Chapter 1039
Santiago made his way back to the ward after he had lunch. He could be seen holding a cell phone
which bore a striking resemnce to Raeleigh''s phone, except that it had more advanced features.
It was a limited-edition phone.
Scarlette walked towards Santiago the moment he arrived at the ward. She then muttered under her
breath about Raeleigh tirelessly tending to the siblings. Santiago patted her head and said, "Go. Get
Hadrian to buy you a cell phone. It''s on me."
"Aww, that''s very kind of you, Mr. Santiago."
Scarlette turned around and left. Santiago kept the phone somewhere outside the ward. Raeleigh
was rinsing a towel when Santiago thrusted the door and went into the ward. Although it was a new
towel, she insisted on having it rinsed before using it.
She snuck a nce as Santiago walked into the ward. As soon as she noticed it was Santiago, she
went into the washroom again.
Santiago walked towards Zorion and said, "I''m going back to the school tomorrow morning. Could
you get someone to look after both of you?" "Raeleigh can stay over, can’t she?" Zorion said as she
nced at the washroom. Santiago sniggered and said, "Well my brother has never bossed her
around like a servant. What makes you think you can boss her around?"
Deanna was ted when she saw Santiago. However, she looked grim at that moment.
"That was not the case," Deanna said. "We didn’t boss her around. In fact, she''s the one who
offered to help us..."
"Bullcrap," Santiago said as he turned around, looking visibly annoyed. Nobody had ever been that
rude to Deanne. Teary-eyed, she directed her gaze towards Zorion.
"It has never been our intention to treat her like a servant," Zorion asserted. "Quite the contrary, she
has been kind enough to offer us help since we''re not well."
"Well, then she should stop being kind," Santiago said. "Deanna''s food poisoning has nothing to do
with her in the first ce. Even if she did not buy those watermelons, the perpetrators would cook
up another vicious n against me sooner orter. If someone shall ever be held ountable, that
would be me, not Raeleigh. Granted, I shall be held responsible. However..."
"If Deanna hadn''t been abducted, then I wouldn''t have been admitted to the hospital," Santiago
added. "On that note, I''m sure that you could tell Raeleigh''s not involved."
Visibly irritated, Zorion said, "You'' ve been bbering. What message do you wish to drive home?"
"Raeleigh is under no obligation to stay over to look after both of you, much less getting bossed
around like a servant," Santiago said.
"For the record, we didn’t boss her around," Deanna said. She had been agitated, so much so that
she almost fell off the bed. However, she remained still at the moment as she was taking an
injection. She has always been faint-hearted when it came to getting jabbed. It was not surprising to
find her crying her eyes out whenever she got jabbed.
"Stop making excuses." Santiago brushed her off. "Raeleigh has been busy looking after you. If she
were to be bedridden, then would you go so far as to stay over the hospital looking after her
tirelessly?"
Dazed, Zorion directed his gaze towards the washroom door. Raeleigh happened to walk out of the
washroom at that moment and overheard the conversation.
"My brother has never bossed her around," Santiago said. "I was the one who injured her forehead.
He has warned me not to do that again." "You''ve never been able to win her heart," Santiago
added. "You wouldn''t shower her with as much love as my brother did anyway. So, I guess it''s been
a lucky escape for her."
"It''s better to let go."
Santiago turned around and nced at Raeleigh. "Come on, you’ re the daughter- in-w of the
Richards family," he said. "Don''t be reduced to a doormat."
Then, he thrusted the door and walked out of the ward. "Get out of here," hemanded.
Raeleigh stood by the entrance to the washroom. Awkwardness was written all over her face. She
did not take his words to heart as she knew that he could be ill-mannered at times.
"Rest well," Raeleigh said. "Let me have a word with him." Raeleigh thrusted the door and walked
out of the ward. As soon as Santiago saw her, he turned around and walked towards the other end
of the corridor. Raeleigh trailed along and grabbed him by the arm.
"What’s wrong with you?" Raeleigh asked irritably. Santiago replied nonchntly, "Well, what do
you think?"
Raeleigh paused for a moment. Then, she said, "I was just helping out. Nobody''s in the ward. I can’t
let them use the unwashed towel, can I?" "Get someone else to do it. Why hasn’t Scarlette been
helping out?"
"Stop being unreasonable," Raeleigh said. She was at her wits'' end.
Santiago turned around, wanting to leave. Raeleigh stopped him. "If you feel like leaving, well, by all
means, then go. But I can’t leave them alone. I was the one who brought the watermelon. My
conscience would bother me if I were to leave."
Santiago did not respond to her remarks. He walked towards the entrance of the ward and took a
seat. He then handed her the phone. "Hey, take it," he said.
Raeleigh lowered her head and unboxed it. As soon as she found out that it was a cell phone, she
said, "You left the hospital, didn''t you?"
"Yeah," Santiago said as he raised his head to look at Raeleigh. She rolled her eyes at him. Then,
she turned on the phone, walked towards Santiago, and sat beside him. Raeleigh did not seem to
know how to go about using it. Santiago snatched the phone away and said, "You''ve been using an
old-fashioned cell phone."
Raeleigh frowned. "I''m not quite a tech junkie," she said. "Otherwise, it would have been a breeze
operating the new phone." "Well, then stop being stubborn," Santiago said. Then, he lowered his
head to get his hands on the SIM card tray. Raeleigh handed the SIM card to him.
Upon reaching an agreement, Raeleigh kept the phone.
Raeleigh knew that her taking the phone signified that Santiago had given in and therefore would
not leave the hospital. As she walked into the ward, Santiago waited outside.
Deanna saw Raeleigh looking rather disappointed when she turned around to find Santiago not
coming along with her. She remained silent and did not query his whereabouts.
As she walked into the ward, she took a seat and kept the siblingspany. However, she did not
say anything. It was as if she was at a loss for words.
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"Well, I guess Santiago''s right after all," Zorion said in an attempt to break the silence. Raeleigh
gave him an indifferent look. "He didn''t mean to be rude," she said with a smile.
"Yeah, he''s just concerned about you," Zorion said as he forced a smile.
Raeleigh felt a little ufortable. She had a feeling that there was something amiss about his
smile. Nheless, she did not make a fuss about it.
On the other hand, Deanna was forthright. "Raeleigh, you love Santiago, don''t you?" she said.
Stunned, Raeleigh directed her gaze towards Deanna. She was amused as she stared into her
eyes. There was something about Deanna''s gaze which tickled her funny bone.
"What are you trying to say?"
Deanna swiftly directed her gaze at the ceiling. She did not dare to look at Raeleigh straight in the
eye. "Well, just admit if you love him," she said bashfully.
Amused, Raeleigh said, "Jepherson'' s my boyfriend. And both of them are siblings."
After a long pause, Deanna looked at Raeleigh and said, "So, you don''t like him, do you?"
"Well, it''s not that I don''t like him," Raeleigh said. "Let''s just say that I don''t like him romantically."
Deanna nodded. Then, she turned around and went to the bed to take a rest.
Raeleigh stood up and said, "It''s gettingte, I''ll make a move. Have a rest. I won''t being over if
there''s nothing pressing. You may want to get someone to look after you."
Then, she walked out of the ward and closed the door. Santiago could be seen sitting cross-legged
and crossing his arms as he leaned against the wall.
Raeleigh walked over and took off her coat. She then covered Santiago with the coat. As she took a
seat, she leaned against the wall and closed her eyes.
Other than their snores, it was all peace and quiet as they dozed off. As soon as Santiago made
sure that Raeleigh was asleep, he opened his eyes and covered Raeleigh with her coat. He shed
a smile, looking at her.
Then, he turned sideways and raised his head as he closed his eyes to have a rest.