After she had her lunch and packed a few clothes, Raeleigh followed Jepherson to his family residence. She had barely stepped through the door when she froze, for who should be taking a stroll in the yard but none other than Trevor and Marissa, the former pushing the latter around. Trevor wasn't a problem to Raeleigh, but the sight of Marissa made her feel on edge. Should she say hello or not? Forget it. Raeleigh was outfitted in a white maternity dress, and with her abdomen round from pregnancy, she looked as stunning as a celestial fairy. Women's pregnancy would usually bring about change, but those like Raeleigh who grow even more beautiful the further along she was were truly rare in between. She didn't even wear makeup, nor applied any skincare products. She stood out like a hibiscus wet with dew and the servants around the area were stunned. No wonder Mr. Jepherson and Mr. Santiago fell over themselves for her, who wouldn't? Raeleig
Marissa didn't know how much time had passed before she calmed down. Trevor then cajoled her all the way to her bed. After she fell asleep, Trevor sat vigil by her side as he held her hand until she woke up. However, this time around, Marissa threw an even bigger fuss. Even after she woke up, she couldn't forget about Raeleigh being here. She refused to eat whatever was given to her, determined to be starved to death. Trevor had no choice but to take Marissa to the Green Jade Garden to see Raeleigh. Jenna was informed and tried her best to stop them. "Mom... " Jenna stood in the way to the Green Jade Garden, blocking their entry. When Marissa saw her, she was a little unhappy. It seemed that she had always knew about Raeleigh's presence. Marissa gritted her teeth so hard it could be heard. "Mom, I knew about this for a long time. Listen to my explanation. It's not Raeleigh's fault. It's mine. We can talk about this once we head back lest we disturb her and Santi
By the time Jenna arrived, Raeleigh was about to fall asleep to the curses still being spewed outside. Jenna fretted anxiously, but she couldn't just manhandle her mother-in-law away from the Green Jade Garden. She tried to persuade Marissa away with sweet words to no avail. In the end, she had to wait for Trevor to come and forced Marissa to return. When a voice came through the door that sounded like Jenna, Raeleigh cracked it open, and true enough, Jenna was on the other side. "Raeleigh, how are you?" Jenna took Raeleigh's hands in concern. Raeleigh smiled in response, "I'm fine, I was just about to fall asleep." Jenna was dumbfounded, disbelief on her face. What did this child say? Almost fell asleep? Jenna looked at Xanthus, who stood to the side as they conversed. Xanthus's expression was extremely terrible as he commented nonchalantly, "I really didn't expect that the Matriarch of the Richards family could have such words coming out of her mouth. It reall
Jenna refused to open the door from start to finish. Time ticked by for who knows how long and when everyone should be asleep, she heard the door being pushed open from the outside. Hansen entered the room and put down the key in his hand. He ordered the servants to return before he shut the door and headed for Jenna and their son. At this time, Jenna had woken up as she blinked open her eyes. Noticing someone coming over, she slowly propped her body up on one side while she rubbed the sleep away from her face. Hansen stood next to the bed and said, "You're getting more and more bold, you even dare to lock me out?" Jenna sat up in silence. Her face was so blank that no one could discern any form of expression from it. Hansen started to unbutton his clothes, his coat tossed to one side. Jenna watched him and asked in a strange tone, "You're not going back tonight?" "Are you kidding me? This place is mine, where am I supposed to return to?" Jenna
"He left this behind for you before he left." The dean took out a small booklet left by Lamarre and handed it over to Jepherson, who stood in front of Lamarre's tombstone. Jepherson took it and just said, "Thank you." The dean smiled and glanced at the person's image on the tombstone. Perhaps they would meet again in the next life. He was the strongest and most indifferent man she had ever seen. The dean, a woman in her thirties, turned to leave after she had handed the item over to him. Her figure cut through the rain with an umbrella in hand as she headed towards her car by herself. At a sudden thought, the aforementioned woman turned to look at Jepherson and asked, "There are still some things in Mr. Lee's ward. Do you need my help to pack it up?" "No need. I will pack it myself later." Jepherson held his own umbrella, his eyes fixed on the booklet in his hand as the pitter-patter of raindrops sounded out from around him. This was an autumn
Three years later. Jepherson came out of the Osteen's family manor with a dark look on his face. Jared, who had stood by the door, didn't even need to ask. This time was a failure as well, and they've been trying for three years already. Even if the person had died, it had been three whole years. In the end, their search had spanned for that long and still they heard not one peep from her. Fortunately, he continued to spare no effort in his search for her. It wasn't like Jared knew Jepherson for only a day or two. The day they met was also due to the fact he had been searching for someone. Previously it was the sister, and now it was the wife. The previous lifetime was all for the lover in the previous life, this lifetime was now all for the lover in the afterlife! Jared headed for the other side of the car and opened the door. Jepherson glanced at him, stepped up and bent down to get inside. They then headed straight for the airport. The car s
The wind whistled through her ears as Raeleigh waited a long while for his response. She finally couldn't help but add, "Mr. Richards, do you have some unfinished business to attend to? If so, we can talk at a later time." Jepherson gritted his teeth. "What business does Miss Anson have with me?" Raeleigh stiffened for a moment before she relaxed and said, "I came here for Cynthia Moore." Jepherson laughed. "I don't know this person." "......" Raeleigh's fair countenance was now brushed up with makeup. Every time she had to go out, she would apply a light layer upon her face, not too much, just enough. After all, things were different from before when she was just a college student. It was normal not to put makeup then, but in this society, makeup was also a form of knowledge that one must pick up eventually. A person's face was the key to their first impression, it was impossible to leave it unadorned. However, when Jepherson looked upon
The moment the door was shut, Raeleigh suddenly quieted down, aware that something wasn't right. Then the gentle sound of the car being locked was heard and Raeleigh twisted her gaze to the front of the car, her face pale. Jepherson's hand trailed up to the inside of her skirt but was pressed down by Raeleigh's hand to stop him. She looked at him, her face flushed and her heart racing as she murmured, "You can't do this." "Why not?" At his question, Raeleigh swallowed but pushed forth, "You can't do this. I already have a husband." Jepherson's body jolted in shock and recalled that their divorce papers had already gone through. He grinded his teeth together, unable to calm his turbulent heart. "Say it again." Raeleigh tried to appease him, "I have my own life. Don't be like this." "What's his name?" Jepherson's eyes darkened. He stared avidly at Raeleigh's dainty face that was now flushed red from their previous activities, so red it seemed tha
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