Chapter 1672


    Raeleigh walked out of the hotel when she saw Trevor''s car leaving. Jepherson was shocked by


    what Trevor had said and only came to his senses when he saw her.


    He turned around and looked into Raeleigh''s eyes. Her gaze was so clear and guileless. How could


    she possibly feel sorry?


    "Let''s get some rest."


    Raeleigh calmly stood in front of Jepherson. It was only then that Jepherson began to truly size


    Raeleigh up.


    Suddenly, Jepherson asked, "Is the child pretty?"


    Raeleigh opened her mouth subconsciously, but said, "What child?"


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    Jepherson stared into Raeleigh''s eyes and did not answer. He walked past her into the hotel. When


    Raeleigh turned to look at Jepherson, she thought of something and turned to look at the direction


    in which Trevor had left.


    When Raeleigh returned to the room, Jepherson was already lying on the bed. He got up at dawn to


    smoke a cigarette.


    Raeleigh was awake at that time, but she kept quiet because Jepherson was smoking opposite her.


    It wasn''t until Stuart knocked on the door to look for Jepherson that Raeleigh opened her eyes and


    looked at the door. Jepherson left the room and didn''te back. She continuedzing around till it


    was seven in the morning before getting out of bed. The moment she did, Jepherson came back.


    He said to her, "The race for mayor starts in two days."


    "Stuart came looking for you because of that?" Since Jepherson had brought this up, Raeleigh


    would go along with it.


    "Jacky missed his chance to be the mayorst time because of his injuries. This time, I''ll try


    my best to make sure he gets it."


    Jepherson sat down in front of Raeleigh and pinched her cheek. "Do you think he''ll win?"


    "That''s hard to say."


    "What makes you say that?"


    "Jacky''s from Waverly Vige, after all. All of his support is based there. The people of Capital City


    probably still have their doubts."


    "You''re half-correct. What else?"


    "If the Whalen family doesn''t support him, most people won''t have the guts to, either. They''re all just


    going to go with the safest choice. If they were to support Jacky, what would they be taking the


    Whalen family as?"


    "Since the Whalen family doesn''t support him, it''s obvious that they''re against him. Who else is


    going to have the guts to go against the Whalen family?"


    Raeleigh suddenly felt hungry. "I''m hungry."


    Jepherson turned towards the door and said, "Prepare breakfast and send it here."


    He then turned back to Raeleigh and said, "Go on."


    Raeleigh said, "The Whalen family isn''t going to give in easily if Jacky were to take charge of


    Capital City as someone from Waverly Vige. At the same time, the people of Capital City will want


    to maintain the bnce, so there are some who definitely want Jacky here to go against Zorion so


    that the Whalen family can be kept in check."


    "But... Jacky''s a sore spot for the Moore family. After all, he got Deanna pregnant..."


    Raeleigh gave it some thought. "If so, the Moore family won''t allow Jacky to get involved so easily.


    They want a piece of the political pie, after all."


    "It''s not going to be easy for you to bring Jacky to power on your own in such a situation."


    Raeleigh had said everything that she could, but Jepherson merely sat there without moving, deep


    in thought. She waited for a long time, but she didn''t say anything.


    Two days passed in the blink of an eye. When Jacky arrived, Jepherson received a call from him,


    but they didn''t meet up. In fact, he just stayed at home and watched television.


    Jacky had to personally attend the race for mayorship. He was reported to be the CEO of a few


    companies, and he''d managed to expand his empire overseas.


    He''d been one of the top six richest men in the country for three consecutive years.


    He''d also been included on the list of the top ten most outstanding young men for two consecutive


    years.


    Jepherson seemed to be thinking about something as he watched television. Raeleigh asked, "Are


    you one of the outstanding young men?"


    He looked at Raeleigh casually. "So''s Zorion."


    "How about Flynt?" He was her biggest concern at the moment.


    "He''s ranked second."


    "Who''s in first ce?"


    Raeleigh looked at Jepherson, but he turned back to the television and didn''t answer her.


    She lowered her eyes thoughtfully. It was only to be expected that Jepherson would be first, but


    what did he mean by remaining silent? Had something happened over the years to make him fall


    out of the top three? If it wasn''t him, then who was first?


    Was he feeling embarrassed because he''d lost? Or maybe he didn''t care about it at all?


    Raeleigh had been out of the country over the years and she rarely paid attention to things outside


    of her local environment. If it weren''t for her return, she wouldn''t have asked someone to get her the


    latest information so she could brush up on her knowledge. In fact, it was only then that she found


    out about what had happened at the Richards family. Things seemed fine, but it had gone through a


    huge change.


    Among them, the most obvious was that Jepherson had left home.


    First, Jepherson had moved out of the Richards family home. Then, Hansen and Jenna had left


    Capital City with the excuse of searching for a cure for their son''s illness. However, their exact


    location was unknown.


    The Whalen family, on the other hand, had been raising Jacky''s sons all this time. Apparently, they


    were already in kindergarten, and Rayan and his wife were the ones taking care of them. Deanna


    had already graduated from university and had embarked on her masters''. It looked like she would


    continue to study until she got her PhD.


    Rossie was in university as well. Everything in Capital City was going along as it should, and the


    only changes were Jepherson and Flynt''s power and influence.


    Flynt''s influence was flourishing, and he''d eventually be more influential than Jepherson,


    who''d been stuck for the past few years. With Flynt''s plotting, it was only natural that Jepherson


    was starting to lose his edge.


    If things went on like this, Jepherson would only fall from grace.


    Raeleigh didn''t remember reading anything about Jepherson continuing to hold the position of first


    ce on the list of the top ten most outstanding young men, but if he hadn''t even made it onto the


    list, then it was really a sign of his fall from grace.


    Humans were superficial. A person''s past or future didn''t matter to them, only the here and now. If


    this went on, Jepherson would eventually fade from everyone''s memories. How would he be able to


    control anything in Capital City?


    Jepherson held Raeleigh''s hand. "Isn''t that what you prefer? There wouldn''t be a ce for me here


    if I was left with nothing. We''d be able to go anywhere we wanted and be alone, just the two of us.


    We wouldn''t be bothered by anything or anyone here, and nothing will stand between us."


    "If that''s what you really thought, you wouldn''t be helping Jacky."


    Raeleigh knew Jepherson like the back of her hand. Even if he were to step down, he''d go out with


    a bang.


    Jepherson let go of her hand and leaned against the other side of the sofa and gazed at the


    television. Even if | w??? to leave, now''s not the right time."