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
Deanna sat down and fell deep into thought. Raeleigh had prepared some food, but she refused to eat anything, saying she wasn't hungry. Although she wanted to have a taste of the delicious food served, she just couldn't stomach anything. Deanna just sat there without eating anything. Raeleigh turned her gaze to look at Santiago. He sat with his legs crossed and handed her an apple. "Are you going on a hunger strike against me as well?" Deanna pushed the apple away. In the past, she would not have spared Santiago a burning remark. She would have argued back but she was oddly quiet that day. Deanna leaned on the sofa, her gaze void and empty. It was as though she was thinking about something sad and couldn't summon any energy to do anything else. "Take her upstairs to get some rest. She must be tired," Santiago said as he looked at Raeleigh, who then brought her upstairs. When they left, Xanthus inched closer and said, "She looks sick." Santiago took a
A few seconds later, Jepherson turned around and went towards the sofa. Sitting down, he closed his eyes. Then, he said, "It's not the first time the old lady sent someone after Raeleigh's head. This time, I was stopped halfway. If I don't agree with her demands, they will kill Raeleigh. What should I do?" Santiago strolled down the stairs and sat down as he spoke. "That has nothing to do with me. I'm only interested in one thing, which is whatever I want to do. I've already told you, if you can't do it, then I will. You disappoint me." Jepherson stared daggers at Santiago and scoffed, "Is there something wrong with your brain?" Santiago shrugged, "If you really want to compete against me, that's not a problem. Go home and have fun with all the girls around you." "Women are the most terrifying creatures to ever exist. Never underestimate them. Stella Doyle isn't as simple as she seems. I don't know if she's really interested in you, but she must be plannin
Santiago rolled his eyes, "Deanna can live her own life. She's 19 years old. After this winter, she'll be 20." "My mother used to tell me that a man would grow his backbone after turning 20 so that he can support himself. A girl would have developed a strong heart at 20 just so she can live with her partner." "You're her brother, but you don't even know her. How would you know what she wants?" "Everyone is different. You can't trap her in your own bubble." "If Deanna is willing to abandon everything and follow someone to the ends of the earth for them, I think whatever you're doing is just a waste of time." "She's not your sister, so of course you'd say that," Zorion turned around and looked at Rossie in the car. He was still worried about her and was getting anxious. After turning back, he heaved a sigh "Come on, let's fight. If I win, I'll bring Deanna home with me. If I lose, I'll walk away willingly." The reason why Zorion was so confident
Zorion looked at Raeleigh and then at Santiago. He scoffed, "You're still young. How old are you? You are making a big mistake. She's..." "I know what I'm doing. You don't have to tell me. Do you remember when my father would take us out to play?" "Once, he told us that there were gems buried on a hill, and all of us ran up to grab some for ourselves. All of you brought back a gem, but I was the only one who came back with an ordinary stone." "You looked at me strangely and thought that I was too young to understand." "Now, let me tell you why." "Even though all of you have gems, I wasn't envious of any of you because I had something that was more beautiful and precious than a gem. Even though she is not the best, I am still willing to be there for her." Scarlette walked on the snow and gazed at Raeleigh whose expression had softened. She stared at Raeleigh's exceedingly beautiful face and couldn't say anything. Zorion laughed and slowly got to
Raeleigh raised her hand and keyed in a string of numbers. Santiago laughed. "It seems that Lamarre trusts you very much." "I'm his apprentice. Of course, he trusts me." Raeleigh didn't really have anything else to say. With that, she pushed the door open and went in. As there was no one inside, Raeleigh knew that Lamarre wouldn't come back here anymore. He had made it very clear that he wouldn't be coming back ever again. After all, he had handed in his resignation letter. Raeleigh walked inside and stared at Lamarre's chair. There was a hint of melancholy in her heart. She was just an intern, so how could she sit there? Driven by intense pressure, she couldn't bear all this responsibility. After staring at it for a while, Raeleigh walked around the room. She touched the chair her master had sat on for numerous times and plopped down as well. A moment later, she switched on the computer and picked up the phone to call Lamarre. In the meantime,
"Take the documents. Don't you know what the plan is right now? I'll head over later." Raeleigh believed Santiago wholeheartedly. As for what he wanted to do, she had no idea. Despite her concerns, Raeleigh hurriedly grabbed some documents and stood up. She was aware that her presence would only be a challenge and provocation towards Jepherson. Therefore, it was unlikely that any fruitful discussion would occur. The only thing she would do would be to anger Jerpherson. With that, Raeleigh had nothing else to hesitate about and would do whatever Santiago asked her to do. She turned around and went towards the door. Stepping out, she asked Santiago, "Are you sure you'll come?" Santiago was looking at the computer when he heard her. He froze for a moment and said, "If I don't go and leave you alone to handle the situation, will you be afraid?" Raeleigh kept quiet. She wasn't afraid, but she would feel a lot safer if Santiago was here. After turnin