Chapter 1147 Knee-Jerk Reaction


    "When I was ten years old, I was probably the most antisocial one in the orphanage. Usually, the older


    children would not get adopted. I remember a lot of them would get adopted at two or three years old.


    "I looked good when I was younger. I had big eyes, a straight nose, and was very clean. However, I


    had a bad temper and I did not like socializing with the other children. That is why most of the kids were


    adopted while I remained in the orphanage."


    "I remember that it was cloudy that day. I heard that a new kid was sent to our orphanage. I was


    curious, so I went to check it out. I saw Madam Caprice carrying the baby, and she told me that it was a


    baby girl. She even pitied her because she was a newborn and was abandoned."


    "Later, as the kid grew up, she would frequently fall sick. Madam Caprice would asionally bring the


    baby home to take care of her."


    "She did the same with me. I have no idea why, but as I grew up, I developed a strange temper. I have


    a feeling it was because I did not want to be separated from Madam Caprice. No one wanted to adopt


    me because of my temper. With that, I could remain by Madam Caprice''s side."


    "Later, as the baby grew older, she would still frequently fall sick. There was a time, I remember it was


    around the time when she learnt how to walk. She fell seriously ill and developed a high fever. Madam


    Caprice had no choice but to send her to the hospital, and ever since then, she never came back."


    "Later, when she was probably three or four years old, she came back with another child. The new kid


    had a cute name then. She was called Bowie."


    "At that time, I was already thirteen years old. When I first saw Shuna, I thought she had been


    transferred from another orphanage. Later, I somehow felt that I had seen her before. The first time she


    left, she was only one year old. When she came back... I roughly guessed that she was about three


    years old. She still looked the same but was quite small for her age. She was different from the other


    kids. She had curly hair and big round eyes. Like those cute children you see on TV."


    Raeleigh instantly grew nervous when she heard her words, grabbing the armrest of the couch. She


    remembered that she had curly hair when she was younger. It was only when she grew older that her


    hair became less curly.


    "Later, I also heard Madam Caprice telling ady that she did not expect Shuna toe back. They


    agreed that she was unlucky because she would always fall sick. She was three years old like most of


    the kids in the orphanage, but she was very thin. Some people who thought of adopting at first decided


    not to go ahead with the adoption because her past sickness was in her medical records. Later, Madam


    Caprice said that it did not matter. If no one wanted to adopt her, then she would bring her home."


    "I stayed in the orphanage for another year, and when I was fourteen years old, I had good grades, so I


    received a schrship for my studies. I woulde back every year to visit the kids in the orphanage.


    One day, when I came back, I found out that the orphanage was burned to the ground. I thought that


    she had perished in the fire."


    "So, she''s still alive..."


    The person in the video fell silent for a while before she waved her hand towards Raeleigh, who was at


    the other side of the screen. "Shuna, congrattions, you''ve found your brother! Do you remember


    Skye? She used to bring you delicious food."


    Raeleigh raised her hand to cover her mouth and burst into tears. She seldom cried, but whenever she


    thought of Skye and the fire in the orphanage, a lot of images would sh through her mind...


    Raeleigh would usually avoid thinking about the orphanage because she was afraid. When she was ten


    years old, she started living with Novalie. She never liked to talk about her time in the orphanage.


    Every time she dreamed, she would be awakened by the fire. She had never thought that she could still


    meet someone from the same orphanage.


    Xanthus was right. Only those who left the orphanage could prove that people had perished in the fire.


    "Hey..." Santiago turned around and called out to Raeleigh. Raeleigh was crying very hard. Santiago


    wanted to remind her about the baby in her womb.


    Xanthus stood up, walked to Raeleigh, and sat down beside her. He held Raeleigh in his arms and


    said, "Don''t cry, don''t cry. It''s not good for the baby."


    Xanthus was busy coaxing Raeleigh, who could not control herself.


    At that time, a few people took turns appearing on theputer screen. The first person was a man.


    He was about the same age as Raeleigh.


    "Shuna, is that you? Do you remember me? I''m Harper. I gave you a piece of chocte before I left. It


    turns out that you''re still alive. I went back to the orphanage once, but you weren''t there anymore. The


    fire took away a lot of lives. It was a nightmare for me. I left two days before it happened. It''s terrible."


    Harper began to cry. Raeleigh stared at the man who was speaking. She thought about it carefully. It


    was true that the fire happened two days after Harper had left.


    "Shuna, I''m Archer. I''m Gail..."


    A dozen people then talked to Raeleigh. Raeleigh couldn''t do anything except cry. Xanthus sat by her


    side and helped wipe her tears away. He lowered his head and looked at Raeleigh. "I thought I would


    not be able to find you until my next life. I''m really lucky to have found you."


    Xanthus pulled her into his arms and let out a long sigh of relief. He said a silent pRhyser and thanked


    God for being fair. It turned out that all the trouble he had gone through to find her was worth it.


    Raeleigh held Xanthus and kept crying. It took her the whole morning to finally calm down.


    By the time she calmed down, she was exhausted. Xanthusid her down on the couch and gave her a


    quick examination. After confirming that she was fine, Xanthus stowed away the information.


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    Then, he looked at Santiago. "It seems that you don''t have any opinion on this matter."


    "The two of you are rted by blood. What else can I say?" Santiago said bluntly. Xanthus paused for


    a moment before asking, "Were you investigating me?"


    "Shouldn''t I have?"


    "No, it seems that you''re much more concerned about Raeleigh than your brother," Xanthus said as he


    stood up to get a quilt. It was already autumn, and the weather was slightly cold. Xanthus was worried


    that Raeleigh would catch a cold.


    Raeleigh had fallen asleep on the couch. She must have been exhausted from all the crying.


    Xanthus made a phone call to order takeout and sat down to talk to Santiago.


    "Don''t pry into my brother''s affairs." Santiago bent over and covered Raeleigh with the quilt.


    "I won''t inquire about your business. There are some things that only us men should understand.


    Women don''t have to, especially Raeleigh." Xanthus briefly nced at Raeleigh before looking at


    Santiago.


    "What are you trying to say?" Santiago''s face was full of displeasure and iciness.


    "Nothing. I''m grateful that you treat Raeleigh well." Xanthus sat there, looking calm. Santiago could not


    help chuckling. "I don''t need your gratitude. I do whatever I want. No one can control me."


    "You misunderstood me. I feel that Raeleigh is lucky to have someone like you by her side, that''s all."


    After Xanthus said that, he looked at Raeleigh, who had fallen asleep. Santiago gritted his teeth and


    nced at Raeleigh. He raised his hand and patted Raeleigh twice, and he then withdrew his hand.


    Raeleigh moved a little. It was a knee-jerk reaction. Xanthus, who sat opposite her, had been keeping


    an eye on her.