From his house, Zorion headed straight for Waverly Village. Jacky's men blocked his way as soon as he was at the village's entrance. The villagers were busy decorating the village, and it looked like a celebration was about to happen. However, there was something wrong with the atmosphere. Everyone wore a woebegone expression, sighing while hanging the banners. "Tell Jacky to come out." Zorion stood at the entrance of the village with a cold countenance. There were more than a dozen vehicles behind him. Even though he was resourceful, Waverly Village was not in the coverage of his influences. For a place like here, even an army could not simply enter, let alone Zorion. Nevertheless, Zorion couldn't care less as he was enraged. The men who stopped Zorion knew him as Jacky had informed them beforehand. They knew he was no pushover. "Mr. Jacky is setting up the bridal chamber. He isn't free to come out for the reception. Mr. Whalen, please go back. We've no ti
Subsequently, Raeleigh hung up, took a look at the beeping phone, put it down and continued her meal. Jepherson slightly lowered his head. "I don't care if you want to help Jacky, but if I find out that you're working with him in the condom business, you'd better be prepared to stay in bed with me for three days without getting out of it." The surrounding servants all lowered their heads as they were mortified to hear such lecherous words. To them, Jepherson was too straightforward. Raeleigh took a sip of her juice without answering him. After the meal, Jepherson took her to the company as usual. Zorion called Deanna to ask her when she was going to come back. Hearing this, she bounced up from the bed like a ball. "Zorion, do you want me to go back?" Deanna was eager to go back. In fact, she had been contemplating going back before receiving this call. Her brother calling her was like her dream was about to come true. Deanna's beautiful eyes ke
"Do you think I will break my promise?" Jepherson stared at Santiago as Santiago said, "Your physique is about the same as mine. I can go with Raeleigh. We will attend it if we can catch up, but if we can't, we won't attend it." "Are you using this as an excuse to go on a vacation?" "We've agreed that it'll be just a shopping trip." Santiago knocked on the top of the car. Jepherson replied, "I'll postpone the press conference for three days. You must come back in three days." "Sure." Santiago waved at Raeleigh, whose face fell. "I'm not going," she refused. Jepherson gazed at her. "Are you afraid of him?" "Who said I was afraid of him? It's just that I don't want to go out with him." Raeleigh didn't lack clothes. Hence she didn't intend to go. From the looks of Santiago, he seemed to be planning something. Raeleigh did not want to be deceived by him. "You can use the money in these cards and remember to take care of Raeleigh." Jephe
Xanthus was mystified for a bit, whereas Jepherson understood what Jazelle meant in an instant. Raeleigh was also aware that her parents were protecting her. Raeleigh pretended to bow her head. "I should explain it to you." "You don't need to explain. We merely want to know if you and my son have broken up." Jazelle had practiced at home many times. Therefore, the way she feigned disapproval was quite realistic. Raeleigh almost laughed, but she still shamed indignation and shot a glance at Jazelle. Jazelle felt good as she was very proud of her pretense. Lamar said, "Xanthus, let's go." Xanthus glanced at Raeleigh as he took over the luggage from his father and explained, "Raeleigh and I have broken up. It was my fault. I've fallen for someone else." "What?" Being shocked, Jazelle gaped at her son. "Is it true?" Xanthus reluctantly nodded. "Yes." "What? So, you were two-timing?" Jazelle didn't take Xanthus's side at all. She prioritized h
By the time Santiago returned, Xanthus had put away the luggage. Xanthus took over the groceries and went into the kitchen to help Jepherson with the cooking. Santiago knew nothing about cooking. He sat beside Lamar. He did not try to be well-mannered as he turned on the TV and crossed his legs while watching it. He also drank water, just like Lamar. On the way to the washroom, Jazelle saw Santiago crossing his leg. She couldn't help being a busybody. "Everyone is busy cooking. It's okay if you can't cook, but you should at least help them. And why are you sitting there cross-legged?" Only then did Santiago place his leg down. "The kitchen is too small for the three of us." Jazelle cast a look at the kitchen. "I agree." Turning around, Jazelle went back to Raeleigh's room. She and Raeleigh continued to lie down and have their conversation. Raeleigh was not troubled.The fact that her mother had come back suggested that the situation was not too
When Raeleigh woke up, she heard that there were people who had arrived. However, they were not going to stay here. Furthermore, when she woke up in the middle of the night, Jepherson went out to answer a call, so she knew he went to see his parents. Due to the current situation, it was not suitable for her to meet his parents. Thus, she didn't follow him. In the morning, she came out from her room, intending to prepare breakfast. Just as she entered the kitchen, she saw Jazelle, who was busying herself in her kitchen. Raeleigh stood by the kitchen door, not knowing what to say. Before this, she had envisioned her mother preparing breakfast for her in a small house. She didn't expect that such a scene would come true one day. Jazelle turned around to take a look at her daughter. "Sweetheart, did you sleep well last night?" "Yes, Mom. Didn't you say you wanted to sleep in and told me not to wake you?" Raeleigh remembered it clearly. Jazelle let out a
After Raeleigh and the others left, Hansen said right away, "We are here to apologize for what had happened in the past." Lamar's expression darkened slightly, but he did not lose his temper. He simply stared at Hansen, who gave Jenna a look. Following that, Jenna stood up in an instant and went to the kitchen to pour some tea for Lamar and Jazelle. "I have never capitulated in my lifetime, except for the sake of my wife. Now, I want to apologize to you on behalf of my parents." Hansen held the cup of tea and handed it to Lamar, who just stared back at him. There was a starlike sparkle in Lamar's eyes. He did not accept it, nor did he reject it. Consequently, Hansen held the cup of tea in air for a long time while waiting for Lamar to receive it. However, Lamar did not do so. "It was your mother who stole Raeleigh away back then. I'm afraid that I can't accept it. Other matters are negotiable, but for this one, I'm sorry." You are parents too. You understa
"You've misunderstood. My mother-in-law isn't a bad person. She's not the sort of person who will harm others. There must be a reason for her to take Raeleigh away. It should be related to this batch of antiques you mentioned. We'll find a way to look into it. Just give us some time. As for the two children, I think it's better to wait a little longer. Raeleigh is kind. Despite Jerry's uncaring exterior, he is true-hearted toward Raeleigh. You lost your daughter and had been looking for her for many years. However, you managed to find her at last. On the contrary, something had happened to me in the past. I could have had a daughter, but when I was going to give birth, I fell from height and lost my child. Back then, Jerry was only five years old. He thought that the baby was born and had survived. He had been seeking this child ever since he grew up. You might not believe me, but you can investigate it. In the past few years, he had gone to many places to search for
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