Raeleigh listened to Flynt's words as she walked. He said a lot of things, and she merely listened. Just like that, they circled the entire perimeter of the residence and ended up back at the gates. Just as Flynt stepped forward and intended to say something, Raeleigh blurted, "Do you like me?" Her question caught Flynt off guard, but he knew there had to be a reason, so he replied, "Yes, I do." Flynt smiled as he spoke, and Raeleigh could tell that his smile was genuine. After all, there would be times when men fall in love, even a treacherous one. Who wouldn't meet true love? No matter how astute a man was, there would be times when he let his guard down in front of a woman. To them, nothing was more attractive than a woman who was out of their reach. This was a man's nature. Raeleigh wouldn't say she was an expert in life, but after being with Jepherson, she felt she had seen it all. Although it had only been a year, their measly love
Jared found a pair of scissors and quickly cut off Jepherson's clothes. It was then that Raeleigh realized there were several cuts on Jepherson's body. Even though the cuts weren't deep, they bled profusely. Raeleigh stared at the cuts and unconsciously asked, "What happened?" "Mr. Jepherson was attacked as soon as we stepped out of our office building. We managed to drive some of them away and even caught some of the attackers. We thought that was it. We did not think that we would be ambushed again just as we were about to pull up to the house." Raeleigh understood Jared's words but did not understand how Jepherson got injured in the process. Did Stella not learn her lesson? Did she lose all hope in Jepherson? Raeleigh had not heard any news about Stella in a long time. She did not understand what was going on. Unless it was the Doyle family. Raeleigh knelt down and helped Jared to take off Jepherson's clothes. Raeleigh held Jepherson in her
Raeleigh sat for a while before she got up and helped Jepherson to lie down. Xanthus so happened to enter the room at the same time. He did not suspect anything. "Although they are just superficial wounds, they can still get infected. So, you have to be careful." Xanthus stood on one side, his eyes deep and sharp. This incident reflected the law of the jungle. Xanthus realized that the weak were the prey to the strong. A couple of days ago, Jacky attacked someone else. Not long after, Jepherson was attacked. What Raeleigh said was right. In this world, it was every man for himself. Jepherson lay in bed and said, "I want Raeleigh to stay in my room and take care of me these few days. It's best if she stayed here too. I'm sure you know how stubborn she is. I can't control her as I'm bedridden for now, so I need your help to keep an eye on her." Raeleigh froze for a moment. Then she turned her head to look at Jepherson. What did he mean? Did he just call her stubbo
Jenna turned around to face Hansen. "But you must be tired." Ever since the incident with Santiago, she noticed that her husband had aged a lot. It seemed like he had completely changed into a different person. He slept poorly at night yet he would wake up early the next day. This was all because of what happened to his son. Jenna wanted to say something to comfort Hansen but she couldn't find the words. Hansen held Jenna in his arms. "We're already on this earth. The only way we leave is when we die." "Do you still remember when we were young?" "Do you remember how many storms we went through to see the rainbow?" "Everyone has their own path. We learn from our experiences." Jenna raised her hand and held Hansen. "Sometimes, I feel that there is something wrong with you. You obviously don't like this kind of life. I know that you want a free life, yet..." "You want to stay in this hell hole. I don't know whether to call you a narcissist o
Zorion stood up and said, "Let's go." Then he turned around and left with Rossie. Raeleigh saw them off before returning to Green Jade Garden. When Raeleigh entered, she looked at Jepherson without saying a word. In the end, it was Jepherson who broke the silence. "If I am unable to make use of my friendship with Jacky, then I will have to make him my enemy. He's like a fierce tiger charging down the mountain. He can kill people at any time. If I can work shoulder to shoulder with him, it would be best. I am able to tame him, he will bring me good luck." "Waverly Village is a small world with its own set of rules for survival." "And for someone like Jacky, he's equivalent to a king there. No one is able to challenge him at the moment." "At the same time, he has already accumulated a lot of power and is ready to take action." "Waverly Village is basically like a small dot in the map, while Capital City is like a battleground. Sooner or later, he's bound to end up
Jepherson's laughter trailed off. Then, he asked Raeleigh, "Can you please do me a favour?" "You want me to go over to the Whalen family?" Raeleigh saw through his thoughts. Jepherson had his own ideas on this matter. Although he did not say it, it didn't mean that he wasn't going to take any action. There was obviously a reason why he told her all this. "Since you already know what I'm thinking, then I'm sure you know what to do." Jepherson's eyes blazed for a moment. Raeleigh turned her face away and stood up to change her clothes. Raeleigh then came out and asked, "Is Jared suppose to come with me?" "Yes." "Alright then. I'll head over now." Raeleigh turned around and went out. Just then, Xanthus entered the door and when he saw Raeleigh going out, he immediately stopped her. Raeleigh told her brother, "I'm heading over to the Whalen family for a while. Jared will accompany me. Don't worry, nothing's going to happen. Everything had bee
Deanna could not fall asleep at night. She stayed up all night thinking about the conversation she had with Raeleigh. She just could not put the matter aside. She lay on her bed and decided to call Jacky. "Jacky." "Deanna, why are you calling me this late at night? What's wrong? Are you having trouble falling asleep?" Jacky was currently in Waverly Village looking for Stella. He had promised Jepherson that he would be able to find her within three days, but in the end, he failed to find her. Jacky had always been a man of his word. He would do whatever he said. He truly did not think that he would be unable to find Stella. If Stella wasn't in Waverly Village, then he would still be able to pretend it never happened. However, that wasn't the case. Although Jepherson did not say anything, it did not mean that there wasn't anything wrong. Waverly Village was massive and trying to find a person in the village was like looking for a needle in a hays
Jacky said, "Go ahead and start searching. I hope we will be able to find her before dawn. If we still can't find her, then I'll have to ask our people to help." "Alright." After Logan left, Jacky stood in front of the car with his arms crossed in front of his chest. He lowered his head and was deep in thought. At this moment, someone appeared from behind him. Jacky turned around to see who it was. The person immediately stopped when he saw Jacky. It turned out to be Bock. Jacky briefly glanced at him and asked, "What are you doing sneaking around?" Bock was bald. Those people around Jacky usually stood out. The most prominent feature about Bock was that he was bald. Although he was not that good looking, but he definitely was not useless. He stood out everywhere he went not only because he was bald, but also because of his athletic build. Bock and Jacky were like brothers. They grew up together with Logan. All three of them had gone to hell an
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