Chapter 1172


    Jepherson, who was lying on the sickbed, opened his eyes and looked at his surroundings. There


    was not a single person beside him. Stuart was standing at the door. He ran over when he saw


    Jepherson waking up.


    "Where''s Raeleigh?" Jepherson asked right away as soon as he saw Stuart. Stuart bowed his head.


    "Miss Raeleigh is fine. She''s recuperating in her own ward, but she might not be in the mood to see


    you."


    It was the first time in his life to have lied to Jepherson, who then picked up the things around him


    and smashed them all. Stuart did not dare to dodge them, and his head was injured in the wake of


    everything.


    Jepherson put down his hand andy on the bed. He told Stuart to bandage the wound, and the


    latterplied, retreating from the ward. Stuart found someone to guard Jepherson for the time


    being.


    Jephersony on the bed alone, waiting until Stuart bandaged himself up and came back. He felt


    that he had no strength. His body was feeble, and he seemed to have been drained, breaking out in


    cold sweat. When Stuart came back into his sight, he moved his lips and asked, "How is Raeleigh?"


    He remembered that he had heard someone saying she had been trapped in the elevator, and the


    ground in it was covered with blood.


    Jepherson closed his eyes, heavily. He could not imagine what had happened. It even struck panic


    in his heart.


    "Mr. Jepherson, Miss Raeleigh has had a miscarriage." Stuart was also unclear about how to tell


    Jepherson the news. Now that Jepherson had found out about it, he merely closed his eyes and did


    not betray the slightest bit of emotion.


    Stuart stood still while Jepherson gave an order. "Get the doctor here."


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    "You have a heart disease, and the doctors said you need to rest," Stuart quickly replied. Jepherson


    gazed at Stuart for a while. "I know my own body well. Call the doctor over. I won''t die from this!"


    Stuart could no longer dissuade him. He turned around and walked outside to summon the doctor.


    When the doctor came, Jepherson asked, "Tell me about my condition. Be honest."


    The doctor didn''t dare to lie to him, therefore he told him the truth about the physical condition of his


    body. After hearing it, Jepherson remained silent for a moment. He was the one who had made a


    mistake. He should be punished by God. Hemented, why had the retribution struck Raeleigh,


    depriving her of her child?


    Jepherson pondered briefly before telling the doctor, "I got it. Arrange an operation for me. I need to


    go abroad immediately. Don''t inform others about this. Stuart, you''re fully in charge of it."


    "Mr. Jepherson, I''m worried that..."


    "Enough, this is the final say. Regarding the consent papers, you can sign it. No doubts are


    permitted."


    Jepherson didn''t want to say anything else. Then, he shut his eyes, demonstrating no interest in


    listening to Stuart''s iing protests. Stuart had to follow the doctor outside.


    The doctors were all disconcerted. Santiago alone was enough to fill them with horror. Right then,


    Jepherson had also slotted himself into their personal list of doom, bringing horror to the next level.


    Anyway, nothing was constant but their mortality, so they might as well just follow Jepherson''s order.


    They went back and began to prepare for the operation. That night, at 12 o''clock, Jepherson went to


    visit Raeleigh. He stood outside the door of the ward and peered inside. When Scarlette saw him,


    she stood up in excitement. But before she could speak, she was stopped by Jepherson. He ced


    a finger before his lips to hush her.


    She said no more. All she did was raise her head to stare at Jepherson, whose eyes were brimming


    with tears. He stood outside the ward, engulfed in dejection. He didn''t even have the courage to


    push the door open and enter.


    At the end of the day, he reaped what he had sown.


    He had ignored Raeleigh''s wishes and taken her to the hospital, intending to terminate her


    pregnancy. However, Raeleigh had not been willing to oblige. His sole concern was how conflicted


    he was, but he had failed to notice Raeleigh''s feelings. Not only didn''t he regret what he had done,


    he had also put Raeleigh in harm''s way. With such an abominable mistake, how could he bring


    himself to meet her?


    After a while, when everyone was resting, he turned around and nced at Scarlette. Without


    saying anything, he walked towards the elevator. Scarlette felt the urge to ask him if he wanted to


    enter, but she dared not. Her question remained unasked up till thest moment.


    Not long after he went into the elevator, Raeleigh rose. She opened her eyes and stared at the door.


    She knew that Jepherson hade here and just left.


    The next morning, Scarlette went into the ward to visit Raeleigh. The loss of Raeleigh''s baby was


    equally a great blow to Scarlette. She hadn''t expected that Raeleigh would have lost her child.


    She had been looking forward to meeting Raeleigh''s baby, but this expectation had dissipated


    without so much as a warning. Nobody would be able to ept such a harsh reality.


    Not to mention Scarlette, who had been envisioning countless moments in the future ying with


    the child.


    Right then, that baby was gone, how could Scarlette not be sad?


    "Mr. Jepherson was here. He stood outside and looked at you, and his face was sorrowful, but he


    didn''t let me speak. Then, he left." Scarlette still told Raeleigh what had happened the previous


    night. Raeleigh just stared at her without a word.


    She had been together with Jepherson for so long. Of course she could tell that he had been here.


    It was just that this ident had urred so abruptly, and she had no idea how to respond when


    meeting him.


    Scarlette was waiting for Raeleigh''s response.


    Raeleigh, on the other hand, felt as though a weight had been taken off her chest. Now that it was


    useless to dwell on it, she''d better shut down her thoughts.


    "Scarlette, when will my body recover? Could you please check with the doctor?" Raeleigh was


    unsettled that her grandmother would discover something if she stayed in the hospital for too long,


    so she wanted to be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible.


    Scarlette found it hard to answer. What they were saying was not the same thing.


    She looked at Cynthia. "Do you have any idea?"


    Cynthia replied, "For your case, you can''t be discharged from the hospital so soon. It''s bad for your


    body."


    Cynthia had asked around. The doctor had said that Raeleigh would be fine in seven days, but


    plenty of women had attested to miscarriage being a lot worse than giving birth to a child. It might


    cause some irreparable damage to her body if she was not cautious.


    Scarlette agreed with Cynthia. Raeleighy on her bed momentarily. "I need to be discharged from


    the hospital within a week. If it takes too long, then I''m worried that Grandma will lose sleep over


    me. You can rest assured that I will take good care of myself after I''ve been discharged, and I will


    exin to Grandma myself."


    Scarlette and Cynthia exchanged looks. Presently, Raeleigh didn''t hold out much hope. She


    appeared to be so collected that no one could say anything about it. When it came to a romantic


    rtionship, those who were inexperienced might be clueless, but those who were experienced


    would be aware that they were in no position toment much on others'' rtionships. Only the


    parties involved would know whether their rtionships could stand the test of time.


    "Okay, I''ll ask the doctor. If we get the permission, then let''s get you discharged." Cynthia stood up


    and was going to ask the doctor. Meanwhile, Xanthus came in. He had gone out to fetch some


    water in the morning. When he arrived at the door, he overheard their conversation.


    He was well aware of Raeleigh''s feelings. So, he had already made up his mind on how to deal with


    this matter.


    Pushing the door open, he cracked a smile. "I hope I''m not disturbing you."


    After the pleasantries, Xanthus then added, "You can be discharged in a week. Don''t worry about


    this."


    Raeleigh wore a smile. "Alright."


    Scarlette and Cynthia gaped at each other, their brows knitted.


    What did he have to do with this? They wondered simultaneously.


    Xanthus came in and set the sk in his hand down. He then walked to Raeleigh’s side and


    performed a simple checkup for her. He acted as if they were close, as if they were a couple.


    Cynthia approached Santiago and pulled him. "It''s gettingte. Wakey-wakey, rise and shine."


    Only then did Santiago slowly stir, but he did not respond at all,pletely taking no notice of how


    Xanthus and Raeleigh got along with each other.