After Raeleigh hung up the phone, she stood up and headed straight to Santiago's ward. Xanthus immediately stood up and followed her. On the way, he said, "You have to stop running around, otherwise the people around us can't protect us at all." Raeleigh walked in front. She was dressed casually as she was pregnant. Not many people knew it yet, but if Stella knew, she could not imagine what would happen. Fortunately, the weather these days allowed her to dress like this. Raeleigh wore a loose-fitting black outfit that wouldn t hamper the baby s development. Xanthus felt that it was suitable as well. For the past two days, Raeleigh had rolled up her sleeves. That way, others would not be able to tell that something was off about her. Raeleigh's short hair not only highlighted her natural beauty, but also made her look a little unruly. Raeleigh shoved her hands in her pockets and spoke as she walked, "I'm afraid that she won't come. If she comes, I can gua
Hansen gritted his teeth as he stared at Santiago who was lying in a vegetative state. "Alvin..." "Yes, Mr. Richards?" "I want you to relay a message to the people. Tell them to protect Raeleigh at all cost. Offer her any help should she ever need it." Hansen looked up at Alvin, who was stunned for a moment. Then Alvin turned to look at Jepherson, who was sitting up in the hospital bed. Alvin was shocked when he heard Hansen's words. Jepherson looked over at his father. He had a determined look on his face. He could tell that his father wanted revenge. He knew his father would not let this matter slide. Jepherson stared at his father for a while. He knew that everyone in the family was devastated by what happened to Santiago. Therefore, his father would rather entrust the matter of revenge to Raeleigh than him. Jepherson did not say much. The damage this time was too great for him to accept, let alone his parents. His mother had yet to come to
When Hannah heard that her daughter may potentially need a cesarean section, she was a little worried. She knew it would be painful and the recovery process was significantly longer than natural birth. Although everyone would like to have a painless delivery, Hannah knew that going under the knife meant a different kind of pain. Hannah shook her head and said, "I would prefer for her to have a natural birth. Having a cesarean section would be the last resort. I had to endure such long labor when I gave birth to Deanna and Zorion. I've also heard of some people who gave birth to perfectly healthy babies after enduring difficult labor. However, I've never heard of any babies having brain damage due to oxygen starvation. Those who have were born with it." Hannah looked at her husband and asked, "Rayan, what do you think?" "But the doctor said that there would be risks." Rossie answered truthfully. Hannah looked at Rossie and said, "Rossie, I hope you understa
The moment Raeleigh woke up, she could hear Deanna screaming. It sounded like she was in a lot of pain this time. Raeleigh hurried into the room and saw Deanna crying in pain. Hannah s heart felt hurt when she saw her daughter in so much pain. The most annoying thing was that none of Jacky's family was there in the hospital. Since Jacky wasn't there, they couldn't do anything either. Hannah was close to asking Deanna to have the surgery but she bit her tongue. Everyone could not wait for Deanna to finally go into active labor. In the end, they waited for an entire day but Deanna was still not ready to give birth yet. The doctor continuously monitored the dilation of her cervix. That night, when the doctor came out of the ward, a look of panic crossed her face. She froze when she saw Rayan. When Rayan saw the look on the doctor's face, he demanded, "What's wrong?" The doctor said in a trembling voice, "It can't be! I must be dreaming!"
Jacky walked over and gaped at his two babies, who were so good-looking. They looked exactly the same. They were fair and clean, their eyes were dark and bright. Even though he was probably biased, he thought that their appearances were out of this world. Jacky lowered his head to gaze at the two babies that were being carried. He asked, "A boy and a girl?" Hannah liked them very much whereas Zorion could only envy Jacky. Rossie also felt that this was a miracle. "Two boys." Hannah's words befuddled Jacky for a second. After that, he raised his head to look at Hannah while wearing a disappointed expression. Hannah didn't apprehend why he wore such an expression when her daughter had just given birth to two sons for him. She wondered why he didn't rejoice at it. Jacky lowered his head to stare at his two babies, extending his hand to touch their little faces before turning around to look at Deanna. Hannah was not very pleased with him. She shot
Marissa opened her eyes to find that half of her body was numb, and her mouth was crooked. In short, she lost control of half of her body. Gazing at her husband, who sat there in a daze, a fine trickle of drool leaked from the corner of her mouth. Jenna swiftly took a tissue paper to wipe it off. Marissa had been iron-willed all her life. She didn't expect herself to end up like this. She blinked her eyes and burst into tears. She wanted to say something, but failed to utter even a single word. She began weeping like a little child. Jenna quickly said, "Mom, don't cry. The doctor said that it's a stroke, and acupuncture will cure it." Marissa shook her head in disbelief. How could a mere stroke make her lose control of half of her body? Jenna was also distressed and couldn't help but shed tears. Seeing her shedding tears, Marissa sobbed harder. Trevor lifted his hand to wipe away Marissa's tears. "Don't cry. The bad guys haven't died yet, it's
As Lenold continued staying overseas, Raeleigh could not contact him. Therefore, she went to ask Jepherson about him the next day. Jepherson was sitting outside the ward with his eyes closed. When she approached, he opened his eyes. It was as though he had heard her footsteps. Raeleigh stopped short. Jepherson stared at that comely yet cold face of hers. After a long time, he asked, "What's the matter?" There was a note of apathy in his voice. Xanthus, who followed behind Raeleigh, felt helpless. He thought snidely, "Go on, continue to torture each other. You two idiots!" "I'm here to ask you for Lenold's contact information. Give me his phone number. I will contact him myself. If I fail, I'll find another way on my own." "I'll send it to you." Jepherson gave his cooperation without hesitation, which surprised Raeleigh. However, the surprise only lasted for a brief time. Raeleigh soon took out her phone and waited for him to send he
Raeleigh went to visit Deanna, who had recovered a lot over the past two days. Members of the Whalen family were there. Raeleigh brought two gifts for the babies. They were two lucky charms she had chosen. Even though they were quite old-fashioned, Raeleigh thought there was no better gift for the babies. "Raeleigh, will you have a daughter?" Deanna was fine. She had her meal while chatting with Raeleigh. "I don't know." "If you have a daughter, how about we let our children marry each other?" Deanna was rather sincere. Raeleigh just stared at her without saying anything. Letting the children marry each other was a future matter. Even if she did have a daughter, she would let her child decide herself when it came to relationships. Raeleigh was amused. "They're still so young. You've thought too far into the future. Maybe my child is not beautiful. See, your babies are so good-looking. What if your sons don't like her?" "No, Raeleigh, you are so gorge
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