Chapter 1672 Now''s Not the Time
Raeleigh walked out of the hotel when she saw Hudson''s car leaving. Jepherson was shocked by what
Hudson had said and only came to his senses when he saw her.
He turned around and looked into Raeleigh''s eyes. Her gaze was so clear and guileless. How could
she possibly feel sorry?
"Let''s get some rest."
Raeleigh calmly stood in front of Jepherson. It was only then that Jepherson began to truly size
Raeleigh up.
Suddenly, Jepherson asked, "Is the child pretty?"
Raeleigh opened her mouth subconsciously, but said, "What child?"
Jepherson stared into Raeleigh''s eyes and did not answer. He walked past her into the hotel. When
Raeleigh turned to look at Jepherson, she thought of something and turned to look at the direction in
which Hudson had left.
When Raeleigh returned to the room, Jepherson was already lying on the bed. He got up at dawn to
smoke a cigarette.
Raeleigh was awake at that time, but she kept quiet because Jepherson was smoking opposite her.
It wasn''t until Stuart knocked on the door to look for Jepherson that Raeleigh opened her eyes and
looked at the door. Jepherson left the room and didn''te back. She continuedzing around till it
was seven in the morning before getting out of bed. The moment she did, Jepherson came back. He
said to her, "The race for mayor starts in two days."This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org .
"Stuart came looking for you because of that?" Since Jepherson had brought this up, Raeleigh would
go along with it.
"Jacky missed his chance to be the mayorst time because of his injuries. This time, I''ll try my
best to make sure he gets it."
Jepherson sat down in front of Raeleigh and pinched her cheek. "Do you think he''ll win?"
"That''s hard to say."
"What makes you say that?"
"Jacky''s from Waverly Vige, after all. All of his support is based there. The people of Capital City
probably still have their doubts."
"You''re half-correct. What else?"
"If the Atkinson family doesn''t support him, most people won''t have the guts to, either. They''re all just
going to go with the safest choice. If they were to support Jacky, what would they be taking the
Atkinson family as?"
"Since the Atkinson family doesn''t support him, it''s obvious that they''re against him. Who else is going
to have the guts to go against the Atkinson family?"
Raeleigh suddenly felt hungry. "I''m hungry."
Jepherson turned towards the door and said, "Prepare breakfast and send it here."
He then turned back to Raeleigh and said, "Go on."
Raeleigh said, "The Atkinson family isn''t going to give in easily if Jacky were to take charge of Capital
City as someone from Waverly Vige. At the same time, the people of Capital City will want to
maintain the bnce, so there are some who definitely want Jacky here to go against Zorion so that
the Atkinson family can be kept in check."
"But... Jacky''s a sore spot for the Cole family. After all, he got Deanna pregnant..."
Raeleigh gave it some thought. "If so, the Cole family won''t allow Jacky to get involved so easily. They
want a piece of the political pie, after all."
"It''s not going to be easy for you to bring Jacky to power on your own in such a situation."
Raeleigh had said everything that she could, but Jepherson merely sat there without moving, deep in
thought. She waited for a long time, but she didn''t say anything.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. When Jacky arrived, Jepherson received a call from him, but
they didn''t meet up. In fact, he just stayed at home and watched television.
Jacky had to personally attend the race for mayorship. He was reported to be the CEO of a few
He''d been one of the top six richest men in the country for three consecutive years.
He''d also been included on the list of the top ten most outstanding young men for two consecutive
years.
Jepherson seemed to be thinking about something as he watched television. Raeleigh asked, "Are you
one of the outstanding young men?"
He looked at Raeleigh casually. "So''s Zorion."
"How about Flynt?" He was her biggest concern at the moment.
"He''s ranked second."
"Who''s in first ce?"
Raeleigh looked at Jepherson, but he turned back to the television and didn''t answer her.
She lowered her eyes thoughtfully. It was only to be expected that Jepherson would be first, but what
did he mean by remaining silent? Had something happened over the years to make him fall out of the
top three? If it wasn''t him, then who was first?
Was he feeling embarrassed because he''d lost? Or maybe he didn''t care about it at all?
Raeleigh had been out of the country over the years and she rarely paid attention to things outside of
her local environment. If it weren''t for her return, she wouldn''t have asked someone to get her thetest
information so she could brush up on her knowledge. In fact, it was only then that she found out about
what had happened at the Harvey family. Things seemed fine, but it had gone through a huge change.
Among them, the most obvious was that Jepherson had left home.
First, Jepherson had moved out of the Harvey family home. Then, Calvin and Belle had left Capital City
with the excuse of searching for a cure for their son''s illness. However, their exact location was
unknown.
The Atkinson family, on the other hand, had been raising Jacky''s sons all this time. Apparently, they
were already in kindergarten, and Rhys and his wife were the ones taking care of them. Deanna had
already graduated from university and had embarked on her masters''. It looked like she would continue
to study until she got her PhD.
Rossie was in university as well. Everything in Capital City was going along as it should, and the only
changes were Jepherson and Flynt''s power and influence.
Flynt''s influence was flourishing, and he''d eventually be more influential than Jepherson, who''d
been stuck for the past few years. With Flynt''s plotting, it was only natural that Jepherson was starting
to lose his edge.
If things went on like this, Jepherson would only fall from grace.
Raeleigh didn''t remember reading anything about Jepherson continuing to hold the position of first
ce on the list of the top ten most outstanding young men, but if he hadn''t even made it onto the list,
then it was really a sign of his fall from grace.
Humans were superficial. A person''s past or future didn''t matter to them, only the here and now. If this
went on, Jepherson would eventually fade from everyone''s memories. How would he be able to control
anything in Capital City?
Jepherson held Raeleigh''s hand. "Isn''t that what you prefer? There wouldn''t be a ce for me here if I
was left with nothing. We''d be able to go anywhere we wanted and be alone, just the two of us. We
wouldn''t be bothered by anything or anyone here, and nothing will stand between us."
"If that''s what you really thought, you wouldn''t be helping Jacky."
Raeleigh knew Jepherson like the back of her hand. Even if he were to step down, he''d go out with a
bang.
Jepherson let go of her hand and leaned against the other side of the sofa and gazed at the television.
"Even if I were to leave, now''s not the right time."