Santiago's lips twitched. "After that, my brother ran out from behind. The fortune teller froze when my brother came into his sight. He then looked at me and inquired about our relationship. My father told him that I was his younger brother. The fortune teller expressed his astonishment, saying that it was supposed to be impossible for us to be born in the same family. My father asked what he meant with that. He replied that we were fated to be born in the purple, and that if it was in the past, we could be kings. Although it's been a different era now, it still signifies a good fate. According to the fortune-teller, we could be rulers. It was just that there was something strange about our fates since an empire couldn't have two kings." "So..." Raeleigh seemed to want to say something, but before she did, Santiago spoke, "Every competition would culminate in the brutal injury of one party. It would take place sooner or later. The fortune teller said
Whether he was in his right mind or had lost his mind, no one could make Jacky alter his decision, not even Deanna. After a night, Deanna resigned and decided not to meddle. The doctors continued to nurse Santiago back to health by giving him the most effective medicine and he made promising progress. Besides, Raeleigh made some health tonics for Santiago personally. She bestirred herself at four or five o'clock in the morning and began to make soup using the ingredients she had purchased. When the soup was ready, she woke Santiago up to have it. Santiago seemed to be deprived of strength. Not long after he rose, he continued to sleep. Raeleigh could only sit beside to accompany him. The same routine went on for more than ten days. Only then did Santiago come down from the attic. Then, he brought Raeleigh to the hospital in Waverly Village right away. "What are we coming here?" Raeleigh stood outside the hospital with a baffled expression. She first sized up San
After disembarking, Raeleigh and Santiago did not head for the hotel but rented an ordinary black car and drove to another destination. Raeleigh was unsure of the altitude. She only knew that the surroundings were shrouded by mist and there were tea plantations and bamboo groves all over the mountain. Santiago said that there was a sea deep behind the bamboo groves and he was going there. Raeleigh was bewildered by his words. Her eyes were marked by a look of strangeness when she gazed at him. It was just that the road was bumpy. Santiago, who used to be a high-spirited boy, vomited all along the way. Getting out of the car, he bent down on the ground, unable to get up. The car followed behind them slowly as they trudged along the rugged mountain path. The reason he had to go up there was beyond her. He said that they had to walk up to the peak. However, she thought it was more difficult than climbing up there. Finally, they reached the mountain peak
Leaving this place meant that Raeleigh would have to part with Santiago. She indeed had feelings for him throughout this half a year of living as a married couple. Now and then, even she could not tell whether she did not love him anymore. Raeleigh was not a cold-blooded person. Watching as Santiago went around the mountain to collect medicinal herbs and cut firewood day after day just for her sake, she was touched. When they were about to leave, Raeleigh threw a glance at Santiago, finding that he was all right and as muscular as a bull. He even gained some weight. "What's wrong? Are you tired?" Santiago looked back at Raeleigh after taking a few steps. She did not reply while pulling a suitcase in her hand. Both of them were not wearing clothes of their own, but Flencer's and Caira's. There was only one suitcase. Since Raeleigh did not reply, Santiago went back directly and bent down, asking Raeleigh to get up onto his back. "I've just taken a few
Lenold told Jepherson to wait before going back inside himself. In fact, Austin had never left and he had never been on a mission. If he had to go on a mission, it would mean that the city was lapsing into chaos. "She's outside and she wants to see you." "Didn't you tell her I'm not here?" "I did, but she wouldn't leave." Lenold stood behind Austin and said so. The ground was full of grasses, so Austin bent down to trim them. "Call them in." Lenold replied nothing. He took the order and brought Santiago and Raeleigh into the prison. Raeleigh was familiar with Green House. As they entered it, she even introduced it to Santiago. Soon, they came to Austin's back. Austin stood up, washed his hands and focused his eyes on Raeleigh. "You look good." "The same goes to you." Raeleigh was aware that Austin was not easy to deal with. Why didn't Jepherson come to retrieve the child when he knew Austin was at Green House
"Come on. Let's have a stroll." Austin stood up and took Raeleigh outside. They walked around the prison, appearing to be small in contrast to the tall walls. Raeleigh looked at everything around her and harked back to the old days when she was brought here, falling into a brown study. The vivid memory of the past was upsetting and it caused a dull pain in her heart whenever she recalled it. Numerous events had transpired in the past, so Raeleigh was lost in thoughts shortly. She didn't expect that she would be snatched from the jaws of death so many times. For so many years, starting from the time she could remember things in childhood, the fire was like a curse, haunting her until the day when everything had settled. It was not until she was on her last legs that she snapped out of it gradually. Raeleigh asked, "How is the investigation going?" Austin turned around and threw a glance at Raeleigh. "Have you ever thought about who was behind that fire?"
"There's no way I'll leave without getting to the bottom of it. Madam, you only need to tell me whether this matter has anything to do with you." Marissa shot daggers at Raeleigh. "Who died and left you in charge?" Raeleigh answered, "I was the victim in that fire and many people in the orphanage had been murdered for nothing." Marissa could not retain her composure. She stood up and pointed her finger at Raeleigh. "Get out of here right now. Get lost." Trevor focused his eyes on Marrisa. "Did you really do it?" Marissa looked back at him slowly as he asked, "Why did you do it?" Trembling, she looked at Trevor. "Did I have a choice? At that time, the Osteen family had been looking for her everywhere. If they found her, they would get to us, then everything our family had achieved would go up in smoke. I didn't mean to take the child away. I was also a victim. What should I do?" Marissa sobbed it out while Trevor's face turned pale. He asked her
It was not until the morning that Raeleigh realised that Marissa had gone mad. What's more, it was Scarlette who came over to inform Raeleigh. After Scarlette told Raeleigh, she continued, "Mr. Jepherson has recovered a little over the past couple of days. If you have time, why don't you head over to Waverly Village? Wouldn't it be much easier for us to visit you that way? Raeleigh... We came to see you, not a prisoner, but look at..." Scarlette cast a quick glance at her surroundings. They were surrounded by four very high walls along with convicts. It was unsafe here. Raeleigh did not think much about it. She looked over at Scarlette and said, "No one had any opinion when they came to visit me. You're the only one who thinks that way. Shaney, come over and tell Madam Scarlette when we're leaving this place." Shaney quickly rushed over and told Scarlette, "We will be leaving in a few days. Uncle Santiago, Mom and I are planning to visit Grandma and Grandpa once
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