Raeleigh had initially planned to pay for Zorion's meal, but she had not anticipated that Zorion would take her to such a fancy establishment. Not only that, he had even booked the whole restaurant. Internally, she was embarrassed, because she definitely could not afford to treat Zorion to dinner there. The manager went to escort them in person. Raeleigh and Zorion went to their reserved seats. Zorion pulled out a chair, and Raeleigh sat down on it. She lowered her head and placed the napkin on her lap. Since they were already there, she might as well eat. Raeleigh was acting extremely calm. This sparked Zorion's curiosity. The menu was set down on their table. Raeleigh took a look at the options, and then then ordered two dishes according to her tastes. The waiter left. Raeleigh, still sitting, observed the interior of the restuarant. It was a rotating restaurant, and they were on the first floor. Raeleigh was surprised that she could see the rotating design.
Raeleigh looked at the pair of siblings in front of her for a while. Finally, she settled on reading her book quietly. The doctor examined Raeleigh again that night to make sure that everything was alright before they left. After the doctor left, Raeleigh's gaze flitted to her phone. If she did not return that week, what would happen on the weekend when she was supposed to visit her grandmother? Novalie would be worried. Raeleigh picked up the phone and made a long-distance call to Novalie. Novalie would understand if she explained it to her. The call connected. Although it was 4 a.m. in Tamberland, Novalie had already woken up by that time. Raeleigh knew that she usually went to bed early and got up early too. When Novalie was young, she would go and collect recyclables to earn a living. If she got up late, those bottles and cans would be picked up by others. Novalie had a habit of getting up early since her youth. It was an unbreakable one which she coul
"Come in." After Zorion put on his pants, he spoke from the bathroom once more. Deanna pushed the door open and went in. Scarlette wondered if anything interesting was going on inside. She went over to try and peek, but the door was closed. No one could tell what they were discussing either, as there was no sound coming from inside. When she heard footsteps heading towards the bathroom door, Scarlette walked back to Raeleigh's side and sat down. Raeleigh raised her head to eye Scarlette. There was nothing that piqued her interest. "Raeleigh, we're going to the mall. Do you want to join us?" Deanna went out of the restroom and invited Raeleigh, who shook her head. "You guys have fun. I'll stay in the hospital and read." "That can't do. If we go out and leave you alone in the hospital, there's no point. We might only return at night. If you come, you can roam around. Have you been here before? This city is lovely, especially at night. People fill the streets. We c
Scarlette thought for a moment, then asked, "You'll honor your bet?" "I never go back on my words. If you don't believe me, just ask Zorion. Every time we bet, I always keep my promise. Zorion, you can testify to that for me." Deanna looked at Zorion, who nodded and said, "Yes." Raeleigh eyed Deanna. To Deanna, perhaps Jepherson was not the most important person. It was Zorion. If she had to make a choice, Deanna would definitely choose Zorion. "Let's do it." Scarlette doubted that she would lose. Raeleigh did not say anything. She turned her attention to Scarlette's hand. Deanna walked towards Scarlette without a care in the world. She put her little hand behind her and then declared, "Let's get ready first. I'll count to three and then we'll show our hand. If you lose, you take the phone. If I lose, I will return it." "I don't trust you to count. Raeleigh should be the one to do it." Scarlette glanced at Raeleigh. Raeleigh looked around. "Aren't yo
The waiter served the food and politely greeted them before leaving. Deanna tugged on Zorion. "Zorion, do you like that?" "I do." Zorion's gaze was fixated Raeleigh when he spoke. He thought that would elicit some reaction out of Raeleigh, but she just lowered her head and began to eat. Scarlette also tucked into the food. Matters seemed to be getting more and more complicated. Scarlette was of the mind to report the matter to Jepherson. "Raeleigh, Zorion likes it that way," Deanna informed her proudly. Raeleigh did not answer. After eating, she took in their surroundings. She liked observing. Without observation, one would never notice anything. Only with observation could one find inspiration. Zorion did not eat much. He took a trip to the restroom after he was done eating. When he came back, Raeleigh was hanging around at the spiral staircase, looking at the crowd below. Scarlette and Deanna were examining their phones. Zorion walked toward Raelei
Raeleigh did not know when Zorion had sat down beside her. She had been off with her thoughts alone for quite a while. She did not know how long Zorion had been there. He was just there when she came to her senses. Raeleigh raised her head, seeing Zorion there. It caught her by surprise and she did not react for a while. By the time she regained her composure enough to react, Zorion had already turned to look elsewhere. Raeleigh was engrossed in her stupor for so long, it was as if she had lost her mind! After staring agape for quite some time, Raeleigh finally asked, "Why are you sitting in silence?" "Should I be in high spirits?" Zorion retorted immediately. Raeleigh had never offended him, yet Zorion made it a point to antagonize her from the start. Raeleigh looked away and decided not to speak further. Otherwise, he would say something that would make her want to crawl into a hole somewhere. "Let's date." What Zorion said caught Raeleigh off guar
Raeleigh got up from the bed and put her phone under the pillow. Although Deanna had given her a new phone, she did not use it and kept it aside. She continued using her own phone. For the past few days, every night, Jepherson would send her a text message. It was the weekend. Jepherson had mentioned that he went to visit Novalie. Raeleigh was waiting for a text back. Raeleigh put down her phone and sat up, taking the water. "Thank you." "You're welcome." Zorion pulled a chair and sat face to face with her. There were four people in the ward. The other two seemed to be asleep, but in fact, they were all feigning it. No one was sleeping. They were just pretending to be asleep. Holding the cup, Raeleigh drank the water. Zorion leaned against the wall and asked, "You get text messages every day. Who is it?" "A friend." Raeleigh took a look at Deanna, who seemed to be sleeping. She would have to turn her phone off, or Deanna would find out about it the n
Zorion only left Deanna's side when she had fallen asleep. He went back to his bed and lay down. He sent a text to Raeleigh, which read, "Sleep early." Raeleigh took a look at the message, but she did not reply. She was worried that it would land her in trouble. At three o'clock in the morning, Raeleigh's phone suddenly rang. Raeleigh picked it up right away and sat up under the quilt. From the other end of the line came Jepherson's elegant and deep voice. "Your grandmother has something to say to you." Then, Novalie's voice chimed in from over the line, "Raeleigh, is your hand better? Why didn't you tell me the truth? When will you change your habit of keeping silent about major matters, even though you willingly admit to minor issues? Always reporting good news but not the bad news. Do you want me to worry about you?" "Grandma, it's late. Why are you still awake?" Raeleigh was ticked off, but she did not blame Jepherson for it. She had actually wanted to