Chapter 1020
Aftering out of the room, Raeleigh immediately walked around with her head lowered. Santiago
stood outside the door. Inside, Jepherson said, "I''ll take a break. You guys can go off to eat."
After he had said that and had closed the door, Santiago turned around to look for Raeleigh, only to
find that she had already made her way downstairs. He went downstairs and followed after her.
All the servants on the lower floor knew what was going on. The one named Raeleigh was not there
with Mr. Santiago. Rather, she had gone into Mr. Jepherson''s room and had been inside for a long
time.
Throughout that period of time, Mr. Santiago not only did not get angry but he also sat downstairs,
eating and drinking, watching TV and ying with his cell phone.
Everyone was not clear about what was going on, but no one dared to say a word about that matter.
It seemed that anyone who talked about it would be sentenced to death immediately.
Raeleigh went out of the door and was led by
Santiago around the garden. Santiago introduced a lot of ces to Raeleigh, and he did not miss
any of them.
When they arrived at the dining room, Santiago first brought Raeleigh to wash her hands. Everyone
else had already sat down. Raeleigh also saw them when she entered the room.
Scarlette trailed Santiago throughout that time. When Santiago sat in the dining room for dinner,
Scarlette stood outside the dining room at its entrance and remained at that position even up till
then.
Raeleigh didn''t know what Scarlette was doing, following him about, standing outside even as he
ate inside.
Marissa was seated at a round table. One side was empty, while the other was upied by the
Whalen siblings. When Raeleigh entered the room, both Deanna and Zorion unexpectedly turned to
look at her at the same time. Santiago, on the other hand, swaggered into the room, dragging
Raeleigh along with him.
After Raeleigh washed her hands, the Whalen siblings looked at Raeleigh. Deanna''s eyes were
especially displeased as she did not like the sight of Santiago grabbing onto Raeleigh''s wrist when
she wasn''t even his girlfriend. Why should he be holding her hand and dragging her around
wherever he went?
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After Raeleigh came out of the bathroom, Santiago pulled out the chair opposite Marissa and
directed Raeleigh with his eyes to take a seat there. Raeleigh nced at Marissa at the opposite
end of the table but did not take her seat.
Marissa had been taken by surprise. She had thought of Raeleigh as incorrigible, but looking at her
then, she found that she was still better than Santiago.
"Sit down."
After hearing Marissa''s words, Raeleigh sat down. Santiago took his hand away and pulled another
chair. He sat down and said, "Tell me what you like."
Raeleigh did not answer but she just sat in her seat, which made her look pitiful.
Deanna looked at Raeleigh, and then at Marissa. She was upset. She could tell that Raeleigh had
no position in the Richards family, especially with regards to Marissa. She seemed to dislike
Raeleigh because of her status and background. Then, what about herself?
From Deanna''s perspective, no matter what she did, she couldn''t bepared to Raeleigh. But
why was Marissa treating her so well?
Was it because of her identity and background?
The more she thought about it, the more ufortable she felt.
"Deanna, what do you like to eat? Tell me, I can give you anything."
Marissa deliberately said that to put Raeleigh in her ce. It was her privilege to be allowed to enter
through the gates of Richards Manor. She wanted to suppress Raeleigh even before she ''entered''
the family.
How could Raeleigh not understand her words? She bowed her head and remained silent the whole
time.
Zorion had been staring at Raeleigh with knitted brows. No matter how thoughtful Jepherson was,
the treatment Raeleigh received in the Richards family differed from Deanna''s treatment like night
and day. In a ce like the Richards family, what they valued was status, not talent. Apart from the
Richards family, Raeleigh could go anywhere and be treated as a distinguished guest. However, in
the Richards family, Raeleigh was destined to be nothing. She would not be able to obtain anything.
No one paid attention to Raeleigh, which was not only the beginning but also till the end.
Zorion suddenly said, "Raeleigh, are you going to skip a few grades soon?"
Raeleigh froze for a moment. When she saw Zorion, she pondered for a while and said, "I''m
preparing for a credits transfer test tomorrow, but it has been postponed to the day after tomorrow."
"Are you worried?" Zorion''s smile was strong. Marissa nced at Zorion and frowned slightly.
She didn''t have much to say about Zorion, but she had a lot to say about Raeleigh.
Since she was Santiago''s girlfriend, why was she still smiling at other men? Wasn''t that severely out
of ce?
Raeleigh did not understand all that. She just replied politely.
"A little."
"Looking at your grades, there''s nothing to worry about. I have faith in you." The more Zorion spoke,
the unhappier Marissa became. She red at Santiago, as if to say, "He''s flirting with your girlfriend.
What are you doing?"
Santiago acted as if he didn''t see it and sipped water from the ss in his hand.
Marissa hated that he could not live up to her expectations. She would never befortable with
him.
When Jepherson came out, they had already waited for a while. Everyone watched Jepherson
coming out from the side, as he then greeted everyone. "I''mte."
Pulling out a chair, Jepherson took a seat. Putting his hand on his clothes, he sat there elegantly.
Marissa''s expression changed the moment she saw Jepherson. With Jepherson and the others
seated beside her, she immediately patted her hand on him and said, "Why don''t you sit beside
Deanna?"
"There''s no need for that. We''ve gotten used to sitting in this position. Isn''t that so, Deanna?"
Jepherson looked over at her. What could Deanna say except to smile in agreement as she
remained silent?
"Let''s eat." Jepherson looked at Raeleigh and smiled at her. Marissa saw it but didn''t take it
seriously. As the woman was brought back by Santiago, it was natural for him to greet her. Besides,
she intended to keep Raeleigh in the family, so naturally, it was different.
When they began to eat, Jepherson took care of Marissa while Santiago took care of Raeleigh.
Raeleigh couldn''t eat too much, but he still ced the food onto her te, afraid that she would
have gone hungry otherwise.
Marissa red at Santiago multiple times throughout the meal. She thought to herself, "She has her
own hands and feet, do you really need to do that?"
Santiago acted as if he didn''t see it. No matter how unwilling Marissa was, it had nothing to do with
him.
When the meal was over, there was still a pile of food left in front of Raeleigh. Marissa wanted to
see what she would do.
Raeleigh nced at Santiago. "I said I can''t eat anymore."
There was another meaning behind those words. Marissa''s face was slightly unpleasant. What did
that mean? Was sheining?
"If you can''t eat anymore, then don''t." Jepherson nced at Santiago as well. He had deliberately
done that. Was he looking for trouble?
On the contrary, Santiago was calm. He took over the rest of the food that Raeleigh had left and ate
it happily, which stunned everyone, especially Deanna, whose little face became as pale as snow.
However, she looked at Zorion, who signalled his sister to be calm.
Needless to say, Raeleigh hadn''t touched the food. When it came to eating, Raeleigh was very
orderly. She ate all the food that she could manage, and whatever she couldn''t, she didn''t touch it at
all.
As Santiago ate, he said, "You''re so thin. Why don''t you eat more? How else can you help grow the
family?"
That statement really angered Marissa. They had just started seeing each other, and they weren''t
even engaged or serious about each other yet. What was he talking about, growing the family?
Even Jepherson, who was the elder brother, had not said that kind of thing. He, on the other hand,
was not at all ashamed. He said it openly at the dining table. Wasn''t he reserved? Wasn''t he
ashamed?