"Who is he drinking with?" "Me." Christopher's speech was slurred too. He seemed to have drunk a lot of wine. "He drank six glasses today. No, eight..." Christopher was muttering under his breath. "Where are you guys?" Jenna knew that a drunk person would either chatter non-stop or stay completely silent, therefore she interrupted him and asked unhappily. "In the "Autumn' private room of New Era Restaurant," Christopher was speaking somewhat clearly and he gave the address. "Hansen is very drunk. He can't drive like that. Call the driver to come over and you'd better come to him too. He seemed to really miss you. He keeps calling your name." Jenna fell silent after hearing this and hung up the phone. Glancing at the streets, New Era Restaurant was not far from where she was. After thinking for a while, she turned around and drove towards New Era Restaurant. Hansen was found completely flushed in the 'Autumn' private room. He was sprawled
"Oh." Rayan nodded thoughtfully. He stopped himself from taking more steps before asking with concern, "Jen, how is your mother?" "She's fine. Thank you," Jenna replied in a low voice. "That's good." Rayan was nothing but smiles. "I will visit her one day." "Thank you but there's no need for that." Jenna lowered her head. She thought that he may not be able to even if he wanted to. That b*stard Hansen placed a lot of guards on the eighth floor. If Rayan went, he would definitely not be allowed into the ward. "Jen, you're still the same after so many months. You don't take care of yourself enough." Rayan sighed and touched her head. It was surprisingly cold during winter this year. After being outside for a while, Jenna felt like an icicle. She couldn't stop shivering. "Jen, are you cold?" Rayan saw her trembling slightly. He walked in front of her to shield her from the cold wind. The cold wind blew the snow off the branches and a string of sno
"Mr. Richards, this time, Christopher took down the drug den and made a really huge impact. Currently, the international crime organization has sneaked into A city," Alvin said unexpectedly. Hansen sat up. "Did you see them?" he asked in surprise. "Yes." Alvin nodded and assured him, "Earlier today, I sent a small group of people to enter the nightclub. Brock's den has some movements too." Hansen's eyes narrowed and the light in his eyes sparkled. "Alvin, Christopher is going to take this opportunity to get rid of these dens once and for all. There are a lot of them. Last night, Christopher personally led the interrogation and received some intel too. He and his deputies acted overnight; they managed to clear a drug den in A city. Now, it's not surprising that all the dens in the city have been associated with organized crime. We need to pay close attention to Brock's movements. When the time is right, we will catch Brock alive, interrogate him and solve J
"Really?" Jenna smiled nonchalantly with aggressive eyes. "Norton, if you still have your conscience, you will give me a straight answer." Norton looked at her silently. "Jenna, please let me go, I don't want to go to jail. I will make it up to you. Anything you want, you can just ask for it," Norton suddenly begged Jenna as he looked at her in agony. "Norton, do you have any dignity?" Jenna gritted her teeth and looked at him angrily. He was so embarrassed that he dared not look at her, let alone answer her. "Let me ask you: do you love Sabrina?" Jenna stared at his gloomy face and asked with a heavy tone. Sabrina? Norton was shocked by the mention of her name and then he suddenly understood. Jenna came to him for Sabrina, not for herself. What was on her mind? She was completely unreadable. "Jenna, I have never loved any other woman in my life other than you." Norton stood up straight, cleared up his thoughts, and told her. Jenna
On the 88th floor of International Kinsey Center. Hansen was sitting at his desk reviewing year-end reports and annual reviews. He also had to hold a meeting to come up with the budget and plan for the upcoming year. He was very busy. It was already late and he was exhausted. He got up and stretched before slumping onto the sofa. As Hansen was working overtime, his secretary, Yuri Adams, did not dare to leave and remained outside. Hearing Hansen's footsteps, she hurriedly walked in. "Mr. Richards, have a cup of tea." Yuri walked in with a cup of hot tea and offered it to him. "Thank you." Hansen stroked his forehead. "Mr. Richards, please don't hesitate to ask for me if you need me. I'll be outside," Yuri said softly and slowly retreated after seeing Hansen's nod. Hansen raised his gaze at Yuri's back and a wry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Yuri was initially Jenna's secretary before Jenna arranged for her to be at Hans
"Get out!" she yelled angrily. The anger she suppressed in her heart was completely released. She picked up a vase on the table and threw it at him. Hansen stepped backward. The vase missed him and fell to the ground, shattering into pieces. "Don't think I will let you off the hook today. I won't leave until I get an explanation." Hansen's face was pale as he pulled his tie off and threw his suit onto the sofa. Right then, he was behaving like a jealous child. He couldn't get what he wanted and got angry and frustrated. Therefore, he was seeking attention and claimed that these belonged to him. It was just that this anger was more than that. Explanation? Jenna was puzzled for a moment, wondering what he was referring to. "What's there to explain? We're divorced. Do I owe it to you to explain anything? Hurry up, get out." Jenna had no idea where this was coming from. She pointed at the door and ordered. "Hmph," Hansen snorted coldly. He was unwi
"Aunt Ella, Aunt Ella, come and help me. I'm going to get beaten to death!" Jenna laid on the bed for a while and cried, "Are my two bodyguards dead? Did I pay them for nothing? I'm going to get beaten to death. Are you guys protecting me this way? I won't pay you wages anymore." Jenna was crying and howling, tears flowing down her cheeks. "Hey, what are you screaming about? Who is beating whom?" Hansen asked in annoyance. He was flustered by her crying and he relaxed his grip on her. Jenna took the opportunity to turn around and slap him. Her hand landed right on Hansen's face and he felt a burning pain. The sun must have risen from the west that day. She dared to hit him! Hansen thought. Previously, she slapped him because he was drunk but this time she blatantly slapped him on purpose. Scratching, biting, hitting, kicking; he had witnessed every trick of hers that day. Was there a woman more savage than her? He pressed himself against
"Jenna, Jenna, wake up." Hansen sat in the car's back row holding Jenna as he yelled her name. The driver drove to the hospital quickly.Jenna was in a deep sleep. In her dream, there was a wicked person chasing after her. She ran until her shins were sore. Halfway through, she fell to the ground and couldn't get back up.There was a voice constantly calling her. It was a voice she was very familiar with, a voice that could awaken her instantly.Slightly opening her eyes, she only felt a warm embrace and powerful arms around her. Wasn't she in her bedroom? Where was she this instant?She seemed to be moving forward. She was lifted mid-air and her head became dizzier."Jenna, you're awake," a surprised cry came. She opened her eyes and searched for the voice until she met a pair of eyes that were filled with anxiety and joy. Those bright eyes were as deep as a well and they were dazzling to the point that it shook her soul.Slowly, she remembered what happened.Befor
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