Chapter 1102 Fishing


    By the time Raeleigh woke up, they had arrived at their designated fishing spot. When she opened her


    eyes, she was met with the sight of Jepherson sleeping. However, as she stirred in his arms, he, too,


    woke up. Raeleigh told him, "Sleep a little longer."


    "It''s already dark outside. We haven''t had anything to eat for the entire day. Let''s go out and grab some


    food," Jepherson replied, getting up and stretching as he did so. He then led Raeleigh out onto the


    deck. The sea breeze was a little cold at night. So, he took out a thick coat and helped Raeleigh put it


    on before leaving the room.


    Hadrian had already prepared their meals. They were to have dinner on the deck.


    When Raeleigh went onto the deck, she noticed that a grill had been lit and all sorts of food wereid


    out for them. Scarlette beckoned to Raeleigh to take the empty seat beside her when she spotted


    her. Jepherson sat down too. They began grilling their food. Opposite him, Santiago was already


    seated, dressed in a white T-shirt. Raeleigh had been wondering if he was still intent on going shirtless


    in the cold night. Well, he wasn''t.


    Cynthia kept her head lowered, feeling a little shy. However, she was a quick learner, and soon, cooked


    some skewers for them under Santiago''s guidance.


    Although she was from a rich family, Cynthia was amiable and approachable. To Raeleigh, that was a


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    Santiago was in charge of the grill. An enticing smell soon wafted through the air. Jepherson took a


    slice of brisket for Raeleigh. However, Raeleigh had no appetite. Noticing that everyone found that the


    cod was particrly delicious, Jepherson gave Raeleigh a piece of cod instead, which Raeleigh then


    began to eat. While eating, a thought suddenly urred to her and she asked, "Where''s Stuart?"


    "Raeleigh''s Grandma has some matters to attend to, so she needs someone to help her with that.


    Stuart is back home helping her out. You won''t be seeing him for the next few days," Santiago replied.


    He ate heartily while drinking beer, seemingly content. Cynthia sat beside him, not saying a word, as if


    she was non-existent.


    Raeleigh looked around at the people on the yacht. If it wasn''t fate that they were able to gather here


    together, then what was it?


    Raeleigh ate for a while more. When she had her fill, she got up. At that juncture, Scarlette


    suggested that they should y some poker. She even assured them that she hade prepared. The


    group exchanged nces with each other. It was a long night and they had nothing to do, so they


    agreed.


    Raeleigh already knew how to y. Naturally, Scarlette did as well. The only person they potentially


    had to worry about was Cynthia.


    "Do you know how to y?" Santiago asked Cynthia. Cynthia thought about it and replied, "I yed


    Caribbean stud poker while I was abroad."


    "Wow!" Santiago erupted inughter all of a sudden. "Look at her! She knows stud poker. I don''t even


    know how to y that."


    Santiago''s words caused Cynthia''s face to flush immediately.


    Raeleigh said with a smile, "I''ve just learnt how to y that."


    "Then, stud poker it is. The three of us will y while the girls back us up," Santiago decided. Raeleigh


    nced at Jepherson, who said, "Sure."


    They then cleaned up before making their way back to the table. The six of them sat down and began


    to y. They stayed up and yed all night. Hadrian lost overall. Santiago won, whereas Jepherson


    remained neutral.


    At the break of dawn, Scarlette chided Hadrian for losing.


    Raeleigh had fallen asleep in the middle of the night, leaning against the couch. By the time they


    finished ying, the sun was beginning to rise. Jepherson picked Raeleigh up and carried her back to


    their cabin.


    They all slept the entire morning. By the time they woke up, it was already afternoon. They prepared


    the fishing equipment, ready to go fishing.


    Raeleigh stood at the bow with Cynthia. Cynthia was worried for Santiago''s safety, but she didn''t dare


    to voice her concerns, for fear that she would cause Santiago to be paranoid. Taking a good look


    at Cynthia, Raeleigh had the feeling that she had misunderstood her all the while before.


    Raeleigh gazed at the ocean. Scarlette initially wanted to fish as well, but chose to stay on the boat


    after Santiago told her something.


    Thedies watched as the men got onto a motorboat each and began casting a.


    The motorboats were speedy. Raeleigh, Scarlette, and Cynthia basically could not see anything at all


    through the sshing caused by the motorboats cutting through the water. It was the first time Raeleigh


    had seen anyone fish. On the other hand, Scarlette was raring to join the men, but she could not. She


    began pacing back and forth on the yacht. Cynthia was indifferent to everything else. All her attention


    was focused on Santiago.


    The three motorboats circled rapidly over the sea, and finally halted in separate areas. After they had


    waited for a while, their seemed to have caught something. The men made their way back to the


    the rope attached to the, tightening it. When the was fully tightened, Jepherson swiftly pulled it


    towards the yacht. Once he arrived at the yacht''s side, a lifter elevated him and his motorboat back


    onto the yacht. Santiago and Hadrian returned and did the same. After the three of them were safely


    back on deck, they then lifted the upwards. The finally left the water. Inside, lots of greenish-


    ck fish were pping about. They were not reallyrge, and measured at most thirty centimetres in


    length. Here and there, there were a couple ofrger ones. Besides that, some prawns and smaller fish


    had been trapped in the too.


    Santiago brought the over to a t tform and opened it up. Immediately, the fishes, crabs, and


    prawns came pouring out. There was about a hundred kilos worth of seafood on deck. Raeleigh stood


    to the side, watching in shock as Jepherson grabbed hold of arge octopus that they had caught and


    tossed it back into the water. He also threw some of the fish back into the water. Santiago hurried to


    Jepherson and after surveying their catch, he asked, "How much did we catch today?"


    "About a hundred kilos," Jepherson said as he sized up the fruits of theirbor. The brothers chatted


    very animatedly. Hadrian came up from behind to clean up the mess. The three men werepletely


    drenched, a far cry from the three women on the yacht.


    When Cynthia saw how happy Santiago was, she, too, was delighted. Meanwhile, Raeleigh was feeling


    a different emotion altogether. She stood in the distance and stared at Jepherson, without saying a


    word. No one knew the pain she was feeling in her heart. She was even going to leave Scarlette. She


    kept reminding herself that soon, she would have nothing to do with them anymore!


    After they cleaned up, Jepherson brought a mackerel to Raeleigh, informing her, "This is a mackerel."


    Raeleigh stared at the fish and looked at the rest of the group. She was a tad irritated. "Are you rubbing


    it in my face?"


    Jepherson was amused. "No, but there''s a reason why I showed it to you."


    Raeleigh rolled her eyes. Jepherson''s amusement only grew. He threw the fish overboard, into the


    ocean. As they would not be eating that much, the rest of the fish were released as well from an


    underground hatch.


    Raeleigh saw the fishes eagerly swimming back into the sea.


    The sun had already set. The day seemed to have passed in the blink of an eye. They were having


    seafood for dinner that night. Jepherson was in charge of preparing it because the rest did not know


    how to cook seafood. Raeleigh offered to help him but he told her to sit and rest. However, she refused


    and stubbornly stayed to help him cook. When the seafood chowder was ready, she was going to bring


    it over to the table. She was stopped immediately by Jepherson, who requested that she leave it to


    him. He brought the hot chowder out to prevent Raeleigh from being scalded. He was always watching


    out for her.


    Raeleigh watched Jepherson in a daze, as he brought the chowder out to the table. The more he


    treated her that way, the more reluctant she was to part with him. She was at aplete loss as to


    what she should do.


    Turning around, Raeleigh gazed at the fire on the stove instead. She nTristany burnt the fish.


    Fortunately, Jepherson hurried back in time to switch the stove off.