Raeleigh only found out that Jepherson had left when she got up the next morning. Xanthus said from down the stairs, "He had a misunderstanding. He thought that there was something between you and Flynt. He was just upset for a second." Raeleigh began descending the stairs. She knew this, of course, but she didn't think it was anything bad. "I know he must have misunderstood." After she finished breakfast, she followed Xanthus to visit Flynt. However, when they arrived at the hospital, they were blocked off by the Moore family, so they didn't go in. "Let's go home then." Raeleigh wasn't exactly dying to see Flynt anyway. She thought to herself that if Jepherson had hurt Flynt out of a moment's rage, it meant that he had been wrongly accused. If this was the case, who was the real culprit then? It was probably Flynt himself. Perhaps he was fine after all. Thus, it didn't matter whether she looked into this or not. Raeleigh followed Xanthus back to the
Santiago walked towards Raeleigh. The men who were in his way didn't dare approach him. They all knew his temper. He didn't care about the consequences when he beat others up. When he was in front of Raeleigh, Santiago suddenly raised his hand and pinched her face, making Raeleigh at a loss for words. He brought his hands together after pinching her. "Not bad, we don't see each other for a day and you've gotten yourself in quite the mess." She stared blankly at Santiago, unable to utter a single word. Behind him, Jacky walked up to him after taking care of the group of men. Santiago turned around to look at Jacky, "Thank you!" "Heh!" Jacky hummed in amusement. "Let's go home." Santiago turned on his heel and walked out of the alley while looking at the men on the ground. He walked over to one of them, squatted down and looked at his face. "Do you know what the consequences are for offending me?" "Mr. Santiago, we were just following orders. Please fo
Raeleigh arrived at the door to her house. When she got out of the car, Jepherson's car slowly stopped next to her before the man himself emerged from his car. "When did you get back?" When he spotted Santiago, Jepherson's face fell. His gaze followed Santiago, who was getting out of the car. "I just got back. I'm tired. I'm going in to take a bath." Santiago walked to the back of his car and popped open the trunk. He took out a suitcase and placed it on the ground. He then closed the trunk and went into the house. Raeleigh felt that something was amiss based on how angry they looked. She looked at Santiago, who was walking into the house. Xanthus got out of the car and looked at them as well, but didn't say anything, nor did he follow them inside. Instead, he stayed behind to keep Raeleigh company. Jepherson also stared at Santiago. After a while, he looked away and diverted his attention towards Raeleigh. "The Old Madam had sent those men over. I was on
"It's fine, Xanthus. I'm already done," Raeleigh said. She had cooked up fish, some stewed meat, two vegetable dishes, and a beef and tomato soup - all of which were her specialties. Xanthus looked into the kitchen with a hint of displeasure in his eyes. "Even I, as your brother, have never seen you prepare so much delicious food for me before." "That's because you don't need me to." Raeleigh brought the soup out and handed a pair of oven mitts to Xanthus. Xanthus raised his eyebrows. "Why don't I remember that?" "Take your time to recall." "Rae Rae..." Raeleigh hummed in response, raising her head just as Xanthus said, "Have you noticed that you're being especially nice to Santiago?" "He's still young, so of course I have to be nice to him." Raeleigh did not notice anything wrong with what she said. "He's just about done with puberty. Don't you think that he might have had some lapses in judgement?" Xanthus stared at the beef and t
Before going to sleep, Jepherson sent a text to Jenna and told his mother about the incident. After reading the message, Jenna couldn't sleep in peace and she started to complain to her husband. "Is the same thing going to happen again? I thought she changed. I can't believe she is still the same." Jenna said bitterly, helplessness painted across her face. She had done her best to appease her mother-in-law but she didn't expect this outcome at all. Their children were adults. They should have the liberty to make their own choice. Why did their mother-in-law have to interfere? Jenna couldn't understand her mother-in-law's ways. She wondered if she had ever changed anything about how she went about things in all those years. Be that as it may, Marissa was Hansen's mother, and Hansen felt uncomfortable when he heard Jenna's complaint about her. No matter what kind of mother she was, she still cared for her children. Hansen held his wife's hand. "S
Raeleigh spoke first when she saw Jepherson. "Mr. Richards." "Come here for a moment. I have something to tell you." Jepherson casually looked at Santiago, then walked towards the entrance while Raeleigh remained where she was. Santiago walked up to him and asked, "What's there to talk about? I'm Raeleigh's boyfriend now. By the way, I'm the general manager of the Richards Group from today onwards. I've already told our father about it; talk to him if you have any questions. Raeleigh will be under my supervision from now on. In this company, save for me, no one is allowed to do anything to her. I hope you understand, play fair and know your boundaries between personal affairs and business." "Is that how you speak to your brother?" Jepherson's eyes darkened, his expression as grim as his eyes. Santiago's mouth curved up slightly. He then looked at Stella and walked towards her. He raised his hand as he wanted to pinch her. Stella was so scared that she hid behind Jepherson a
Santiago went to the Whalen family, but he was stopped when he arrived. Several servants were standing at the door, waiting for him. Santiago looked at the servants, a glint of amusement in his gaze. He lifted his leg and kicked at the door. "What is this supposed to mean?" Santiago looked displeased. These servants were afraid of offending him and one of them quickly explained that they were there to greet Rayan and Hannah as they would be returning the same day. Santiago's lips curled up into a smile. He stood at the entrance with his hands on his waist. "Mr. Whalen is coming back?" Santiago seemed to have believed it. The servants nodded to reassure him. They knew they would get in trouble if they were to cause trouble for Santiago. But their Young Master had instructed them to stand guard here. They had no choice but to do as instructed. Santiago kicked the door again. "Mr. Whalen is on his way, so I understand you are all standing here to
The servants had no choice but to retreat and report to Zorion. But when they reached the door that led to his room, the servant's face turned red in embarrassment. His door was closed and there were noises from within. What was he doing there? The servant raised his hand but quickly withdrew. Recalling how he was scolded previously, he thought that it best to look for Deanna/ The servant walked towards Deanna's room and knocked on her door. "Miss Deanna..." Deanna pushed the door open and looked at the servant who was standing in front of her. "What's the matter?" "Well..." The servant didn't know how to explain the situation. All he knew was that there had been noises coming from the Zorion's room. Deanna looked puzzled. She hadn't eaten much in the past two days ever since her brother had put her under house arrest. Deanna tried to go on a hunger strike, but that didn't work. She refused to eat for the entire day in hopes that her brot