Chapter 1626


    By the time Raeleigh went to see Jacky, he was able to sit up from his bed. His body was wrapped


    in bandages, just like Jepherson, and for a moment Raeleigh felt that they were kindred spirits.


    Nevertheless, she hadn''t expected it when Ste was found, how ignorant she was on the reason


    why Jacky was injured in the first ce.


    Raeleigh sat down and looked at him in concern, "Are you feeling better?"


    Jacky''s thoughtful look made him seem as if he had fallen into a doze. Deanna took care of him all


    this while, to the point where she prioritized him more than her own child. If anyone dared to utter a


    single protest, she would get confrontational with them until no one dared to bother her any longer.


    It was only when Raeleigh arrived that Deanna had rxed and returned slowly to her usual self.


    "Jacky, Raeleigh is talking to you."


    Deanna saw that Jacky had not replied and took the initiative to speak to him. Jacky looked at her


    and grasped her hand, before he looked towards Raeleigh, "I''m much better. Thank you foring


    to see me."


    Zorion sat to the side, here in his job scope as a specialized caretaker.


    "How did you end up like this?" Raeleigh questioned.


    "It''s my personal matters, it''s best that I don''t say."


    In the end, Jacky still chose to keep his silence. It wasn''t appropriate for Raeleigh to probe any


    further and even though she heard snippets about the matter with Logan, she knew nothing else.


    Raeleigh sat there a while before she stood up. She had got what she came for.


    However, just as Raeleigh was about to leave, Jacky called out to her. When she turned to look at


    him, he told her, "Tell Jepherson that I''ve found that person but wouldn''t be able to hand them over


    to him."


    Raeleigh regarded Jacky with an intent look, "If you have a grudge against the Doyle Family over


    this incident, I''m afraid the road ahead for you will not be easy."


    Jacky returned her gaze with his own. A cold light shed within his deep-set eyes and his mouth


    curled at the corners into a derisive smile. "Since I''ve already borne a grudge, I''m not going to let


    the Doyle family off the hook. A rotten apple will spoil the whole barrel. Even if the Doyle family


    doesn''te to look for me, I''ll go to them myself. This is something that''s inevitable."


    It was useless for Raeleigh to say anything more about the subject. Then a thought came to her and


    she asked, "Are you sure that the one you are looking for is Ste?"


    "I will probe further on this before taking actions, you can rest assured."


    Raeleigh contemted for but a moment. "I will keep it in mind."


    She finally turned around and left the room just as Jacky''s breathing became heavy from the pain


    his body was going through.


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    Zorion kept an eye on Jacky''s condition but had yet to say a word.


    Deanna helped to shift Jacky down onto the bed. Although his gaze was cold, the hand that was still


    grasped over Deanna''s was warm.


    At this moment, Zorion had a feeling that things were about to change.


    Raeleigh left and went straight back to the Richards family. Ste had been arrested, which made


    Raeleigh feel a little at ease. Now all that needed to be done was confirm whether Ste was truly


    Ste.


    Raeleigh took in her surroundings on her way back, her eyes shut in thought from time to time.


    The journey back was very peaceful without any surprise encounters. That meant that Ste was


    really caught by Jacky after all.


    Once back at the Richards Family, Raeleigh went to see Jepherson. She told him everything; from


    the fact that Ste had been caught, to Jacky''s heavily injured state, the severe losses and how he


    refused to hand over Ste to Jepherson.


    Jepherson gazed at Raeleigh without saying a word. For a while he sat there, then moved to lie


    down.


    Then he closed his eyes to rest.


    Raeleigh walked over and sat beside him. People had feelings, especially people like Jepherson


    whose life was saved by Ste.


    Childhood memories had the deepest impact in one''s life, where as a child he had yet to be touched


    by the adult''s deceitful scheming ways. It was normal that he valued these feelings so much.


    Raeleigh said nothing this time and just sat by his side.


    For a length of time, everything outside was in turmoil. The people of Capital City constantly


    whispered underneath their breaths on whether Jepherson was really dead and how the Richards


    Family''spany was in the middle of a huge crisis. In contrast, the Jepherson in front of her was


    indifferent, as if all of this wasn''t worth mentioning. His cid countenance, together with the time


    they spent with each other, every single moment was engraved in Raeleigh''s heart. It made her


    realize that the her thenpared to the her now, truly paled inparison with each other.


    Jared came over every day with some matters to report. During Jepherson''s recuperation period,


    Raeleigh saw no more than four people at most; Xanthus and Louisa among them, Jared included.


    But Jared''s face was stone cold, with a mouth that wielded words like des and he never gave


    any courtesy towards Raeleigh.


    Even so she didn''t mind this one bit, how he acted was his own business.


    The world will still turn, unaffected by the turmoil of men. What should be done next depended on


    the strength of one''s willpower.


    On that day, Raeleigh sat there with a book in hand when she had a sh of inspiration. She stood


    up and proceeded to design a unique car.


    Jared, who just so happened to be in the same room, nced over.


    Raeleigh hesitated a little at thest few strokes when Jared called her out, "You''re already at the


    end, why don''t you hurry up and finish it?"


    Raeleigh was then able to put the pencil to paper and sketched out the finishing touches. She


    turned around and nced at Jared in silence.


    Raeleigh had changed again into another pair of sses. Her fair face, paired with the thin frame of


    her sses, brought out the calm and refined air about her.


    Raeleigh put her hand down and turned once more to where Jepherson had been watching them


    the whole time. "You may leave," he said.


    Jared turned and did just that. Once the door was closed behind him, Raeleigh started to tidy up her


    design sketches.


    Jepherson''s gaze fell on Raeleigh''s abdomen, who had been pregnant for more than three months.


    Although it wasn''t prominent, he could tell that it was different from before. A pregnant woman''s way


    of walking, in particr, was somewhat unique and unlike how anyone else normally walked.


    The corners of Jepherson''s mouth curled in selfderision. He couldn''t keep his own child, yet it was a


    good thing in his heart and he actually could look forward to the child''s birth.


    By the time Raeleigh tidied everything up, it was already two o''clock. Louisa dropped by again that


    day with her own protruding abdomen.


    "This will be myst visit this month. I''ll be giving birth soon." Louisa''s belly was indeed extremely


    large, with the estimated delivery time predicted to be in the next few days.


    Raeleigh stood by her side and said, "Sorry to have troubled you during this time, you''re pregnant


    and yet have to help me.


    "You don''t need to be so polite with me. Besides, I''m grateful that the Richards family had taken us


    in."


    Raeleigh said nothing. Louisa took the IV drip needle out from Santiago''s hand and put it in a


    sterilized bottle that contained disinfection alcohol.


    Raeleigh scrutinized the needle and then looked at Santiago lying on the bed, unable to say a word.


    It had been so long, yet he still refused to wake up. How long will it take?


    Did she really have to wait for a lifetime?


    Raeleigh stared at Jepherson who was lying in bed as well and turned to head outside


    A warm gust of wind blew through the open door.


    Raeleigh stood at the entrance and gazed at the blooming flowers in the Green Jade Garden. The


    weather at present was still warm. It had reached the highest point in their lives, why was he still not


    awake?


    There were many people standing in Green Jade Garden. When they noticed Raeleigh by the door,


    they gave her a smile in greeting.


    She returned their smiles and afterward found a quiet ce to sit.


    She wasn''t aware as to when Jepherson had came out, only when someone had shouted out a


    greeting did she realize that he was right behind her


    Raeleigh turned to look at him. He stood behind her in his dark purple pajamas as if nothing had


    happened. It was also an indication that it was time for her to leave.