Chapter 1278 Four-Way Face-Off
Before going to sleep, Jepherson sent a text to Belle and told his mother about the incident.
After reading the message, Belle couldn''t sleep in peace and she started toin to her husband.
"Is the same thing going to happen again? I thought she changed. I can''t believe she is still the same."
Belle said bitterly, helplessness painted across her face. She had done her best to appease her
mother-inw but she didn''t expect this oue at all.
Their children were adults. They should have the liberty to make their own choice. Why did their
mother-inw have to interfere?
Belle couldn''t understand her mother-inw''s ways. She wondered if she had ever changed anything
about how she went about things in all those years.
Be that as it may, Paige was Calvin''s mother, and Calvin felt ufortable when he heard Belle''s
Calvin held his wife''s hand. "She''s only doing this out of kindness. She just thinks that Raeleigh isn''t
suited for Jepherson. She thinks that Ste is a better fit. That is all."
"She used to think that Deanna was the right match for him too. But she changed her mind right after
she heard about the news that she got kidnapped. She was afraid that she was raped and worried that
her reputation would be affected. That was why she stopped trying to get them together. In fact, all she
wanted at the time was to draw a clear line to separate herself from the Atkinson family. Although Lottie
didn''t say it directly, I could tell from the way she spoke over the phone. I think Grandma is quite tricky
to deal with."
"Don''t say that." Calvin doted on his wife very much. She was his most beloved person but he needed
to protect his pride.
Aron was nearby and he didn''t want him to overhear their conversation either.
It was shameful for a man if he couldn''t manage his family affairs well.
Calvin''s face stiffened and Belle rolled her eyes at him. His intimidating appearance was only
superficial. He never dared to scold her.
Belle stopped talking. Calvin then said, "At the very least, she is still your mother-inw. It is unlike you
to gossip about others behind their backs."
"How am I usually like?"
"Not like this," Calvin said with a faint smile. Belle rolled her eyes at him again.
The couple chatted for a while more. Then Calvin said, "I am curious as well to know what mom thinks
about this. If she''s set on her decision, we would have no choice but to intervene. You know how
Jepherson is too. He wouldn''t give up without a fight. As for Raeleigh, I don''t think she wants to stay
with him. If she was willing to, she would have stayed even with my mom''s intervention.
It wasn''t entirely my mom''s fault. Jepherson was partly to me as well. Besides, his stubbornness
was what cost him his rtionship with Raeleigh. He would have to show his sincerity if he really
wanted to save their rtionship. He cannot treat Raeleigh unfairly."
"The audacity you have to say such things. If it were not for you telling Jerry that the child was still alive
and that Fabian was hiding overseas, would any of this have happened?
"I told you a long time ago that we have to tell Jerry the truth, that his little sister is dead but you
refused. This is all your fault."
The more Belle thought about this, the angrier she got and she just couldn''t help but me her
husband.
Calvin, on the other hand, was calm. He looked at his wife for a moment. "Let bygones be bygones.
Why do you have to bring that up again? I was also trying my best at that time."
"It was your fault!"
Belle red at Calvin while he remained silent.
He held on tightly to Belle''s hand as he recalled the incident. "I was really desperate at the time, I
thought that..."
She immediately calmed down when she saw how dejected her husband looked. She looked at him
and said, "Alright, it was all in the past. Let''s not bring it up again. It wasn''t your fault either."
"... Mmm..."
...
After a good night''s rest, Raeleigh was ready to head to work. It was not like she had a choice either;
she still had to work even if she did not want to see Jepherson. Since she was an employee of the
Raeleigh sat in the car as she mulled over the question of whether she should terminate her contract.
She wondered how muchpensation she would have to pay to cancel it?
"I would like to terminate my contract. How much do I have to pay inpensation for breach of
contract?" Raeleigh said this out loud without realizing it as she thought about it. Santiago took a
nce at Raeleigh while he drove and said, "If you were to terminate your contract, based on your
qualifications, it would cost at least a few hundred millions."
"Hundreds of millions?"
Raeleigh widened her eyes instantly, bbergasted when she heard the figure.
Santiago continued to drive. "Moreover, considering the influence and power of the Harvey family, they
wouldn''t allow you to call it quits as easily as that. If you insist, they could cklist you and you will
never be able to work in the industry again."
Raeleigh ced her hand on her forehead. "That is terrifying."
"It''s about time you realize that."
Santiago''s lips curled up into a smile. He was amused by her response.
The phone started to ring. He answered it and heard Jacky''s hushed voice on the other end, "When
can I see Deanna?"
"In the afternoon. I have to work this morning."
"Alright."
...
After ending the call, Santiago immediately called Deanna. Jacky couldn''t get through to her phone but
he could.
"Santiago."
Deanna was sleeping and had just woken up. She was grounded in her room and wasn''t allowed to
leave her house.
"I''m back. I''ll pick you up in the afternoon. Be sure to get ready by then."
"Santiago, my brother has locked me in the house and he won''t let me out."
"I''lle and pick you up."
Santiago was not bothered by her exnation. He hung up the phone immediately after he finished
speaking. Raeleigh blinked suspiciously and asked, "Don''t you find this strange?"
"What?"
"That Deanna got locked up at home."
"What''s strange about that? It''s logical to lock her up. If my sister hung out with a strange man, I would
probably break her legs."
Raeleigh was speechless to hear that.
After a while, Raeleigh turned to look at Xanthus, who was reading a book. before turning back around
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to tell Santiago, "Well, I wouldn''t."
"That''s not what I meant."
Santiagoughed and said, "You want to know how I would react if my own daughter were to hang out
with other men, right?"
Raeleigh looked at Santiago. "I can''t even imagine it."
"I''d kill him."
"You''re just saying that."
"No, I''m not."
Santiago''s face darkened. He wasn''t joking.
Raeleigh turned away. "In that case, why did you help Jacky?"
"I helped him because I''m not Deanna''s brother nor her father. It''s simple. I stand for and think for
myself."
"You''re being selfish."
"And what about it?"
Santiago smiled as if to challenge her.
Raeleigh did not say another word. She got out of the car when they arrived at their office, and Xanthus
took over the wheel since he had to leave for a prior engagement.
Santiago was different from Xanthus. He was a free man with plenty of free time so he could spend all
his time keeping herpany.
After Xanthus left, Raeleigh and Santiago walked into the office building. A car in the near distance
stopped behind them.
Santiago had excellent hearing and he immediately turned around to look at the car behind them. Two
people got out of the car; the first person was Jepherson, who was wearing a grey suit and coat, while
the person next to him was dressed in a fashionable red coat, looking rather charming. He smiled at
Jepherson as he got out of the car.
Raeleigh followed suit and turned around to look. The four of them paused as their eyes met.