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
"It's already the evening," Raeleigh said, giggling like a child. "I forgot." "Is there something else that you've forgotten? How's your hand?" Novalie looked at Jepherson, then focused on chatting with Raeleigh. As usual, Raeleigh only told her the good news while leaving out the bad news. Of course, Novalie did not believe it for a second. However, since matters had already transpired, what she said wouldn't change anything. She will only be able to find out what really happened after Raeleigh returns. For now, she could only ask cursorily over the phone. "My hand is fine now. I'll be back in a few days." "You're abroad now, so I can't help you with anything. You have to take care of yourself, don't put yourself down. I know how you are. You're now an adult, and I trust you a lot. I'm just worried because you always avoid the important matters and only face the trivial ones. Patience is a virtue, but there is also a limit to that." Novalie was the one wh
Raeleigh finally nodded. Pleased, Deanna smiled and said, "So, it's me who owes you, Raeleigh. We'll be good friends. I'll make it up to you and treat you well. Okay?" "All right." "Then, let's rest." Deanna was about to hop onto Raeleigh's bed when Scarlette stopped her. "Don't. I don't like you coming here. It's already a tight squeeze for both of us, so don't even think about joining in." "Raeleigh, why don't you just sleep in my bed?" Deanna said, tugging on Raeleigh's arm. Raeleigh couldn't refuse Deanna, so she said, "How about I sleep in my own bed? Scarlette, it's dawn already, so you should be able to sleep now." Raeleigh wrested her quilt from Deanna and she went to lie down on her own bed. At first, Deanna remained silent, but her eyes glittered with a calculative look. Raeleigh lay down on her bed. Scarlette thought that Raeleigh would get some rest since she stayed up all night. Anyone would feel tired after staying up all night. Scarlet
"Zorion, what are you doing?" Raeleigh's face was drained of color from the shock and she grabbed at Zorion's clothes, demanding an answer from him. However, he didn't even have time to answer her because his clothes were of such a loose fit that they were practically being pulled off him under her tight grip. Raeleigh caught a glimpse of Zorion's body under his clothes and let go immediately, as if she had been scalded. Zorion lowered his head to look at Raeleigh and pinched her hard. He didn't answer Raeleigh's question. Instead, he looked down at his clothes, which were nearly falling off. "Aren't you taking things too quickly?" The moment Zorion said this, Raeleigh blushed with exasperation and said hotly, "Put me down. I can walk by myself." "If I do that, you'll walk right out of here." Zorion chuckled and raised his eyebrows at her questioningly, then he looked ahead and walked straight through the door towards the hot springs. Hot steam swirled up
Raeleigh remained silent and Zorion also gradually said no more. The water temperature was kept at a constant high heat and Raeleigh quickly started feeling a little dizzy, but she knew that she couldn't fall asleep while in the bath. Soon, Deanna called out to Zorion from the other end of the bath. "Zorion, my head is spinning a little." Zorion immediately went over to Deanna, but before he went, he urged Raeleigh to go with him. "I don't think I'll go over. You can go and take a look. I'll get out of the water in a bit." Raeleigh really didn't want to dawdle in the hot springs much longer. Raeleigh's calm reply put Zorion at ease. She didn't seem like she was going to run away. Nonetheless, he said, "Don't leave. If you're dizzy, just wait outside the water." "I know," Raeleigh replied and Zorion left. Raeleigh was about to get out, but then she felt a ripple in the water. Something was approaching her. Raeleigh looked at the water around her. A small bo
When the news finally reached Raeleigh's ears, it had already spread all over campus. Many people hated her for it. Wherever she walked, rocks would be thrown at her. As Raeleigh walked, someone threw a rock towards her from behind. The stone hit Raeleigh's back. Raeleigh spun around to look at the culprit, but there was no one around. Scarlette was left speechless by the whole affair. "Raeleigh, if this continues, we will soon cause a riot on campus," she said worriedly. Raeleigh glanced at Scarlette and replied, "What does this have to do with me? It's not my fault. Are you putting the blame on me?" Scarlette was the only person left in Raeleigh's world, so Raeleigh could only vent her frustrations on her. Scarlette appeared aggrieved. She shrugged and muttered, "Go ahead and rage at me as you wish." Raeleigh gave Scarlette an apologetic look. "I'm sorry. I have a bad temper. I shouldn't vent my anger on you." Scarlette raised her eyebr