Raeleigh took a bite of the dessert made by Louisa. It had been many years since she last consumed it. There were even some cherries in it, which gave it a particularly sweet taste. "There were many other types of food in the orphanage, such as the chocolate chip cookies, key lime pie, peanut butter sandwich, banana split, tater tots, blueberry cobbler..." "There were too many of them that I can't remember them all." "If it weren't for that fire, I wouldn't have almost died." "But, I lost my memory after that. On the day when the fire transpired, I was hit by a beam. Back then, a kindhearted man brought me out. I lost my memory, even my name." "Ever since then, I've been using the name 'Louisa'. It's a good name, isn't it?" Looking at Raeleigh, who said nothing, Louisa continued saying, "Anyway, I still like the name 'Brisa'. Sometimes, it maddens me that Madam Caprice changed my name to 'Francia'." "It doesn't sound good. The same goes to 'Shu
Raeleigh felt that there was someone in the crowd looking at her, but when she looked carefully at those workers, she found that all of them had turned their backs to her. This made it hard for her to distinguish who had peeked at her among the crowd. In the evening, Raeleigh mentioned this matter to Xanthus, who was more apprehensive than Raeleigh. The next day, he assembled all the workers to make sure that there were no suspicious people among them. After repeated inquiries, he discovered that there were indeed two new workers in the group. "Are you guys new here?" Xanthus's eyes landed on the two of them. One of them had a scar on his face. He lowered his head slightly, appearing to be unsociable. "Raise your head." Xanthus didn't want to overlook any possibility that might cause harm to Raeleigh. The man opposite to him raised his head slowly and gazed at Xanthus. At a glance, Xanthus was surprised to see that his face had been scalded. The scar on his face
Callis kept his head down whereas Raeleigh stood on the staircase, which made them appeared to be about the same height. After seeing Leander leave, Raeleigh asked Callis, "Would you like to have an apple?" Callis did not answer while still lowering his head. Raeleigh handed him an apple that she bought. "Take it." Still looking down, Callis did not extend his hand. Raeleigh took his hand and placed the apple on his palm. "I can't finish all the apples I bought. Here's one for you. You can treat me in return next time." Raeleigh was uncomfortable with leaving Callis alone. Hence, she waited until Leander returned. "Where do you live?" Raeleigh asked before she left. Leander replied, "Just in front." Raeleigh looked in the direction Leander indicated. It turned out that it was in the same direction as her home. That surprised her. "Aren't you staying with the other workers?" Leander walked on one side of Raeleigh while Callis walked on the
On the weekend, Raeleigh prepared six dishes and a soup. It was very sumptuous. She invited Leander and his brother over for a meal. During the meal, Xanthus was reading a magazine when he said, "Jepherson suffered a loss of 250 hundred million dollars this season." Raeleigh quietly ate her fish without raising her head. Xanthus looked at her. "Didn't you hear me?" Raeleigh passed a piece of fish to Callis, who was concentrating on devouring the food. Leander told him, "Slow down. No one will steal it from you." Raeleigh said, "It's okay. Just let him eat as much as he wants. He's going to stop once he is full. If you like it, I will cook for you every day." Xanthus and Leander were speechless. They goggled at Raeleigh and Callis. Callis continued to gobble up the rest of the dishes. Xanthus took a gander at his ravenous look, wondering how many years it had been since his last meal. "Jepherson suffered a loss of 250 hundred million dolla
Callis's injuries were not too severe, only a long gash on his back. He was fine after Xanthus treated him, but he kept his gaze on the nervous teen as he sat on the sofa. Seeing that he was all right, Raeleigh immediately put a glass of water in the nervous teen's hands. "Drink some water. It's alright; just tell your parents the whole story when they're here." Raeleigh was afraid of frightening the teen; a kid his age would be in between being sensible and not. He would be treated as an adult when things happened, but at the same time he was still unable to handle them. Raeleigh waited for the teenager to speak. However, he was so nervous that he dared not look up. He held a cup in his hands, sweating profusely, and kept swallowing his saliva. Jacky came over after hearing about what had happened. The people outside were all Jacky's men, so he came in without knocking. Finding the scene in the living room strange, he asked, "What's going on?"
"If you want to cry, cry. No one will laugh at you. Don't hold it in!" Xanthus had never experienced death and separation. Although he had feelings for Cynthia, it was not to the point that he was reluctant to part with her. So he couldn't understand all that Raeleigh had gone through. But he knew Santiago held a very special place in Raeleigh's heart. Not everyone could bear the pain of losing someone they loved. Raeleigh slowly looked at Xanthus. She didn't say anything even if her heart ached. She even smiled. "I'm fine." Just as everyone had their eyes on Raeleigh, Callis stood up, walked out the door, and stood outside. Feeling incredibly awkward, Leander stood up and said, "He can't stand seeing a woman cry. I'll check on him." After Leander and Callis left, Raeleigh looked at Jacky, "I'll stay alert and stay away from danger from now on. Thank you!" Jacky didn't say anything. He understood Raeleigh's pain well; Santiago was a
After Jacky left, Raeleigh looked at the teen on the ground. Several people came in and took him away, and his parents also left Raeleigh's place. Raeleigh was still breaking out in cold sweat. Xanthus put a quilt on Raeleigh and helped her lie down on the sofa. It was the first time Xanthus had seen someone break out in a cold sweat because of sadness. After giving Raeleigh an injection, Xanthus sat down. Raeleigh said after a long silence, with her eyes closed. "I don't know why, but I don't have anything to say, yet I'm in shambles when I think of Santiago." Xanthus looked at Raeleigh, who was lying beside him and said after a long while, "All's well that ends well. He'll be fine; the medical is so advanced now." Raeleigh shook her head. "No. He isn't decent. Though he isn't a villain either, he's deviant. Jepherson had led him astray. Though he isn't bad, he still hurt people; he would do anything. He's just nicer to me." "Don't get ideas into yo
Jepherson was looking at her when Raeleigh turned around, and she took a subconscious step back. However, there was a window behind Raeleigh; she would be found out if she bumped into it. The moment she came in contact with the window, she grabbed Jepherson's arm. Though it wasn't exactly successful, her hand slipped down his high-quality shirt; she still managed to grab hold. At the same time, Jepherson grabbed hold of Raeleigh's waist, pulling her into his arms. Raeleigh looked up at Jepherson. Jacky also turned around only to be surprised by Jepherson's appearance. He had been standing next to Raeleigh the whole time. The door was on the right, and he couldn't believe he didn't sense Jepherson entering at all. They were even hugging right then. Although Jacky found it strange, he looked away the next second, as if he hadn't seen anything. Raeleigh, on the other hand, pushed Jepherson away. Jepherson said after letting go, "Be careful." "Than