Jepherson came out of Stuart's ward and looked at Raeleigh. "I'm going to visit my parents." Raeleigh was talking to Santiago. She looked at Jepherson. "Alright." Jepherson turned around and made his way towards the elevator. Santiago put one leg onto the other and leaned to one side. When Jepherson left, Santiago stood up. "Let's go." Raeleigh froze. "Go where?" "Why do you ask so many questions?" Santiago walked towards the elevator. Raeleigh took a look at Jepherson, who had already gone into his parents' room before standing up and following Santiago. She took out her mobile phone and called Xanthus. "Do you really have to report to your brother whenever you go out?" Santiago looked at Raeleigh who was on the phone. Raeleigh ignored him. As soon as Xanthus answered the phone, she asked, "Xanthus, where are you?" Santiago reached out and pressed the call button on the elevator before shoving his hands back into his pocket. He stood by the el
Santiago brought Raeleigh to Waverly Village. Raeleigh got out of the car and quickly surveyed her surroundings. She realized that she was in front of Jack Town Hotel. A few moments later, Santiago walked into the hotel first and Raeleigh followed him in. As soon as Raeleigh entered the door, she heard people talking. She quickly glanced around the room and realised that there was a dinner function going on. All kinds of people were present. The younger ones were engaged in some game at the front. They were cheering and shouting as they played. It looked like the game was very intense. Santiago took Raeleigh's wrist and dragged her through the crowd, towards the front and pointed towards the game. "Let's join in." It was only here that Raeleigh realised the game involved a man and a woman. It was like a three-legged race. The only difference was that they had to pick up the balls from the ground and toss it into their respective baskets. The women were responsib
Raeleigh hadn't expected that they would actually win the competition. However, Santiago stood there, unfazed by it all. Raeleigh had never seen such a self-righteous person. Until meeting Santiago, Raeleigh had always felt that Jepherson was the most self-righteous person in the world. Raeleigh looked over at Santiago, who was sitting in a high chair, with his arms spread out as he leaned against the bar counter. He was surrounded by several women. They were all waiting for a chance to drink with him. He had a flirtatious smile on his face as he talked to the women. One woman even suggested that Santiago drink with each and everyone of them. Santiago took a sip of his beer and smirked. Raeleigh didn't understand why Santiago liked to smile so much. Raeleigh stared at Santiago for a little while longer before turning around to look at Jacky. At this time, Jacky, too, was surrounded by several women. Raeleigh thought to herself, "It's not like they are the only t
Speaking of simplicity, Raeleigh did not know what size the bed actually was. It was too big to be a single bed, yet too small to be a double bed. She doubted two adults could sleep comfortably on it. It seemed perfect to accommodate just an adult and a kid. Squeezed to one side of the bed, Raeleigh was extremely uncomfortable. There was a chair in the room which Raeleigh could sit on for the time being, but it would also get uncomfortable after a while. She laid there for some time, after which she got up to check on the drip inserted into Santiago's arm. Raeleigh pulled the needle out before laying back down on the chair. Santiago suddenly turned over and reached out to pull Raeleigh over. She was caught by surprise and jumped when she felt his touch. However, Santiago's strong arms pulled her back insistently. "I'm really weak now. If you don't take care of me, I might die." Santiago deliberately said that to frighten Raeleigh. Raeleigh believed it init
Raeleigh knew that she was unable to keep Santiago in line, so she allowed him to do whatever he wished. Instead, she looked over at Jacky and asked, "You were looking for me because you wanted to talk about Deanna?" Jacky did not reply. Raeleigh turned around and placed the fish on the counter, "Actually, I've been trying to get in touch with Deanna. I can only think of one other person who might be able to help us." Jacky frowned slightly and asked, "Who?" Raeleigh glanced over at Santiago, who was fiddling with a cucumber. She snatched it out of his hand and put it aside. "New years is just around the corner. Besides Zorion, the only other person I can think of who can bring you to Deanna is Auntie Jeanna." Raeleigh had pored over the matter for quite a while. In the end, the only person she could think of was Jepherson's mother. Raeleigh had no idea how the cucumber ended up back in Santiago's hand. He took a bite of it and said, "Yes, my mom can
"You can't even shut up when you're eating." Santiago gave the best part of the fish, the boneless part, to Raeleigh. With that, she lowered her head and ate, minding her own business. After dinner, she cleared the table. Just as she was bringing the dishes over to the kitchen, someone knocked on the door. Raeleigh heard the knock but didn't bother as whoever it was, they wouldn't be looking for her. She was a maid at best there. The person who entered was silent as he made his way to the kitchen. "I haven't eaten yet." Raeleigh froze when she heard the voice behind her. She turned around to see Jepherson standing by the door. "Why are you here?" "Well, I came by to see what's up." Jepherson took off his coat and left it in the neighboring room. Then, he turned around, unbuttoned his shirt and rolled up his sleeves before hugging Raeleigh, giving her a kiss. Raeleigh quickly took a glance at the kitchen doorway and felt relieved to
Raeleigh and Jepherson talked deep into the night, but she still got up early in the morning. As soon as she woke up, she went to check on Santiago. Hearing the knock on his door, Santiago got up to open it. Raeleigh stood outside the door. She was visibly relieved when she saw that Santiago was fine. "Do you want to go out for breakfast?" Raeleigh couldn't tell Santiago that she had gone out of her way just to fuss over him. He glanced at her with disdain in his eyes. "I thought you came to see me." "Please, don't flatter yourself." She then walked away. Subconsciously glancing at her surroundings, the door behind her closed, and she went to made breakfast. She had been outside for some time before the three guys woke up. It was the first time she had seen the locals in the morning; they were busy shouting out their wares to attract customers. Some would inadvertently raise their hands at Raeleigh to greet her, and she would return the g
After exiting the elevator, Raeleigh took Santiago's arm and walked in Jacky's direction while Mr. Jormen's brother followed beside them. Raeleigh leaned against Santiago, the two of them looking as affectionate as a real couple. The man thought that it was quite laughable, curving his lips in contempt. Raeleigh stared at him. In her eyes, he was mocking them, thinking the only thing a young man like Santiago succeeded at was getting with a girl. She believed there was no way Santiago couldn't tell when it was so obvious even to her. However, she found Santiago to be unmoved the two times she glanced at his face. When they got to Jacky, he was standing by a double door. Two men, dressed in black, were stationed in front of it, blocking Jacky from entering. They said nothing but refused to let him pass. Raeleigh could tell Santiago wasn't anyone special there. Once they reached the doors, the man spoke, "This is Mr. Santiago." The guards looked