Chapter 1153 Injured
Raeleigh and Cynthia held each other''s hands tightly. Raeleigh would be lying if she said she wasn''t
worried. She said it because she did not want Cynthia to worry. As for how worried she was, she was
actually more worried than Cynthia.
She was afraid that Santiago would not be able to dodge when she saw them thrusting their daggers
forward. However, she did not to dare exert pressure on Cynthia''s hands, as once she did so, Cynthia
would know that she was actually worried.
Although Santiago could take those men down alone, there would be a moment where one of them
might run loose. Then, several of them tried to go after Raeleigh and Cynthia. Santiago failed to stop
them and yelled, "Run!"
Raeleigh instantly turned around and pulled Cynthia to follow her. Although she managed to get out of
there in time, she did not dare to run fast.
"Cynthia, they might being for you. You should hide. We''ll be fine as long as you don''te out."
Raeleigh wanted Cynthia to go into hiding, but she refused. "No, I can''t let you be in harm''s way
because of me. You should hide, Raeleigh. You''re pregnant."
When Raeleigh realized she had failed to convince Cynthia, she continued running, pulling Cynthia
along with her until they searched around and found a couple of sticks. She picked them up and
handed them to Cynthia. "Here, take this. Use this to defend yourself. Make sure that they do not
approach you."
"Got it," Cynthia said as she held the stick in her hand. "Don''t worry. I''ll protect you."
Raeleigh was speechless. She did not know what else to say when she heard Cynthia saying that she
would protect her.
Cynthia''s entire body was trembling. How was she going to protect her?
Raeleigh did not give in. She found a stick and looked at the road ahead. "Let''s find a crowded ce.
I''m sure Scarlette will be here soon."
"Alright."
Then, Cynthia followed Raeleigh. It was a tourist spot, and there must have been people visiting during
the day. It was currently lunch hour, and most of them were in the restaurants. Those thugs still dared
to chase after them. Even if there were people along the way, they had all hidden.
Raeleigh led Cynthia to the restaurants. She thought before saying, "Let''s not go inside. We''ll hide at
the back. Come on."
Raeleigh knew that those thugs would search along that ce, but they would not show up in a group,
maybe one or two will turn up. They had to make it seem as though they had entered the restaurant.
People were generally selfish, and she doubted that anyone would help cover and hide their tracks.
Raeleigh and Cynthia hid behind the restaurant. Raeleighforted Cynthia. "Don''t be afraid. We
need to protect ourselves. I''m sure Santiago will be fine. He will even die to protect us."
Cynthia nodded vigorously, and her face turned pale out of fear. Raeleigh lowered her head and looked
at Cynthia''s torn dress. She bent down and tore off pieces of Cynthia''s dress, and she then ordered
her, "Don''t move. Wait for me right here."
"Alright." Cynthia was scared out of her wits. She could only agree to it.
Raeleigh walked to the front with a couple of pieces of Cynthia''s torn dress in hand and scattered them
at the door to make it seem as if they had entered the restaurant. Then, Raeleigh quickly led Cynthia
into the woods to hide.
"Do we really have to stay here? If they find us, then we''re doomed." Cynthia came to her senses
and immediately pointed out. Raeleigh shook her head and said, "No, I doubt they will be able to find
us. Don''t worry. Help is on the way."
"Is that true?" Cynthia was in disbelief. Raeleigh then said, "Scarlette is on the way, and I''m sure
Santiago will be able to defeat those thugs. Let''s walk a little deeper into the woods. I''m sure they will
not be able to find us."
In fact, Raeleigh was exhausted, but she had no choice. She had to lead Cynthia out of danger.
Finally, they arrived at a safe ce. There was a deep ditch in the depths of the forest. It was covered
by the fallen leaves. Raeleigh identally stepped on it and fell into the ditch. As Raeleigh was holding
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Cynthia''s hand, she, too, fell into the ditch. Then, Raeleigh said, "Let''s hide here and wait for Scarlette
to rescue us."
"Alright."
Cynthia waspletely at a loss and was panicking. So, she listened to whatever Raeleigh said.
The two of them waited in the ditch, holding each others'' hand for about an hour before they finally
heard Scarlette''s voice.
"Raeleigh, Raeleigh..."
"Cynthia, Cynthia..."
Scarlette was walking in front with Santiago behind her. When Raeleigh heard Scarlette''s voice, she
immediately emerged from the ditch. Beforeing out, she told Cynthia, "Stay here. Let me check it
out. I''ll let you know if it''s indeed them."
Cynthia wanted to follow, but Raeleigh had already left. So, she could only wait.
It took great effort for Raeleigh to climb out of the ditch, but when she saw that it was Santiago and
Scarlette, she turned around and notified Cynthia. "It''s them. You cane up now."
Only then did Cynthia climb out of the ditch. Raeleigh had no strength to pull Cynthia out of the ditch,
After a brief pause, he continued walking towards Raeleigh. When he arrived at her side, he bent down
and carried Raeleigh in his arms before turning around to leave. Cynthia was stunned. Santiago
stopped, turned around to look at Cynthia, and instructed, "Scarlette, take care of Cynthia. She''s
probably still frightened. I''m going to bring Raeleigh to the hospital."
Scarlette hurried over. "Alright, Master Santiago."
Raeleigh fixed his gaze on Santiago''s face that was full of displeasure. "I''m fine. Put me down."
"You''re bleeding," Santiago said. Raeleigh''s face turned deathly pale. She immediately thought that she
was having a miscarriage, so she looked over at her pants. As a result, Santiago rolled his eyes and
said, "Is that the only ce you can think of?"
Raeleigh was stunned. "Then..."
Raeleigh looked at her hands, which were dripping with blood, and got a fright.
"I''m fine. You can put me down. I can walk." Raeleigh reminded him. However, Santiago refused to
listen. He carried Raeleigh out of the forest. When they descended the mountain, he held Raeleigh in
his arms and quickened his pace. There were a lot of police officers around them, and they had
arrested the thugs. Someone stopped him along the way, but he ignored the person and continued his
journey down the mountain. Then, he got into the car and left with Raeleigh at once.
It was then that Raeleigh noticed that Santiago''s arm was injured.
"You''re hurt?" Raeleigh was astonished. Santiago remained silent. Although Santiago sped all the way,
his driving was steady. It was not long before they arrived at the entrance of the hospital. He then got
out of the car and carried Raeleigh down the car before making their way into the hospital. He made
sure to let the doctors give her a quick examination before making a call to Xanthus.
When Xanthus heard that Raeleigh was injured, he immediately dropped everything and rushed over to
the hospital. When he arrived, he did not even greet Santiago. Instead, he hurried over to Raeleigh''s
side.
"I''m fine. The doctor did an ultrasound, and the baby is in great condition. It''s just that I have minor
scratches on my hand," Raeleigh exined. She knew that Xanthus would be worried.
Xanthus was indeed quite worried. He nced at Santiago and asked, "What happened?"
"Someone sent some thugs to hunt us down. That''s all." The wound on Santiago''s body needed to be
dealt with. He had been shed by a knife whilst fighting. However, he did not want to leave Raeleigh
alone without Xanthus by her side. Right then, as Xanthus was there, he went off to get his wound
cleaned and bandaged.
But Raeleigh was still worried about him, so she decided to follow.