Chapter 1424 Triumphant Smile


    Five days passed in the blink of an eye. Raeleigh felt a little uneasy.


    Jepherson would be leaving on this day. He''d already booked his ne ticket.


    Someone knocked on the door. Raeleigh looked up and opened the door to see Jepherson standing


    there, dressed in his grey coat and ck thermal wear. He held an overnight bag.


    She gazed at him, a little dazed. "You came looking like this, and you''re leaving like this. It''s so


    strange."


    "What''s strange about it? I''m still the same person." Before she could answer, he leaned in for a kiss.


    She held his face and kissed him back.


    They kissed for a few seconds before parting, Raeleigh looking a little drunk. "I think this is the first


    time."


    "And what does that mean?" he asked her. She shook her head. "I don''t know."


    "It means that a certain someone has already allowed me into her heart and won''t abandon me from


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    now on." Jepherson wrapped his free arm around her waist and leaned in to give her a passionate kiss.


    Both of them were breathless. They weren''t kissing anymore, but they continued to gaze at each other,


    reluctant to part.


    Hearing the sound of footsteps behind him, Jepherson slowly let go of Raeleigh and turned around to


    see who it was.


    "Did I disturb you?" Xanthus stood behind them, looking like his usual gentle self.


    Raeleigh blushed and said, "No."


    "That''s good. The car''s ready, I''ll send you off." Xanthus turned to head downstairs. Jepherson didn''t


    want to leave, but he didn''t have a choice.


    "I''ll call you."


    "I know."


    "Take care of yourself."


    He kissed Raeleigh once more before turning to leave. She followed him downstairs and watched him


    get into the car, then watched as the car left the manor.


    She didn''t go back into the house even after the car was out of sight. Lamar came over and stood next


    to her.


    "Dad."


    Raeleigh felt a little embarrassed to see her father. "I..."


    "I know that no one can change the way they feel about someone. I''m not asking you to do anything,


    but you need to know that the Harvey family is a lion''s den."


    "They won''t allow a mistake they made years ago to tarnish their spotless reputation, even if it''s barely


    visible."


    Raeleigh knew what he meant, so she said, "I need time to work around all of this. Maybe I''ll be able to


    find a way around it."


    "I know I''m putting you in a hard spot, but this is the only thing we can do to ensure your safety."


    As a father, Lamar had to consider his daughter''s safety. She was already twenty years old, and he


    hadn''t had the chance to y his role as a father before this. There was no way he would allow those


    people to harm her again.


    Raeleigh nodded. "I know."


    From that day on, she could only speak to Jepherson on the phone. She couldn''t step out of the manor,


    both for her own safety and for her family.


    Jepherson headed straight to the Harvey family home when he arrived in A City and went to see his


    grandfather.


    Only the two of them were in the study.


    Standing across from Hudson, Jepherson cut to the chase and asked, "I want to know who''s behind


    this and whether or not the Harvey family has been set up."


    Hudson had never expected things to be so coincidental. Raeleigh was the child from that incident.


    He looked at Jepherson, finally speaking after a long silence. "I was the one who told your grandmother


    to do it. Now that it''s out in the open, I hope that you''ll hide the truth from her. I can leave Raeleigh


    alone, but I can''t guarantee that your grandmother will do the same. As for your rtionship, it''s best to


    give it up."


    Hudson stood and headed towards the door of the study. Jepherson turned to look at him. "I love


    Raeleigh, and I won''t give up on her."


    Hudson paused, but he did not turn around. He opened the door and walked out.


    When the door was closed, Jepherson turned to look around. He loosened his tie and walked further


    into the study, choosing a random book and sitting down with it.


    From that day on, he stayed in Hudson''s study for five days, refusing to leave. He didn''t even eat or


    drink.


    "Dad, what''s going on?" Belle was worried for her son, so she had to ask.


    Hudson was ying chess with Calvin while Belle watched them.


    He nced at her and said, "I''m not sure. I can''t do anything if he refuses toe out."


    What else could Belle say? She couldn''t exactly force it out of him.


    She nced at Calvin, who was focused on the chessboard. She wanted to ask Jepherson, but she


    knew he wouldn''t tell her.


    Out of ideas, she called Raeleigh.


    Raeleigh was reading when Belle called her. She was stunned to hear Belle say that Jepherson had


    locked himself up.


    She found it hard to believe that he''d even gone on a hunger strike.


    "Aunt Belle..."


    "Raeleigh..."


    "Mom."


    "There you go."


    Raeleigh felt helpless. She had a feeling that Belle was merely putting on a show.


    Strangely, she did not hate Belle.


    "I wasn''t even aware of this. We spoke this morning but he didn''t even bring this up. Don''t worry, I''ll call


    him and ask him what''s going on."


    "I just knew that you were a good girl. I''ll leave this up to you, then. Jerry hasn''t eaten or drank anything


    in five days, and I''m really pulling my hair out at this point."


    Raeleigh said, "Got it. I''ll get him to eat."


    It was only then that Belle hung up. Raeleigh called Jepherson after some thought.


    When he saw her calling, he put the book down, a smile forming on his lips. "What did I do to deserve


    this? Is it because you miss me?"


    Raeleigh frowned. "Aunt Belle called me and said that you''ve been on a hunger strike for the past five


    days. Why didn''t you tell me?"


    Jepherson hesitated for a moment. "Because you didn''t ask?"


    Raeleigh was speechless. "Do you expect me to know that you are on a hunger strike without telling


    me?"


    Jepherson knocked on the table. Raeleigh heard it clearly.


    "What happened?" Raeleigh asked him anxiously. He hesitated before saying, "My grandfather


    admitted it."


    She did not know what to say for a moment.


    Then, she asked, "And?"


    "That''s all."


    He wasn''t acting like that was all!


    "Whatever it is, you still have to eat. You can''t go on like this, you know. You can''t change what


    happened even if you starve to death."


    "Whoever told you that I wanted to starve to death?" Jepherson asked innocently.


    Hearing his words, Raeleigh was rendered speechless.


    "If you don''t want to starve to death, why aren''t you having your meals?"


    "I''m just thinking. I''m trying to scare my grandfather."


    Raeleigh was really lost for words. If not for this incident, she probably wouldn''t have ever learned that


    Jepherson''s mind worked this way.


    "Go eat. Aunt Belle called to say that she''s worried sick about you."


    "What about you? Aren''t you worried?"


    Raeleigh didn''t answer.


    At her silence, his smile widened. "If it''s just my mother that''s worried, then I won''t eat."


    "Fine, I''m worried too. I''m worried to death!"


    She hung up abruptly, feeling exasperated.


    Jepherson looked at his phone before putting it down. He propped his feet up on the table, smiling


    triumphantly.