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
Santiago came out of campus to look for Raeleigh immediately. Zorion called home for help; Rayan had wanted to stay out of this matter, but when he heard Raeleigh had been kidnapped, he lent his men to Zorion. When Jepherson heard the news, he shot out of bed and headed out while putting on his coat. Xanthus searched high and low for his sister but to no avail. However, he found Raeleigh's guards, who had been covertly protecting her, passed out nearby campus. "What should we do?" Rossie held Zorion's hand tightly, and Zorion shook his head. "I don't know, but we need to find the kidnapper. Otherwise, things can turn bad very quickly." Rossie fell silent, and she didn't look too good either. This wouldn't have happened if she didn't run away. "It's not your fault; this is obviously long premeditated. It's our fault that we didn't protect you two." Zorion held Rossie in his arms. "How am I to live if something does happen to her?" Rossie bit her lip.
"Old Master Johan." After Colston left, Elina called out to Johan, leading him to glance at her and wave his hand. Elina had no choice but to leave. When Elina left, Johan laid down and said with great effort, "I don't know why but I've been feeling groggy, and I can't breathe properly." "Please don't say that, Old Master Johan. Your health has always been in the pink," Ronard said, but Johan shook his head. "I know my body well." Ronard wiped his tears. He also felt that Johan's health was worsening by the day, but he couldn't put his finger on it. The outsiders thought Johan's health was poor, but he knew the old master had been fine. However, in the past month, his condition was getting worse by the day. "Ronard, after I die, you'll have to assist Thorin. This family cannot be left to Colston. He wants to be on good terms with the Richards family wholeheartedly, but this is not what I want. Flynt can't be the head of the Moore family anymore
Meanwhile, Santiago was still searching and roaming around the north side of Capital City. He had been searching all this while, but there was no sign of her. Frustrated, he slammed his phone onto the ground, shattering it into pieces. When Jacky's car arrived, Santiago was getting on his motorcycle to continue the search. Jacky's men tried to stop him, but he rushed past them without a single hesitation. At this point, Jepherson had already turned the city upside down, but he still couldn't find Raeleigh. Jazelle had already passed out several times from crying, and Jenna would also shed tears from time to time. Hansen and Lamar had been accompanying by their side the entire time, waiting for any news. The two remained silent and handed everything over to Jepherson and Xanthus. But the night had passed, and the day came! ...... "Jerry, have some water." Jenna gave Jerpherson a bottle of water. His lips were already cracked; it wouldn't d
The call to Hansen was like the one to Jacky's. There was still no news to be told. Hansen put his phone down and looked at Jepherson. He had been putting on a tough look, but Hansen could see that his son was on the verge of collapsing. "Take a rest." Hansen stood up. His gaze, as deep as the sea as if they could penetrate and see through the surveillance footage. "She's no longer in Capital City. Dispatch teams to search for her outside. Send out notices and promise those who find her with rewards. As long as anyone finds her, we're willing to give up all assets for her return." With that, Hansen turned around and headed outside. Jenna immediately stood up and followed him. After exiting the door, Jenna caught up with Hansen and tugged at his sleeves. "Hansen?" "I'm willing to give anything for her return. No news may be good news." Hansen pulled his beloved wife into his arms and gave a light yet heavy pat on her shoulder. Things were never
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