Chapter 1471


    Seeing that she wouldn''t put it down, Jepherson took the magazine from her, chucked it into the


    trash can, and shot Raeleigh a stern look. He sat down on the chair and said, "What happened?"


    As Santiago retold the story, Jepherson''s face turned even grimmer. He couldn''t believe such a


    thing could happen right under his nose.


    Jepherson grabbed his phone and called Colston; he thought it had something to do with the Moore


    Family.


    "Mr. Richards." Colston had also heard about it and had only just returned after verifying the whole


    incident.


    "Have you read the news?" Jepherson went straight to the point.


    Colston wasn''t dumb; he naturally understood Jepherson''s call was to use him.


    "I just heard; I''m also investigating it. Please give me some time, Mr. Richards. I will give you an


    exnation."


    "I don''t need an exnation but an answer. I don''t want this to have anything to do with the Moore


    family. After all, you''ve promised me."


    "If you cause another dispute, we''ll have to take it to court."


    "Rest assured, Mr. Richards. I understand how important this matter is; let''s keep it at a peaceful


    one."


    "Okay, I''ll give you two days. If you can''t give me an answer by then, I''ll do it myself."


    "That will be enough."


    Jepherson hung up the phone at that.


    He turned to Jacky, "Tell your men not to take any action for the time being; they will interrogate


    outsiders. Tell them to watch their backs, don''t get themselves in trouble."


    Jacky thought for a moment, then called his people and told them toy low for a while.


    Jepherson called Zorion and told him what had happened.


    Zorion was out of town that day, but he rushed back that day.


    He was already on the highway and was rushing back to Capital City at full speed.


    "Get someone to ask for an exnation from the higher- ups, disassociate ourselves first,"


    Jepherson instructed. Zorion asked, "You want to dig into this?" "That depends on Colston''s ability


    and sincerity. If he can find the person behind, things would be easy to settle; if not, we''ll have to


    make a big fuss."


    Zorion agreed and hung up, then called his subordinate to handle it.


    "Thank you." Jepherson put down the phone and looked at Jacky. Jacky smiled. "It''s my job; no


    need to thank me."


    "I''ll treat you guys to a mealter." Jepherson had a purpose, but Jacky was embarrassed to say no.


    Santiago was his younger brother, so he would naturally agree to it.


    Although Xanthus didn''t want to, the four of them were basically tied together; they needed each


    other, so he didn''t say anything.


    Raeleigh grew more calm and indifferent. Not only did she not refuse, she even grabbed another


    magazine and read it quietly, all engrossed.


    Just looking at her indifference, Jepherson had a false sense that he had screwed up.


    Sure enough, Raeleigh refused to eat anything they ordered.


    Jepherson sat next to Raeleigh again. Santiago sat next to her at first but changed seats with his


    brother after a nce from him.


    Raeleigh wore a strange expression but didn''t say anything she shouldn''t have.


    Even when the food was served, she still refused to eat anything, holding onto the magazine from


    Jepherson''s office, reading it over and over again.


    This one was a little different from the magazine with the model in a bikini. It only contained gossip,


    so she intended to read it to kill time.


    But since she put all her attention on the magazine, she didn''t bother eating.


    Jepherson put a bowl of soup in front of Raeleigh and waited for her to drink. She finally put the


    magazine down after a long while and ate the soup. It was all she had that day.


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    Jepherson only ate and chatted with the guys after she finally had the soup. Halfway through his


    meal, Raeleigh suddenly leaned against his shoulder. Jepherson was stunned for a moment before


    he started smiling, but he saw a strange expression on Santiago''s face. He immediately looked at


    her only to find she had fainted. She looked as if she had fallen asleep, her face pallid and her lips


    purple.


    "Raeleigh..."


    Jepherson immediately held Raeleigh in his arms, but she remained unresponsive no matter how


    he tried to wake her up.


    Xanthus immediately got up and checked on Raeleigh. "She''s been poisoned; I can''t tell what it


    is. I hope it''s not potassium cyanide."


    "Potassium cyanide?" Jepherson''s eyes shed; he immediately picked her up and rushed out. The


    others quickly followed, but when they arrived at the door, Santiago stopped Jacky. "Jacky, you


    stay."


    Jacky stopped and turned to look at Santiago, "Got it."


    With that, Jacky immediately went out of the private room to look for the culprit in the restaurant.


    Santiago turned around and looked at the bowl of soup on the table, then pulled his phone out and


    called Zorion, asking him to send someone over to contain the restaurant.


    Jepherson, on the other hand, sent Raeleigh straight to the hospital for resuscitation. After


    examining her, the doctors confirmed Raeleigh was poisoned, but it was not deadly; she would be


    fine after a blood transfusion.


    Jepherson looked at Xanthus, who was standing by the door. "Raeleigh''s blood type is the same as


    mine; I''ll do it. Your blood may still beced with the drug. If you give her yours, it might cause some


    reaction, and it won''t be good for you and Raeleigh."


    Xanthus agreed; there was no other way right then. If they used his blood instead of


    Jepherson''s, he might kill her.


    "Please."


    Xanthus expressed his gratitude, but Jepherson said, "She''s my wife; it''s what I should do."


    With that, he went in while Xanthus waited outside.


    As Xanthus sat waiting, Zorion arrived with his men, and he stood up at that.


    Zorion nced at the emergency room before turning to him. "She has all the luck in the world; I''m


    sure she''ll be alright."


    "I hope so," Xanthus said, then turned his gaze to the emergency room. Zorion said, "I''ll stay with


    you."


    "Sorry to trouble you."


    Xanthus sat down again; it was all he could do, sit and wait.


    Raeleigh and Jepherson''s procedure ended an hourter, and they came out of the emergency


    room.


    Seeing so, Xanthus and Zorion got up and went to the doctor.


    "How did it go?" Zorion asked. The doctor took off his mask, relieved. "The operation was


    sessful; she''s fine now. But I have to remind you, Mr. Jepherson is in no condition to do another


    blood transfusion. He has already donated his blood to someone else before, so he''s at his limit


    now. It may affect his hematopoietic and immune system."


    "Why didn''t you tell us earlier?" Zorion asked coldly. If he was in no shape, they could''ve gotten


    Santiago to do the transfusion.


    The doctor shook his head slightly. "We reminded Mr. Jepherson, but he ordered us to operate


    immediately; we dared not disobey him."