Returning to their room, Jepherson carried Raeleigh to the bathroom, intending to bathe her, but she stirred and tugged at him as soon as they stepped into the bathroom. "I'm dead on my feet. Let me rest. I'll fall apart if you don't." Only then did Jepherson place her on the bed, change her, and watch as she took her rest. Raeleigh laid still, casting an apathetic look at him. "See this? I can't be at ease whenever I'm with you, just like now." "Your health is too poor." Jepherson wouldn't admit it even if he regretted it. Raeleigh pressed on, "Are you going to release Cynthia or not?" Gnashing his teeth, Jepherson grumbled, "Don't you have anything else to say to me other than this?" Raeleigh remained still. "I can't think of anything else." It wasn't that she couldn't but rather because she was on her last legs, she felt too enervated to talk to him. She did not even have the strength to speak. She tugged at the covers and
"We were classmates." As Flynt spoke, his eyes fell on Raeleigh, "When have you returned?" "I don't remember a Mr. Moore in my class. Have you mistaken me for someone else?" Raeleigh exchanged a glance with Jepherson. Catching the hint, Jepherson smirked before he turned to Flynt. "It seems that Mr. Moore has indeed mistaken." Stepping forward, Jepherson withdrew his hand from Raeleigh's, placed it on her waist and led her into the restaurant. When they walked past Flynt, Raeleigh turned to look at Jepherson, who was staring ahead. Raeleigh asked, "Who's he?" Jepherson replied, "Since you don't know him, don't ask." Flynt turned to focus his eyes on Raeleigh that had long passed by him and called out to her, "Raeleigh." Raeleigh came to an abrupt stop, turned around and asked, "How do you know my name?" Flynt furrowed his brows; his gaze, fathomless. "Have you lost your memory?" Raeleigh locked her curious gaze on Flynt. "Sorr
Emerging from the car, Raeleigh turned to look at Jepherson and found a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. He shot a glance at the chauffeur. "Who's behind us?" "The Moore family's car." "They sure are getting bolder." Jepherson turned around and held Raeleigh's hand, striding towards the company. At the same time, a man exited the building. It was none other than Flynt. Raeleigh was astonished by Flynt's audacity. "Mr. Richards." Seeing Jepherson, Flynt took the initiative to greet him, urging Jepherson to stop in his tracks. His eyes fell on Flynt as he sized him up. "What's the matter, Director Moore?" "Mister, if you must. I'm just a deputy." "It doesn't matter. May I know your business with us, Mr. Moore?" "I'm here for Raeleigh; may I have a private conversation with her?" Flynt approached Raeleigh as he spoke. Jepherson did not stop him at once but spoke up when he was close. "Do you think it's appropriate, Mr. Moore? Just bec
Jepherson's expression darkened. He left his chair and sat next to her, asking, "Have I frightened you?" Raeleigh shook her head. "You'd have to do more than that." "Then why did you flinch?" "An instinctive reaction." Jepherson pulled Raeleigh over and patted her on her shoulder. "Raeleigh... Sometimes, even I'm afraid I'll lose my mind one day." "You already are. Is there a need for you to wait?" Stumped, Jepherson chuckled under his breath and hugged her tight. "I won't let you go even if I die. I'll die with you!" Raeleigh remained silent; she'd only take it as she had met a maniac. The day passed peacefully. Raeleigh spent the day in Jepherson's company and accompanied him back to the hotel at night. But for some reason, someone may have divulged the secret or had gossiped behind their back, but when Raeleigh was sleeping at night, Marissa showed up. Stuart was on his break. The doormen were mere ordinary subordinates of Jepher
As soon as Jepherson hung up the phone, Marissa dashed over and grabbed him by his collar, beating him hard. "What did you just say? Repeat your words if you have the guts to do so." Jepherson ignored her as his eyes fell on Reese. "Tomorrow onwards, you don't have to come anymore." "Mr. Richards, Madam Marissa needs someone to look after her all the time," Reese said. By this time, Raeleigh had already walked into the bathroom. She didn't want to get involved in matters between Jepherson and Marissa. After walking into the bathroom, she filled up the tub and locked the door before getting into the tub. Raeleigh leaned back against the tub. She wouldn't step out of the bathroom even if the sky were to collapse on her. Yet, it turned out... Jepherson intended to send Marissa to a mental hospital. Reese quickly called Trevor, who rushed over to the hotel immediately and finally made it late at night. By the time Trevor arrived, the staff from the
"Don't act rashly. Wait for us downstairs." Raeleigh immediately knew what Reese was thinking. She put down her mobile phone and went to get Jepherson. She knocked on the door of the bathroom. Jepherson was taking a cold shower. The sound of the water running drowned out the sound of Raeleigh knocking. Raeleigh pushed the door open and walked in. Jepherson sensed it when he felt a burst of wind. He looked up at Raeleigh, who had a grim expression on. "Something's happened." After that, she left the bathroom and quickly changed into something else. Jepherson came out after her, drying his hair as he asked her, "What's going on?" Raeleigh felt like she was some sort of spy. It felt really weird. She said, "Reese called and said that there are two cars trailing Old Master Richards and Madam Marissa's car. I told her to wait for us downstairs." Jepherson frowned. "How long has it been?" "Five minutes." Raeleigh raised her head to
Raeleigh was brought to the police station by the police who came to the hospital. She went with them cooperatively but didn't reveal her identity. She just told them that she'd happened to pass by as the accident happened and didn't have time to mull things over. She'd just rescued the people in two of the cars, but she didn't know what had happened to the six others in the other cars. She told them that there were already two people in their car and they just didn't have enough space to save anyone else. "Why didn't you call the police, then?" the police officer asked Raeleigh. She looked at the person next to her. "Didn't you call the police?" The person next to her was supposed to be her security detail. He said, "I thought you called them!" The police officer sitting across from them was lost for words. It looked like they'd been so caught up in the situation that they'd overlooked it! "Since there's nothing much at the moment, you guys can leav
At the Moore family. "How's everything going?" Flynt was reading a book with his head slightly bowed, looking indifferent. Two people holding briefcases stood opposite him. "They've left and their records are flawless. Even without a lawyer's help, they'll be able to get away scot-free. When we got there, they were already gone. We checked the traffic bureau, but there isn't anything on them. It seems that they've already done the necessary cleaning up before we could get there to dig something up." As a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses spoke, Flynt looked up, crossed his legs, and asked, "So what you're saying is that they had everything arranged beforehand and knew that we were waiting for them at the hotel entrance? That's why they followed us there?" "No, I don't think so," the man said. Flynt was amused. "No? What else could it be? They were behind us. How could they have gotten everything sorted out in such a short time?" "The traffic bureau is
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