Zorion only left Deanna’s side when she had fallen asleep.He went back to his bed andy down. He sent a text to Raeleigh, which read, “Sleep early.”


    Raeleigh took a look at the message, but she did not reply. She was worried that it wouldnd her in trouble.


    At three o’clock in the morning, Raeleigh’s phone suddenlyrang. Raeleigh picked it up right away and sat up under the quilt.


    From the other end of the line came Jepherson’s elegant and deep voice. “Your grandmother has something to say to you.”


    Then, Novalie’s voice chimed in from over the line, “Raeleigh, is your hand better? Why didn’t you tell me the truth? When will you change your habit ofkeeping silent about major matters, even though you willingly admit to minor issues? Always reporting good news but not the bad news. Do you want me to worry about you?”


    “Grandma, it’ste. Why are you still awake?” Raeleigh was ticked off, but she did not me Jepherson for it. She had actually wantedto tell Novalie about her hand, but she decided to tell her when she returned. However, Jepherson told her in advance. It seemed thatJepherson had his own thoughts on the matter.


    “It’s already evening here. Are you confused? It should be three o’clock there, right?” Novalieughed from the other end. She was also sizing up the person drinking water in front of her, the onewho had been hanging around her the whole day, Jepherson.


    When Novalie went out in the morning, she met Jepherson. He was driving a very luxurious car. As Raeleigh was taking a car design course,there were some books about cars in her house. Novalie did not know where the books came from, but she would still flip through them when she had nothing to do.


    That kind of car was expensive. It couldamodate a lot of people.A chauffeur would drive it while his boss lounged in the backseat.


    Jepherson was dressed up, and had impable manners. He was not an ordinary person. Novalie could tell at a nce that he was not just anyone.


    However, where she lived, there were no rich people. To put it bluntly, it was not much better than a slum.


    Novalie had intended to buy two buns and a bowl of soup. Before she could go far, she was stopped by Jepherson, who went up to her.


    Jepherson exined that he was there to meet someone as per a friend’s request. He wanted to ask Novalie about the person.


    Novalienaturally asked who he was looking for.Jepherson answeredthat he was looking forRaeleigh’s grandmother. He also said that he was a friend of Raeleigh.


    Novalie thought about it for a moment and admitted that she was Raeleigh’s grandmother. She asked who Jepherson was, and Jepherson mentioned that he was just a person who came over to see her.Then, the chauffeurbrought some fruits out of the car.


    He did not bring anything else except thefruit. Jepherson even told Novalie that he was there since the early hours of the morning, as early as four o’clock, but he had not been able to find her so he kept asking around.


    Novaliecertainly did not believe it fully, but Jepherson added that he had yet eaten anything.Novalie had not eaten yet either, so she went to buy breakfast with Jepherson in town.Novalie informed him that she was going to buy buns and soup. Jepherson disclosed that he had never eaten those before and wanted to try them.


    Novaliereturned, hobbling with a cane that was evidently not the best.Jepherson did not say anything then. He carried the food back toNovalie’s house. After entering, he did not act like a rich young master at all, andserved the food for her. He acted perfectly, without a single misstep.


    Jepherson was not picky with his food either. He ate two buns and a bowl of soup.


    Novaliewas used to a in and simple lifestyle. She did not know anything else but that type of food.


    As for Jepherson, he finished eating andmented, “It’d be even better if there was some salt in it.”


    Novalieunderstood that the soup as it was was in and tasteless. It was already a miracle that he ate it, something that wasn’t easily faked. Furthermore, he had evenmented on the food.


    Novaliedid not ask any questions. If they were just friends, Jepherson would not havee to her ce. The fact that he was so calm after he came meant thatJephersonalready knew Raeleigh’s family background.


    Novalie did not ask why he came or what he was going to do during the visit. Jepherson was frugal with his words too, until after they were done eating, when he asked Novalie whethershe was used to living at that ce. He even asked if she had the habit of walking around the neighbourhood.


    Jephersoncame from a rich family, but he was very gentle when he spoke. It was like listening to a charming aria which soothed the heart.


    He did not put on airs and even helped with the house chores. He cleaned up some parts of the houseand he also tidied the master bedroom.


    At noon, Novalie wanted to make lunch.Jephersonapanied her to the nearby vegetable market. They bought some meat, vegetables and eggs.


    Whenthey were preparing lunch, Jepherson cracked the eggs with the ir of a professional chef.Novaliewas a little dumbfounded. Was he a renowned chef?


    He made seafood chowder, grilled some meat, roasted some vegetables, and fried eggs.Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    The main dishes were all prepared by Jepherson.Novalieonly prepared the pasta.


    While they were eating,Novalielooked at the dishes on the table and asked, “Does your family run a restaurant?”


    Jepherson answered that his family was in the automotive design industry.


    Novaliethought that it was because of Raeleigh’s good grades that the automotivepany wanted to sign an agreement to work with her in advance. That was how she understood it at first.


    However, Jepherson informed that he did note there for work. Simply put, it was because hewas Raeleigh’s friend.


    Jepherson had even read a lot of Raeleigh’s books.Novalie realized that he really was not there for work purposes.


    At around three o’clock in the afternoon, Jepherson left the house.Novaliethought he left for good, but not long after, he came back. He took some woodworking tools and got off the car. His chauffeur carried a piece of wood.


    At first,Novalie did not know what was going on. Later, she noticed that he was actually making a crutch for her, all by himself.


    Novaliedid not know what kind of wood was he using. ording to Jepherson, he had spent fifty dors on it at the market.To Novalie, it was not a cheap purchase.However, it was definitely not an expensive purchase forJepherson.


    The olddy could not give 50 dors to Jepherson.


    Jepherson busied himself with making the crutch for Novalie the whole afternoon, and stayed for dinner.


    They did not cook anything new up for dinner. They heated up the leftovers from lunch to eat.


    Novalie was embarrassed, but Jepherson assured her that he was the same when he was at home. He also told her that his mother was very frugal, and she had told them that if they did not finish the food, it would go bad the next day.


    After eating and tidying up, Jepherson did not intend to leave. It seemed that he wanted to stay there with her. Novalie took out Raeleigh’s quilt and told him that Raeleigh rarely stayed there. But it turned out that Jephersonjust wanted to stay by her side, regardless.


    Jepherson only went to Raeleigh’s room when Novalie mentioned that she rarely stayed at that house.


    That was not the end of the matter.


    Jepherson told Novalie about Raeleigh’s situation. He did not exin the details but told her that Raeleigh’s hand was hurt. It was no big deal, but she needed the surgery.


    As Raeleigh was an excellent student,a subsidy from the school covered her surgery abroad.


    That was what was going on. To reassure Novalie, Jepherson made a call to Raeleigh. Hence,Raeleigh received a call from Novalie then.