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,
Rossie had never imagined that she'd be abducted by Jacky's men and even see Logan. "Here, have something to eat." Logan came in from outside with some food for her and sat down. The room was warm, and Rossie looked at Logan, not knowing what to say. He placed the food in front of her and gave her some cutlery. "This must be a misunderstanding. I've already called Jacky, so..." Logan looked at Rossie. "Have you and Zorion broken up?" Rossie pursed her lips and did not speak for a long time. Zorion? "I failed to protect you last time, but I won't let it happen again. As long as you're not willing to, I'll protect you." Logan had been wanting to see Rossie since the last time they'd met, but he hadn't had the chance to. Later, when he heard that she'd left, his heart had stopped beating as well. It was an accident that they'd abducted Rossie instead of the daughter of a high-ranking official. Although it was a mistake, it was a blessing in
"You can't take Rossie away." Logan looked upset. His men quickly circled them. Zorion didn't even flinch. He said indifferently, "If you don't want Jacky to die out there, you'd better step aside." Logan was taken aback. He twitched a little before looking at his feet. He didn't want to let Zorion take Rossie away, but he had to give in for Jacky's sake. He looked up and glanced at Rossie. "I'll send you off and come back when I'm sure that you're safe." Stepping aside, Logan looked at his men. "Get in the car." Dozens of men got into their cars and revved the engines. Rossie looked at Logan. "Why bother?" "I've told you this before. I want to marry you!" After that, he turned and got into a car. He watched Zorion and Rossie, a smile forming on his lips as he took a trip down memory lane. Rossie recalled how he'd accompanied her as she stumbled through Waverly Village. He knew that she had an ulterior motive, but he'd still stayed
Rossie trailed Zorion to avoid coming into contact with Santiago. Despite her outright repulsion of him, Santiago continued to tease her throughout their meal. "You've grown a lot prettier, you know. Sexier, too." Santiago ran his eyes over Rossie's body as he spoke. She frowned, her face turning red as she discreetly looked down at her chest to see whether she'd accidentally exposed herself. "Do you have a death wish?" Zorion suddenly asked. Santiago merely laughed rather lecherously and took a bite of his food. "Look, women are all capricious. She's probably already found someone else without you by her side." "Anyway, it's better to let me have a go with her instead of allowing someone else to have her, right? I don't even mind." "F*ck off!" Zorion's complexion looked better than ever, his face flushing in anger. He glared daggers at Santiago. Santiago took a bite of one of the pastries they'd made, then frowned. He took a look at it.
Five days passed in the blink of an eye. Raeleigh felt a little uneasy. Jepherson would be leaving on this day. He'd already booked his plane ticket. Someone knocked on the door. Raeleigh looked up and opened the door to see Jepherson standing there, dressed in his grey coat and black thermal wear. He held an overnight bag. She gazed at him, a little dazed. "You came looking like this, and you're leaving like this. It's so strange." "What's strange about it? I'm still the same person." Before she could answer, he leaned in for a kiss. She held his face and kissed him back. They kissed for a few seconds before parting, Raeleigh looking a little drunk. "I think this is the first time." "And what does that mean?" he asked her. She shook her head. "I don't know." "It means that a certain someone has already allowed me into her heart and won't abandon me from now on." Jepherson wrapped his free arm around her waist and leaned in to give her a passio
Jenna prepared some food and waited for Jepherson to come down. She'd just turned around to see him watching her from the door. "Jerry...." "Mom, I'm hungry. Is there anything to eat?" Jepherson entered the kitchen and hugged Jenna, moving her to bits. "Yes, of course. Wait a minute, I'll bring it to you. Go wash your hands and we'll eat in the hall." Jenna hurried off to get some food for him and he obediently sat down next to Hansen. He took a look at the chess game. When he sat down, Hansen asked, "Why didn't you come down to eat?" "I've gained some weight, and Raeleigh has been complaining about it." Jepherson implied that he was trying to lose weight. Hansen turned to look at Jepherson with a chess piece in hand. He had, in fact, lost some weight after going hungry for five days. "Are girls so bothered by guys' appearances nowadays? Your mother and I never experienced this during our time." Hansen wasn't bothered by his father'
Raeleigh was a little taken aback when she saw who was calling her. She hadn't expected that Scarlette had already gone back. "You went back?" Raeleigh was sitting on the sofa. She'd barely left the house recently, mostly cooping herself up in her room. She wasn't sure whether it was because of the matter with the Richards family or the weather. She was quite surprised to receive a call from Scarlette through a local number. She'd never called Scarlette herself, despite wanting to know what was going on with her. It was partly because she herself was in a dilemma, and partly because she didn't want to interrupt Scarlette and Hadrian's time together. "Yeah." Scarlette was sitting on the bed. The house was the one that previously belonged to Raeleigh. It currently belonged to her and Hadrian, though, thanks to Santiago. Initially, Scarlette had felt bad about accepting it. After all, the house belonged to Raeleigh, not Santiago. However, Santiago said that i