She was confused? Jepherson laughed, but his eyes were emitting a mysterious aura. Novalie was unhappy. Otherwise, she would not have said something like that. "Did you forget about the time I spent with you? We even had a great meal together, too." Jepherson's expression shifted. He stared at Raeleigh with cold eyes, but he was very kind to Novalie. Couldn't Novalie see what was going on? She was probably just pretending to be oblivious. "Is that so?" Novalie laughed. "I do remember. That was a nutritious meal, and it was good for the body. However, some would think it was bland and therefore dislike it." Jepherson felt like she was slightly mocking him. "That's not necessarily true. I liked it." "Then, you should have more." Novalie looked at the table and said, "Alas, our meal today is different. Maybe we'll have it on another day." He did not know what she meant. However, Jepherson continued chatting with her. Meanwhile, Raeleig
In the dream, Raeleigh was calling for someone. Someone was holding her hand and she looked at that person. The person pushed Raeleigh to the ground, covering her with a wet quilt. Raeleigh wanted to look for the person, but then she fell into a coma. By the time she woke up, no one was left. Everyone died in the fire. Raeleigh opened her eyes and looked at Jepherson, who was holding her in his arms. She was sweating all over. Jepherson's face was full of surprise. The expression on his face became more and more solemn. Raeleigh pushed him away. "Why are you hugging me?" "You had a nightmare. You kept calling for someone. I don't know what happened." Jepherson wiped off her sweat with his sleeve. Raeleigh sat across from him and said, "It's nothing. It may have been because I was bullied. I was anxious in the dream, so I kept shouting." After Raeleigh finished her words, she turned around and lay back on the ground. She curled her body into a b
"Am I really that good-looking? Why are you staring at me that way?" Jepherson smiled lightly, raising his hand to pull Raeleigh into his embrace. Raeleigh lifted her hand to push him away, but his grip was too tight. She slowly moved her gaze up and down Jepherson's body for a while before turning away to look in another direction. Jepherson held her head and kissed her. She glared at him before turning to leave. A lot of children in the orphanage witnessed the intimacy between Raeleigh and Jepherson. She saw that they all blushed and had their heads lowered. A little girl ran up to them and asked, "Are you guys kissing?" "That's right." Jepherson was in a good mood. He glanced at Raeleigh and squatted on the ground, looking at the little girl in front of him. "What's your name?" "Nana." The little girl was adorable and chubby. Jepherson said, "She is shy. She's afraid of being seen by you. Can you pretend that you didn't see anything?" Raelei
Jepherson was sent to the local hospital. Raeleigh held his hand tightly and followed him closely. She had been scared out of her wits. When Jepherson entered the operating theater, Raeleigh was about to follow him in. The doctor said that it was not necessary, and they only needed to wait outside. The door of the operating theater was closed, with Raeleigh pacing back and forth outside absent-mindedly. She couldn't sit still. "The doctor said that it's not serious, and he won't be disabled, but he'll need a lot of rest. Don't worry, Miss Anson. Young Master will be fine." Stuart couldn't bear it anymore and took it upon himself to comfort Raeleigh. Raeleigh looked at Stuart and said, "Many doctors said so, but people still died in the operating theater." Stuart was speechless. How could that be the same? Jepherson only suffered from scratches, and his wounds weren't fatal, but in Raeleigh's mind, he was about to succumb to his injuries. He couldn't
Raeleigh sat down as she was too tired. At that time, Jepherson was looking at Raeleigh. Stuart knocked on the door and came in. After entering the room, he said, "Young Master, dinner is ready. Do you want to eat now?" "Sure, let's eat. Raeleigh is a little tired now." Jepherson wanted to get up, but Raeleigh immediately stood up to help him up as he said, "Stuart, help me to the bathroom." Stuart immediately understood what was going on. He then said, "Young Master, you can't get out of bed." "Did the doctor say that?" Jepherson asked with a displeased look on his face. "He mentioned that you have to lie in bed for a few days." After Stuart finished his words, Jepherson pushed him away and sat on the bed, ordering him to get out of the room. Stuart glanced at Raeleigh before exiting the room. Raeleigh closed the door and took out a spittoon from under the bed. Jepherson didn't use it and fixed his eyes on Raeleigh instead, saying, "I have to go to
At that time, they were in the Richards Manor courtyard. It could be considered a special training ground where they seldom went. Back then, he stood outside while Hansen played with his two sons in the room. He didn't know what they were playing, but it must have been interesting. He was curious and went to have a look, and Alvin did not stop him from doing so. He saw the father and son trio confronting each other. Jepherson stood in front of Santiago, defending his brother. Back then, Santiago was young. He poked his head out to glance at Hansen. The father and son faced each other for a while. Hansen called the two children over and told them something as the two children glanced at each other. Before Jepherson could speak, Santiago said, "As long as Jepherson is well, I'm willing to do anything." Later, the two sons of the Richards family changed. The eldest son, Jepherson, became calmer and more reserved, turning into a man from a noble family in Capi
Jepherson initially gripped Raeleigh's hands. As his palms started to sweat, he pulled them away, but Raeleigh had immediately sensed it. Her heart softened. She opened her eyes and got up from the bed. She could no longer fall asleep either. "Are you uncomfortable?" Raeleigh sat up and asked Jepherson. "A little." Jepherson opened his eyes. His breathing was a little heavy. Other than the fact that he had a troubled expression, everything else was fine. Raeleigh got out of the bed, took a towel, and wiped off his sweat. The more in pain Jepherson was, the more silent he was. She couldn't help but to feel impressed when she saw him behaving in such a manner. People had the strength of their character, which originated from the very core from within, so as not to let others look down on them. Raeleigh had always thought that only people like her had such strength. However, witnessing Jepherson's behavior that day, only then did she realize that in fact, eve
Raeleigh pushed Jepherson's wheelchair after she got out of the car. When they arrived at the door, they were immediately surrounded by a group of children. Raeleigh was dazed by that atmosphere, as if she had returned to her childhood. The dean came out and thanked Jepherson gratefully, holding his hand before they went to have a meal. Jepherson could not drink alcohol, so all of them finished their meal in a rather short period of time. After they finished eating, they were ready to rest. The children were so excited that they could not fall asleep. That day, everyone had received an average of three gift items. They knew that the gifts were given by Jepherson and Raeleigh, so they all went to the courtyard where the both of them stayed and sat there, wanting to talk to them. Raeleigh was about to take a break. After a whole day of walking, her legs were somewhat sore and heavy, but when she saw so many children staying in the yard, she looked at Jepherson, who was
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