Chapter 916


    Raeleigh felt as though she had just woken up from a deep slumber. In a daze, she looked around


    her and saw Jepherson in the room.


    Jepherson sat in front of her with his legs crossed, a book in one hand and the other hand resting


    on his cheek. Just like that, he had dozed off.


    Raeleigh wondered what was weighing on Jepherson''s mind for him to frown while sleeping.


    When she shifted in bed, Jepherson woke up immediately. He looked at her and said, "You''re


    awake."


    Raeleigh froze for a moment. She wanted to sit up in bed, but before she could, Jepherson had


    already put down the book in his hand and helped her up. She leaned back obediently as


    Jepherson covered her legs with the quilt before pouring a ss of water for her.


    "Here, drink some water. Doctor''s orders," Jepherson said as he sat back down.


    Raeleigh had a bad feeling about this. Why was she in the hospital?


    Her eyes scanned the room before focusing on Jepherson. "Why am I here?"


    "You have a fever. Your pneumonia worsened and you had to be hospitalized. Scarlette brought you


    here," Jepherson exined briefly. Raeleigh stared at him for a while before asking, "Where is


    Scarlette?"


    "She''s outside," Jepherson nodded towards the door. Raeleigh realized that he didn''t let Scarlette


    into the ward.


    Raeleigh was silent. She tried to get down from the bed after a while, but Jepherson bent down and


    picked her up in his arms once again. "Hey..." Raeleigh let out a little cry of surprise.


    "I''ll carry you there," he said. With Raeleigh in his arms, Jepherson walked to the bathroom, pushed


    the door open, and ced Raeleigh down on her feet. Then, he turned around and left the


    bathroom. As the door closed, he called out, "Call me when you''re done."


    When the door was shut, Raeleigh felt her heart pounding as if it would jump out of her chest any


    moment.


    Jepherson was behaving as he usually did. Wasn''t he angry about that night?


    After Raeleigh was done, she washed her hands at the sink. Jepherson knocked on the door;


    Raeleigh took a nce at the door and said, "I can go out by myself."


    Without a word of warning, Jepherson barged into the bathroom, walked to Raeleigh''s side, and


    bent down to pick her up.


    Blushing, she turned her head to look away.


    Even if she didn''t mind it, it still felt awkward.


    Jepherson carried Raeleigh out of the bathroom and ced her on the bed. They sat across from


    each other, exchanging nces, before Jepherson broke the ice and said, "Although I didn''t do


    anything wrong that night, I want to apologize. Frankly, I was furious, but I never wanted you to


    leave. You left before I could exin."


    Her eyes widened as she stared at Jepherson, puzzled. The events of that night was clear in her


    mind. Indeed, Jepherson did not ask her to leave.


    Was she mistaken?


    Raeleigh lowered her head and took a few deep breaths, collecting her thoughts. She then raised


    her head to face Jepherson and said, "Since it''s not your fault, you don''t have to apologize."


    "But I was wrong to cause you to misconstrue my words. I should''ve expressed myself better,"


    Jepherson replied. Raeleigh sensed that he was waiting for something to happen.


    What could it be? Raeleigh pondered.


    To someone as inexperienced at rtionships as her, Jepherson seemed like a beast. But for


    someone like Jepherson who had no experience with love, wasn''t it also difficult for him to face


    Raeleigh?


    "I want to pick up where we left off." Without waiting for Raeleigh to respond, he leaned in and


    kissed her.


    Raeleigh wanted to push him away, but when she raised her head and their eyes met, it was too


    late.


    "I just feel that you''re not yourself when you''re with me. We are each other''s firsts, but you won''t let


    me into your heart. The wait is making me a little anxious. Do you know that?" Jepherson murmured


    in between kisses. Raeleigh could see Jepherson''s lips moving but she heard none of it.


    Jepherson kissed her a few more times before she finally came to her senses. He responded by


    deepening his kisses, fully immersing himself in the moment and forgetting everything in the world.


    At that moment, it was just the two of them.


    Gathering every ounce of her remaining strength, Raeleigh pushed him away. He stumbled into the


    chair behind him with a confused look on his face, not knowing what went wrong.


    Raeleigh''s expression turned stony. It was too much for her.


    She wiped her lips and said coldly, "I want to be alone for a while. Please leave."


    Raeleighid down and covered herself with the quilt. What was wrong with her? She wondered.


    Why was her heart beating so wildly?


    As she pulled the quilt up to her chest, she felt the racing beat of her heart under her fingertips. She


    was sweating as her heart was pounding.


    Jepherson stood still for a while, his hands gripping the back of the chair. "Where do you want me to


    go? Do you want me to leave you here alone?"


    Having said that, Jepherson pulled the chair over and sat down. Raeleigh took a few deep breaths,


    trying to calm herself down, but it was no use. Her heart continued to thrum hard against her


    ribcage; she couldn''t control the intense emotions rolling over her like waves even if she wanted to.


    "Isn''t it stuffy under the quilt? You''ll get dizzy," Jepherson said as he reached out to pull down the


    quilt. However, Raeleigh clutched it tightly, as if something terrible would happen the moment she


    let go.


    "Let go. It''s not good for you to keep doing this." Jepherson''s voice was low.


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    Raeleigh still did not let go, so he let out a sigh, "If I leave, will youe out from under the quilt?"


    Jepherson was negotiating with Raeleigh. After hesitating for a moment, Raeleigh pulled the quilt


    down.


    They looked at each other. Finally, Jepherson shook his head and said, "I just want you to feel


    better. Since you don''t want me here, I''ll leave."


    Relieved that Raeleigh had finally pulled the quilt down, he turned around and headed out the door.


    Stuart caught sight of Jepherson as he walked out of the ward. Surprisingly, he had a calm


    expression on his face.


    It seemed that his temper was improving day by day.


    Raeleigh let out a sigh of relief as shey on the bed. Her emotions were still all over the ce and


    she ran her hands over her hair in frustration.


    "Mr. Jepherson, may I go in and see Raeleigh?" Scarlette had been waiting outside the whole day.


    Since Raeleigh had been hospitalized, Jepherson had not given her a chance to see Raeleigh.


    Since he hade out, could she go in? Scarlette thought to herself.


    "Take good care of her. I''lle over tonight; I''ve some things to attend to," he replied. Jepherson


    looked at Hadrian, who was standing across him, straight-faced like a wooden log.


    He walked to Hadrian and said, "I don''t want


    Zorion killing someone again." "Got it, Mr. Jepherson," Hadrian answered hastily.


    Without another word, Jepherson walked towards the elevator with Stuart following behind him.


    When they stepped out of the elevator, he nced at Stuart and asked, "Where''s the location?"


    "At the Whalen family''s hotel. Rayan prepared a banquet, but he isn''t there," Stuart answered


    hurriedly.


    Getting into the car, they headed to meet the Whalen family.


    Rayan has returned.