Marissa suddenly changed her mind, and as she also inquired a lot about Raeleigh, Stuart had naturally said some good things about her. The more Marissa listened, the more she felt like Raeleigh was remarkable, aside from her family background. Thank heavens they had Jepherson in the family acting as a pillar of support. As for Santiago, it was another matter altogether. She realized that Raeleigh was indeed a likable girl. She might be fairly young, but as Stuart had told her, Raeleigh was talented in designing. She would surely make a name for herself. Plus, Zorion had his eyes on her, but she fell for her grandson instead, and she was proud of it. Who was Zorion anyway? Marissa was in a good mood, so she ordered, "You should buy an expensive fruit basket and send it to Raeleigh. Send it to her personally. Just say that I was anxious about Deanna the other day. I hope she doesn't mind if I invite her over next time." After saying that, Marissa went
After pondering for a while, Raeleigh stood up and walked back upstairs. It was obvious that she did not have enough strength. As she was walking, a pair of feet stopped in front of Raeleigh. As she looked up, she saw Jepherson's face. Jepherson bent down and picked Raeleigh up. Then, he turned around and walked upstairs. "You don't have to carry me. If you take the stairs, then it will take a lot of effort for you to carry me." Raeleigh did not struggle, but she quietly pointed out. Jepherson laughed and hugged her even more tightly. "You don't believe in my strength?" Jepherson joked, but Raeleigh was stunned. She was silent since she rarely heard Jepherson make fun of her. "Your face is red." Jepherson smiled very proudly and continued up the stairs with Raeleigh in his arms. Raeleigh's room was on the sixth floor. As they climbed higher, Raeleigh got more worried about him. After all, there were multiple flights of stairs. It couldn't
Raeleigh didn't rest all night thinking about her interaction with Zorion. When she woke up the next morning, she still felt uncomfortable. "Just take the rest of the day off. Your grades are good, and you won't fail in the exam," Scarlette advised her. "It's nothing. Stop pestering me." Raeleigh went to class after breakfast. However, the two Whalen siblings were absent from class. When the lecturer saw her in such a disoriented state, she scolded her. Raeleigh didn't say a word but just stood there. The lecturer only treated her kindly because she benefited the class. Now that she lost this privilege, she didn't any spare mercy for her. And with that, she stood still. Her lecturer didn't respect her at all. The lecturer's words were a little harsh. She scolded her for taking her education lightly and for hooking up with others all day in school. She accused her of ruining the atmosphere of the school and affecting other students' classes. At that point,
The lecturer was so scared that she was even shivering. Everyone looked at the lecturer, who stood by the door. The lecturer lowered her head. Her face was pale as she broke into a cold sweat. Scarlette slyly cried out, "Our lecturer knows who did it." Santiago looked at the lecturer with great interest. "Is that so?" The lecturer took a few steps back and didn't say anything. Santiago asked, "Who did it? Admit it now." The whole class was silent, and Scarlette looked at the lecturer in a mischievous way. Raeleigh then said, "That's it, I won't leave." Santiago looked at her. Only then did he raise his eyebrows and asked, "You're not leaving?" "No," Raeleigh replied. Then, Santiago let go of Raeleigh's hands and snatched the book from Raeleigh's hands. Then, he walked to his seat and sat down. When Santiago sat down, everyone's hair stood on end. It was terrifying! The lecturer trembled as she went back to the platform. She be
Raeleigh stood still before walking to Santiago's side. She snatched her cell phone away from him and walked towards her room, dragging Santiago's wrist. Santiago turned around and looked at Zorion. He didn't say anything and just followed her. Scarlette wasn't here, so she didn't want to offend anyone. With the help of Santiago, Raeleigh wouldn't suffer any losses, so she didn't intend to leave the room at all. After returning to her room, she let go of Santiago's hand and glanced at him. Sometimes, she wished that she knew Santiago sooner. That way, no one would bully her or misunderstand her, much less disturb her. Everything would've been peaceful. One needed to take a look at her right then. The whole world was against her, and she was exhausted by the situation. Raeleigh opened the door to her dormitory as Santiago followed Raeleigh into the room. When she entered the room, she went to lie down, and so did Santiago. Scarlette was pretending to
"Who were you with this early in the morning?" Santiago asked while eating breakfast, not looking up to meet her gaze. Raeleigh said, "I went out for a walk." "Then, why didn't I see you? I also went out for a walk." Santiago continued to ask. "I didn't see you, either." Raeleigh sat up after being satiated and paid no attention to him. Scarlett raised her head to look at Raeleigh and Santiago. She thought that Santiago's future wife must be well-prepared for all his unnerving questions. Scarlette followed after Raeleigh. Raeleigh was on her way to the classroom when she was stopped by Scarlette. Scarlette asked her, "What were you doing in the morning?" "Nothing. I just went for a walk outside." Raeleigh didn't say anything. She was afraid that she would be scolded if she told her what had happened. Scarlette believed that Raeleigh would be safe with Santiago by her side. Without prying further, they went to the classroom. The university was h
Over the weekend, Raleigh intended to go back to her grandmother's house. However, as soon as she went out, she saw the Whalen family car parked at the front, and someone got out of the car. Raeleigh and Scarlette were waiting for Santiago to drive his car here. Yet, they were met with the Whalen family's car at the entrance of Elkton University. Raeleigh knew that it had all been planned by Deanna. As Deanna opened the door, she said, "We are going to the movies. Come on." Raeleigh hesitated for a moment and glanced at Scarlette. "I am going with her. You can go back first." As Raeleigh promised, she would not go back on her word. "Raeleigh, please wait for Santiago." Scarlette felt that it was better not to do anything. After all, Santiago was not a person to be trifled with. She would get into trouble if he was angry. "I'm leaving. Tell Santiago that I willingly followed them." Raeleigh asked Deanna, "Can you take me back tonight? I ha
Raeleigh was carried into the car. Jepherson then sat in the car with a cold look on his face. Raeleigh sat beside him. Her head was lowered, as she looked like she was thinking of something. As Stuart got into the car, he cast a glance at Raeleigh from the rearview mirror and asked the driver to start the car. When the car left, Raeleigh looked at Jepherson. She was speechless, not knowing what to say. Not long after, the car arrived at the entrance of the hotel. Stuart hurriedly got out of the car to open their door. Jepherson went out and walked into the hotel without waiting for Raeleigh. Stuart opened the door on Raeleigh's side, inviting her to step out. "Miss Anson, Mr. Jepherson has always had a bad temper. Go quickly." Stuart kindly reminded her. The driver was also worried. Raeleigh got out of the car with hesitation. She took a look at the top of the building. Then, she stepped into the hotel. The manager of the hotel nodded to Raele
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