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."
"Hello, Mr. Richards and Miss Raeleigh." Colston came to have lunch when he saw the Richards family's car outside. He paid attention after entering, and sure enough, Raeleigh and Jepherson were inside, so he came over to greet them. Raeleigh had met them before, so she stood up. Louisa cracked a smile. "Long time no see." Raeleigh saw that Jepherson had also stood up. "What a coincidence." "Indeed. But we're bound to meet sooner or later. I've been looking for a chance to talk to you, but who would've thought I'd bump into you here." "I'm not following," Jepherson replied bluntly. Colston didn't intend to beat about the bush either. "I wanted to talk to you about your conflict with Flynt." Recalling he had gone to the countryside to look for Flynt some time ago, Jepherson said indifferently, "If it's about this, you'd better save your breath. No one can touch my woman. He had hired people to harm her so that he could play the damsel in di
Raeleigh only caught a glimpse of Yanora. She dawned a black outfit, walking toward the campus gates while t men pushed Raeleigh to another route. Raeleigh wanted to call out for help, but there was nobody around. Raeleigh and Rossie had purposely chosen this time to avoid being seen by the other students and becoming the subject of gossip, but who would've thought Yanora would use it to abduct her. Raeleigh kept looking back as the men pushed her out of campus. As they were nimble, she was in a car in two shakes. Yanora cast a glance at her as Raeleigh sat, casting a sinister smile. She faced away to remove the black veil from her face, then looked back at Raeleigh, rendering her astounded. There was a deep gash on half of Yanora's face as if someone had lacerated it with a sharp knife. It was not a sight to behold. It was the first time Raeleigh had seen such a disfigured face that she stared at it blankly. Subsequently, she lowered her eyes, belie