Chapter 1030 Took The Initiative


    Santiago twitched. As his lips itched, he lifted his hand and wiped it. This terrified Deanna. Immediately,


    she put her hand behind her back as she shook her head, as if subconsciously trying to assert that she


    was not the one who touched his lips.


    It just so happened that Scarlette walked past the ward. As she saw Deanna''s overwrought expression,


    she wondered if she had gone hysterical again.


    Deanna took a seat, pretending that nothing happened as she waited for Raeleigh and the rest to


    return to the ward. Santiago was still asleep.


    Raeleigh brought some chicken porridge while Zorion was carrying a fruit basket. Jepherson came


    back empty-handed.


    Scarlette had a feeling that Deanna was not mentally sound. She grabbed hold of Raeleigh''s arm and


    whispered in her ear.


    "Stop making a fuss over this issue," Raleigh said as she shrugged her off. She then walked towards


    Deanna and handed her the chicken porridge. "Dig in while it''s still hot," she said.


    "Okay," Deanna replied. She took the porridge and started eating. Raeleigh then headed straight to see


    Santiago. Sheid her palm on his forehead. Then, she tucked him in.


    At that moment, Santiago woke up. Raeleigh was not sure if she had kneaded too hard when she


    touched his forehead.


    "Ahhhh…" Santiago yawned. He stroked his face before pulling back the quilt. Bemused, Raeleigh then


    tucked him in once again lest he caught a cold.


    Jepherson walked into the ward. While waiting for Raeleigh, he took a seat.


    Raeleigh looked at Santiago and asked, "Has the headache subsided?"


    "Try getting a traumatic head injury yourself, how about that?" Santiago said as he twitched his


    eyebrow and nced at Raeleigh. As she was even-tempered, Santiago''s sarcasm was like water off a


    duck''s back to her. However, others might take umbrage at his mockery.


    No one else could afford to offend Santiago.


    Deanna was visibly displeased. "What''s with Raeleigh showing excessive concern to Santiago?" she


    thought.


    "Let me ask the doctor if he can prescribe some painkillers for you," Raeleigh said. "Nah, it''s okay,"


    Santiago said. "I was just pulling your leg. Got you."


    Raeleigh was speechless. "Why was he cracking jokes at this moment?" she thought.


    As he nced at the door, he said nonchntly, "I''m doing well. I''ve eaten and drunk to my heart''s


    content. You''re all busy people. Go and get moving."


    "No worries, we''re free," Zorion said smilingly. At that moment, his car crossed his mind. "My car, give it


    back to me," he said.


    Zorion paused for a moment. "You lost the bet," Zorion said. "That car''s mine now. We made a bet and


    you lost. And now you want your car. How ridiculous can it be?"


    "Liar, when in the world did I make a bet?" Santiago said contemptuously. Deanna could not help but to


    be amused. Raeleigh couldn''t care less. She was level-headed enough to tell who was right and who


    was wrong.


    "Deep down, you know very well if you''ve made a bet," Zorion said. "Mind you, I''ve got the CCTV


    footage when you came over to my house and made a bet. Lose the bet, lose the car. You can''t takeN?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    the car back. Don''t you think that''s unreasonable?"


    Zorion was precisely trying to the truth upside down.


    "Well that car''s not mine anyway," Santiago said. "It belongs to Raeleigh. Give it back to me and I won''t


    call you to ount. If you refuse, then no biggie. Sooner orter, I''m gonna get it back."


    Deanna almost burst intoughter as she looked at Santiago. Raeleigh and Jepherson remained quiet.


    Everyone knew that despite what Zorion said, he did not truly mean it. Be that as it may, no one


    bothered to rify. At times, silence was golden.


    After standing for quite some time, Raeleigh sat beside Jepherson. Santiago did not say anything as he


    was exasperated.


    As she finished her food, Deanna turned around and looked at the ward. She then stood up and


    proceeded to throw the lunchbox in the bin outside the ward. After that, she turned around and walked


    into the ward.


    When she walked into the ward, she saw the fruit basket that Zorion bought. She unwrapped the fruit


    basket, took some fruits, and went to the bathroom to rinse them.


    Raeleigh stood up as she wanted to help her. However, Zorion stopped her immediately.


    "Let her do it by herself," Zorion said. "She''s a grown-up. She knows how to go about washing fruit."


    Since Zorion insisted that Deanna washed the fruit by herself, Raeleigh gave in. Then, she turned


    around.


    Scarlette was standing outside the ward. She saw what happened. "That''s the way it should be," she


    thought.


    After washing the apples, Deanna wiped them with a serviette before giving each of them an apple.


    "Raeleigh, here''s yours," Deanna said as she gave an apple to Raeleigh. She then left without looking


    Raeleigh in the eye.


    She sat down and peeled the rest of the apples using a paring knife.


    "Give me the apple," Santiago said as he took an apple from Deanna. "You don''t have to peel it for


    me." Deanna gave him a wide-eyed stare. Santiago had almost finished munching the apple as hey


    on his side.


    "Is he ying the fool?" Raeleigh thought as she stifled a giggle.


    "Why did you eat the skin?" Deanna said bashfully. "I haven''t peeled it yet."


    Zorion stood up and said, "I guess it''s about time to make a move. Call me up if there''s anything you


    need."


    "Zorion, shall we stay a little longer?" Deanna asked the instant she heard Zorion saying that he


    wanted to make a move. Zorion looked at Jepherson and Raeleigh as he grabbed hold of Deanna''s


    arm. "Nah, we''d better be making a move. We''lle back tomorrow."


    "Alright then," Deanna said as she reluctantly left alongside Zorion.


    As they left, Raeleigh spoke to Jepherson in private. She reckoned that it was better not to tell the truth


    straight from the shoulder when Zorion and Deanna were around.


    "Still feeling unwell?" Raeleigh asked Santiago after they left. Santiago shook his head and said, "Nah,


    I''m feeling much better. I''ll get some rest. You should get some rest too."


    "Okay."


    As Santiago fell asleep, Raeleighy down.


    Jepherson stayed over at the ward to look after Santiago. It was not convenient for Raeleigh to stay


    over. She was ady after all.


    In the next few days, Raeleigh found herself learning a lot.


    She made a mental note of each lesson.


    Jepherson had some matters to attend to the next day. After exining to Raeleigh what she ought to


    do, he left.


    As she sat by Santiago''s side, Zorion and Deanna came for a visit. They brought some soup for


    Santiago.


    "Raeleigh, would you like to have some soup?" Deanna asked. "There''s plenty of soup. Come on,


    you''re not overweight." Raeleigh looked at Santiago. Then, she stood up and said, "I''m good, thanks. I


    don''t like soup anyway. I''m buying something. Have a nice chat with Santiago."


    As Raeleigh made her way out of the ward, Zorion said, "I''ll tag along."


    "Okay," Deanna replied, turning around. Relieved, she then looked at Santiago and said, "Drink the


    soup."


    Santiago was holding his phone as he looked at her. He did not say a single word.


    "Well, drink your soup," she said.