Chapter 1034 Mr. Santiago''s a Bully
Calvin frowned as he received a call from his son. "Is Deanna alright?" he asked, quirking his brow.
"She''s doing well now, but we shouldn''t remain silen any longer," Jepherson said as he strolled along
the walkway. After a brief pause, Calvin said, "Mr. Atkinson''s not going to let this go if he knows what
happened to Deanna."
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You''ve been negligent though," he added. "I''ll meet up with Raeleigh one of these days."
"Well,e back if you would like to," Jepherson said as he smirked.
"I may not be able to leave once I''m back though," Calvinon said. "What''s more, you aspire to build a
sessful career. As your father, I need to back off, so that you can prove to others that you''re worth
your salt."
Jepherson smirked. He then turned around and nced at Stuart. Stuart immediately lowered his head
as he happened to overhear the conversation.
"Older people are indeed wiser," Stuart thought. "Other than Mr. Calvin, nobody can outwit Mr.
Jepherson."
Jepherson shed an awkward smile and said, "Come back, you''re still young at heart."
Amused, Calvin said, "It hasn''t been easy to sneak out. Over the years, your Mom has been looking
after you and your brother. As her husband, I have to do something to cheer her up."
"You intend to travel around the world for the rest of your life, don''t you?" Jepherson said with a smile.
"Nah, I don''t think so," Calvin said. "Well, you''re doing very well in your career. I shouldn''t be back then.
Figure out how to solve the issue by yourself."
His wife was getting out of the pool when he hung up on Jepherson. Belle slung a towel on her
shoulder and walked towards Calvin. As she sat down, she asked, "Who called?"
"Jerry," Calvin said as he gently caressed her before kissing her. "What have you guys been talking
about?" Belle asked.
"He said he''s been missing you," Calvin said. Even though he was lying, he did not blush. He could be
seen pulling his wife''s swimsuit and lowering his head as he snuck a nce. Nothing much had
changed over the years. If there was one noticeable change worth mentioning, then it was her charm.
She had grown more charming over the years.
Calvin lowered his head and kissed Belle''s neck. He sped her in his arms and kissed her. Belle had
wanted to ask him about his phone conversation with Jepherson. However, it slipped her mind when he
kissed her. As she was not able to push him away, she gave in.
Jepherson put his phone in the pocket. Then, he turned around and headed straight to Ink Garden to
have a rest.
Come evening, Paige was awake. She woke Jepherson up. Then, he rang Santiago.
"What''s up?" Santiago asked as he nced at the clock. He wondered why Jepherson called him at
that hour.
"Grandma''s been worrying," Jepherson rified. "Have a few words with her." Jepherson then handed
the phone to Paige. Still a little nervous, she did not speak immediately. Now that she was convinced
that Santiago was safe and sound, she did not feel the urge to talk.
"Hello, Grandma. Are you there?" Santiago said.
Paige snorted and said, "Why didn''t you call me?"
Though she was irritated, she remained gentle.
"Be sure to look after Raeleigh."
Santiago hung up on her. Paige could only hear a beep.
Paige was exasperated, so much so that she wanted to throw the phone away. Nheless, she kept
her cool as she realized that she had not been courteous either.
Paige turned around and headed back to her room. Jepherson followed suit. While she was heading
back, she turned around again and asked Jepherson, "That girl by the name of Raeleigh. I wonder why
she likes Santiago? Is it because he hails from a rich background?"
Jepherson thought for a moment before turning around to look at Paige. "I don''t think so," he said. "A
charming beauty herself, she could have married Zorion if money is what she''s after. Zorion''s rather
well off too."
As she thought about what Jepherson said, she concurred with him.
She could see that Zorion was a sincere man who truly loved Raeleigh.
"Be that as it may, I have a feeling that Raeleigh does not truly love Santiago," Paige said. "Although he
likes to fool around, he''s likely to be a faithful partner as your parents are faithful partners themselves
who remain loyal to each other over the years. I''m worried that Raeleigh will take him for a ride.
Santiago''s gonna be devastated if she were to leave him for another guy eventually."
Paige''s concern was not entirely baseless. After all, the Harvey family was a well-to-do family. Thest
thing she wanted was a gold-digger marrying into the family.
In retrospect, Paige regretted intervening in her son''s marriage many years ago. She realized that she
had neglected her daughter-inw.
"Raeleigh''s not a gold-digger."
"What makes you think so?"
Jepherson turned around and returned to his room. Paige shook her head in disappointment. "What''s
with the two grandsons'' defensive behavior?" she thought.
...
"Did I wake you up?" Santiago said as heid his phone on the desk and looked at Raeleigh, who was
awake.
"Nah," Raeleigh said.
"Well, I guess you haven''t been sleeping then," Santiago said as he stood up. He put his phone in his
pocket and walked around the ward. Then, he turned around and walked towards Scarlette.
Scarlette was half-awake. "Scarlette, get some food," Santiago said. "I''m hungry."
Raeleigh stopped her the moment she got up from her seat. "Off you go to bed," Raeleigh said. "It''s
Santiago furrowed his brow and said, "Hurry up, Scarlette. Go."
Scarlette then hurried to buy some food.
Shortly after that, she was back with some food. As she handed Santiago the food, Raeleigh walked
over and said, "Let me dig in first. I''m hungry."
Amused, Santiago then let Raeleigh help herself. After tasting each dish and being convinced that
nothing was amiss about the dishes, she then asked others to eat.
Santiago crossed his legs and looked at Raeleigh. "So, you''re still alive," Santiago said.
Bewildered, Raeleigh did not respond to his remark.
Scarlette almost burst intoughter. Santiago could be seen holding the spoon and knocking on the
table before he dug in. Raeleigh frowned and said, "Hey, what''s with the knocking?"
"Do you have a problem with that?" Santiago said.
Santiago then dug in. Raeleigh followed suit. Scarlette and Hadrian were sitting on the other side of the
ward. They started to dig in too. It was silent as everyone helped themselves with the food. Raeleigh
felt a little tired after the meal. In spite of the fatigue, she found herself not being able to fall asleep. She
leaned against the wall and stared into the intensive care unit.
Santiago woke up at the break of dawn. He realized that Raeleigh had not been sleeping. "Hey, get
some sleep," Santiago said as he kicked her calf.
Raeleigh looked at him and said, "Why are you being rude? I''m your sister-inw."
"Right, so you''ve finally admitted that," Santiago said with a smile as he crossed his arms. His face was
pale. As he had just woken up, he looked like a young schoolboy. Raeleigh knitted her eyebrows and
wondered why he was blessed with such good-looking features on his face.
Raeleigh fell into a stupor. Santiago could be seen forming a circle with his thumb and index finger as
he yawned. Puzzled, Raeleigh raised her head to look at him. Santiago then poked her forehead.
Raeleigh lowered her head as she held her forehead and groaned in pain. Santiago then quirked his
eyebrows as he stood up to take a bottle before gulping a few mouthfuls of water. After that, he put the
bottle on the table, turned around, andid his hands on Raeleigh''s waist. She groaned in pain for a
while before raising her head. Scarlette wanted to help her but she refrained from doing so as she was
afraid.
"Mr. Santiago''s an idiot," Scarlette thought. "Since Mr. Jepherson''s not around, he takes the opportunity
to bully Raeleigh."