at Jepherson. "What are you doing?" Raeleigh asked when she saw Santiago. "Nothing." Though Raeleigh did not believe Jepherson, she decided not to ask further. When Carsten saw Forden and Shaney, he immediately tried to break away from Jepherson's arms, wanting to get to them. The children were all gathered in the Richards family manor that day. Coupled with the four other children of the Whalen family, there were ten children altogether, and they almost occupied the entire courtyard. Ra
Raeleigh said nothing as Carsten continued sinking his teeth into Jepherson's neck. She stared in shock as blood seeped out of his wound. Jepherson raised his hand and patted Carsten gently, then walked to the bed and sat down. After a while, Carsten finally fell asleep. He closed his eyes as he dozed off in Jepherson's arms. Meanwhile, Raeleigh had rushed out of the room to ask the hotel staff to prepare disinfectants before going back into the room to help Jepherson clean his wound. Jepherson leaned against the wall, still holding Carsten in his arms and unwilling to let go. Raeleigh frowned. "What should we do?" Jepherson's voice was a little hoarse. He had been busy for the past two days entertaining guests. "He got scared because of the crowd. He thought that you didn't want him anymore since he couldn't find you, and probably thinks that I'm the one who forced him to stay there." After bandaging Jepherson's wound, Raeleigh helped wipe Carsten's mouth. Sudd
After Raeleigh and the others left, Santiago walked to Zorion's car and stopped him. Zorion casted a glance outside. "Rossie, you should go first. He won't show any mercy once I get off." "You knew he wouldn't show you mercy, so why didn't you think of that before you caused trouble?" "I was just kidding! Who knew he'd have such a bad temper? I didn't expect him to take it seriously." Rossie sighed and gave in. Glancing at Zorion, she finally understood that he was only using her as an excuse to escape whenever he got into trouble. She got out of the car and looked at Santiago who stood opposite her. "Long time no see." "Where's Zorion?" "He's so afraid of you that he doesn't even dare to come out," said Rossie. "It's too late to be scared." He walked up to Zorion's car with the rod in his hand, then raised the stick and smashed it against the car until it was completely wrecked. When he was done, he tossed the stick aside, turned to pick
After leaving the kindergarten, Raeleigh followed Santiago to the Richards family manor. It had been four years since she returned, so she was no longer familiar with the place. Santiago went in, put Carsten down and asked the children to keep themselves entertained. He then looked at Raeleigh and said, "I came back this time because Mrs. Richards is dying. She has been unconscious for a while now. I came back to see her for the last time." Raeleigh asked, "Mrs. Richards?" "Yes. Jepherson hasn't been home these couple of days because he has gone to visit her. He didn't tell you about it because Mrs. Richards doesn't want to see you. While she was still herself, she did say that she would never let you into the family, and that she didn't want to see you ever again. Jepherson went to take care of her but was worried about you. So, he asked me to come home to take a look and it was only then did I find out that Carsten is autistic. This is on your plate now."
When the time came, Raeleigh enrolled Carsten into a kindergarten. On the first day of school, Carsten was bullied. Raeleigh felt sorry for him as she gently touched his swollen face. He had been beaten because he could not speak. She wanted to confront the bully, but Jepherson stopped her. He told her that Carsten should resolve this matter by himself. That year, Raeleigh could not sleep well at night. Hair loss became an issue, and she was exhausted all the time. But after half a month, the children stopped bullying Carsten. Instead, their parents came to Raeleigh's home. "Just take a look at your child..." The parents pointed to their child, and Raeleigh was confused when she saw a boy about the same height as Carsten. The boy seemed to have taken a serious beating, but when Carsten had gotten beaten up like this, Raeleigh hadn't gone to look for trouble with the bully's parents, did she? Raeleigh retorted, "And? It's normal for
The snow was falling heavily. Jepherson put away the phone and took Raeleigh back into the house. The two stood inside and watched the snow. Meanwhile, Hadrian and Scarlette were busy in the kitchen, not daring to make a sound. The Richards family manor remained quiet when winter was approaching. None of the family members returned even on New Year's Day. Raeleigh went to the yard and waited for them in advance, but no one came back. After New Year's Day, Raeleigh returned to her home with Jepherson. Her family members were all surprised to see her pregnant when she got home. They did not expect Raeleigh to be pregnant after being missing for several months. Moreover, she was almost due. Everyone in the Osteen family knew that Raeleigh stayed because of the baby inside her belly. Undoubtedly, the baby was Jepherson's. However, they wondered where Santiago went. Since Raeleigh said nothing, no one dared to ask about it. They all ignored the incident and sil
Raeleigh was stopped by Jepherson's men at the entrance of the village. 'I knew it wouldn't be easy for me to run away.' "Madam Raeleigh, Mr. Richards is waiting for you." Raeleigh had no choice but to go back with them. At the same time, Jepherson sat on his wheelchair outside the village with a blanket on his lap and upon seeing Raeleigh, he breathed a sigh of relief. Raeleigh walked up to him, "Don't be complacent. I'll leave one day." Shifting his gaze to Raeleigh's belly, Jepherson stretched out his hand and pulled her to him. Despite being too weak to walk, he had a firm grip. Raeleigh lost her balance and fell onto his lap. She tried to escape, but he said immediately, "Don't move." Although his voice sounded terrifying to others, he was trying to negotiate. Everyone turned around to look at them, and Raeleigh blushed. Jepherson covered her body with the blanket, then placed his hand onto her belly. Raeleigh tensed up immediately. She ra
Raeleigh had been depressed for a while after Santiago's departure. After a few days, she finally calmed down a little. Jepherson's health had not improved during this period of time. Whenever he was free, he would stare at Shaney's photo in a daze. Deanna and Jacky had helped take care of Jepherson when Raeleigh fell ill. After Raeleigh recovered, she returned to taking care of him herself. However, Jepherson had been in such poor health that he couldn't even go downstairs. It took Raeleigh a lot of effort to help him get down, especially when he was unwilling to go downstairs. "Autumn is coming. I don't want to go down." He was saying that it was cold downstairs. Raeleigh replied, "I can't take care of you all the time. Are you going to exhaust me to death? Your parents left you alone and ignored you. Santiago abandoned you too. What do you want me to do? I have to work. I also have to take care of you..." "Then stop working. Take care of me." Rael