Chapter 1403
Raeleigh sat outside of Stuart''s ward while she waited for Xanthus to finish examining him. At this
time, though Hadrian was nowhere to be seen, there were two new bodyguards standing outside of
the ward. They looked rtively young, about twenty years old. They stood guard outside the ward,
with an unapproachable air. Staring at them, Raeleigh felt her mind nking out.
Santiago, who sat beside Raeleigh, suddenly kicked her foot. Raeleigh red at him and rolled her
eyes, "The h*ll? Is your streak of insanity acting up again?"
"Well, please call me a psycho, then."
Santiago said in that couldn''t-care-less tone of his. Raeleigh snapped, "I haven''t settled the score
with you yet."
"And how would you do it? How about you take me as your husband?" Santiago pressed his hand
on the wall, trapping Raeleigh. Frustrated, she said, "Please be respectful of me, or else from
tomorrow onwards, we''re not friends anymore."
"Well, that''s the story for tomorrow. What now?"
Santiago slowly approached Raeleigh. She simply raised her hand and pped him.
Santiago turned his face away and smiled. He leaned against the side and narrowed his eyes. He
muttered, "You should not to stare people straight in the eyes, you might be captivated by their
charm."
Raeleigh did not look at Santiago but crossed her arms. "Heck, at least it''s better than looking at
you."
"Yours truly is such a dreamy heart-throb. What''s so bad about me?"
"You. The sight of you pricks my eyes."
At this time, Xanthus and Stuart were staring at Santiago and Raeleigh as they quarrelled outside.
Raeleigh asked Santiogo curiously, "Your family is not doing any illegal businesses. Why do you
have bodyguards flocking around?"
"Rich people are afraid of death. It''s normal for us to have bodyguards. When you get rich in the
future, I will hire a bodyguard to protect you."
Raeleigh looked at Santiago. "Aren''t you my personal bodyguard?"
Santiagoughed. "Raeleigh, consider yourself very lucky. The only person yours truly is willing to
be a bodyguard for is you."
Raeleigh was tongue- tied as she nced at Santiago beside her. "You consider this protecting?"
"Of course. What, you think I''m trying to pursue you?" Santiago winked at Raleigh. She was
speechless. She raised her hand and rubbed her forehead, hoping that her headache would go
away.
Santiago gave the devil''s own smirk at Raeleigh as she leaned back in her chair. Santiago raised
his hand and pointed at the bodyguards. "You two, stay out of our sights! It''s giving Ms. Raeleigh a
headache."
The bodyguards turned around and walked several metres away. Raeleigh looked at Santiago and
said, "Have you no shame?"
"Ha-ha, very funny. Why is shame needed in this?" Raeleigh resigned to her fate.
She knew that she could not out speak Santiago, so she decided to keep quiet instead.
After awhile, Xanthus finally emerged from Stuart''s ward. Raeleigh got up and walked over to him
with Santiago behind her. "How''s he doing?" Raeleigh asked.
"He''s recovering nicely, but it''s going to take some time before he''s back on his feet again. He''s
pretty strong. Normal people would not have recovered as quickly as he did at this stage."
Xanthus held the patient''s chart behind his back, his gaze softening a little. "I suggest that you take
Stuart abroad for treatment."
Raeleigh looked at Santiago. After all, Stuart was one of them.
"I will let my brother know, but I can''t call the shots."
"I''m sure your brother would want the best for Stuart," Xanthus said before turning around and
walking away. Just then, a group of doctors emerged from the doctor''s lounge and briefly
exchanged a few words with Xanthus. After they left, Xanthus told Santiago and Raeleigh, "They
are nning to head home for Christmas. They insisted that they''ve done everything they could and
there''s nothing more they can do."
"Wait, what? Are they nning to give up on Stuart?" Santiago''s face fell slightly. Xanthus held the
documents behind his back and patted him habitually. "We are not giving up on Stuart, but doctors
aren''t gods. We''ve done everything we could. There''s no reason for us to put aside everything else
and focus on treating him only."
"Stuart isn''t the only patient. There''s still plenty of other patients that requires our attention."
After that, Xanthus turned around and walked away. Santiago silently looked towards Stuart''s ward
before resuming his seat outside the ward.
Raeleigh sat beside Santiago. "Why don''t you want Stuart to go abroad and seek treatment? Maybe
it''ll help him recover faster."
"Have you ever seen a withered tree bloom?" Santiago asked. Raeleigh shook her head and said,
"No, I haven''t, but I believe it can. Just like how if we don''t bring Stuart abroad to seek treatment,
we''ll never know whether it''ll work."
"But there''s no one to take care of him. He might get into trouble again."
Santiago briefly nced at Raeleigh before standing up and walking towards the elevator. Raeleigh
followed him. After entering the elevator, Santiago leaned against the wall and closed his eyes. He
was frowning, as if he was thinking of something.
Raeleigh followed Santiago as he disembarked the elevator and headed directly for the exit. They
got into the car and drove straight to the Richards Family Manor.
Raeleigh asked, "What are we doing here?"
"I''m going home, of course."
After getting out of the car, they walked straight to Green Jade Garden. Raeleigh subtly wondered
what she was doing here. When she entered, she saw Jenna and Hansen studying a snowman.
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It seemed that they were very interested in
"researching" a snowman.
When Hansen and Jenna heard footsteps, they turned around and saw that it was Raeleigh. Jenna
was delighted to see her.
"Raeleigh..."
"Aunt Jenna..."
"Why are you still addressing me as Aunt Jenna? Shouldn''t you call me Mom?" Jenna said to
Raeleigh.
As a mother, Jenna certainly wanted the best for Jepherson.
Raeleigh was pulled over to the side by Jenna while Santiago and Hansen were talking to each
other.
Hansen turned to look to the side. "Go and tell him."
Santiago went in search for Alvin, while Raeleigh waited. Soon, however, Santiago came back to
the living room after changing into a winter coat.
Aha, Raeleigh thought, even he was afraid of the cold.
"Santiago, you are no longer a child. You can''t keep bringing Raeleigh out and about with you. Do
you understand?"
Jenna lectured Santiago, but there was a coaxing undertone in her voice. Raeleigh suddenly
understood why Santiago turned out so high and mighty.
Santiago pretended as if he had not heard Jenna. He walked up to her and lowered his head to give
her a peck on her cheek. After that, he said, "Mom, you''re getting more and more beautiful by the
day."
Jenna let out a cry and said, "Santiago, where are your manners?"
"Buh-bye, Mom."
Santiago nced at his father before turning around to leave. Awkwardly, Raeleigh stood beside
Jenna and was a little dumbfounded when she heard Santiago said that he was leaving. What was
she supposed to do?
"Whatcha waiting for?" Santiago beckoned to Raeleigh. It took Raeleigh quite a while to react.
Then, she quickly bid her goodbyes to Jenna and Hansen before turning to leave.
As they walked out of the door, Raeleigh asked, "Did youe here just to change your clothes?"
"What else?"
"If I''d known, I wouldn''t have followed."
Raeleigh stomped to the car and got in, preceding Santiago, who then started the car and drove to
the hospital. Raeleigh had not had a good night''s sleep for the past two days and immediately fell
asleep as soon as she entered the car.
By the time Raeleigh woke up, they were already at the hospital. She opened her eyes only to find
that Santiago was bent over and was about to carry her in his arms.