Raeleigh held back her tears and slowly pushed him away. Santiago leaned against the car as she applied medicine on him, then bandaged the wound and helped him put on his clothes. Wiping the sweat off his forehead with a shirt, she looked outside and said, "Thank you." Her gratitude got everyone outside stumped. "You sure are a strange one; we kidnapped and even hurt you. Why would you thank us?" "It's not your fault. You guys did it to survive." Then she stepped out of the car and moved Santiago further inside, then cushioned a pillow under him. Closing the door shut, she was about to leave when Santiago stopped her and said, "Leave it open." With that, she reopened the door and stared at him as he propped himself up. "I'll be fine." "Don't make me yell at you." He stared at her, his eyes unfathomable. "Alright." She then turned to the attacker. "Has all the money been sent to your account?" "Two more," he replied. She
When Raeleigh arrived outside the emergency room, the doctor came up to stop her. She let go of Santiago and looked over at Xanthus as he came over. "I don't know if I did it right." Xanthus chuckled, "You've always been capable, Raeleigh." Jepherson came in as they talked, Lenold following behind him. "Lenold, this is Dr. Osteen," Jepherson said. Lenold recalled for a moment, then said, "You're the world-renowned Dr. Osteen?" "And you are?" "I'm Lenold. No need to pay attention to me." Lenold smiled then turned to Jepherson. "I'll stay and wait for him to come out." Jepherson paused and turned to look at him. "You don't have to; your presence will only infuriate him. Just go, and don't come if there's nothing important." "You really baffle me, you know that? How can you shoo me away?" Lenold complained, but it was futile. Jepherson glared at him and warned, "You have ten minutes to get lost before I give you a farewell gift." "Then
Although Raeleigh was upset that Santiago got injured and hospitalized again, she kept her thoughts to herself. Santiago was still weak, and she couldn't care less about lecturing him, but she sat aside looking harsh the entire time. She had been silent since Jepherson left, and Santiago, on the other hand, only laid in bed and kept his eyes closed. Xanthus did not leave the hospital that night either; he stayed with Raeleigh. After this incident, he grew even more alarmed. He thought he might need to hire a few bodyguards if this went on. "Raeleigh," Xanthus whispered, worrying about Raeleigh as she refused to take a rest. She looked at him and said, "Yes?" "You should take a rest." Raeleigh looked at the time and realized it was already late at night. She stole a glance at Santiago, then went to the bed next to his. "These men were too rampant. Why did they do this?" She asked as she lay on the bed. Xanthus sat down on the chair a
A few men about Jacky's age sat on both sides. There were no elders among them. It was apparent they were men Jacky had taken under his wing. Chairs had been arranged neatly on both sides, but the four chairs at the front were empty. "Mr. Richards and Mr. Whalen." Jacky turned around to look at Jepherson and Zorion as the two of them stood side by side in silence. "Please." Jacky gestured for them to sit on the left side, and Jepherson took a seat, Zorion following suit. Then, Jacky spoke, "For many years, the residents of Waverly Village lived in harmony. Although we are part of the country, we've always had our set of rules." "Men are not allowed to commit adultery, and women are prohibited to steal or engage in prostitution. This is the first rule I had set. Brothers cannot fight each other, and villagers cannot bully each other. There are more than a dozen rules in total, one of which is no rebellions." "Before this, I had always regarded L
"We also share part of the blame for what happened," Jepherson said. Jacky laughed, "It has nothing to do with you; it's my own fault. You should go; I'll visit him in a few days. I have to wait for Logan to wake up." "People make mistakes, but no one deserves to die for them. He lost his head for a moment." At that, Jacky returned to Waverly Village, disappearing from Jepherson's sight in no time. Jepherson looked back at Zorion, then entered the car and returned to Capital City. Zorion's car followed behind his. When Jepherson was back at Capital City, he did not return to his home but instead to the Moore family. The car came to a stop, but Jepherson did not come out. Later, he went back home. Zorion returned to his home. When he entered the house, Tetsuo informed him someone from the Moore family had come and sent an invitation to a meal the next day. After accepting the invitation card, Zorion opened it and scanned through the content befo
Johan coughed twice and let out a cold snort. Then, he looked at Nirvan and Kieffer and asked, "Do you know why I called you two here?" Both of them didn't reply. After a long silence, one of them glanced at Colston and said, "Is it because of what we joked about with Colston's girlfriend last time?" Amused, Johan said, "Good that you're not dumb. Since you know, I can get down to it. From now on, you are grounded; you're not allowed to go out nor receive any money until the day Colston becomes the head of the family and decides to release you. Otherwise, get the hell out of the family." Colston lowered his gaze; Johan was declaring him the future head of the Moore family. However, he didn't feel happy about it. He merely wanted to stand up for himself. He thought Nirvan and Kieffer had gone too far, but he did not expect to be dragged into the vortex. "We're sorry, Grandpa." "Grandpa, you..." "Leave. Just the sight of you two upsets me." Johan
Jepherson stared at the invitation in a daze. After putting it down, he went to take a rest. The following day, after breakfast, he went to visit the Moore family. The Moore family had decorated their home with lights and ribbons. When Jepherson just got off the car, he immediately sensed that something was not right; the Moore family seemed to be celebrating something. Upon entering, Jepherson saw a couple standing at the door waiting for them. Seeing him, Colston led Louisa to Jepherson. Although Colston was not a significant figure in the Moore family, Jepherson knew who he was. He had already investigated all the members of the Moore family, so he knew people like Colston. He was among the Moore family's fifth generation, Johan's great-great-grandson, the same generation as Flynt. However, Flynt was of noble background, the first wife's son, while Colston's father was of collateral kin; as his grandmother was a concubine, his father was barely ac
"Louisa and I met in college, but at that time, we had a misunderstanding. We were both bad-tempered, and we couldn't tolerate each other, so we ended up making a fool of ourselves." "One night, I had one too many during our college's annual dinner. As a result, we somehow ended up in the same bed. It happened last year. "I was furious when I woke up the next day and even yelled at her." "But she said nothing and left after putting on her clothes." "We didn't see each other for a month after that. When I returned to college again, she had already dropped out and prepared to transfer to another college." "No one in our college knew what had happened, so I went to look for her and asked her in person, but I didn't know why I wanted to." "I really missed her, but I was not willing to admit it until my friend told me she was transferring to a remote area to continue her studies. She had already completed the transfer procedures, only waiting for the coll