Raeleigh was calm. This was her character. The more dangerous the situation was, the calmer she was. If it were not for Deanna, then Raeleigh would not have lost her composure. At that time, Raeleigh was thinking the same thing as Santiago. "Since it's Flynt, how about we go and find him now?" Raeleigh raised her head to look at Santiago. Santiago shook his head and said, "It's useless. Even if Deanna was actually with him, I doubt he would release her. If he admitted that he had kidnapped Deanna, then it would cause great harm to the Moore family. Mr. Whalen is not in the country. The decision is in Zorion's hand, and knowing him, he would definitely not let the Moore family go." "As you know, young people are fearless. Once the Moore family triggered this battle, Zorion would definitely subvert the entire Capital City." "The Moore family had been entrenched in Capital City for many years. But then again, they could only be regarded as influential figures
"Santiago, what's the story with you and Miss Anson?" Marissa asked as she sat on the big couch in the living room. Her expression was cold. It was obvious that she was not happy with Raeleigh. She had not invited Raeleigh to sit with them. Raeleigh stood next to Santiago. He was sitting on the couch as he gently stroked Raeleigh's hands. He briefly swept his eyes across the entire room and realized that everyone seemed nervous. The servants had no idea what was going on. They were only aware that Santiago had a crush on someone else's girlfriend. And at that time, he was so full of pride that he brought Raeleigh back. Raeleigh stood still. She looked as if she had been bullied. She knew that Santiago had his own tricks, and all she needed to do was to play along with him. Santiago pretended as if he did not hear Marissa's question. It took him a long time before he turned to look at Marissa. He said, "I thought I just told you. I like Raeleigh. I want to
Raeleigh looked down at the bag of snacks on her lap. She did not usually eat junk food, but somehow she was feeling a little hungry that day, and she wanted to vent her anger by eating. Raeleigh reached into the bag and took out some packet of cookies. She opened it and began eating it. Santiago took a drag on his cigarette and asked her, "Are you alright?" Raeleigh chewed on a cookie and lowered her head. "I'm coping." Santiago laughed and blew a puff of white smoke. "This is how society works. They think that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning their own principles than to endure poverty. It's alright for you to do bad things, but it's a sin if you are poor." Raeleigh looked at Santiago and asked, "What should we do now? Deanna has not been found yet." "You're such a good friend to Deanna. If she knew half of your goodwill, then things would not have ended up like this," Santiago did not answer her question. He took a drag on his c
The two of them then quietly made their way to the inpatient department. Santiago made a gesture indicating Raeleigh to enter first. She went in from the side entrance, and he followed suit. They were not surprised that the people in the cars had already fallen asleep, considering the fact that it was already very late. Raeleigh breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that there wasn't anyone guarding the door. They opted not to take the elevator because it was usually equipped with surveillance cameras. Raeleigh quickly made her way to the stairway. She had briefly scouted the place and roughly knew which rooms were still lit. Santiago did not stop her and followed her up the stairs. It did not take long before they reached the second floor. When they arrived on the second floor, they realized that all the lights had been turned off, only ultraviolet lights were on and that there wasn't anyone on the floor. Raeleigh whispered to Santiago, "Do yo
The elevator soon arrived at the first floor. Santiago leaned against one side of the elevator and looked up at Deanna. When the elevator door opened, there were about five people waiting for them. Immediately, two people rushed into the elevator. Santiago gripped Deanna's thighs with both hands and proceeded to kick the closest person to him. Then, he turned around and kicked the other person. One fell to the ground and the other one dodged his kick. Deanna was sniffling. She cried even harder and somehow still managed to utter, "My brother will not let you guys go. My brother is Zorion Whalen!" Santiago was so frustrated when he heard her words. But then again, he was impressed that she could still utter those words at that time. Santiago soon emerged from the elevator and began fighting with the rest of the people. While he was fighting, a group of people brought Raeleigh out. "Stop fighting, or else I'm going to kill your friend here," one
"I don't mean anything else. Since your friends abandoned you here, I think it's best for you to cooperate with us. It'll be good for both parties." Flynt lowered his head and said, "There are so many ways I can deal with you, yet I don't want to hurt you. I still have some patience." Raeleigh said nothing. She looked as if she was about to pass out as blood kept dripping from her arm. She could not focus on what Flynt was saying. She swayed a little, but she did not say anything. "You are very beautiful. If you wish for it, I can give you whatever you want, including becoming part of the Moore family," Flynt said, and he could not help but to frown. His initial plan was for her to cooperate with him. He did not have any other intentions, but why did he suddenly say those words? He wondered whether the Moore family would accept her? Raeleigh still did not say anything. Flynt lifted his quilt and got out of bed. He walked over to Raeleigh's side and p
"Someone, please call the doctor," Jepherson ordered. He was still holding Raeleigh's hand. She wanted to pull her hand back, but she couldn't. Soon, the group of doctors entered the ward and immediately greeted Jepherson, "Mr. Jepherson." "Can you please give Raeleigh a thorough examination to check whether she's alright?" "Yes, Mr. Jepherson." One of the doctors quickly examined Raeleigh. Once he was done, he immediately backed away. "Mr. Jepherson, everything checks out alright. You can rest assured." Jepherson felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted from his mind when he heard that Raeleigh was fine. He heaved a sigh of relief. Jepherson was silent for a moment before finally answering the doctor. "Thank you for everything. You guys can leave now. I'll call you if there's anything." "Alright then." The doctors left, one after another. Jepherson glanced at Scarlette, who looked very worried, and said, "Can you please go and get
After Santiago finished his breakfast, he drank some water before heading into the bathroom. Once he came out, he looked at Raeleigh and asked, "Is there anything you need me to do? If not, then I'll leave." Santiago spoke as he walked towards the door. Raeleigh quickly said, "Can you please bring me my laptop?" Santiago turned around and said, "Alright, no problem." After saying that, Santiago cast a glance at Jepherson and left. Scarlette decided to hitch a ride with Santiago back to the university. Throughout the entire journey, she kept her head down and remained silent. Santiago saw Zorion standing at the university entrance just as he pulled into a parking lot. Zorion purposely came to the university to find Santiago. Santiago got out of the car and made his way into the university. He greeted Zorion when he saw him. "Hey, what are you doing here?" "Where is Raeleigh? How is she?" "She's dead. You can extend your condolences,"
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