"But what?" Sergio carefully listened to Yadriel, and realised he hadn't finished his sentence. He looked up. That was when he saw Yadriel's tall figure looking rather different. In his heart, his father had always been as strong as the mountains, as deep as the ocean, but now he actually looked harrowing. There was even a faint trace of desolation, causing his heart to drop a little. Yadriel had always fought for his ambition in politics. He would never hide anything from Sergio, and would even share his ambition and wisdom with him. Due to the influence from Yadriel, his ambition was to become a politician since he was young. However, that day, for the very first time, he saw how lonely Yadriel was, which upset him. "Sergio, an outstanding politician not only has vicious means, but also has to take care of the overall situation, accept it and tolerate it. You can't be indecisive when it comes to your relationship. Marriages are to serve the politics. 'Tolerance' is the ke
"You're still having a slight fever," she said softly. "Let's stop playing and get some rest, okay?" Jenna tidied up the things and picked Jerry up. Jenna carried Jerry into the bedroom and put him on the bed. Perhaps he was really exhausted, because not long after he was put on the bed, he fell asleep. Jenna covered him with a blanket and touched his forehead worriedly. She couldn't be rest assured, because after all, he had been discharged from the hospital before he even recovered. "Don't worry." Hansen came in the room and reached out to hold her hand. He said in a soft voice, "The team of professionals is coming here now. It will only take one or two hours for them to arrive. Let's get something to eat first. We'll need the energy to take care of Jerry later." His voice was very soft and soothing. This gentle and considerate side of Hansen had not been shown before. He was totally different from his bossy, dictatorial past. Now that he had been showing this
The Richards Group's current car sales had surpassed that of the Whalen Group in every aspect. Mainly, it was due to the failings of the Whalen Group. Hence, almost all the orders went to them. However, if the problem concerning the raw materials could not be solved, things would not turn out well. In the business world, not moving forward means falling behind. The Richards Group were on track and had just found their footing. Therefore, a single wrong move could end them. He heard about the petrochemical factory by accident when he was abroad some time ago. Once he returned, he immediately arranged Jose and a few others to conduct a private investigation. That was how he found that place. Initially, he thought it was a problem he could solve with money. However, reality could not be further from that! He had always believed that any problem that could be solved with money was not a problem. At that moment, money was no longer the solution. "Mr. Richards, heavil
Sergio was taken aback by his words. Soon, he raised his head and turned to look at Yadriel. A confident smile was etched on his face. "Don't worry, Dad. I am your son! Believe me, I will make sure you're satisfied with the outcome, but meanwhile you must give me the freedom to make my own choices." "Very well. You're a big boy now. It's only expected that you know how to make choices and take responsibility," spoke Yadriel in a muffled voice as he took the hot towel handed over by the servant to wipe the corners of his mouth gently. Sergio pursed his thin lips. A faint smirk appeared. At that moment, a housekeeper walked up to them, cautiously informing them. "Mr. Xanthe, there are two people outside, who go by the names Kyrie and Eamon, asking to see you." Yadriel's eyes widened ever so slightly before he instructed the housekeeper. "Bring them to the study." "Yes, sir," responded the housekeeper dutifully before he left. "Dad, it seems that
Jenna watched over Jerry for two days straight. Under the supervision of Hansen, the medical team finally stabilized Jerry's condition after the third day. There were no longer symptoms of a slight fever. His coughing too, had improved from severe coughs to mild coughs. With each passing day, Jerry's mental state seemed to be better. The same could be said about his relationship with Hansen. The orange trees in the small town had ripened in this season. They were a bright shade of amber! One afternoon, Jenna remembered that oranges could help relieve coughs. Hence, she went out to pick some fresh oranges just for Jerry. As she hurried back home, she passed by the courtyard next door and spotted Alvin walking out of it. She couldn't help but to find it odd. Why would Alvin walk out of someone else's house? Just then, Alvin turned around, noticing Jenna. "Good afternoon, Madam Jenna." He walked up to her swiftly and greeted her with a smile. Jenna look
"Alvin, what are you babbling about?" Hansen's cold voice floated in from the outside. Before she heard his voice, Jenna detected a familiar scent. In a flash, Hansen's tall figure walked through the door. "Mr. Richards, I..." Alvin's face turned red, and he started stuttering again. Hansen glanced at him, and then at Jenna. An expression of annoyance was written all over his face. Jenna's eyes sparkled as she tried to suppress her laughter. She met his eyes with a hint of mischief. "Alvin, since when did you become so gossipy?" Hansen looked displeased. Snorting, he growled, "You big mouth!" As soon as he had set foot in the house, he heard Alvin's cheesy compliments. As he walked further in, he instantly understood what was going on. What a joke! Did he, Mr. Richards, need his subordinates to put in a good word for him with his woman? "Mr. Richards, uh, there's something I need to do. I've got to go." Things were not going well. Therefore, Al
"Sigh, to have such a blessing." Sara let out a long sigh full of sadness. "She is very unfortunate. Her marriage didn't go well, and until now, she's still a single mother. I'm worried sick about her." As she spoke, Sara felt depressed. "Don't worry, Aunt Sara. Jenna is a nice girl. She will definitely have a happy home." Sergio quickly handed over a napkin as he comforted her softly. "Alas, her father and I are to blame. I feel guilty about it." Sara took the napkin from him to wipe her tears. Pain and guilt were written all over her face. "Aunt Sara, life is capricious. There are some things that are inevitable. So, there is no need to be sad. If everyone knows the consequences beforehand, then regrets will not exist. Nevertheless, obviously, that's impossible. Let's leave the past in the past. What matters is the future. People must always look forward to the future." Sergio comforted her. His thoughtful and kind words reached Sara's heart. Upon listen
"Can we be friends?" Jenna repeated his question in her mind. She thought to herself. "It's just being friends. Why can't we?" "Of course we can." A faint smile appeared on Jenna's face as she answered plainly. In her mind, she was not that petty. They were just going to be friends, weren't they? Anyone in the world could be a friend. It was very common to make friends. "Thank you." Despite the short and simple answer, Sergio grew excited. The corners of his mouth turned up. A bubble of laughter then followed. "Having an amazing friend like you is the luckiest thing that ever happened to me in my life." "Is it that serious? Isn't it a little excessive?" Jenna pondered internally. Nevertheless, she kept her thoughts to herself. "People should treat others with respect. Otherwise, it would be discourteous." She rationalized his behavior in her head. "That is how he is with me now." "It's only one dinner. I'll let him be." Jenna ordere
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