The women baked their apple pies and ate some of it that afternoon. The two men clearly didn't like to eat it, but they didn't say a word and reluctantly had some. The rest were left for Deanna, lest she would say there wasn't enough to eat. After that, all of them headed over to Deanna's. On their way there, Raeleigh asked Rosie, "Is it okay for you not to go to school?" "Actually, I'm almost done with my semester. There's nothing else that I need to go there for." Rossie's results were even better than Deanna's. After Deanna left school, she could secure her victory with one less strong contender. Therefore, she wasn't in a hurry to go back. Even if she was, she could not leave Raeleigh alone. Not to mention that she had caused some trouble. Both of the women chatted along the way and soon Marissa was brought up. "I really didn't know that there is such an old hag in the Richards family. She's like a shrew in the marketplace. How did Je
At the Moore Family. "Still no news?" "No." Flynt's face darkened. "What does this mean?" "They refuse to say. Our people have been suspended one after another for the past two days. They probably received some inside information." "Where is Jacky?" "He's at Waverly Village, where Raeleigh is." Flynt's hands clenched into fists. "Jepherson, if you want to provoke me, it won't be that easy. Announce immediately that our Moore family will suppress these people and punish them severely. No matter who they are, if they dare to sell drugs, they will not be tolerated." "But they're looking into us as well, what should we do?" "Even if they found something, there's no issue. Just find these two people and bring their child here." Flynt put a photo onto the table. The other individual looked down, picked up the photo, then put it away and turned to start his search. Two days later. Raeleigh had just gotten up when th
Whalen family in the Capital City. "Sir, someone from the government is at the door." Rayan was watching over his two grandchildren when a servant came to tell him about their guests. Rayan raised his head and inquired, "Someone from the government is here?" "Yes, and they're from the military." The servant was also perplexed. This was the first time that the military would come to their doorstep. "What did they say?" "They said they wanted to see you." Rayan flicked a glance at the two children and then looked at his beloved wife. "Take the children upstairs and don't let them come down." "What about you? What's going on? Is it because when you were outside, you..." Hannah got a little worried when she heard that it was the military. "Go, don't let the children out." Rayan reiterated. He was not worried about himself, but he was worried about the two children. In this world, no one could predict what would happen.
Raeleigh waited until the military had left, and then looked at the mute whose gaze was fixed on the vehicle that drove off. "Take the child to the hospital first." Colston heeded Raeleigh's advice and carried Essie towards the hospital at a run, Louisa hurried along behind him. Raeleigh followed after them at a much slower pace. Jacky had stood outside and watched. He was rather surprised when he didn't see Jepherson's car. After the doctor's examination, it was confirmed that the child lacked a pinkie finger. Raeleigh also saw it with her own eyes. Nevertheless, the child should no longer be in pain. Flynt seemed afraid of the child's tears, hence had ordered someone in advance to deal with the injury, but that was it. The little child didn't cry throughout the ordeal, yet Colston and Louisa shed tears of sadness in her stead, especially Louisa who could cry at the drop of a hat. Raeleigh stood outside the ward. She didn't go in but just obse
Jepherson's car arrived at the hotel. He got down from the car and went upstairs to take a bath. He then changed into another set of clothes. Soon after, someone had already rushed upstairs to trim his hair and nails. After he had cleaned himself up, Jepherson wore a grey outfit and went downstairs. He pulled open the car door and entered with a bent of his waist. Once inside, he ordered Stuart, "Inform Jared, get ready to intercept Raeleigh." "To protect, or to follow?" "To protect at a close proximity, not even a single step away from her." Jepherson gazed outside the window. He leaned against the side of the car interior with an expressionless look on his face. When the car passed the roundabout, Jepherson asked, "Have you already made an appointment with the people from the Green House?" "I didn't manage to get it. Do we need to contact Lenold? He might have a way." "No need." The car quickly arrived at the Green House prison ar
The sky had already grown dark as Austin turned and went down the watchtower, escorted by the people behind him back into the prison. ...... When Jepherson arrived at the hotel's entrance, he opened his eyes and got out of the car. He then looked at Stuart and said, "Today is your wedding day. I will attend the ceremony and leave later that afternoon. You have to take care of things here the day after your marriage." "Understood, Mr. Jepherson." "Good." Jepherson turned to head in while Stuart made preparations for his big day. Raeleigh disembarked from the plane. No sooner had she walked out the airplane's door, she caught sight of Jared who had stood in wait at the airport. Raeleigh paused then scanned the surrounding area. Jared was dressed in black outfit over a light-colored shirt. The moment he saw Raeleigh, he took his hands out of his pockets and strode over towards her. Then when he was in front of her, he bent down and took the luggag
The date for Raeleigh's second operation was soon set. Xanthus was so busy he didn't even lift his head, while Raeleigh followed Xanthus around every day as he would perform all kinds of examinations in preparation for the surgery. As part of that preparation, Raeleigh would jog with Xanthus every morning. And every time they had their morning jog, Jared would follow after them. Soon, Raeleigh subsequently felt curious about Cynthia. "Is Cynthia not around now?" Raeleigh asked this in a cautious tone. Xanthus replied, "She said that she likes Jared and that the bond between us can only be that of friendship. I'm in pain, but I'll survive. Love is like this. Only when you feel pain, will you understand what love is." Xanthus jogged ahead, while Raeleigh kept pace behind him. Since Xanthus was unwilling to continue the topic, Raeleigh did not ask any further. The next day, Raeleigh went to Xanthus's hospital and was at the entrance when she recei
Even with the sudden addition to the house, Raeleigh had never felt unaccustomed to it. She was worried that the mute would sneak about the house and be discovered. Aside from that, Raeleigh called Jacky and asked him to prepare a passport for him. Then for the next few days, Raeleigh took the mute for a tour around the manor. She told him that her parents did not like for there to be too many people, hence when she had the time, she would take him to the garden at the back of the manor. As a result, during an evening when he had wandered into the back garden by himself, someone had caught sight of him. When Raeleigh heard about it, she had inquired into his reason for being there, but he didn't answer her. "This place is too big. If you solely rely on your own two feet to get around, you may not be able to reach from one end to the other even within half a month. If that's the case, it'll be best for you to do something to occupy yourself." Raeleigh
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