Zorion's fury suddenly melted away as he gazed at Rossie. "Where are you going to live then?" "It's a big village. I can live anywhere. You gave me so much money that I can afford to own half a street here. I've made up my mind. I wanted to study abroad, but I think I can do it in the country too. If possible, I will study domestically so that I won't get kidnapped and cause you trouble. Anyhow, everything is only temporary. My current concern is Logan. I'll be relieved if he is able to stand again." Rossie had no choice but to mention Logan. Zorion's expression instantly changed. "He brought this upon himself. It has nothing to do with us, so don't take care of him. I won't let you go." "It's not about you letting me or not. When you go back, help me ask about Elkton University. I want to study there, but there might be some complications as I've just returned from abroad. I think I'd have to go through the transfer procedure at least. Try to inquire about it f
Rossie removed Deanna's arm from hers. "Didn't you come to visit the bride? If there's anything I need, I'll reach out. You two go ahead." After that, Rossie turned and left, ignoring Deanna. With Jacky taking care of Deanna, Rossie felt no need to stay with Deanna. At the mention of the bride, Deanna turned to look for Scarlette at once. By the time she realized she had been duped, Rossie had disappeared from sight. She had an urge to look for Rossie, but at the thought of having many chances to meet her again later, she gave up trying to look for her. "Jacky, get someone to protect Rossie. She's my sister-in-law. We can't afford to have anything happening to her," Deanna said as she dragged Jacky to search for Scarlette. Jacky answered cheerfully, "Alright." "Good." Deanna and Jacky then came in from the outside. Sitting where she was, Raeleigh looked at them silently. She was Scarlette's bridesmaid that day. Although the wedding was unique, she an
At the Whalen family house. "Do you not care about Deanna anymore?" Hannah had been sobbing for more than two hours, and she was still crying. Rayan's heart ached for her. "Everyone, leave." Tried as he might, he failed to comfort Hannah and stop her from weeping while Zorion stood beside them. Hearing Rayan's order, all the servants left. After that, Rayan sat down next to Hannah. "She is my daughter. How could I not want her? But Jacky has stolen her away. I will not let this matter slide." Hannah looked up at him, her eyes red from the hours of crying. She couldn't believe this was the answer she had gotten. Upset, she threw a punch at Rayan's chest. "Are you trying to upset me to death?" Zorion furrowed his brows. "It isn't Deanna's fault. She has always been naive. I'm to blame." "You aren't any better either. Move out now. I never want to see you at my house ever again. I'm disowning you." Rayan's words stunned Hannah. She had never
"Zorion's parents don't like me, so I can't go back with him. I'm planning to stay here to take care of Logan, but I've got nowhere else to stay the night. I could have gone to Jacky's place, but it'll put Zorion in an awkward position. It's getting late. Can't I just stay the night here with you?" Raeleigh casted a glance at Xanthus, who had just come out of the kitchen. After some thinking, she said, "You can sleep with me in my room tonight. But you have to find somewhere else to rent tomorrow. Although Waverly Village is a village, its development is on par with Capital City, minus the hustle and bustle. Still, the accommodations here are pretty satisfactory." "Thank you." After that, Rossie followed Raeleigh into her room and stayed the night. After taking a shower at night, Raeleigh lent Rossie a set of pajamas she had not worn yet. Rossie got changed and went to lay on the bed. Just then, she brought something up. "I noticed that you're consta
With them being back at the university, everything evoked different memories for Raeleigh. Xanthus asked, "Are you uncomfortable?" Raeleigh looked up at Xanthus and shook her head. "No, it just feels a little strange. Everything that happened in the past two months makes me feel like several years have passed. I could always remember the fire at the orphanage, and it struck terror in my heart every time I did. But those memories seem distant and forgettable now. On the contrary, what has happened in the past two months has left some indelible memories in me." "I always thought that my world was a grayish color, but after these two months, I realized that it was black instead." He felt sorry for her. He raised his hand to caress her head. "If you don't like this place, shall we leave?" Gazing at him, she nodded. "Let's go. You have to go to class, and I'll be busy with my work too." Xanthus brought Raeleigh into the campus. She then went to report her
As the motorcycle was speeding towards Raeleigh, she didn't move a muscle until it screeched to a halt. She watched as the motorcyclist took off his helmet, and she was not surprised to see that it was Santiago. Emotionless, she sidestepped him and continued walking. Santiago spun the motorcycle around and rode along beside her. Everyone who saw them shot their curious stares at them. The girls were gaping at Santiago with admiration while the boys were catching stealthy glimpses of Raeleigh, who exuded a cold presence. Almost everyone was thinking about how Raeleigh could tempt such a handsome man. It didn't take Raeleigh and Santiago long to arrive at Xanthus's place. Xanthus had just finished examining one of the students. When the student left, Xanthus saw Raeleigh at the door. He came out of his room and asked, "Did you not go to class?" Xanthus was not surprised when Santiago came into sight. After all, Santiago was an unpredictable person who never
At night, Xanthus and Raeleigh did not rest right away. Instead, they went to find a suitable place to rent, which was somewhere near to campus. They hoped to find a place that would not be further than a twenty-minute drive from campus. After all, it wasn't for a man and a woman to be seen living together on school grounds. However, none of the places they visit met their requirements.. Raeleigh was alright with every place they went, but Xanthus was not satisfied with any of them. They only returned home at midnight. Raeleigh said, "I can't believe that there are still people who are willing to show us their houses this late." "We made appointments, so they had to comply." Raeleigh replied, "But we can't enter the campus either this late." "Aren't we going in now?" Xanthus drove his car right through the campus' opened gates. Raeleigh looked around curiously and saw Santiago nearby. He was leaning against the wall with a cigarette in ha
After finishing the work in the office, Jepherson handed the document to Horacio and stood up. Raeleigh looked at the bracelet that had returned to her wrist and followed Jepherson. Leaving the president's office, she stopped him, "Hold up." Jepherson hadn't strode away either; he was waiting for her. "I'm not going anywhere." Raeleigh fell silent for a moment; he made it sound like she was desperate to follow him. "Take this off, so you don't have to take me with you whenever you need it." She stretched out her hand to him, and he took a look at it. "Raeleigh, have you heard of albatross?" Raeleigh frowned. "What does this have to do with albatross?" "Albatross is a monogamous bird. If one dies, the partner will follow; it will stick to its deceased partner and starve itself to death." "I'm like that too. I will only ever love one person in my life; this bracelet is the keepsake of our love. Unless I die, I will never take it off you."
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