Raeleigh handed back his phone and turned away from him, not wanting to see him. Jepherson then said, "This is your one chance to see the pictures that Stella had sent to your phone. Your phone is currently with Santiago. I've already instructed him create a malware. By this evening, all the data in everyone else's phone will be erased, except for this phone." Although Raeleigh was currently having headache which was accompanied by dizziness, but in the end, she caved in, turned around and took the phone from his hands. Raeleigh unlocked the phone and went through the pictures. When she first saw the pictures, her head started to pound, but eventually the pain eased up. After all, Jepherson was fully dressed in the pictures and was fast asleep. It was Stella who had her arms around him. Raeleigh doubt that the photos would leak out. Furthermore, it was unlikely that Stella had asked someone to take the pictures for her. Putting down the phone, Raelei
"How's the investigation on Seibert going? Did you find out who he's working for?" Jepherson slurped up the last of his noodles before bringing the bowl into the kitchen. Santiago followed him. The two brothers talked about this matter as they walked. "I asked, but boy, he wouldn't breath a word! I did find a suspicious number in his phone, and when I called, Flynt was the one who answered." "Since when did they start contacting each other?" "Well, your guess is as good as mine. We're still investigating." "Just put it aside for now. Raeleigh's in a bad mood and I'm planning to stay and take care of her. Zorion will be spending New Year's alone. Why don't you and Jacky crash at his place, give him a little pick-me-up?" "What about us?" "I will inform Mom and Dad. I'm planning to accompany Raeleigh to her parents'. I have something I need to ask them." Santiago gave Jacky a call and was surprised to hear that he was actually standing outside of
Raeleigh peeled herself from Jepherson's embrace. "What did you say?" "What I meant was, I'm not catering to his whims, but tolerating him." Raeleigh had a huge question mark on her face. Jepherson took off his shirt and slipped under the covers before pulling Raeleigh into his arms. He whispered in her ear, "We're brothers. We've had similar taste ever since we were young. That's why I'm not surprised that he likes you as well. He and I both love our parents, but that doesn't mean we can't share them. He's my brother, an existence more important to me than my own life. I don't mind if my parents love me less if that means they're going to shower Santiago more love. At least they had still shown me enough love. I've always been the most loved child ever since I was young because I was the oldest. Santiago was always neglected. The least I can do now is to treat him well. The way Santiago treats you is the same way he treats ou
Jacky broke out in cold sweat watching Santiago, but the latter merely caught with his teeth the spiral blade that was about to slash his face. The other blades were deflected with the retractable stick he held in his hand. The other person took a step back in shock and said, "That's impossible." Santiago plucked the spiral blade from his mouth and tossed it to the ground. The man's eyes darted between the ground and Santiago. "Nothing is impossible. Your biggest mistake was sparing my life. You should have ended me with a single stab the first time you met me." "You were the one who bred calamity for the future, and now you're going to reap what you've sown." "You're old and your mind isn't like what it used to be." "In this world, there are a lot of strange and unique weapons, but they're bound to have their own weaknesses." "Today, I'll show you what real skill is." As Santiago spoke, he placed his hand behind his back, then sudd
By the time Raeleigh woke up, Santiago had already made them a reservation for dinner. Jepherson had already gotten dressed and was calling Xanthus, inviting him to dinner with them. "Do we need a private room?" Santiago asked. Jepherson nodded and Santiago immediately booked one. It was only five o'clock when they left the company. Raeleigh asked Jepherson whether it was mandatory to attend the annual ball. "All employees need to attend. We'll be inviting some guests and even be giving out prizes." Raeleigh sat down. "Will Lamarre be coming?" Speaking of Lamarre, Santiago said, "Who knows? Even if he has the time, we might not even be able to send him the invitation." "Why?" Raeleigh asked anxiously. "We don't know the first thing about his location. How are we gonna send him an invitation?" Raeleigh fell silent. If Lammare was not attending, she did not feel like going either. "If he isn't coming, then I won't go either."
Raeleigh fell ill three days before New Year's. She lay in bed, looking like she was just sleeping. Novalie was a little anxious as she sat and watched her. She said, "I've spent the last ten years with Raeleigh, and the only time that she's been like this was when I saved her from the fire. It's never happened again." "I know that you're her biological parents and you're doing this for her good, but Raeleigh's only human. I'm sorry for this, but if something were to happen to her, I won't have any reason to live either." "The Richards family may be a lion's den, but what does that have to do with Raeleigh and Jepherson?" She looked at Lamar and Jazelle. Jazelle said tearfully, "Mom, it's not that we're against them being together. We're just worried. They can come after us, but we don't want anything to happen to Raeleigh." She didn't want to do this either. As she sobbed, Novalie sighed. "Even if he's here to harm us or Raeleigh, let's just allow him to
Raeleigh struggled to turn around. She gazed at Jepherson's handsome face. He was only in his twenties, yet he was already an outstanding man. Wouldn't he be absolutely remarkable by the time he was middle-aged? She fixed her eyes on him and sighed. Perhaps they had been enemies in a past life, which was why they were in this situation in this life. Nothing had been in their favour from the day they'd met. She lay back down after watching him for some time. She couldn't stand their current situation, but there was nothing she could do about it. When Jepherson woke up, he saw that Raeleigh had fallen asleep, curled up in his arms like a kitten. He subconsciously glanced at her hand and found that the IV had been removed, then trailed upwards and met Xanthus's eyes. He was sitting across from them. Jepherson sat up. As he tidied Raeleigh's clothes, he asked, "I didn't know you had the habit of watching others sleep." "I don't when it comes to other peo
Jepherson got up to head upstairs, but stopped at the foot of the stairs and turned back to look at Lamar and Jazelle. "I'll be staying here until New Year's Day. After that, I'll leave and go find out the truth before returning to pick Raeleigh up." Then, he headed upstairs, his face cold. If he could fall out with his own family, he could fall out with Raeleigh's. Nobody would be able to stop him. Raeleigh was resting when she heard someone open the door. She knew it was Jepherson and opened her eyes to look at him. She was a little bemused at his grave expression. "What's wrong?" "Nothing." He walked over to her and took her hand, rubbing it with his hands. She knew that something must have happened, but it was impossible to make him tell her. After thinking for some time, she figured it out. "Did my father say that he won't allow us to get married even if the Richards family isn't behind my kidnapping?" Jepherson did not answer,