When the door of the operating room closed, Raeleigh shut her eyes. Zorion could see Raeleigh from the television screen outside. However, he was still quite surprised to see Raeleigh closing her eyes after entering the room. Deanna pulled Zorion and asked, "Zorion, what's wrong with Raeleigh?" "She's probably tired. She didn't rest on the plane," Zorion pulled Deanna to the opposite side and sat down. As he was taking a break with her, Scarlette paced back and forth. After walking for a while, Scarlette asked Deanna, "I'm going to the washroom. Deanna, do you want to tag along?" In reply, Deanna shook her head and replied, "Go ahead. I'll tag along later." "All right," Scarlette sprinted to the bathroom and made a call to Stuart. "Mr. Jepherson," Stuart, who was waiting for the call, said in greeting. "It's time for her surgery. I'll send you a text message later," Scarlette hung up on the phone, washed her hands, and went outside. Jephe
The ward was spacious enough to accommodate a few people, and each and every one of them had their own beds. Deanna pulled Jepherson past the door. Zorion stood up and stared at Jepherson for a while before asking, "How did you know we were here?" "When there's a will, there's a way," Jepherson did not need to explain himself. He looked at Raeleigh, who was lying on the hospital bed, and asked, "Are you feeling better?" "Yeah," Raeleigh subconsciously glanced at Scarlette and found the latter's face betraying no emotions. Her gaze then settled on Jepherson who was standing opposite her. "Jepherson, you don't know how nasty Quirina acted! Look at how she tortured Raeleigh," Deanna pulled Jepherson toward Raeleigh. He just frowned and turned to look at Zorion, "I'll tell the university about this." "That's your own business. I'm not concerned about it," Zorion turned to one side and sat down, having nothing else to say. Raeleigh lay on the bed and did
The environment in the plastic surgery hospital was excellent, with lights illuminating the night. Raeleigh strolled around for a while. When she turned around, she was taken aback upon seeing Zorion. She asked, "Why are you still following me?" Zorion fixed his eyes on Raeleigh's surprised face through the dim light. He asked, "Oh, is this your territory?" Raeleigh thought for a moment and answered, "I didn't say that." "Since it isn't yours, why can't I walk around as I please?" In Raeleigh's opinion, Zorion's words clearly held malice. Raeleigh turned around and walked to one side. Then, she found a place to sit down, ignoring Zorion. Zorion also seated himself next to Raeleigh, staring in the direction she was looking at. Raeleigh remained silent as she buried her hands inside her pockets, still self-conscious of the state of her right hand. Zorion questioned her, "Didn't you say that you don't care about matters like that?" Rae
Zorion was standing by the door when Raeleigh was pushed out from the operating room. He walked up to her. Feeling a huge burden getting lifted off his chest, the doctor said, "The operation was extremely successful, but there's no more room for accidents. If anything goes wrong, there's nothing else we can do. No amount of money will be useful by then." Zorion acted as if he had not heard them. He lowered his head to watch Raeleigh, bent down, and picked her up. Standing by the side, Scarlette was totally stunned. Busy holding onto the IV drip, Deanna followed Zorion. She had completely forgotten about Scarlette. After a while, Scarlette caught up with them and went to the ward, unsettled. Along the way, Raeleigh kept dozing off. Zorion carried her all the way to the ward and put her down. He covered her with a quilt and hung the IV drip. Deanna followed behind Zorion, asking, "Zorion, why have you suddenly become so affectionate?" Zorion glanced at
When the elevator opened, Jepherson let go of Raeleigh, who was almost out of breath. Jepherson came out of the elevator, his face flushed slightly red. He pulled Raeleigh to a ward downstairs, Stuart hurriedly following after him. When they arrived, Jepherson went in with Raeleigh in tow, and Stuart stood guard by the door. He was afraid that someone would enter and disturb them. As Raeleigh was pushed against the wall, she felt that her heart was about to jump out of her chest. Jepherson pushed Raeleigh's shoulders with both of his hands, his gaze as hungry as a wolf's. She pursed her lips, her little face painted a hue of red. She knew that he had missed the taste of her terribly. If outsiders were to see them, they would think that Jepherson had gone rabid. "You... mmm..." Raeleigh had just begun to speak when Jepherson suddenly kissed her, effectively blocking her mouth. She raised her hands to shove him away. However, with only a bit more force, Jepherson
"I don't need you to teach me. If you continue to act like this, we shouldn't remain a couple any longer. You don't respect me at all," said Raeleigh as she lowered her head. Jepherson gently rubbed her waist with his long hand, making her feel uncomfortable. However, Jepherson was incredibly patient despite her insistence. He looked at her for a while before saying, "If you're breaking up with me because of another man, I will continue to treat you like this." Raeleigh raised her head to look at Jepherson. How did he know what she was going to say? Was he so smart that he could discern her thoughts at a glance? Raeleigh pursed her lips and darted her eyes away without saying another word. Jepherson gently patted Raeleigh's waist and held her in his arms. His desire had ebbed, but he still wanted more of her. He knew that what he felt was not pure lust, but more of a yearning for her. He genuinely had feelings for her, hence the yearning he felt.
When Jepherson sat down, he first greeted Marissa, "Grandma." Marissa was actually satisfied. Back then, Marissa was actually jealous of how Hansen had treated Vivian. However, at her age, she finally understood why it was easier for grandparents to be on good terms with grandchildren. "The Moore family's invitation is here. It's from Johan. How do you want to reply to it? After all, the Moore family is related to your mother. Although we don't get along with each other, we still have to save face. I haven't told your parents about this, so you call the shots." Marissa passed the invitation on the table to Jepherson. He leaned against the sofa, picked up the invitation, and skimmed it. It was a personal invitation from the Moore Family, which meant that the banquet was going to be in full swing. In other words, they had an ulterior motive. Jepherson looked at it for a while and set down the invitation. "Grandma, what are you trying to say?" Jepherson knew
The next day, at six o'clock in the morning, Jepherson arrived at the Moore family's gate. He stepped out of the car and waited at the door for a while. Stuart went to wait for the door to open. When he came back to tell Jepherson, Jepherson followed the butler to Johan's place. Johan was lying on the bed. The filial descendants of the Moore family gathered around him. Under the butler's lead, Jepherson strode into Johan's room. After entering, Jepherson let his gaze run across everyone present. He did not enter but waited for the butler to lead him in. The butler bowed politely and uttered, "Mr. Richards, please follow me." Finally, Jepherson walked to Johan's side. Johan opened his eyes and looked at Jepherson. "You're Jepherson?" "I am." Jepherson's attitude was placid, neither humble nor pushy. Johan eyed him for a moment and exclaimed, "No wonder Quirina has done so many silly things. What a young and handsome man!" Johan coughed twice, as if he was o
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