"The two of you will guard at the stairs on the second floor. I'll call you when I need something." Jenna heard the noise. She walked out and said plainly to the two men. "Okay," Nelson and Haward responded. They wondered in their hearts, "The luxurious Richards Manor was already heavily guarded. Why did she hire them?" However, they would not spend the time to guess about what was going on in such a prestigious, big family. The salary was pretty good anyway. "What are you thinking, having two men in the house? Are you planning to cheat?" Hansen's expression was nasty and his eyebrows were snapped together as if he wanted to knock some sense into her. Jenna gave him a sidelong glance and spun around, her back facing him. She then strutted into the room and said loudly, "Didn't you hear me just now? To guard against thieves and perverts." "Who's the thief? Who's the pervert? Be clear with what you say." He was so mad that his head throbbed and his stomach w
Jenna folded her hands in front of her chest and her silky hair rested on her shoulders. Although her face was pale, her unique beauty and charm could not be concealed. She gazed at him, her glare icy and piercing. To be precise, she was squinting at Hansen and Aria. Aria's arms were snaked around Hansen's waist as she clung to him. Her round eyes were full of innocence and grievance, looking like a petite girl being bullied. Jenna clenched her fists, her stare sending chills running down spines. "Hansen Richards, there are three minutes left before twelve o'clock. Listen up, if you don't come up and move your things, I will throw them down," she tilted her head slightly, looked at the pair with disdain, and said mercilessly. Hansen almost lost his mind at that moment. This woman was crazy mad! She dared to throw his things down? She had absolutely no regard for him! Aria was shocked, masking her face with grief and fear but her heart was jumping in
"If you dare to put a finger on them, I will call the police immediately." Upstairs, Jenna had already picked up her phone. "Call the police?" Marissa mocked. "You can try that. Let's see if the police can get past the front gate of Richards Manor." When Marissa said this, her face was full of arrogance. She dismissed Jenna's threat, not the least bit affected by the police. "Enough, stop this." Hansen's face was terrifyingly gloomy. He was about to stand up but Aria wrapped herself close around him. He swept his stern gaze at her and it sent goosebumps crawling all over her skin. Scared, she withdrew her hand instantly. "Clean everything up and put them in one of the rooms on the first floor. Have a room prepared for me," he approached and instructed the servants. They hurriedly started tidying up the living room. "Mom, this is all my fault. Jenna did it because I refused to move. This matter should end here," he looked at Marissa and said with little emo
Loneliness encircled Jenna when she lay in bed at night. She woke up several times in the middle of her sleep. She felt scared being alone. Not knowing how she would endure such long nights alone in the future, she wondered when would days like this end. She stroked her belly with her hand. There was always a faint, bloating pain in her belly. She felt as if it was going to blow up at any second. She looked up information from the internet and found that this was a normal sign during the development of the fetus. Her belly was going to be like a huge, round cannonball. The more she thought about it, the more afraid she became. After two days of rest, she was ready to start her plan. In any case, she should not stay in Richards Manor for too long and she must leave before her belly got bigger. It was said that winter nights were very long. Jenna had nothing to do all day, somehow dozing off into dreamland every now and then. Thus, she woke up qu
"You b*stard, you actually tricked me!" Jenna was furious and said fiercely, "I wish for nothing more than you to be dead. How would I even do that? I was just hungry and I came down to find something to eat. I thought you were someone else, that's why I covered you with the blanket." When she said this, she felt extremely wronged and tears were welling up in her eyes. "Is that true?" Hansen observed her, not believing her words. After a while, he smiled again. "Jenna, stop lying. There's only one man in this house, you must've known it was me. You can't hide anything from me." He leaned down, about to kiss her. Jenna blocked his lips with her hands. She was blushing but fortunately, the lights were dim and he could not see it. She had been determined to slowly forget him. She was disappointed in herself. When she saw Hansen on the sofa like that, she took pity on him and covered him with the blanket. The single movement was enough to make him
"Put me down, I want to go back. I don't want to go out to eat." Jenna only had a coat on her and she did not dare to get into a struggle with him for fear of revealing her pajamas. She merely complained in his arms. It was so late and so cold; she did not want to go outside. She just wanted to go back to her bedroom. "No," Hansen interrupted her flatly. He was decisive. "You have to eat out. Look at your face, it's like a starving beggar on the streets. People might think that the Richards family had abused you." The driver had brought the jeep out of the underground parking lot. Hansen gave her no chance for objection and he picked her up, getting into the car. He just would not put himself in other people's shoes, Jenna thought. It was so late, yet he still ordered Butler Maud and the driver to work for him. He was really inconsiderate of his servants. Hansen settled her on the soft bed in the back row, where the heaters were turned on. It was very warm.
"Keep an eye on him. Never let this man step into the second floor in the future." Just as Hansen walked down the stairs, Jenna's voice sounded from behind. He turned his head and saw her standing right there instructing the two guards, her face emotionless. Such a cruel woman! He stared at her bitterly. She looked down on him from above the stairs and he saw a victorious hint of a smile in her eyes. After this incident, he was completely defeated and never dared to sneak into her room again. Although he missed her deeply, itching to hold her and be by her side, he did not mess with her anymore. He hated and loved her at the same time; there was no way to make her give in. For the first time, he felt powerless to a woman. After eating, Jenna picked up her bag to go visit her mother at the hospital one day. She walked to the parking lot and started the car. As soon as she reached Richards Manor's entrance, she saw Hansen's jeep driving tow
"Jenna, did you hear that?" Sara saw her daughter sitting in a daze, not even giving her a short answer, and grew anxious. She raised her voice and asked again. Jenna flinched from the sudden question and saw Hansen staring at her with a smirk on his face. She immediately understood what he meant by this arrangement. She had to smile bitterly and agreed with her mother. "Mom, don't worry, I understand." Sara sensed that Jenna's promise was unconvincing and was a little dissatisfied. Jenna really did not know to gain people's favor. The least she could do was to be more enthusiastic in front of her husband to win his heart. She sighed in her heart and shot a disappointed look at her. "Do you hear that? Please take good care of my father from now on," Hansen nodded and whispered to her ear. Jenna rolled her eyes at him and Hansen chuckled. "Oh, Hansen, what happened to your right face?" Sara gasped when she saw the scratch marks on his face. Hans
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