Chapter 1089


    "You can''t even keep quiet at dinner, can you?" Jepherson red at Santiago. Santiago did not


    even raise his head. He continued, "If you and Raeleigh did not have a disagreement, then why are


    you in such a bad mood?"


    "Mind your own business," Jepherson said. Then, he looked at Raeleigh and said, "You should eat


    more, only then will you get stronger."


    Raeleigh nodded. She already had a lot to eat, including a big bowl of soup. She was so full that


    she could not drink anymore, but since Jepherson asked her to drink, she had to drink it.


    After dinner, Jepherson took Raeleigh for a stroll outside. Jepherson held Raeleigh in his arms as


    they walked. He held her hand and said, "I wonder whether the baby is a boy or a girl? I already


    have a few names in mind, but I''m not sure which one will suit the baby. I guess we''ll have to wait


    until we get to see the gender of the baby."


    "We can''t do that now." Raeleigh did not want to know the gender of the baby.


    Jepherson looked down at her and said, "What''s the matter? I''m just curious whether we''re having a


    boy or a girl. I will still love the baby regardless of the gender." "You really don''t have a preference?"


    Raeleigh was curious to know whether Jepherson preferred having a boy or a girl.


    However, Jepherson said without hesitation, "Of course I do."


    "Then, which do you prefer?" Raeleigh was eager to know. Jepherson said, "If you kiss me, then I''ll


    tell you."


    Raeleigh blushed and felt shy. However, she looked around and saw that it was getting dark. There


    was also no one in the courtyard. So, Raeleigh tiptoed and kissed Jepherson on the lips. Jepherson


    pulled her closer to him by her waist and lowered his head to deepen the kiss. He did not pull away


    until he was satisfied.


    By the time Jepherson finally pulled away, Raeleigh was gasping for breath. He raised his hand to


    touch her nose and said, "Of course, I would prefer having a daughter."


    "Why?" Raeleigh suddenly thought of Jepherson''s long- awaited reunion with his sister. That was


    probably why he preferred having a daughter.


    Jepherson held Raeleigh in his arms. "If it''s a girl, then she would definitely be chubby. When she


    grows up, she''ll definitely look a lot like you. I''m sure she will be very filial and gifted."


    Raeleigh raised her head. "Is it because of your sister that you prefer having a daughter?"


    "My wife and my sister are two different people. But then again, there is a chance our daughter


    might look like my sister too." Jepherson seemed like he was in a good mood. He was smiling so


    brightly. Raeleigh stared at his face and could not speak. She wished nothing woulde between


    them.


    That way, they would be happy.


    "Then, this means that you really want to have a daughter," Raeleigh said. It was an affirmative


    sentence, yet it was immediately denied by Jepherson.


    "No, not really. If it''s up to me to decide, then I hope that our firstborn will be a boy."


    Jepherson''s words surprised Raeleigh even more. "Didn''t you just say that you would prefer a


    daughter? Why are you going back on your word?"


    "It''s one thing to prefer having a daughter, but another thing to give birth to a daughter. We are so


    young, so I''m sure this baby will not be our only child."


    "It''d be best if our firstborn is a boy."


    "Why?"


    "The first son will be the backbone of the family. As the future head of the Richards family, it''s best if


    our firstborn is a boy. Then, if our second is a daughter, he will be able to protect her. I mean a


    younger brother would still be able to protect his older sister, but it''s different. Our third..."


    Jepherson paused for a moment before he continued, "I hope the birth of this baby will establish


    your position in the Richards family. Even if our firstborn is a girl, I''ll still think highly of you.


    However, I really hope that our firstborn will be a boy, so that Grandma will at least treat you a little


    better."


    Raeleigh looked at Jepherson and held him in her arms. She did not know what to say. She did not


    know what she did to deserve him.


    "What''s wrong? Are you too moved by my words?" Jepherson asked, with his face full of


    amusement.


    Raeleigh shook her head and quickly said, "No."


    "Didn''t you pounce on me a while ago?" Jephersonughed happily. He hugged Raeleigh and


    stroked her hair as he said, "I''ve been trying to court you for so long and this is the best response


    I''ve gotten. Raeleigh, you must remember, no matter what happens, I will always love you. This will


    not change."


    Raeleigh froze for a moment. She pulled herself out of Jepherson''s embrace and looked at him with


    a smiling face. "Why are you..."


    Jepherson pulled Raeleigh in for a passionate kiss. She felt as if her entire body had surrendered to


    his kiss. She had no idea where she was. After a while, she was carried back up to the room by


    him.


    They spent half the night making passionate love. They had to be careful with the baby in her belly


    while being entangled tightly in each other''s arms at the same time. After a while, Raeleigh felt both


    mentally and physically exhausted as shey in Jepherson''s arms. She eventually sumbed to


    sleep.


    At night, Raeleigh was woken up by the sound of the drizzling rain.


    Raeleigh looked at the rain outside the window in a daze. She could tell that Jepherson was


    exhausted by their nighttime activity when she realized that he was in deep sleep. He would not


    even notice that she was awake, not to mention she was just lying quietly in bed.


    Raeleigh moved a little and Jepherson tightened his hold around her. He then raised his hands to


    stroke her, as if he wasforting her to stop wriggling around.


    Raeleigh lowered her head and looked carefully at Jepherson''s face. He was such a handsome


    man.


    His nose was one of his most attractive facial features. It ran in a straight line from his eyes to the


    tip without a single curve. She had never seen any nose like his before.


    After observing Jepherson, Raeleigh soon fell asleep in his arms.


    That night, she had a dream. She dreamed of a boy named Arsel, who gave her some candy. She


    smiled back at the boy. However, a huge fire suddenly rose and soon, she was surrounded by fire.


    She was terribly frightened and was jolted awake.


    By the time Raeleigh was jolted awake, it was already eight o''clock in the morning. However, that


    morning was unlike any other morning. She was awakened by a nightmare. She sat up in bed,


    panting.


    Jepherson opened his eyes and pulled Raeleigh into his arms. He gently stroked her hair and


    calmed her down. "It''s alright."


    Raeleigh tried to calm herself down before she said to Jepherson, "It was terrible. The fire was


    terrible."


    Jepherson slowly let go of Raeleigh. He fixed his gaze on Raeleigh''s pale face and asked, "What


    happened?"


    Raeleigh shook her head, unwilling to say anything.


    Jepherson did not force her when he saw how shook up she was. He just hugged her and stroked


    her.


    Raeleigh stared nkly into the distance as she did her best to hold onto Jepherson. Regardless of


    what it was, she could not hurt him.


    Initially, Raeleigh was supposed to follow Jepherson back to thepany after breakfast. However,


    she felt unwell, so she decided to stay home and rest.


    Raeleigh was watching TV when she saw Santiago ying with a puppy in his arms at around ten


    o''clock. She then told him that she wanted to head over to the police station to learn more about the


    fire and the orphanage.


    Since Santiago saw that Raeleigh looked fine, he agreed to bring her to the police station.


    Soon, they pulled into the parking lot of the police station. After getting out of the car, Santiago led


    Raeleigh into the police station. After entering, a policeman brought them to the archives room. He


    informed them that since the incident happened a long time ago, all of the information on the


    orphanage fire had been moved to the archives room.


    Raeleigh was determined to find the file regardless. Soon, she managed to find the information on


    the orphanage fire.


    "Here it is. Take a look." It was a young policeman who brought Raeleigh and Santiago to the


    archives room. He took out the file and handed it over to Raeleigh. She then took a seat at the table


    and began reading the contents in the file.


    Raeleigh saw the words on the first page. It was some notes on the orphanage. Inside, there were a


    few photos of the orphanage. Many of them were people whom she knew.


    Raeleigh flipped through the pages and kept in mind when each child arrived at the orphanage and


    when the child left.


    In the end, Raeleigh saw two children on one page. One of them was Shuna and she arrived at the


    orphanage the same day as she did...


    Raeleigh froze for a moment and immediately thought of something.


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    Raeleigh remembered going up to Madam Caprice with Francia, when Madam Caprice said to


    them, "You''re now one of us. I''m thinking of changing your names. Why don''t I call you Shuna, and


    you, Francia?"


    The two children did not even say a word, and they just stared at each other....


    Raeleigh blinked her eyes and thought, "So, am I


    Shuna?"


    Raeleigh continued reading and realized that she was in fact, Shuna.


    The date that she arrived and her age were all a match.


    Raeleigh put down the file and without saying a word, she returned the file to the person in charge.


    "You''re not going to continue anymore?" Santiago asked Raeleigh. She looked at Santiago and


    shook her head as she said, "Nope, I''m done. I''m tired."


    "Alright, then. Let''s go," Santiago said and led Raeleigh out of the archives room. When they got


    into the car, she fell into a daze. On the way home, tears suddenly rolled down her cheeks as she


    ced her hand on her abdomen.


    Santiago pulled up by the side of the road and asked Raeleigh if she had a stomach ache. She did


    not say anything. Instead, she just curled up and held her face with one hand.


    "What''s the matter?" Santiago asked Raeleigh, but Raeleigh remained silent. He suddenly became


    anxious and immediately drove towards the hospital. She was quickly taken into the emergency


    ward for an examination. There were many people in the hospital. As soon as she was done,


    Santiago asked Raeleigh to sit and wait while he went to pay the bill.


    However, after paying the bill, Santiago came back to where he left Raeleigh and realized that she


    had disappeared.


    Santiago called Raeleigh, but she did not answer his phone call. At that time, Raeleigh was


    standing outside the operating theater, waiting for the doctor to call her for a surgical fetus removal.


    There was a woman who entered before her and Raeleigh saw how unhappy the woman''s family


    was as they waited outside.


    Raeleigh lowered her head to look at her belly and stroked it. She went back to the chair, sat down,


    and did not get up.


    Not long after, the doctor came out and called another patient. Raeleigh sat in her seat, in a daze.


    Santiago had searched for a long time before he finally found Raeleigh. He was sweating profusely.


    He was very close to calling the police.


    As soon as Santiago saw Raeleigh, he immediately asked, "What are you doing here?"


    Raeleigh stood up and wanted to cry at the sight of Santiago.


    One man suddenlymented, "These young people, so much for opting to terminate the


    pregnancy just because you''ve been knocked up. You ought to be careful, you might not be able to


    give birth in the future."


    The man who spoke was about 70 years old. Raeleigh looked at him and tears started gushing out


    of her eyes. Santiago was shocked by what he saw and looked up at the door behind him. Only


    then did he realize that he was standing in front of an operating theater.


    Santiago took a quick nce around and noticed that there were a few couples waiting. His face


    immediately turned pale. He looked at Raeleigh and was about to say something. Just as he was


    about to ask something, the door of the operating theater was pushed open and a woman was


    wheeled out.


    The woman was sleeping on the bed, and her face was pale. Santiago heard the nurse say, "Be


    sure to feed her some nutritious food. Having a surgery to terminate a pregnancy thiste is very


    harmful to the body."


    The more Santiago listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. He suddenly shouted,


    "Shut up."


    Santiago was a little confused and he shot dagger eyes at Raeleigh. He asked, "What are you


    actually doing here?"


    Raeleigh burst into tears after hearing his question. She held Santiago and cried profusely.