Chapter 1153
Raeleigh and Cynthia held each other''s hands tightly. Raeleigh would be lying if she said she wasn''t
worried. She said it because she did not want Cynthia to worry. As for how worried she was, she
was actually more worried than Cynthia.
She was afraid that Santiago would not be able to dodge when she saw them thrusting their
daggers forward. However, she did not to dare exert pressure on Cynthia''s hands, as once she did
so, Cynthia would know that she was actually worried.
Although Santiago could take those men down alone, there would be a moment where one of them
might run loose. Then, several of them tried to go after Raeleigh and Cynthia. Santiago failed to
stop them and yelled, "Run!"
Raeleigh instantly turned around and pulled Cynthia to follow her. Although she managed to get out
of there in time, she did not dare to run fast.
"Cynthia, they might being for you. You should hide. We''ll be fine as long as you don''te
out." Raeleigh wanted Cynthia to go into hiding, but she refused. "No, I can''t let you be in harm''s
way because of me. You should hide,
Raeleigh. You''re pregnant."
When Raeleigh realized she had failed to convince Cynthia, she continued running, pulling Cynthia
along with her until they searched around and found a couple of sticks. She picked them up and
handed them to Cynthia. "Here, take this. Use this to defend yourself. Make sure that they do not
approach you."
"Got it," Cynthia said as she held the stick in her hand. "Don''t worry. I''ll protect you."
Raeleigh was speechless. She did not know what else to say when she heard Cynthia saying that
she would protect her.
Cynthia''s entire body was trembling. How was she going to protect her?
Raeleigh did not give in. She found a stick and looked at the road ahead. "Let''s find a crowded
ce. I''m sure Scarlette will be here soon."
"Alright."
Then, Cynthia followed Raeleigh. It was a tourist spot, and there must have been people visiting
during the day. It was currently lunch hour, and most of them were in the restaurants. Those thugs
still dared to chase after them. Even if there were people along the way, they had all hidden.
Raeleigh led Cynthia to the restaurants. She thought before saying, "Let''s not go inside. We''ll hide
at the back. Come on."
Raeleigh knew that those thugs would search along that ce, but they would not show up in a
group, maybe one or two will turn up. They had to make it seem as though they had entered the
restaurant. People were generally selfish, and she doubted that anyone would help cover and hide
their tracks.
Raeleigh and Cynthia hid behind the restaurant. Raeleighforted Cynthia. "Don''t be afraid. We
need to protect ourselves. I''m sure Santiago will be fine. He will even die to protect us."
Cynthia nodded vigorously, and her face turned pale out of fear. Raeleigh lowered her head and
looked at Cynthia''s torn dress. She bent down and tore off pieces of Cynthia''s dress, and she then
ordered her, "Don''t move. Wait for me right here."
"Alright." Cynthia was scared out of her wits. She could only agree to it.
Raeleigh walked to the front with a couple of pieces of Cynthia''s torn dress in hand and scattered
them at the door to make it seem as if they had entered the restaurant. Then, Raeleigh quickly led
Cynthia into the woods to hide.
"Do we really have to stay here? If they find us, then we''re doomed." Cynthia came to her senses
and immediately pointed out. Raeleigh shook her head and said, "No, I doubt they will be able to
find us. Don''t worry. Help is on the way."
"Is that true?" Cynthia was in disbelief. Raeleigh then said, "Scarlette is on the way, and I''m sure
Santiago will be able to defeat those thugs. Let''s walk a little deeper into the woods. I''m sure they
will not be able to find us."
In fact, Raeleigh was exhausted, but she had no choice. She had to lead Cynthia out of danger.
Finally, they arrived at a safe ce. There was a deep ditch in the depths of the forest. It was
covered by the fallen leaves. Raeleigh identally stepped on it and fell into the ditch. As Raeleigh
was holding Cynthia''s hand, she, too, fell into the ditch. Then, Raeleigh said, "Let''s hide here and
wait for Scarlette to rescue us."
"Alright."
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Cynthia waspletely at a loss and was panicking. So, she listened to whatever Raeleigh said.
The two of them waited in the ditch, holding each others'' hand for about an hour before they finally
heard Scarlette''s voice.
"Raeleigh, Raeleigh..."
"Cynthia, Cynthia..."
Scarlette was walking in front with Santiago behind her. When Raeleigh heard Scarlette''s voice, she
immediately emerged from the ditch. Beforeing out, she told Cynthia, "Stay here. Let me check
it out. I''ll let you know if it''s indeed them."
Cynthia wanted to follow, but Raeleigh had already left. So, she could only wait.
It took great effort for Raeleigh to climb out of the ditch, but when she saw that it was Santiago and
Scarlette, she turned around and notified Cynthia. "It''s them. You cane up now."
Only then did Cynthia climb out of the ditch. Raeleigh had no strength to pull Cynthia out of the
ditch,ying on the ground, panting. Santiago stopped in his tracks when he saw what Raeleigh
was doing. After a brief pause, he continued walking towards Raeleigh. When he arrived at her
side, he bent down and carried Raeleigh in his arms before turning around to leave. Cynthia was
stunned. Santiago stopped, turned around to look at Cynthia, and instructed, "Scarlette, take care of
Cynthia. She''s probably still frightened. I''m going to bring Raeleigh to the hospital."
Scarlette hurried over. "Alright, Master Santiago."
Raeleigh fixed his gaze on Santiago''s face that was full of displeasure. "I''m fine. Put me down."
"You''re bleeding," Santiago said. Raeleigh''s face turned deathly pale. She immediately thought that
she was having a miscarriage, so she looked over at her pants. As a result, Santiago rolled his eyes
and said, "Is that the only ce you can think of?"
Raeleigh was stunned. "Then..."
Raeleigh looked at her hands, which were dripping with blood, and got a fright.
"I''m fine. You can put me down. I can walk." Raeleigh reminded him. However, Santiago refused to
listen. He carried Raeleigh out of the forest. When they descended the mountain, he held Raeleigh
in his arms and quickened his pace. There were a lot of police officers around them, and they had
arrested the thugs. Someone stopped him along the way, but he ignored the person and continued
his journey down the mountain. Then, he got into the car and left with Raeleigh at once.
It was then that Raeleigh noticed that Santiago''s arm was injured.
"You''re hurt?" Raeleigh was astonished. Santiago remained silent. Although Santiago sped all the
way, his driving was steady. It was not long before they arrived at the entrance of the hospital. He
then got out of the car and carried Raeleigh down the car before making their way into the hospital.
He made sure to let the doctors give her a quick examination before making a call to Xanthus.
When Xanthus heard that Raeleigh was injured, he immediately dropped everything and rushed
over to the hospital. When he arrived, he did not even greet Santiago. Instead, he hurried over to
Raeleigh''s side.
"I''m fine. The doctor did an ultrasound, and the baby is in great condition. It''s just that I have minor
scratches on my hand," Raeleigh exined. She knew that Xanthus would be worried.
Xanthus was indeed quite worried. He nced at Santiago and asked, "What happened?"
"Someone sent some thugs to hunt us down. That''s all." The wound on Santiago''s body needed to
be dealt with. He had been shed by a knife whilst fighting. However, he did not want to leave
Raeleigh alone without Xanthus by her side. Right then, as Xanthus was there, he went off to get
his wound cleaned and bandaged.
But Raeleigh was still worried about him, so she decided to follow.