Chapter 1597 Protecting Her
On the weekend, Raeleigh prepared six dishes and a soup. It was very sumptuous. She invited
Leander and his brother over for a meal.
During the meal, Xanthus was reading a magazine when he said, "Jepherson suffered a loss of 250
hundred million dors this season."
Raeleigh quietly ate her fish without raising her head.
Xanthus looked at her. "Didn''t you hear me?"
Raeleigh passed a piece of fish to Callis, who was concentrating on devouring the food. Leander told
him, "Slow down. No one will steal it from you."
Raeleigh said, "It''s okay. Just let him eat as much as he wants. He''s going to stop once he is full. If you
like it, I will cook for you every day."
Xanthus and Leander were speechless. They goggled at Raeleigh and Callis.
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Callis continued to gobble up the rest of the dishes. Xanthus took a gander at his ravenous look,
wondering how many years it had been since hisst meal.
"Jepherson suffered a loss of 250 hundred million dors."
"He can earn it back. That loss is just like washing money to him." Raeleigh passed another steak to
Callis, who proceeded to munch on it. He soon became full.
"What do you mean? Washing money?" Xanthus was still a little puzzled about her words. Did she
mean illegal moneyundering or something?
"Literally. Throw it into the water, fish it out and dry it under the sun." After that, Raeleigh asked Callis
smilingly, "Are you full?"
Callis did not answer. Raeleigh stood up. "Come on, let''s go out for a walk."
"Raeleigh..."
Xanthus looked displeased. "Every time I bring him up, you will avoid the topic."
"Then why do you still insist on bringing it up?"
"If I don''t mention..."
Raeleigh opened the door and left with Callis. Xanthus threw away the magazine and focused on his
meal.
Stepping out of the door, Raeleigh shot a nce at Callis. "I''ll take you to buy some clothes and walk
around the vige."
Raeleigh walked ahead with Callis following behind.
Raeleigh bought a set of clothes from a shop in the vige for him, including some socks.
Afterward, Raeleigh didn''t go home. As the weather had gotten warmer, she found a spot to rest and
sat down with Callis.
Callis spoke not a word. He had an aura of quietness about him, which enraptured Raeleigh.
"Let''s sit here for a moment. We''ll go back when it''s dark." Raeleigh sat on the bench and put her
hands on her belly, unconsciously protecting her baby.
Callis gazed at her hands then at Raeleigh''s sleeping face.
Callis just sat there, eyeballing Raeleigh silently.
Raeleigh was tugged awake by someone not long after she fell asleep. She opened her eyes to find
that Callis was waving his hand and pointing at the sky.
Raeleigh lifted her head to look at the sky. As dark clouds had shrouded the sun, Raeleigh got up from
her seat.
"Oh no, I left my washing outside. I have to go back quickly. Callis, let''s go home."
Raeleigh turned around and hurried to go back, but Callis held her hand, gesturing her not to walk too
fast. When Raeleigh looked back, he was picking up the items they had purchased. "I''ve forgotten
about them. Let''s go."
Raeleigh did not manage to go back speedily since Callis was carrying quite a lot of items in his hands.
By the time they got back, Xanthus had already taken in the washing and came out with an umbre.
Seeing Raeleigh, he heaved a sigh of relief and brought her in.
Entering the house, Raeleigh checked on herundry. Only after she made sure that nothing was
missing did she set her mind at ease. Subsequently, she went to sit down.
The others all gaped at her, feeling quite surprised by her behavior.
Especially Xanthus. "Which is more important? Clothes or you?"
"Of course we''re both important." Raeleigh looked at Xanthus and picked up an apple to take a
bite Even though she ate before hanging out with Callis, she was hungry again after the walk.
Now that she was pregnant, she felt that she could only have energy by continuously eating.
Otherwise, she would feel listless. Everything else was fine. Therefore, she had a hunch that she might
give birth to a child with a voracious appetite.
Raeleigh sat on the sofa, stretched her legs, picked up a magazine to read while nibbling on her
apples. Leander and Callis were about to leave when the heavens opened up. The pouring rain
prevented them from leaving.
"Sit down for a while. Leave after the rain stops."
Raeleigh gave an apple to Callis, feeling embarrassed to eat it alone.
Leander told Callis to sit down. The two of them sat down and waited. However, after waiting a long
time, the rain didn''t show any signs of ceasing.
Raeleigh sat on the sofa absentmindedly, staring at the incessant raindrops outside the window. After a
long time, she stood up, went back to her room, took out a pen, and started designing an appealing
mini car for her child.
After that, she kept the blueprint and went to lie down.
When the brothers were about to leave, Xanthus knocked on the door and called Raeleigh, who had
been sleeping. She got up and opened the door to find that they were all standing outside her room.
She asked dazedly whether they were about to leave before she went back to bed. Standing by the
door, Xanthus asked her if she was really so sleepy. Raeleigh did not answer. She simply pulled the
quilt over her head and fell asleep.
Xanthus went into her room to tuck her in while Callis fixed his eyes on the blueprint on the desk. He
was staring at it as if he was in a trance.
When Xanthus came back, he nced at Callis, who seemed to be lost in thought. "She is a designer."
Leander tugged at Callis''s arm. "All right, it''s time to leave. It may start to rain again."
Leander brought Callis out. As the door was closed, Xanthus went back to check on Raeleigh before
going to bed.
For the next few days, Raeleigh did not see Callis. She asked Xanthus twice, but he too had not seen
him. On the weekend, Raeleigh finally saw him. She inquired about where he disappeared to but he
kept silent with his head lowered.
Leander exined that Callis had fallen ill for a week. Perhaps because he got caught in the rain.
"I''ll make you something delicious."
In order to help Callis be healthier, Raeleigh made a lot of delicious food. However, he did not eat
much. Instead, most of the food ended up in Leander''s stomach.
Raeleigh said nothing but went out with Callis after the meal to buy something for him.
Strolling along the bustling street, Raeleigh felt that it was pleasing to be apanied by Callis.
At the thought, Raeleigh asked Callis, "Is there a girl you like?"
He lifted his head to gaze at Raeleigh and there was a tenderness in his eyes. Raeleigh added, "Surely
there is. but no one really understands you."
Raeleigh bowed her head. "I too have someone I like. Just like you, no one understands me."
They walked single file down the street, with Raeleigh at the front. There was a distance of about five
or six steps between them. Raeleigh enjoyed the scenery whereas Callis kept his eyes on her.
Unknowingly, they had reached the end of the street. Raeleigh stood there momentarily and turned to
walk back.
All of a sudden, an unfamiliar kid on a bicycle whizzed toward her.
Raeleigh did not respond in time. She froze, not daring to move or shout. As the bicycle approached
her like a thunderbolt, she closed her eyes, as though to brace herself for a nasty collision.
She heard a bang, but when she opened her eyes again, what came to her sight was that the kid had
been pinned down by the bicycle while holding his knee in anguish.
Raeleigh looked nkly at the kid on the ground, who appeared to be in agonizing pain.
Raeleigh then gazed at Callis, who had blocked the bicycle with his body.
Raeleigh hurried to his side right away. His shirt was torn and there was a longceration on his back.
Blood oozed from the nasty wound.
"You''re injured!"
Raeleigh hurried to help him get up but the kid on the ground also came to her mind. She was so busy
helping them that she had no idea how she got home in the end.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the door, Xanthus greeted her with a look of irritation on his
face.