"You're fine with just a penny?" Scarlette said disbelievingly. "A penny is good enough. I'll just take it as recycling." "I'll help you ask about it when I get the chance then," Scarlette answered helplessly. There was no way that she was going to fork out her own money for it. Deanna grabbed Scarlette's arm happily as she counted the number of electronic devices at home that she could sell. "Your family is so rich. Do you still lack that little bit of money?" Scarlette asked, confused. "After I sell them, I can donate the money to those in need. Then, they can eat better." "You can do that with your allowance." "That's different." ...... While they were talking, Zorion took Raeleigh's laptop and opened it. "How many tens of thousands did you buy this for?" Scarlette's jaw nearly dropped when she heard this. Raeleigh just stared at Zorion. "Less than 4,000 dollars," Raeleigh replied. "Oh?" Deanna's eyes lit up. "I want
After packing up her things, Deanna returned to Raeleigh's dorm room. She had so much stuff that they took up two beds. Her luggage alone was more than Raeleigh's and Scarlette's combined, but there was nothing they could do about that. After putting away her things, Deanna said to Zorion, "Zorion, I want a laptop like Raeleigh's. Can you buy one for me too?" "I'll get it for you in the afternoon," Zorion replied, patting Deanna on the head. He would promise her the world if he could. Pleased, Deanna took out the delicious snacks she had brought to share with Scarlette and Raeleigh. Raeleigh didn't have any, but Scarlette tucked in without hesitation. She knew that Deanna's family were well off, so this was nothing to them. She might as well just eat the snacks and not let them go to waste. Scarlette took a packet of beef jerky and began munching on it. Deanna found a packet of jelly and held it out to Raeleigh. "You should eat some too. There's no harm in eatin
"Mr. Whalen." The leader of the group knew Zorion. Zorion's family was rich, but at Elkton University, wealth meant nothing. Zorion was a new student and just a junior. They hadn't gotten around to putting him in his place yet. Unexpectedly, they wound up meeting here. "Where are you b*stards from?" Zorion demanded, tapping the whip against the palm of his head. None of them responded. Their expressions were grim. They hadn't dealt with Zorion yet, and here he was acting all arrogant. "Zorion, we addressed you as Mr. Whalen because we think highly of you, but don't think that you can do whatever you want at this university just because your family is rich. Let me tell you, if we kill you now, all your parents can do is cry about it." Zorion walked towards them as if he didn't hear a word they had said, still cracking the whip. Zorion lowered his head slightly, no one could see the look in his eyes. By this time, Raeleigh had already gotten to her feet. Whe
Raeleigh headed back to her dorm room. Opening the door, she saw Scarlette, who looked like she was about to doze off. Raeleigh couldn't care less. Deanna began to panic. She was afraid that Raeleigh would be mad as they did not leave some food for her. Before Raeleigh returned, they had been talking to each other as if nothing had happened. Deanna stood up immediately when she saw Raeleigh. "Raeleigh, you're back." Raeleigh nodded, walked to her bed, then fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. Scarlette shook her head. She was that tired! Not long after that, Zorion came in. When he saw Raeleigh sleeping, he couldn't help but walk over to take a look. Raeleigh was exhausted and could not be woken. Zorion was also feeling worn out. He took off his shoes and laid next to Raeleigh. He rested his head on his arms and dozed off in no time. Feeling anxious, Scarlette wanted to wake Zorion up. However, Deanna objected and covered them
The police car was parked outside. However, it wasn't as intimidating as the Whalen family's fleet of cars. The police knew that this case wasn't as straightforward as it appeared. Raeleigh and Zorion were led into the police car and taken away. Deanna was already on the phone with her lawyer, ready to file a lawsuit in order to prove their innocence. Raeleigh wouldn't have to worry about anything at all. Deanna got into another car and tailed the police. She arrived at the police station moments after the policemen did. Holding the notebook in her hand, Deanna got out of the car and walked towards the policemen. "You drove too slowly. I had to ask my driver to stop several times," she said teasingly. The policemen were dumbstruck. What in the world? As soon as Raeleigh and Zorion got out of the police car, she rushed over to comfort them. "Don't worry. Justice is on our side. I have already called my lawyers, they will be here in no time."
Raeleigh was taken to a hotel. The car stopped at the entrance and Jepherson alighted with Raeleigh. She glanced at Scarlette, the look in her eyes explained it all. She was not given the chance to turn down his offer. "Let's go," Jepherson turned and walked into the hotel. The hotel manager bowed when he saw him. He had seen Raeleigh several times and his impression of her was that she was a soft-spoken woman. She had an aura of nobility and grace about her. Mr. Jepherson had good taste in women indeed. Maybe she will be his wife in the future. However, he knew that the Richards family was one of the most affluent families in Capital City. It might be a torment for an ordinary woman like her to marry into such a family. Everyone knew that the Richards family had many mistresses. Jepherson walked past the manager, who had his head bowed, and into the lobby. Suddenly, he came to a stop, turned around, and shot a death stare at the manager. "This hotel needs
Raeleigh stormed out furiously as Jepherson stood rooted to the spot, staring blankly at the door. By the time he dashed out, Raeleigh was already gone. There was only Stuart standing at the door. Stuart stared at him. What went wrong? Jepherson should have taken care of her. How could he let her leave in the middle of the night? "Why didn't you stop Raeleigh?" Jepherson yelled as he saw the empty corridor. His face darkened as he glared at Stuart with fury. Stuart was dumbstruck. That was unfair of him! "Sir..." "Go and look for her. It's dangerous for a girl to be by herself in the middle of the night. If something happens to Raeleigh, you're fired." Jepherson walked towards the elevator as he spoke. He pushed the elevator call button repeatedly and immediately stepped in when the doors opened. Stuart got into the elevator too and they went down to the lobby. She was nowhere to be seen. Standing in the hotel lobby, Jepherson glanced at
Raeleigh felt as though she had just woken up from a deep slumber. In a daze, she looked around her and saw Jepherson in the room. Jepherson sat in front of her with his legs crossed, a book in one hand and the other hand resting on his cheek. Just like that, he had dozed off. Raeleigh wondered what was weighing on Jepherson's mind for him to frown while sleeping. When she shifted in bed, Jepherson woke up immediately. He looked at her and said, "You're awake." Raeleigh froze for a moment. She wanted to sit up in bed, but before she could, Jepherson had already put down the book in his hand and helped her up. She leaned back obediently as Jepherson covered her legs with the quilt before pouring a glass of water for her. "Here, drink some water. Doctor's orders," Jepherson said as he sat back down. Raeleigh had a bad feeling about this. Why was she in the hospital? Her eyes scanned the room before focusing on Jepherson. "Why am I here?" "Y
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