Chapter 1170
After making the arrangements, Santiago pushed the door open and entered. Scarlette watched the
door close before she slumped in dejection once again.
Once Santiago had entered the ward, he walked to Raeleigh''s side, sat down, and looked at her.
Her face was white as snow. This is how a woman was like when she lost her child through
miscarriage. Other than that, she was covered in sweat.
Santiago slipped his hand under the quilt and held her hand. It was so cold, just like the hand of a
dead person.
After a while, he put her hand back.
Gradually, the sky darkened. Santiago got up and went to stand by the window for a moment before
he came back to sit beside her. After that, he stood up again. After enduring one such restless spell
throughout the night, he finally sat still.
Soon, it was dawn. Raeleigh also rose at the break of dawn. She opened her eyes slowly and
stared into space. Everything felt like a dream, as if they had travelled light-years previously, and
were very far away from her!
Raeleigh fixed her hollow eyes on the white ceiling, devoid of any expression.
Santiago extended his hand and ced it on her forehead. He felt her forehead andpared it to
his own, making sure that she didn''t have a fever.
Getting up, Santiago went to pour Raeleigh a ss of water while she looked at him from the side.
He added some sugar into the ss and blew on it, and the finishing touch was putting a straw into
it. "Drink some water."
Raeleigh was lying still. He delivered it close to her mouth and pinched down her chin before
sticking the straw into her mouth with a poker face. "The baby may be gone, but you can always
have another in the future. If you''re gone, then there will be nothing left."
"I have already figured out what happened. He deliberately found someone to irritate you. He must
have encountered a certain issue. I will ask himter. There''s a problem with his heart and he is
currently still in aa."
Raeleigh frowned. "In aa?"
She turned her face away and did not drink the water. She contemted something, but she
couldn''t figure it out.
Santiago put down the ss and stared momentarily at her. "You should know that he wouldn''t have
committed such an idiotic mistake for no reason."
Looking back at him, she ced her hand on her belly to stroke it quietly.
Santiago nced at her hand. "This child isn''t fated toe and meet you, but it''s okay. You''ll have
twins in the future to make up for it."
Raeleigh fell into a stupor. It took her a long time to turn her head away. Shepsed into silence the
whole time.
Santiago had been sitting by her side for a while when Cynthia knocked on the door from the
outside. Actually, she had already arrived earlier, but she didn''te in because she saw them
talking inside. She had been standing outside all the while.
The knock at the door drew Santiago''s attention. He stood up and opened the door, taking in her
luggage.
Cynthia had a pair of bloodshot eyes. Hearing the news that Raeleigh had had a miscarriage, she
had cried along the way here. She had gotten over it initially after she reached here, but when she
saw Scarlette''s teary face, she began to be overwhelmed by the sorrow again.
She had just sobbed before she wiped off her tears and entered the ward.
Santiago smiled. "What are you crying for?"
She lowered her head and didn''t answer as Santiago set the luggage aside. She quickly took off her
jacket and approached Raeleigh. "How are you doing?"
Before this, Raeleigh couldn''t bring herself to smile no matter who came to visit her. That said, she
managed to force a smile when she saw Cynthia.
"I''m fine. Why are you here?" Raeleigh nced at the huge luggage. Cynthia replied, "Scarlette
doesn''t know how to take care of people. I''ll do it."
"There''s no need for that. I''m fine." Raeleigh did not even have the strength to speak. Obviously,
she was just putting on a brave face.
Cynthia did not say anything else as she was aware that Raeleigh would refuse even if she said
anything.
She got herself busy by pouring Raeleigh a fresh ss of water and adding some brown sugar in it.
Only then did Santiago lie down on the couch.
"Are you tired?" Cynthia''s eyes fell on him. He shot a nce at her. "I''m sleepy. I''ll take a nap. Pay a
visit to my brotherter, see if he''s well."
"Okay, I''ll go as soon as I finish my job here. Have a good rest." Cynthia bent down and covered
Santiago with a nket. After Santiago closed his eyes, she turned to look at Raeleigh. Afterwards,Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.
she cleaned up the ce and asked Raeleigh, "When did you wake up?"
Raeleigh checked the time. "It has been a while."
"Are you hungry?" Cynthia continued to ask, to which Raeleigh shook her head.
"You can''t leave your stomach empty. I''ll grab something for you and visit Jepherson while I''m at it.
Get some rest first." Cynthia told her before she went out to pay Jepherson a visit.
Raeleigh watched as Cynthia left. Thetter then stole a nce at Santiago. Her words were
reasonable that it was intriguing for someone like Cynthia to be one of the Moore family.
Raeleigh remained silent in the quiet ward. Thoughts had been brewing in her head. In the end, she
grabbed her phone, which had been put aside, and made a call to Xanthus to prevent him from
worrying about her.
As a result, Xanthus rushed to the hospital. When they met, his face was even paler than hers.
Raeleigh gazed at him helplessly. "It''s not his fault. I identally fainted in the elevator."
Raeleigh didn''t say anything else, but Xanthus was very aggrieved about it. He wouldn''t let it go so
easily.
"You need to rest now. One of these days, I''ll arrange a full body checkup for you."
"Mom and Dad told me that they wanted toe, but I don''t think it''s a good idea now. I''d better
take you back to see them after you recover."
Although Xanthus felt that bringing her back was uncalled for, since it would be a joke for their
parents to meet her in her current state.
Raeleigh nodded calmly.
However, Xanthus knew that she was used to bottling up her feelings as she had experienced her
fair share of adversities ever since she was a child.
The absence of tears didn''t necessarily mean an absence of pain. The emotional baggage that she
was carrying was enough to bear witness to her suffering.
With Xanthus as herpany, she gradually fell asleep. Cynthia was taken aback when she came
back.
Surprised, Cynthia stood by the door momentarily before she walked over and put down the bowl of
porridge in her hand. She greeted Xanthus politely. "Hello, Dr. Osteen."
Xanthus was still holding Raeleigh''s hand, and thetter reciprocated the gesture. Cynthia found
that his action was rather grant even if they were siblings.
It was just that she was in no position to poke her nose into where it was unwanted. Nevertheless,
she still dropped him a friendly reminder. "Miscarriage can take a heavy toll on one''s health. It''s
better if you put her hand in the quilt."
After being reminded, Xanthus did as she said. Following that, he stood up to thank Cynthia.
"Thank you for taking care of Raeleigh. I truly appreciate it," Xanthus said. Cynthia turned to give
him a strange look. "I didn''t do it for your appreciation. Why would you thank me? I''m doing all these
because of Santiago. Furthermore, Raeleigh and I are friends. Save your gratitude."
Xanthus found it funny and immediately asked, "We haven''t gotten to know each other officially,
have we?"
She seemed to be baffled. "We''ve already known each other."
"The name''s Xanthus Osteen. Let''s get our first meeting right." Xanthus stretched out his hand
towards her. His finger joints were well-defined, and there was a faint pink in the palm of his hand
and the inner side of his fingers. For a moment, a thought flitted across Cynthia''s mind. "Maybe
that''s how doctors'' hands look like."