In a state between being awake and being sleepy, Raeleigh raised her hand and touched her head. "Santiago, what do you think you're doing?" "Umm, carrying you?" Santiago paused for a moment. It was too late for Raeleigh to react. He had already unbuckled her seatbelt and was carrying her. Raeleigh stared at Santiago for what seemed like an interminable stretch of time before reaching out and strangling him. "Ouch! You--!" Santiago quickly put Raeleigh on her feet and massaged his neck. Raeleigh regained her balance all while glaring at him. "I barely used any strength. You'd better think twice next time." Raeleigh turned around and made her way into the hospital. Santiago frowned as he followed her. As soon he was within arm's length of her, he reached out, grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms. "Hey it hurts!" After that, Santiago pushed Raeleigh away and strode inside. Raeleigh stood rooted to the spot, staring at him blankly as he walked.
At this time, there were a dozen of cars trying to intercept the ambulance that Jepherson and the rest were travelling in. However, Jepherson, too, was travelling in a convoy, but his convoy was constantly intercepted by the other cars. Every now and then, a loud bang could be heard outside, but Jepherson was unfazed. He sat in the ambulance reading the newspaper without even looking up once. He would occasionally smile at something he read. The rest of the occupants in the ambulance could not help but wonder how a young man like him could be so calm amid this road stunt. As his calm was contagious, the fear that had once beset the rest in the ambulance gradually disappeared. Outside of the ambulance, it was chaos. A couple of cars, part of Jepherson's convoy, were hit by the cars that was chasing the ambulance. The ones that remained at their wheels did their best to protect the ambulance. As the ambulance turned onto another road, suddenly a bus appeared out of nowh
"I remember the year when my mom suggested to my dad that we should conceal our identities. Both Santiago and I were there at the time. My father did not know whether to laugh or cry. He said that since we are already in this pugilistic world, then there's no turning back. Death was the only way out. At that time, my mother felt disgusted and did not take his words seriously. My dad gave us an example afterwards. It was as if we have a blank piece of paper in our hands. If we rubbed the piece of paper on a surface, it would most likely be stained and it would be hard to remove the stains from the paper. In this world, either you choose to be weak or you choose to die, but you had no right to make a decision unless the fate of everyone is in your hands. I have to make this decision in order to protect my family. You can see for yourself. Do you think Stuart got injured because he was careless? Have you ever wondered why Raeleigh and Santiago frequentl
Raeleigh was standing about 10 metres away from the car. Santiago seemed to have a hunch that the car would explode and quickly reached out to shield Raeleigh from the blast. Thankfully, aside from Raeleigh being shaken up, both of them escaped unscathed. By the time Raeleigh came back to her senses, Santiago had released her. He was staring at the bodies of the policemen who had been killed by the blast. Raeleigh immediately looked over at Santiago and said, "They were innocent!" However, Santiago did not reply. Raeleigh immediately called the police and the ambulance. When another team of police officers finally arrived, Santiago gave them a detailed breakdown of what had happened. Although the police officers knew that he was from the Richards family, that did not mean that he was not suspicious. In the end, they decided to bring both Santiago and Raeleigh to the police station for further investigation. When they arrived at the station, Santiago and Raeleigh
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Seibert said, looking a little flustered. He then turned around and walked to the door. However, before he could open the door, someone entered the room. When he saw that it was Santiago, he took a couple of steps backward and greeted, "Mr. Santiago." Santiago was smirking as he walked towards Raeleigh's cell with his hands in his pockets. He said as he walked, "At least you know that I'm Mr. Santiago. I was afraid that you had forgotten who I am. You definitely have the guts. How dare you make decisions on my behalf?" Seibert glanced at the lawyer who was walking behind Santiago. Calmly, the lawyer said, "Seibert, you're such a narcissist! Just because Mr. Jepherson isn't around, so you think there's no one to hold down the fort? You are wrong! The legal advisors of the Richards family are not to be trifled with. We take orders from Stuart, who take orders from Mr. Jepherson. If something happens and you don't want to tell us, th
After getting out of the car, Raeleigh made a call to Xanthus to confirm the time that he was coming home. This time, she managed to get through. "Xanthus..." "I'm back. Where are you?" Xanthus arrived at home not long ago. When he realized that Raeleigh wasn't home, his first thought was that she was most likely with Santiago. So, he got into his car and was about to over to the Richards Group Manor when he received Raeleigh's call. "I just arrived at the Richards Group Manor," Raeleigh said as she entered the house. At this time, Jepherson had just pulled up at the house, but he did not get out of the car. Raeleigh was startled by the headlights and immediately turned around. However, Jepherson instructed the driver, "Why did you stop? Continue driving!" The driver was puzzed. "But Miss Anson..." "I said drive!" At an instant, terror coursed through the driver's veins. He thought to himself, "Mr. Santiago is also here. It seemed like Mr
It was really true when people said time flies when you're having fun. The next morning, Raeleigh did not want to get out of bed as she was exhausted from last night's activities. However, she was currently in the Richards Group Manor. People would notice if she stayed in bed. So, she made the difficult decision to get out of bed, but Jepherson pulled her back and said, "I don't have any plans today. Let's stay in bed a little longer." "Just because you don't have plans doesn't mean that I don't." Raeleigh got out of bed and put on her clothes. Although she was still tired, she chose not to sleep in. Even if they got married in the future, she would still do the same thing. As Raeleigh got dressed, Jepherson sat up in bed and asked helplessly, "Are you worried that my grandparents would be unhappy?" With just a look, Jepherson knew exactly what Raeleigh was thinking. After putting on her clothes, Raeleigh made her way into the bathr
"She knows about Scarlette. Do you think she's the one who did it?" Raeleigh raised her head and looked at Xanthus. He thought for a moment before saying, "I'll get someone to investigate." "You'll get someone to investigate?" Raeleigh looked at him, slightly confused. "Hey, do not underestimate my capabilities." Xanthus let go of Raeleigh before heading outside to make a call to a private investigator. After Xanthus was done, only then did Raeleigh call Santiago and told him about Stella's visit. At this time, Santiago was sitting on the couch. When he heard Raeleigh's words, he briefly glanced at Jepherson. Then, he put his phone on loud speaker. "Stella came to me just now. She asked me to leave Jepherson and if I don't, those people around me are going to end up like Scarlette." "Santiago, I know that Jepherson doesn't believe that Stella is a bad person. That's why I called you." "Raeleigh, you're such a smart girl," Santiago said no
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