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
After a moment of silence in the ward, Santiago's phone rang. He pried open his bleary eyes and accepted a call from Jacky telling him that he could not get to Deanna. "I got you." Santiago and Jacky had already established a tacit understanding. After receiving the call, Santiago hung up the phone. When he returned, he continued where his nap was left off. Jenna patted him and continued to sit with him. At that time, Jepherson stood up and said, "This matter has not gone unnoticed. I will visit Mr. Whalen later and see what he means by this. When Santiago's awake, ask him to look into Flynt's affairs." "That's not the most prudent way to go about it," Jenna suddenly said. Hansen and his son looked at her. Jenna glanced at her youngest son, who was still holding her. "Look, Santiago and Cynthia are good friends. I heard that Cynthia has a very good relationship with Flynt as brother and sister. Should we get someone else to do it?" "Stuart has been injured
Raeleigh picked up the soup, turned off the fire, and put it aside. Then, she scooped some into a bowl and brought it to Stuart. Standing at the door, Alvin accepted the soup from Raeleigh. "You don't look well. Go to bed early. Don't pull an all-nighter just to cook soup for Stuart. It's not good for your health." Alvin turned around and went into the ward. Raeleigh looked up at Xanthus and said, "Is it your break now?" "Yeah. Let's take five." Xanthus followed Raeleigh back without saying anything on the way. When he walked in, he saw Jepherson lying on the bed. Raeleigh said, "He forced his way in. What am I to do?" It sounded like Raeleigh was wronged, as if she had met a rogue. Xanthus looked at his strong-willed sister. Jepherson was her undoing. "Have you eaten yet? Let's eat." "No. I cooked some soup and brought it for you." Raeleigh went to get the soup and Xanthus followed her out. The brother and sister had breakfast and
Raeleigh looked strangely at the two men who were cooking. One was making a tofu dish, while the other was deboning fish. As though they had agreed to a truce, they were then minding their own tasks in peace. It seemed that they heard the sound of Raeleigh's footsteps. Jepherson took a look at the door of the kitchen. Seeing Raeleigh, he blinked his eyes and said, "Wash your hands." Raeleigh froze for a moment. Then, Xanthus, with his gaze on her, said, "Wash your hands. Dinner's coming right up." "Okay," Raeleigh promised Xanthus. As for Jepherson, Raeleigh dismissed his greetings away. After washing her hands, she went to the kitchen to help. With four dishes and one soup, it was quite the assorted menu. The three of them sat down. Jepherson looked at the person standing by the side and said, "Come and eat." He, who was called, went to Raeleigh's side and began eating. Raeleigh sat beside Xanthus, while Jepherson's aide sat opposite him
After Xanthus left, she began to take care of Jepherson. Although there was not much to do, she didn't get a wink of sleep at night. After all, she was looking after a patient with a high fever. In the morning, Raeleigh fell asleep leaning against the bed. Jepherson got up and opened his eyes, looking at Raeleigh. She was exhausted all over. He raised his hand and touched her. Then, he continued to lie down. Raeleigh woke up to Jepherson staring at the roof. Sitting for a while, she raised her hand and touched Jepherson's forehead. She finally breathed a sigh of relief. Jepherson raised his hand and held Raeleigh's. "I don't think death is all that terrible. On the contrary, I feel so warm that it wards off the cold. Do you know why?" Raeleigh froze for a moment, trying to pull her hand back, but she was held down by Jepherson. Staring at Raeleigh, Jepherson said, "It's you. You're the source of the warmth!" Raeleigh said sarcastically, "Yeah, right.