Hansen was so angry that he fainted. Marissa was so frightened that she followed him all the way to the hospital. She was in distress. She stared at her son, who was slowly waking up but did not have the strength to speak. Looking at her daughter-in-law's pale face, she did not speak. When the ambulance arrived at the hospital, Hansen was sent to the emergency room. After two hours of emergency treatment, he was safe. The moment he came out, he was covered with tubes. Marissa felt dizzy and could not stand still. She held Stella's hand and followed her to sit down. She was scared. Stella frowned. Everybody around her was busy, and she was the only calm one in the scene, watching everything around her. Marissa's heart was still fluttering with fear, and she was too old to stand up. Still, she managed to stand and followed Stella to the ward. Jenna was also scared out of her wits. Sitting by the bed, she held Hansen's hand tightly and addressed him over and over a
Raeleigh came out of the elevator and saw Jepherson standing outside the intensive care unit with his hands behind his back. He was dressed in a gray coat. Because of the weather, he was still wearing his coat. Hearing footsteps, Jepherson turned to look at the elevator door. Raeleigh stopped and remained still with Stuart standing behind her. Stuart felt that he was redundant, so he simply left through the elevator. "Come here," Jepherson called her. Raeleigh hesitated for a few seconds and she then walked towards Jepherson. Facing Jepherson's solemn and cold face, she felt a sense of sadness. She did not know what this was for, but she could not help but to approach it. Raeleigh did not know what love was. It was hard for her to tell what it was. But she had never been like this. When she heard that he was in trouble, she abandoned everything and came to see him. And also... When he asked her to come closer, she just hesitated for a moment, and she then
Jenna said a lot of things, but Raeleigh was being pressured by the guilt Jenna was trying to cast on her. So, she had no chance to refute her. Raeleigh observed for a while, while Hansen was lying on the bed beside them. He was resting, but even so, Raeleigh felt that he was uncomfortable listening to their conversation. This was Hansen's ward. No matter what her identity was, there was something wrong with her being here. "Aunt Jenna..." "Raeleigh, what's wrong with you? Are you still unwilling to forgive Jerry? I've heard Jerry talk about it and I know why it's like this." "I'll tell Jerry about this. It's all his fault. Look, Dad's now sick. It's all because Jerry had treated you badly, and because of that... incident! Raeleigh... can you please forgive him?" Raeleigh looked at Jepherson. Jepherson still looked calm, but her eyes were full of mystery. Raeleigh didn't know what to say to Jepherson. Jenna and Jepherson used both hard and soft
Although Marissa was not there, Raeleigh found that the Richards Manor was still in order, which made her feel comfortable. The servants greeted her when they saw her. They all called her Madam Raeleigh, which she was still not accustomed to. Breakfast will be cooked by Jepherson, but he ordered people to prepare the ingredients. Raeleigh was brought to the kitchen by Jepherson and it was her first time in the mansion's kitchen. There were too many people and things inside, and it was very big. At first, Raeleigh went into the kitchen and stood there for a while. Then, people went out one after another and the kitchen looked more spacious. Jepherson put on an apron and walked to the side of the stove. He placed the prepared white rice into the pot, closed the lid, and turned on the fire. He shredded some meat while waiting for the porridge to boil. Raeleigh did not know what to do. She could not help him in any way, so she could only stand to the side and watch Jepher
Raeleigh woke up after dark. She opened her eyes and saw Jepherson sleeping beside her. When she moved, he immediately got up and held her. She looked at him, who had opened his eyes. They stayed silently in each other's arms for a long time. "Are we good now?" Jepherson stood up, kissed Raeleigh's neck, and gently stroked Raeleigh's leg with his palm. Raeleigh had intended to push Jepherson away, but he didn't give Raeleigh any chance. Raeleigh wanted to say something but Jepherson covered Raeleigh's mouth. When Raeleigh tried to struggle, he held onto Raeleigh's leg. Raeleigh had never been so passive. From Raeleigh's expectation, love... was not like this. Quietly, Raeleigh seemed to have gone through torture. She was manipulated by Jepherson and was trapped in the palm of his hand. When Jepherson stopped sweating and kissed her again, she turned to face the other side, holding the quilt in a daze. She liked Jepherson. Although the child was gone, she d
After the confrontation, Raeleigh turned around and intended to go outside. Marissa sneered and said, "If you walk out of the gates of Richards Manor now, then I promise that the people around you will be in trouble. And that's a promise." Raeleigh stopped, turned around, and fixed her eyes on Marissa. It never occurred to Raeleigh that she could get Marissa's recognition. After all, she used to treat Marissa that way. However, Raeleigh did not expect that she would be such a ruthless person. From the looks of it, Jepherson inherited her character. "Well, what do you intend to do? First of all, I don't even want to stay by your grandson's side. So, whoever your grandson marries has nothing to do with me. If we are separated, then you'd better stop him from coming to me. And the way you threaten me like this, it won't be good for your reputation if word gets out." Raeleigh did not wait for Jepherson to say anything, and said to Marissa in a neither servile nor ov
Time passed like flowing water. He had dreamt about a time when he was old. He was like the sun in the middle of the sky, and Jepherson was his shadow. This feeling... Hansen wanted to laugh but he couldn't. Once upon a time, he was also young and passionate. However... His days passed like falling flowers, lingering in his mind for many years, and the autumn wind was desolate. Suddenly, he understood one thing and he was unhappy about the discovery. He had wasted a lot of time when he was young. In the end, he felt that life was too short. He didn't want to waste his time again. "I heard that you quarreled with your grandmother." Hansen was silent for a moment before he asked his son, Jepherson, who lowered her head and remained silent. Hansen rose to his feet. Jepherson stood up to support him. The father and son both understood the reason for the silence. Since he was silent, it meant that he admitted to it. How could Hansen not
After Raeleigh left the hospital, she planned to go back. Jepherson did not say that he would not allow her to go back. Later, the car arrived at the door of Xanthus's residence. Raeleigh got out of the car and went straight to him. However... "Why are you also getting out of the car?" Hearing the footsteps following her, Raeleigh turned around and looked at Jepherson with a displeased face. "I am homeless now. Don't you intend to take me in?" After saying that, Jepherson stepped towards Xanthus's villa. Raeleigh stopped outside for a while, and she then followed him inside. After entering through the door, Raeleigh changed her shoes and looked into the villa. Xanthus had already prepared the food and was waiting for Raeleigh to come back to eat together. But the atmosphere was still a little strange. After all, Xanthus did not expect that it was Jepherson who came in first, and he had already gone inside. Raeleigh explained to Xanthus, "I will find a way to let
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