Jenna let out a cry and looked at her husband. It seemed that Xanthus was not an easy opponent. Jerry was in trouble. When Raeleigh woke up, Jepherson had already risen from the bed. He was getting changed and was about to leave. When he saw Raeleigh, he reminded her to get enough rest and he then turned around to go outside. Jenna came after him from the door and called him, "Jerry." Jepherson turned to look at Jenna. "Mom." "I heard about everything from your father. Your grandmother may be a little too much, but please just ignore her." Jenna smiled. Jepherson said, "I'm going back later. I have to talk to Grandma about this." "But now the rumors are rife outside. Words are spreading around that Stella was pregnant with your child and now the child is gone. How is she going to continue living her life? If you go back now, aren't you just adding fuel to the fire?" "But she employed someone to hurt Raeleigh. Is that right? Stella is not pregna
Jepherson followed, leaving a few of his men behind to wait for him outside. When they entered the monitoring room, Jepherson sat down and leaned over. Someone poured a cup of hot tea for Jepherson, to which he paid no heed and focused on the screen. Someone switched the channel of the screen to show the surveillance cameras which were used to monitor various directions. All of a sudden, 24 sets of camera footage were being shown to Jepherson in succession. Everyone held their breaths. The corner of the monitoring room was unusually quiet. Jepherson was staring at the monitor, with his hand on his cheek. In addition to the two department ministers who accompanied him, there was also a man with a stern expression following them. This person was very young. He had just arrived. He did not seem to be older than twenty years old, but his aura was very cold and demanding. Jepherson looked at the monitor over and over again. He had been staring at the first and
Rubbing her forehead, Raeleigh took a closer look at the person beside her, confirming that it was, beyond a shadow of doubt, Santiago. She pinched herself again. The pain was unbearable. It was not until then that she believed it was Santiago sleeping on her bed. Raeleigh let her gaze sweep across the room. Only she and Santiago were there. Raeleigh peeled off the quilt, narrowing her eyes. Santiago was wearing a set of green pyjamas, which amazed Raeleigh. But why was he sleeping on her bed? Raeleigh was so angry that her face blanched. She really wanted to kick Santiago down the bed, but she thought better of it. It was she who would suffer the consequences if he was kicked. She had to get out of bed and put on her clothes. In fact, she was fine. She just hit her head and had a few stitches. But that did not stop everyone from making a fuss and bandaging her like a mummy. Raeleigh felt that it was unnecessary. It looked ridiculous. She put on her
Blood rushed to Raeleigh's face the moment she touched him. With her arms wedging between them, Santiago still embraced her whole body with his. That said, she was a human being. How could she not feel anything? Even though Santiago was only 17 years old, they were at the cusp of adulthood. Who could explain clearly what was going on? Would they be at the behest of their hormonal reactions? Raeleigh remained motionless like a doll. Santiago tightened his embrace, a little bit at a time. "Does it hurt?" Finally, Santiago opened his mouth to ask her. But Raeleigh shook her head and said, "It doesn't hurt!" Santiago fixed his dark pupils on her as he pursed his rosy lips into a smile. "Then, what do you feel?" Raeleigh shook her head. "Nothing." "Try letting go of your hand. If you don't hug me back, then how can it be considered a hug?" Santiago slowly released his arm and lowered his head to look at Raeleigh, his eyes a bottomless pit. Raeleigh
When Raeleigh caught sight of Stuart's recumbent pose inside, she almost could not recognize him. It took her a few minutes to come back to her senses. Jenna and Hansen also sat outside, but neither of them said anything. Jenna patted the seat next to her and gestured for Raeleigh to take it. Xanthus had changed his clothes and washed up. He stood by the side and looked at the time, saying, "It's almost time. My team should be here. I'll go and lead them here." "I'll go with you." Santiago stood up. He brushed the invisible lint off his clothes and followed Xanthus out to receive the guests. A glance at Raeleigh and Jepherson realized that she was already de-bandaged. He looked at Stuart. "Go in and take a look at Stuart for me," Jepherson said. Raeleigh froze subconsciously and thought, "For 'me'?" Jenna fumbled for an explanation. "Your brother said that Stuart might have something to say to Jerry, which is why he fought to sta
Unfortunately... Something flickered. With the sound of a lighter flicking, a speck of starlight guttered. A cigarette was lit, and a figure eventually emerged from the dark. Taking a drag on his cigarette, Jacky had a dozen or so people at his heels. At the same time when those people came over, each of them was holding a bat and were facing the people surrounding Santiago and Raeleigh. "You have balls, I'll give you that. I have arranged so many watchmen in the hospital, but you're a real badass to come in. It seems that you have a strong... death wish." Raeleigh's breath trembled as she looked at Santiago, who smiled and said, "At least we won't die, will we?" Raeleigh pursed her lips, clamming up. Santiago hid Raeleigh behind him to shield her from any accidental attacks. Raeleigh wanted to come out. Santiago told her, "I'm tall and strong. You can't stop anything even if you stand in front of me. You should hide behind me. Even if I
With one foot in front of the other, Hansen paced out of the stairs and pushed open a door, his gaze cold. "What happened to Santiago?" Slowly, Alvin put down his cell phone. "He was attacked when he went back. Now, he's in the emergency room. Mr. Jepherson is already there." "What are you doing then?" "Mr. Jepherson wants Elliot to come over and protect you, Mr. Richards, as well as Madam Jenna." Alvin had not expected Hansen to pick up on any signs. Alvin did not dare to ask, but Hansen knew him well enough. And he knew immediately this involved Santiago. "Go back and protect Jenna. I'll go and see Santiago." As Hansen was about to leave, Alvin said immediately, "Allow me to go with you, Mr. Richards." "No. I would love to see if there's anyone who has the guts to lay a finger on me." Hansen stepped out, his expression the definition of spine-chilling. It had been ages since Alvin had seen Hansen act like this, so he thought better than
After a pause, he reached for his phone and made a phone call. "Something happened to Santiago." Once done, Hansen put away his phone and wandered alone in the dark and cold night. Passing by the place where Raeleigh and the others were ambushed, he accidentally stepped on something. Engulfed in the metallic tang of blood, Hansen paused and looked around. He then bent down and picked up the phone on the ground. Curious, Hansen took a look and remembered that it was Raeleigh's. He had seen it in her ward. The phone was unlocked. Perhaps, due to the sudden attack, she was scared and inadvertently turned on her camera. Hansen played the video and saw that the footage was dark. Occasionally a messy shadow could be seen, but the clear screams and the heavy gasps from Santiago could be heard clearly. Hansen grasped Raeleigh's phone tightly and gritted his teeth. He turned off the phone and put it away. Raeleigh followed Jepherson back to the ward. Santiago
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