Hansen, who was a clean freak, now reeked of alcohol, and his face was very gloomy. He rushed into the spacious bathroom, filled the bathtub with water, took off his clothes, and lay in it comfortably. The warm water surrounded him, and his nerves gradually calmed down. Didn't he hate her? Why did he care about her so much? He should have let the two dirty men take advantage of her, it had nothing to do with him. Why did he rush to her without thinking? Wasn't he looking forward to her being humiliated and defiled by others? Was he moved by her pitiful and vulnerable appearance, or was it because he could not bear to see her be humiliated? Or did he care about her from the bottom of his heart? As he pondered this, Hansen sunk to the bottom of the bathtub and let the water engulf him. After a long bath, he changed into clean pajamas with satisfaction. He was in a much better mood! He habitually went to the living room to get himself a cup
It was a good night's sleep! Jenna opened her eyes. Her beautiful eyes looked bright and energetic because she had a satisfying sleep. She rubbed her eyes and looked around for a while. Then she rubbed her eyes and looked up again. In fright, Jenna jolted from the bed, and screamed. "Where is this place?" Before she fainted last night, Jenna remembered two wretched men carrying her away. So, they must have defiled her! Thinking of this, Jenna felt a chill all over her body and quickly checked her body. Sure enough, there was only a thin bath towel that was wrapping her. She felt cold all over, but she was slightly puzzled too. Things were not as bad as she thought. At least, her lower body did not feel uncomfortable at all! "Where am I?!" It was a luxurious bedroom, bright and clean, comfortable and gorgeous. This was not what the two wretched men could have. Was it possible that she was sold to a brothel? She hurriedly rolled over and go
Time passed very quickly, and it was quiet in the morning. At noon, Jenna tidied her desk and got ready to head out for lunch. There was a staff cafeteria at Richards Group, but Jenna didn't want to go there. She didn't want to stay too long in this troubled place, so she took the elevator and went to eat at an outside eatery. She went to the employees' elevator and waited quietly. There was an employee elevator and a special elevator in Richards Group. The latter was reserved only for Hansen, Aria, Marissa Sotomayor who was Hansen's mother, and the other higher-ups. The elevator quickly arrived from the top floor. When the elevator came from the top floor, it was usually empty. She worked on the 86th floor, and the only floor higher than that was the 88th floor, where Hansen's office was. The 87th floor was not numbered due to superstitious reasons. Jenna walked in when the elevator doors opened. When she looked up, she saw Minnie wearing the pale red secretary
"I ordered steak. This is the best restaurant around. What else do you need?" Rayan picked a quiet corner near the French windows and sat down. The famous restaurant was elegant and expensive, and romantic songs were playing gently to add the ambiance. The French windows, adorned with delicate lace curtains, were surrounded by green leaves, and the beaming sunshine was very dazzling. The table was next to the window where they could look out to observe the hustle and bustle of city life. Jenna sighed in her heart, and her eyes began to water! Amongst all the people in the world, Jenna was so lucky to have found such a caring man who looked after her. "What are you thinking about?" Rayan stared at her with a smile on his face. Over the past few years, he often ate with Jenna. Although she always had a faint smile on her face, he knew that she was not a superficial woman. She had secrets she kept in her heart; she just didn't tell him about them. He ha
"..." Rayan was slightly stunned. There were always bootlickers every day, but he rarely met competitors like Hansen. At this time, however, Hansen was smiling and toasting him. He really sat down when Rayan invited him to. Rayan could feel the tension in the air, as if Hansen was challenging him. Rayan was born to be a powerhouse, so he smiled politely at the moment. He raised his glass and gulped down the wine. He said generously, "I really didn't know this was your territory, Mr. Richards. If I had known, I would have invited you to join us for lunch." The wine slipped into their mouths and down their throat. Hansen's eyes narrowed and he smiled. Rayan also drank the wine in one gulp. At this time, they looked peaceful and friendly, as if they were good friends that just reunited. However, Jenna didn't think so. She felt an invisible pressure that made it difficult for her to breathe. Guns and clubs, swords and spears! As if she could smell the ho
Jenna ran back to the office and closed the bathroom door of the inner suite. She leaned against the door frame and exhaled a long breath. She saw herself in the mirror and realized that she looked flustered. Her face was red, and her chest was pounding like a rabbit. She couldn't help but feel annoyed. She said to herself, "Jenna Murphy, what did you do wrong? Why are you so flustered? Aren't you just going to be laughed at by that b*stard Hansen?" "What the hell is going on!" "If mere a mocking eyes of him could make I lose composure, then what am I going to do in the future?" She asked herself. She took a deep breath, shook her head, and walked to the bedroom. She then casually laid on the wide soft bed. The chandelier on the ceiling dangled in the air and made a kaleidoscope of shapes akin to butterflies. The decoration on the ceiling was like a cloudy blue sky. As Jenna opened her eyes and watched the 'butterflies' playing on the blue sky and cl
At three o'clock, Hansen walked in on time, dressed in a sharp suit. All the executives of the Richards Group stood up and held their breath. During meetings, Hansen had always been very punctual. He never thought that leaders should arrive a few minutes late; he felt that such an act was very pretentious. Therefore, he had always been punctual, and he did not allow his staff to be late either. When Jenna woke up and rushed over, the meeting was about to start! Hansen looked at Jenna, who was standing at the door sheepishly. Her eyes were red and swollen. Her hands were wrapped with white gauze, and she was holding a notebook in her left hand. "Come in and sit down," he said calmly, pointing at the empty seat next to him. Jenna walked in quietly, but she was stunned in her heart. She did not expect that her seat would be by Hansen's side. Aria McAdams was sitting opposite her. She was dressed up enchantingly, her almond-shaped
He sat up straight, cleared his voice, and said in a calm voice, "Miss Murphy is right. Our company strives for the best. If they are not fine works, we should throw them away. Now I announce that from today onwards, we will rebuild the design department. Miss Murphy will be the manager, and all the designs will have to go through her. Only when she says yes will the design be approved. I hope to see a new batch of designs before the press conference." As soon as he said this, everyone present was bewildered. Mr. Richards assigned such an important design project to Miss Murphy, a newcomer. A model design should be a very important trade secret for a car manufacturing company. Was this acceptable? Moreover, this lady was his ex-wife and she used to be a designer at Whalen Group. She was obviously very close to the president of Whalen Group. They were wondering if Mr. Richards liked her or Aria better. Perhaps he liked both of them! Everyone was confused, but the
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