Chapter 1614
Raeleigh was brought back to her room in the end. Deep down, Jenna also hoped Raeleigh would
get herself checked, but Jepherson stood his ground.
Regardless of how strong a person was, they couldn''t carry a full- grown adult without rest. When
Jepherson saw that Xanthus could not carry Raeleigh any longer, he reached out to take her away.
Xanthus wanted to stop him but failed.
As Jepherson carried Raeleigh, he instructed one of the servants, "Take Dr. Osteen to Mr.
Santiago''s room. Keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn''te out."
"Yes, Mr. Jepherson."
Just like that, Xanthus was forcibly sent to Santiago''s room, and the door was locked from the
outside.
Meanwhile, Raeleigh was taken back to her room.
Louisa decided to check on Raeleigh only to see she was already tucked into bed. She stood at the
door for a while and wanted to exin, but Jepherson said, "She''s tired; let her get some rest."
Louisa did not know what to say, so she went out.
Jepherson stayed vigil the entire night, watching
Raeleigh sleep as he sat aside.
When Jepherson first entered the room, he caught a glimpse of the book Raeleigh left on the sofa.
So, he spent the whole night reading the book. Once he finished reading it, he put it back where he
found it. It was only at dawn that he left her room.
Jepherson then made his way over to Santiago''s room and excused those people guarding the
door.
Xanthus spent the night on the couch, half awake.
When he heard someone enter the room, he opened his eyes and sat up.
Jepherson took off his coat and tossed it aside while Xanthus stood up and walked out of the room.
Jepherson watched Xanthus as he closed the door behind him, then went to bed and tucked
Santiago in before going to sleep.
Raeleigh woke up at eight that morning. She opened her eyes and thought back to what happened
last night. She had a hunch but only got out of bed. She never brought it up but merely went to
Santiago''s room after having breakfast.
No one answered the door, but Raeleigh entered still, only to see Jepherson and Santiago lying in
bed. So, she walked out, closing the door behind
her.
After Raeleigh retreated to her room, Xanthus knocked on her door.
When Raeleigh saw that it was her brother, she said, "I didn''t see you at breakfast. Where were
you?"
"I''m sorry aboutst night."
Xanthus came to apologize, but he did not regret his actions. He sat opposite Raeleigh and said
nothing more.
Raeleigh said, "I know you did it for my own good."
Xanthus remained silent.
"If the doctors did find something wrong with me and required me to do surgery, then the baby
would be in danger. As the baby''s uncle, can you bear to lose your niece or nephew?"
Xanthus was silent at first. Then, he said, "If you lose this baby, you can have another one. I only
have one sister; I don''t mind not being an uncle, but I can''t bear the thought of losing my sister."
Raeleigh fixed her eyes on Xanthus. "But you don''t always get the chance to be a mother."
"Be honest, are you doing this for the baby or the baby''s father?"
Xanthus did not expect things would get to this point. He would have allowed her to keep the baby,
but not when they were in such circumstances.
Xanthus was not going to agree regardless of who the baby''s father was. There was nothing more
important than his sister''s life. He had to make the right decision.
Raeleigh stopped talking. That was how she acted these days. If she could not outspeak anyone,
then she would choose to keep quiet, rendering people at a loss of what to do.
Sometimes, Xanthus thought Raeleigh was a wilful child. No one could get through to her. He could
reason with her, but she just refused to listen to anything.
It was like talking to a brick wall.
"Raeleigh, if you keep acting like this, I have no choice but to tell Mom and Dad." Xanthus decided
to use his trump card.
Raeleigh remained silent, as calm as she had beentely. Then she said, "If you do that, I will leave;
I will hide and await my death!"
She said it so nonchntly, but at the same time, unyielding. She was putting all her eggs in one
basket.
Xanthus''s face changed slightly. Raeleigh picked up the book she was reading the night before.
After a long time, she said, "When I was little, I thought I was an abandoned child. So, I vowed
never to abandon mine if I ever have a child."
"I was very cautious when I was pregnant with my first baby, but I still lost them in the end."
"I can''t lose this one either."
Raeleigh read as she talked. It was as if these words hadn''te out of her mouth.
When Xanthus left Raeleigh''s room, she looked up at him, but Xanthus didn''t see it.
Xanthus had never been so disappointed in his life before, especially with Raeleigh.
He knew the baby wasn''t Jepherson''s. He found it ridiculous that his sister was determined to give
birth to this baby, all for a dead man.
Debt shouldn''t be paid like this, not with her life!
Xanthus went sleepless for three days because of this matter and eventually fell sick. This was the
first time he had been so ill that he could not move. He could not even open his eyes.
"I wouldn''t believe it if someone told me they weren''t siblings. They are both weak, and one of them
is even a doctor," Louisa muttered. After leaving Santiago''s room, Raeleigh then made her way to
her brother''s room to take care of him.
Xanthus recovered three dayster. However, Raeleigh had lost a lot of weight at the same time.
Xanthus wondered whether it was because she had been busy taking care of him. The first thought
that came to his mind when he woke up was his sister''s sickness.
"Raeleigh, listen to me, please get a check-up. You can keep the baby, but your health is also
important too; you have to get it treated."
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Raeleigh thought for a moment. "Alright, I''ll get it checked."
Finally, Raeleigh agreed to go to the hospital.
As the check- up wasplicated, Xanthus personally contacted some of his doctor friends and
flew them in for a consultation. They gave Raeleigh a thorough examination, and sure enough, she
had a brain tumor.
Thankfully, it wasn''t life-threatening.
It was just that the brain tumor was pressing against her optic nerves, but Raeleigh''s eyes did
already have a problem, slight astigmatism.
How did it happen? From when she was forced to game.
Raeleigh sat aside and listened as the doctors discussed while exining to Xanthus about her
condition. Xanthus was a leading doctor himself, so he knew a thing or two about neurology.
And the tumor Raeleigh had was indeed not lifethreatening.
Even if the brain tumor did rupture, it would not kill her.
After the results came out, Xanthus turned around and looked at his sister. This time, Jepherson sat
beside Raeleigh, surprisingly quiet.
"How did you get astigmatism?"
Raeleigh did not answer but only stared at Xanthus. She had already gotten used to wearing
sses; she didn''t think it was all that bad.
Xanthus could do nothing about her. She had been this stubborn ever since she had gotten ill.
"Wait for me."
Xanthus went into the doctors'' office to discuss his sister''s condition.
They suggested she do minimally invasive surgery; it was the best option for her, and she could do
it now if she agreed.
Aftering out, Xanthus told Raeleigh about the surgery, but she only got up and walked away,
refusing to do it.
Raeleigh made her way toward the elevator. With how things endedst time, no one dared to stop
her.
After emerging from the elevator, she walked straight ahead, never looking back, and met someone
familiar. She stopped, staring at the person as he approached her slowly.