Chapter 1194
The brothers'' eyes met as they engaged in a staring contest.
Santiago shrugged. "She won''t listen to me."
"I''lle back and beat the crap out of you," Jepherson said as he turned around with Raeleigh in
his arms, and walked out of the door. He carried Raeleigh into the car. When Stuart saw him, he
immediately opened the car door for Jepherson.
For several times, Raeleigh wanted to get up, but her pain got the better of her, paralyzing her.
"Don''t move." Jepherson held Raeleigh in his arms. He held her down to prevent her from getting
up. Only then did she stop moving.
Raeleigh leaned back in the seat and watched the scenery outside the window. She had suffered
chest pains before when she was younger, but it had never been this excruciating.
Jepherson rested his head on Raeleigh''s. He initially wanted to test Raeleigh''s temperature, but as
soon as he got close to her, he could not bring himself to pull away.
Jepherson rested his head against hers and took a deep breath. Raeleigh tried to get up
immediately and turned her face away. Suddenly, he held her hand and pressed his head against
hers again as he said, "Stay put. It''ll stop hurting soon."
There was a fixed window between the two front seats and the back passenger seat. It made the
interior of the car somewhat dark. Jepherson took advantage of that moment and kissed Raeleigh
on her face. Then, he suddenly pulled her into his arms and closed his eyes.
Stuart was not a fool. He could tell what was going on just by the sound of their breathing. Turn
around he dared not.
However, Raeleigh was an unwilling participant. She struggled for a while, but her chest was
hurting, and Jepherson said that he was not going to let her go as he held her tightly in his arms.
"Don''t move," Jepherson whispered into Raeleigh''s ear while he held her hand. She clenched her
teeth and stared at him coldly. However, she did not say anything but turned her face away.
Along the way, the more Jepherson hugged Raeleigh, the more he wanted to get close to her.
However, Raeleigh''s entire body was so cold to the point that Jepherson felt as if he was hugging a
ball of thorns, and it filled him with hatred and agony.
When they arrived at the entrance of the hospital, Stuart immediately got out of the car and opened
the door. Then, Jepherson got out of the car with Raeleigh in his arms and entered the hospital.
As Jepherson walked, he lowered his head to look at Raeleigh. She was in so much pain that her
face was pale. It made Jepherson feel impetuous, but he still wanted tofort Raeleigh. "It''s okay.
Don''t cry."
Raeleigh frowned deeply. She stared at Jepherson and thought, "When have I ever cried? What in
the world is he talking about?"
"It''s okay," Jepherson repeated, to which Raeleigh ignored.
Jepherson walked into an examination room while Stuart handled the formalities. When the doctor
entered the room, Jepherson was still reluctant to put Raeleigh down. It was as if once he put her
down, it would not be so easy to hold her in his arms again, so he continued to carry her.
The doctor was in a pickle. He wondered, how was he supposed to examine the patient if Mr.
Jepherson did not put her down on the bed?
"Go on, examine her." Jepherson sat down with Raeleigh in her arms. The doctors looked at each
other and said, "Mr. Jepherson, there''s no way we can examine her like that. Why don''t you put her
down on the bed? You can carry her to the wardter if you''d like."
The doctor said carefully. Jepherson had no choice but to ce Raeleigh on the bed. After that, he
stood up and walked to one side. He stood there as he watched the doctors examine her. As the
doctors worked, they felt as if Jepherson''s eyes were burning holes in the back of their heads. It
was as though if they made one wrong move, then they would be killed.
One of the doctors then asked Raeleigh, "Where does it hurt?"
"My chest..." Raeleigh was barely able to speak, so the doctor massaged her ribs immediately and
said, "Oh, it''s just a normal chest pain. You must have hurt yourself when exercising. All we need to
do is to massage it..."
"Back off!" Jepherson''s face fell. The doctor immediately stumbled backwards.
Jepherson walked over to Raeleigh and sat down with an unpleasant expression. However, when
he spoke to Raeleigh, the former harshness was gone. Instead, his voice was filled with gentleness.
"Hang in there."
"Why don''t you folks show me how to do it? I''ll massage her on my own," Jepherson said and was
about to ce his hands on Raeleigh, but she raised her hand to stop him.
"Call Xanthus, anyone? He can take over!"
Raeleigh barely spoke, but the doctors did not dare to say anything. Then, they heard Jepherson
say, "Do you want me to teach the likes of you what to do?"
Jepherson''s voice was gloomy. Even Stuart could tell that this was jealousy on steroids.
The doctor quickly said, "ce your hand on her lower abdomen first and massage her, clockwise."
Jepherson ced his hands on Raeleigh''s abdomen and raised his eyes to look at her. She wanted
to raise her hand to push him away, but she had no strength. However, Jepherson was already
holding her hand, rendering her unable to move.
"Like this?" Raeleigh could not move. Jepherson looked at the doctors as he gently massaged
Raeleigh''s body. The doctor nodded and said, "That''s it, but I think you can exert more strength a
little bit more. We will usually start off with a light massage before gradually increasing our strength."
Jepherson followed the doctor''s instructions and gradually increased his strength until Raeleigh
stopped sweating. When he looked over at her, she was lying on the bed, motionless.
"Mr. Jepherson, that should be enough," the doctor reminded Jepherson. Only then did he stop.
After that, he reached out to hold Raeleigh''s hand and looked at the doctors. "Does she need to
stay overnight for observations?"
"That''s not necessary. It''s not that serious. Even if you hadn''t brought her to the hospital, the pain
would have gradually subsided. She was probably very nervous, and that is why the pain did not
ease up."
Jepherson looked at Raeleigh, who had be much quieter. He stood up, bent down, and
gathered her in his arms again. Then, he turned around and walked out of the room.
Stuart hurried to follow them. As soon as they arrived back at the car, he quickly opened the door
for Jepherson.
Raeleigh was feeling much better now and had regained her strength. She began to struggle to get
out of Jepherson''s arms. She really wanted to get out of the car, but Jepherson insisted on holding
her down, not giving her a chance.
"Mr. Jepherson, are we still heading over to the office or is there some other ce that you want to
go?"
In fact, Jepherson did not intend to head over to the office at all. He had nned to go back to the
Ink Garden, but it sounded much more appropriate to head over to the office then.
Jepherson then said yes, after which Stuart immediately started the car and drove towards the
office.
When they arrived at the office, Stuart quickly got out of the car and opened the door for Jepherson.
He was about to get off with Raeleigh in his arms, but she immediately said, "Jepherson, you''re
crossing the line. We broke up. This is inappropriate."
Jepherson stopped himself short. He then asked Raeleigh, "What do you mean by crossing the
line? I didn''t..."
As he spoke, Jepherson nced at Stuart and the driver. Stuart immediately turned away and
pretended not to hear anything.
The driver, too, followed Stuart''s lead and turned away.
Raeleigh clenched her teeth and said coldly, "I am fine now. I am very grateful to you, Vice
President Richards, for sending me to the hospital. However, I am still on leave now. If there is
nothing else, then I''m going to leave now."
Raeleigh turned around and was about to leave. Jepherson reached out to stop her and took a step
forward. He stood in between her and the car. He studied Raeleigh''s face and asked, "Since when
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did I be the vice president to you?"
Raeleigh raised her eyes. "Since when you''re not?"