Jepherson didn't leave instantly but stood there while Stuart cleaned up and gazed at the flushing Lucy; their clothes were no longer wearable. Stuart made a call to have someone send two sets of clothes over. Subsequently, they put them on and left. Getting out of the car, Stuart took Lucy to rendezvous with Jepherson. Raeleigh and Jepherson had also just entered their room when a knock came at their door. Raeleigh answered it and saw Stuart holding Lucy's hand, standing in front of her. Lucy kept her head bowed, embarrassed; Stuart insisted on bringing her here. "Come on in." Raeleigh moved aside and let them in, only for Stuart to let go of Lucy's hand. "Wait for me outside." "Okay." Stuart instructed before he entered the room. Raeleigh then closed the door. Entering, Stuart made his way to Jepherson. "Mr. Jepherson." Stuart stood in front of Jepherson, who twiddled his potted plant. "What's the matter?"
Jepherson pointed out, "In fact, men have obsessions as well." Raeleigh rested her hand on her face and said after a long time pondering, "It's all in the past now; don't bring it up anymore." "But I'm afraid you'll forget if I don't." "It's not about forgetting or not. There are some things meant for us not to remember." They fell silent. After a long while, Raeleigh mustered the courage to ask, "When are you going to let Cynthia go?" "Will you hate me if I say I won't?" "I... " Raeleigh didn't think Jepherson was drifting into sleep, but she could feel his arms relaxing when she was about to speak. Without saying a word, Raeleigh moved his hands away, trying to see if he had indeed fallen asleep. Raeleigh got out of bed as Jepherson continued to sleep. Turning around, she squatted on the ground and stared at Jepherson before lifting her hand to caress his face; she was then certain he had fallen asleep. Nevertheless, Raeleig
While Raeleigh was listening to the server, Jepherson stepped out of his private elevator, holding his phone. The restaurant had walls made of glasses, and from where she sat, she could see him exiting the elevator. Just then, a beautiful girl dressed fashionably with her hair down walked toward Jepherson. The scene looked straight out of a movie. The moment Jepherson appeared, the girl swiftly approached him and bumped into him, catching him off guard. Jepherson was fine, but she fell to the floor. His eyebrows knitted into a deep frown. Casting his glance at the girl on the floor, it seemed as if something had ruffled his feathers with displeasure pervading his gaze. Looking up, the girl saw that he had a disgruntled look. The manager hurried to Jepherson. He was much older than Jepherson, but he did not take their age gap into thought as he went up to Jepherson with his head drooped and apologized. "Mr. Jepherson, we're so sorry for our negligence
Jepherson did not answer, staring at the couple, watching as Stuart stopped and talked to Lucy before the two of them walked to a bench. Lucy opened her luggage and withdrew a pair of sneakers while Stuart kneeled and helped Lucy change into them. Embarrassed, Lucy kept refusing as if she was afraid of others making fun of them. However, Stuart still insisted and stashed her heels away before he brought her to Jepherson. As they reached Jepherson, Stuart pointed out, "Lucy's flight will be half an hour later than ours. Shall I change our tickets or leave first?" "Raeleigh and I will leave first. You two take the next flight." Holding the tickets and passports in hand, Jepherson took Raeleigh to the security checkpoint. Stuart called out, "Mr. Jepherson, you& " "I know what to do. Mind your own business." With that, Jepherson had made his way to the security checkpoint while Stuart stayed with Lucy. Raeleigh looked down at Jepherson's hand holdi
Glancing at Jepherson's expressionless face, Lucy had no idea what he was thinking, but the set of jewelry was too valuable. Stuart urged, "Just accept it. Thank you, Mr. Jepherson." "Alright." Lucy accepted the set of jewelry and expressed her gratitude to Jepherson. With that, Jepherson retrieved a bunch of keys and handed them to Stuart. "The HOA fee is on the Richards family as long as you're alive, but if we're both dead, it may no longer be the case. I'll get the property procedures done after we return home." Stuart glanced at the keys and answered, "Mr. Jepherson, this is too much." "What you want is money, but it will only depreciate. Properties are different. If as predicted, the value of this set of jewelry will double in thirty years and quadruple in sixty. As for the house, I'm absolute it will never depreciate." "I'm not going to give you any money." Jepherson placed the keys on the table as he spoke. Lucy felt as if she had
Jepherson was utterly baffled, his gaze frighteningly chilling. He couldn't help clenching his fists whenever he recalled the incident. Divorcing her was the biggest mistake of his life. "He didn't die. He left because he had something to deal with, and he sent me out before he left. That's it. Later, something happened to me; he has never given up and kept an eye on me and used the opportunity to take me away." "He stole my woman then?" Jepherson gnashed his teeth and tightened his hug. Feeling uncomfortable, Raeleigh pushed Jepherson. "It wasn't his fault. With what happened between us back in the day, I would've still left even if he didn't exist. Capital City wasn't a place for me; I want a quiet life." "I've been leading my ideal life out there in the past three years." "We can be too if he wasn't in the picture," Jepherson roared at Raeleigh. Raeleigh stared at him blankly, "What can't you understand? Capital City is too chaotic. Even if he nev
Lowering his head, Jepherson kissed Raeleigh on the shoulder and whispered in her ear. "Where do you think you're going?" Raeleigh was pressed against the edge of the bathtub, not daring to move. She steadied herself, supporting the edge of the bathtub as she asked, "Can't we get along?" "Aren't we now?" Jepherson held her waist with one hand and fondled her with the other. He had the urge for another round. Even though he was weary! That said, so many years of missing her was enough to thrust him into the grip of obsession. Though unwilling, Raeleigh was still taken in. Once being tempted, it was difficult for them to get out of it. The erotic movements of their bodies reflected onto the water surface. As Raeleigh was forced to oblige, she faced away from Jepherson. Her heart, however, blazed every now and then. ...... After the bath, Jepherson took Raeleigh out and dressed before leaving the room to look for Stuart. Stuart c
Leaving the hotel, Raeleigh inquired Lucy on what she would like the purchase, to which the latter said she would like to get something practical. She would get it if it was suitable but give up on the idea if she didn't come across one. As the car parked itself at the entrance of the mall, the four of them emerged from the car. Raeleigh and Lucy walked ahead, Jepherson and Stuart following right behind. Raeleigh and Lucy took the opportunity to strike up a conversation, but Jepherson and Stuart had nothing to say to each other as they fixed their scorching gazes on their women. Entering the mall, Raeleigh accompanied Lucy to the lingerie store to select their undergarments. Raeleigh's undergarments were all tailor-made, as well as her outfits. She would only check on those that had caught her fancy. So she barely spent her money. On the other hand, Lucy would give up purchasing when she learned it was too high-priced, although she did take a liking
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