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
They went to visit the children first thing in the morning. Only then did the children know that each of them had a box of beautiful candies. Jepherson told the children that he would bring them candy when he came the next time. Everyone was delighted, and some of them didn't want to leave the orphanage. When they left, all the children came out to send them off, but Raeleigh was not unwilling to leave them. It was inevitable for them to part ways. After all, it was better for some people to leave forever. When the car was far into the journey, Jepherson took out a notebook and wrote some notes in it. His face turned solemn. Where on earth was it? Raeleigh fixed her eyes on him. "Are you looking for someone?" "Yes. I'm looking for someone." Jepherson didn't explain. Raeleigh didn't pry further. Jepherson had once told her that he was indeed searching for someone. Raeleigh left that place and went to the hotel with Jepherson. There was a doctor
Perhaps, Zorion could be saved. They were not sure if they should inform Old Master Whalen. Santiago glanced at him and walked up the stairs. Deanna followed behind closely, tugging and pulling, preventing him from entering Zorion's room. However, it was all in vain as her strength was as weak as that of a chick's. Zorion refused to eat, as he was on a hunger strike. Deanna was worried, and she couldn't remember the last time she had a proper meal either, or else she wouldn't have lost so much weight. Deanna couldn't stop Santiago, so she shouted at him, but she shut up when they arrived at Zorion's door. Santiago turned his head to look at Deanna before pushing the door open and walking in. When he entered the room, he saw Zorion putting his palms on his chest. He frowned and walked over to Zorion. Looking down at him, he asked, "Are you dead?" Zorion opened his eyes slowly when he heard Santiago's voice. Only then did he slowly move his hand aside.
Raeleigh stepped in, put on her shoes, and looked inside. She saw an unexpected person, stopping in her tracks in confusion. "Dr. Osteen?" Raeleigh had never expected that Xanthus would appear at her home. Xanthus sat on the couch, talking to Novalie, who was somewhat surprised to see Raeleigh. "Oh, you're back?" Raeleigh did not answer Novalie's question immediately. Instead, she looked at Xanthus, who replied, "I came here for work. I didn't expect this place to be your home." Raeleigh looked at Xanthus in disbelief. "You came here for work?" "Yes, I'm a volunteer who's responsible for the health of the elderly residents here," he answered. Raeleigh reluctantly accepted his explanation, but she didn't think that was the case. She was reminded of Xanthus searching for a person surrounding the orphanage and inquiring about it. Raeleigh turned around and took a look at Jepherson, who followed her into the room. "This is Dr. Osteen. He's the university
Jepherson followed her into the house, changed into house slippers, and greeted Novalie before walking into the kitchen, washing his hands, and helping to prepare lunch. It was sunny at noon, but the lighting in Raeleigh's kitchen was not bright enough. They stayed quietly in the kitchen. No one spoke as they focused on their own tasks. Novalie closed her eyes, sitting cross-legged on the couch. She narrowed her eyes and pressed her hands against her legs. She was not curious about what was going on in the kitchen. She was thinking about Xanthus. She was afraid that he had malicious intentions! Soon, lunch was served. Raeleigh and Jepherson took turns serving the food on the table. Raeleigh called Novalie over while Jepherson washed his hands and followed them to the dining table, sitting down one after another. Jepherson set up Novalie's cutlery, acting as if he was at home. He treated her like how he treated Marissa. Raeleigh looked at Jepherson. It was
Jepherson returned to Richards Manor. Marissa immediately stopped him as soon as he entered. "You still remember the way back home?" Since what happened to Deanna, Marissa had not seen her grandson, Jepherson. She didn't know where he went and couldn't find him. Deanna was in an awful state right then. She didn't answer the phone and hadn't come back since. It seemed that there was a huge misunderstanding since the last incident. Marissa couldn't see Deanna, so she was worried, but Jepherson didn't take it seriously and only returned by then. "Grandma." Jepherson walked up to Marissa, lifting his hands to hold her. Marissa was frustrated, but when she saw Jepherson smiling at her, every bad feeling evaporated. She turned around, heading towards Ink Garden. While walking, she said, "Your parents are not here, and I'm worried sick of you. What's more, you pissed Deanna off without an explanation. Where have you been?" "I was out of the city, and
Jepherson got some rest after comforting Marissa. He lay down but he couldn't fall asleep, so he called Raeleigh. Raeleigh was still awake. She took a quick look at her phone to check who called but decided against picking up. She sent a text message to Jepherson, telling him that it was very late, and she wanted to rest. Jepherson replied immediately, telling her that it wasn't time to go to bed yet. Raeleigh got up from the bed, and video-called him for a while. Novalie looked at Raeleigh and said, "You should have attended school today." Raeleigh said nothing. She wanted to spend more time with her grandmother. "You're not in good health. I want to stay and take care of you. I can't take care of you if I'm in school all day." "What's wrong with that? It's not like you never took care of me. I'm in such good health right now. I couldn't bear to see you neglect your studies to take care of me." Novalie was considerate. She had not done anything mean