The doctor was also in a dilemma. Zorion looked at both Raeleigh and Jepherson. Both of them looked pale and had to be taken to the intensive care unit. "Go ahead and send them to the ICU," instructed Zorion. The doctor asked, "Mr. Jepherson is still holding Miss Anson's hand. Should we put them in a separate room or the same room?" "What do you think?" Zorion's face darkened. The doctor immediately said, "I know what to do." Raeleigh and Jepherson were then transferred to the ICU. There was nothing Xanthus could say at this time, so he quietly followed them. ......... After taking care of Raeleigh and Jepherson's hospital arrangements, Zorion left some of his men there and decided to head back to the restaurant. He knew he had to investigate who poisoned Raeleigh's food. The restaurant was owned by the Richards family themselves. Zorion suspected that this incident was most likely an inside job. If he was unable to find the culprit, then this restau
When the manager heard Santiago's words, he immediately stood up and yelled at him like a crazy person. "I will jump down from this place! I want the whole world to know that the Richards family are bad people! You backed me into a corner and forced me to die..." Santiago calmly looked up. "The Richards family are not bad people. If you don't provoke me, I won't provoke you. You tried to poison us. Now, who's the bad guy here? Should I get down on my knees and thank you?" After Santiago was done, the manager took a couple steps backward before turning around and running to the window. He planned to jump off the roof but was swiftly held down before he could. "Bring him to the police station. He's saying that the Richards family are bad people? Take him to the police station. He'll soon change his mind." Santiago stood up and crushed a piece of glass on the ground with one foot. Then, he turned around and left. Zorion got up and walked to the do
Zorion woke up but did not see Santiago's car. He asked the driver, "Where's Mr. Santiago?" "He went to visit Mr. Jepherson. He left about 30 minutes ago. I heard that he was asked to go over to the police station. The restaurant manager decided to file a lawsuit against Mr. Santiago for mistreating the employees. In addition, someone also reported a suspected murder and it all points toward Mr. Santiago." "Alright." Zorion thought for a moment. "Has Jepherson woken up yet?" "Yes, he's already awake." The driver was told that Jepherson had regained consciousness. "Let's head over to the hospital then." Zorion stretched briefly before leaning back in his seat. He took out his phone and called his father, Rayan. At this time, Rayan was still asleep. He briefly exchanged a few words with his son before hanging up. Rayan went to sit on the chair and drank a glass of water. Hannah couldn't fall asleep and got up. She walked over to Rayan and asked him wha
Raeleigh pursed her lips. "So, what you're saying is that Elina's behind all of this?" "Don't underestimate that woman, especially when she has lost so much in the past," Jepherson said as he poured another bowl of soup and drank it while it was hot. Beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead. When Raeleigh saw him drinking soup, she could not help but ask, "What's wrong with you? Are you sick?" Jepherson didn't answer her and continued drinking his hot soup. Raeleigh felt helpless, plus she was getting more and more worried about everything that had happened. When Zorion arrived at the police station, the Richards family's team of lawyers had already arrived. Other people were there too, including Alvin. Alvin didn't do anything. He sat and waited for his turn to see Santiago. However, the police only allowed Santiago's immediate family to see him. Alvin didn't beg the police officer to allow him to see Santiago, but he did not leave eith
Rossie smiled and looked around. It was chaotic everywhere. She couldn't believe that Zorion still had the mood to ask these questions. "You can't do anything about it." Rossie seemed to be quite unfazed. At the very least, they were angels who had fallen into evil. There was still some purity. Compared to those demons, they were much better. She understood that the world was not perfect and that there was ugliness in this world. However, she chose to see the beauty. They did not have the intention to hurt people. It was just that people disliked them. They had no choice but to fight back in order to get through this matter. It seemed that everyone was dissolute, but they had to fight anyway, so it was better to fight in a more solid and beautiful way. The more Rossie saw them, the more helpless she felt. "Since you're not afraid of me, then why can't you stay?" Zorion had been unhappy ever since she told him that she was leaving. Rossie though
Rossie was a little surprised at first, but when she realized that Zorion was waiting for her, she lifted the quilt and got into bed. Zorion wrapped his hands around her as soon as she lay down. Rossie did not struggle or move. She just lay on the bed. When Rossie did not move, Zorion slowly let go of her. He pecked her on the cheek and held her hand tightly under the quilt. "What time is my flight tomorrow?" Rossie was thinking about her flight and wondered whether Zorion had bought her flight ticket. Zorion hugged her. "I haven't bought your flight ticket yet." "It's alright. I guess I can still get it tomorrow." Rossie realized that she enjoyed talking to Zorion when he was calm. At least, he was willing to listen. "What if we weren't able to get it?" Zorion hugged Rossie tightly, not willing to let her go. Rossie knew that Zorion was reluctant for her to leave, but she did not have a choice. He had to accept the fact that she was leav
Raeleigh was a little flustered when she entered the bathroom. She splashed some cold water on her face. She stood inside the bathroom for a while longer before deciding to come out. At this time, Jepherson was sitting on the bed as his men reported the details of the investigation to him, including the food poisoning case. "Wait, you're saying that the man who poisoned me wants to meet up with me?" Jepherson asked with interest. The person nodded. "Yes, he said if you want to know who asked him to poison your food, then you would have to go and see him." Jepherson chuckled. "Well, you can tell him there's no need. I don't want to know who gave him the orders." The man turned around and left. Raeleigh waited for the man to leave before asking Jepherson curiously, "You know who poisoned you?" Jepherson smiled at Raeleigh before pulling her into his arms. "It doesn't matter. Anyways, it's not like it's impossible for us to find out who gave
It had been two weeks since Jepherson was admitted into the hospital and he was finally able to be discharged. Raeleigh asked him whether he needed to do another thorough examination before he left. "Why? Do I look like I'm still sick?" Jepherson asked while walking. Raeleigh briefly glanced at him and realized that he looked much better compared to a couple days earlier. Since he said he was fine, Raeleigh believed him. When they got into the car, Jepherson asked about the company's affairs. Santiago had been the one holding down the fort the past few days. "Everything is as it should be. I've promoted your cars according to the marketing plan. It's just after the new year, so the response is considered quite good, but Raeleigh's car is doing slightly better." Santiago had been busy promoting the company's new cars in the past few days. He knew the market better than Raeleigh and Jepherson. Jepherson took a look at Raeleigh. "I'm not surprised that
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