Chapter 1099


    By the time Jepherson finished his work, the sun had already set. Raeleigh left the office together


    with him. As they walked, she asked Jepherson, "Your family owns an automobilepany and


    you''re the boss. Why do you have so much work to do? Does that mean that your family is involved


    in other businesses as well?"


    The corners of Jepherson''s mouth lifted in a smile. It was rare for Raeleigh to ask such things, and


    she had evidently put some thought into it.


    "Yes, although we are an automobilepany, we have other matters to oversee as well. However,


    those business ventures aren''t our main streams of ie. We''re just dabbling out of interest,


    basically testing the market. Cars are expensive. For some well- off people, it''s a necessary mode


    of transportation. But due to the expense, not everyone buys more than one car. Of course, the rich


    can afford as many cars as they like. If they don''t like a car, then they can just put it aside. What


    about ordinary citizens? It may take them years to save up for a car. Cars have be a luxury for


    many people. Plus, the market for cars differs greatly from twenty years ago when it was first


    growing and expanding.


    Sales have dropped in recent years."


    "Our daily necessities like food and clothes cost about a couple hundred dors while a car can cost


    up to a hundred times more. The former are necessities but you can survive without thetter. It


    depends on a person''s budget and their purpose."


    "Food and clothes are essential to everyone, but without a car, one can still walk, right?"


    "A car is not like a diamond. You can''t just take it home and keep it in your jewelry box. A car needs


    petrol to run and asional maintenance. It could be more expensive than raising a kid. Not


    everyone can afford the cost."


    "There are many otherpetitors out there, but one has to think twice before purchasing a car


    produced by the Richards family. After all, those who can afford these cars aren''t the general


    poption. Some may say they can''t afford our cars, but to be more urate, they consider the


    type of car that would best signal their status and wealth. The more people buy cars, the more


    these sorts of considerations arise."


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    "This is why we limit the production of our cars."


    "It''s too expensive, so of course you will have to limit it. Otherwise, thepany will tank," Raeleigh


    said as the thought urred to her. Jepherson looked at Raeleigh and replied, "You''re right."


    Raeleigh pondered for a moment and continued, "So, the Richards family also does other


    businesses to ensure that they can make up for this loss."


    "You can say that."


    "However, those businesses inevitably increase the workload of the Richards Group, whose primary


    ie is from the automobile industry. That''s because you need to monitor all the staff."


    Raeleigh finished. Jepherson smiled. "I can''t hide anything from you."


    "This is all basicmon sense," Raeleigh retorted. During the course of their discussion, they


    made their way outside the office. The couple waited at the gates. Stuart went ahead to instruct the


    chauffeur to drive the car over. When the driver arrived, he quickly opened the door for them. After


    they entered the car, Raeleigh and Jepherson continued discussing thepany''s affairs.


    Raeleigh''s conclusion was that Jepherson was not as free as Santiago. While he had more power


    than Santiago, he basically had no freedom at all.


    Evidently, his life was not an easy one, what with having to run a multinationalpany with


    businesses all over the world.


    Raeleigh felt Hadrian''s bias towards Santiago keenly. Hadrian, Jepherson''s own father, had


    deliberately handed everything over to Jepherson.


    Raeleigh and Jepherson went to the hotel to have a meal. After eating, Jepherson began looking up


    ces to go while Raeleighy quietly in bed, thinking about their rtionship.


    "How about the Mediterranean countries?" Jepherson handed the tablet in his hand to Raeleigh,


    wanting her to choose a destination from the list that was disyed. Raeleigh looked at it for a while


    and replied, "I never thought of going that far away. What about you? Do you like these ces?"


    "I can''t say for sure. I never went anywhere that particrly stood out to me. Maybe because I didn''t


    have the right person with me, it was the same wherever I went. All the ces I traveled to were the


    same to me," Jepherson responded.


    Jephersony down and put his hands behind his head, quietly recalling a certain incident. Raeleigh


    took some time to process it. She then said, "I''m the same. I never had anywhere in particr that I


    wanted to go, ever since I was a child. Didn''t you say that you wanted to see the ocean? Let''s do


    that then. It''s not like I wanted to travel far anyway. We shouldn''t put our work off for too long, so


    why don''t we just go out to the nearby seaside for two days? Didn''t you say you wanted to eat


    mackerel?"


    "Have you eaten mackerel before?" Jepherson asked Raeleigh. She shook her head. "A mackerel


    is a fish, isn''t it? Fish are fish, who cares about the type?"


    "You''re really something. Well then, I''ll bring you to the sea to catch some mackerel," Jepherson


    said. He was a man of his word and wasted no time fulfilling his promises. He brought Raeleigh to


    the seaside the very next morning.


    Once they arrived at the beach, Raeleigh first noticed the luxurious private yacht docked at the


    harbor. When they arrived, someone got off the yacht. Raeleigh sized the person up. Only the truly


    wealthy could afford a yacht like that.


    Jepherson led Raeleigh onto the yacht. Raeleigh had been under the assumption that it would only


    be them that day, but she saw Scarlette and Hardian there too when she stepped foot on the yacht.


    Raeleigh did not know how to react for a moment. She had thought that she would be able to spend


    thesest few days alone with Jepherson. Scarlette and Hadrian showing up was aplete


    surprise.


    Although it was somewhat of a pity, the more the


    merrier, right?


    "Raeleigh, are Hadrian and I in the way?" Scarlette shot a nce at Raeleigh as she asked her that.


    Well, what could Raeleigh say in reply?


    "Yes, you all are a bunch of third wheels. What are you going to do then? Are you going to jump


    off?" Raeleigh pretended to be displeased.


    While they were chatting, two people came out from the inside of the yacht. The person walking


    ahead asked, "Does that mean that we''re also in trouble?"


    Santiago was only d in a pair of floral shorts. With his hands tucked into his pockets, he looked


    more arrogant than ever. His lean physique and silky smooth hair left Raeleigh stunned for a


    moment. His smile was devilish.


    What a strange world. Raeleigh wondered how two brothers, from the same parents, could be so


    different.


    The older brother waspletely different from the younger brother...


    Raeleigh froze at that train of thought. She suddenly realized that she was the same as them.


    She had the same parents as them. They were siblings.


    Raeleigh smiled, as she observed Santiago''s bright grin. He was supporting himself with one hand


    on the wall, leaning back while chewing gum.


    Then, Raeleigh looked behind him to see who the other person was. Raeleigh did a double take at


    how skimpily the person was dressed.


    That person was...