Raeleigh stood for a while and went over to them. "I'll support him. Go and rest." They were all injured people. Seeing that they were all weak, Raeleigh decided to let it slide. Raeleigh held on to Santiago's arm. Santiago could still walk and he didn't seem to feel very uncomfortable. He went back to lie down and acted like any ordinary patient. Raeleigh frowned and asked, "Are you okay?" Santiago's face was full of amusement. He raised his eyes and looked at Jepherson. "It's him who was not okay. We were taking a leak just now, but boy, was he low in energy." Jepherson lay down without so much as a glance at Santiago. "Mind your own business." Raeleigh lowered her head and covered Santiago with a quilt. She went over to Jepherson again and asked, "Which part of your body do you feel the discomfort?" Jepherson was silent for a while. He took Raeleigh's hand and perched it atop his chest. "Here." Raeleigh tried to withdraw her hand but Jephers
Raeleigh was slowly released from his embrace. Santiago used his finger to tap her round nose. "He's right. You are my sister-in-law. It is a fact that will never change forever. Without him, I would not have known you." "I have said that if you don't feel anything, I will let you go." Santiago let go of her and turned to the bathroom. Raeleigh stood in front of the bathroom staring at the door. Relieved though she was, her mood did not take a turn for the better. It didn't take long for Santiago to come out. He washed his hands and glanced inside the room. "Let's go." After walking past Raeleigh, Santiago took her by the wrist and led her outside. Raeleigh was about to pull back her hand when Santiago turned around. "You want me to hold your hand?" Raeleigh was speechless. "What are you talking about? We still have a lot of things to clean up. Your clothes are all hanging on the rack." Raeleigh had already washed them, but she had not picked i
When Stella left, Raeleigh happened to come back with Santiago. After visiting Stuart in the ward below, she came up to Stella's ward and came face-to-face with her. Stella was in the arms of a man, crying her eyes out. An old woman in her seventies was leading them. She was dressed elegantly, the epitome of nobility, followed by two men in suits and leather shoes. Their faces were ruddy and they looked like men bathed in money and status. Raeleigh stood next to Santiago and Jacky. The door of the elevator opened and they stood opposite to it, ready to enter the elevator. Santiago glanced at Stella and pulled Raeleigh out of their way. Jacky followed them out. The old lady turned around and looked at them. Santiago did not pay any attention to them and walked to the side with Raeleigh. Japherson stood outside the elevator and said politely to the leaving party, "Safe trip, Madam Geraldine." "Jepherson, don't be too conceited. We will meet
Santiago tapped on the phone and the contents of the phone were deleted. He turned to look at Jepherson. "What's the plan?" Jepherson thought for a moment and said, "We'll go there tonight." Santiago felt a bubble of laughter rising from his lungs. When he heard that they were going during the night, he smiled smugly. "You coward!" "Goodness, who are you insulting again?" Jenna came out of the bathroom, looking peeved. She seemed to have heard a scream just then. Raeleigh was so nervous, thinking, why was she wearing a skirt in the winter? Raeleigh was brought out and she stood at the door of the bathroom. Jepherson and Santiago both looked at Raeleigh at the same time. She lowered her head and her face turned red. The two brothers, however, were entranced by it. "Doesn't she look gorgeous! I've hired a designer from France to design it especially for Raeleigh." Jenna seemed to claim credit for her look. Hansen took a sip of the tea
Hannah returned to her room and sat on the couch in a daze. Judging by Rayan's expression, she could guess that Deanna already had a sweetheart too. With a boyfriend in tow, Deanna was then the female equivalent of hoes before bros. Hannah was reeling in terror. She sat down and thought hard, her hands and feet cold. Her daughter was so young, she thought, and this was terrible. Was Deanna being preyed upon by casanova? Rayan walked in and took off his coat. He handed it to the servant who had hurried over to greet him. Rayan waved his hand, indicating that the servants did not have to worry about them. Tetsuo, the butler, walked over and relayed to Rayan everything that had happened at home. "Sir, Madam." Hannah looked at Tetsuo and asked, "Tetsuo, where is Deanna and Zorion?" He darted his gaze upstairs. Hannah turned around and asked, "Upstairs?" "Yes." Tetsuo didn't know what to say, so he could only affirm it. Rayan held Hannah's han
Zorion let out a long breath and smiled at his mother. His complexion was pallid. as if he were on a deathbed. Seeing her son like this, Hannah went to him, sat down, and pulled him into her arms. "It's all my fault. I only had my mind set on going on vacation. I went everywhere and neglected the both of you. It's all my fault." All of a sudden, Hannah took all the responsibilities upon herself, with tears streaming down her face. The infectious sorrow affected Deanna, precipitating her tears. Rayan could not bear to see his daughter cry. He raised his hand and waved it. He only had two treasures in his life. No matter how bad they were, he was their father all the same. Besides, they were in love. What was wrong with that? Deanna slowly walked over and stood in front of Rayan like a child who had misbehaved, lowering her head, owning up to her mistake. Rayan patted the seat beside him. Deanna sniffled and sat beside him. Rayan slowly turned around and rai
Jepherson and Santiago came out of the basement, no words exchanged between them. It was almost impossible to tell what transpired between them inside. After they left, Jacky went inside to see that the attackers were still alive. However... It was not a sight anyone could stomach in any way. Heaven knew what kind of ghastly punishment Jepherson and Santiago had meted out to them to have their limbs snapped like twigs. It would be better to have bestowed on them a quick death than leaving them in such a half-dead state. However, Jepherson and Santiago didn't kill them. To be frank, it must have been Santiago's work of art. Jacky could almost imagine how he would deal with them. He only came out of the basement after getting someone to clean up the scene. When he was about to call Deanna, he couldn't reach her. Jacky knew that Rayan had returned. After hanging up the phone, Jacky glanced at the phone he was holding and returned to his room to wait, fo
After arriving at the hospital, Jepherson and Santiago alighted from the car to visit Stuart. Xanthus was tending to Stuart. There were also a few doctors on standby outside Stuart's ward. The two brothers went to Hansen after visiting Stuart. Raeleigh was preparing some food for Stuart. Stuart could finally have some simple food. One pipe was inserted through his nostrils and into his stomach. Raeleigh could not help shedding tears after seeing this painful image. Xanthus saw that she was in distress, so he found her something to do. She was assigned to taking care of Stuart's diet. Pushing open the door, Jepherson turned his face away from the scene. He groaned, "It's not even nighttime yet." Hansen snorted coldly and let go of Jenna, who was sitting on his lap. He had only wanted to kiss her, but someone had walked in on them. "Woe is me," he thought. Since the two children reached adulthood, Hansen hadn't been able to indulge himself at hom
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