Seeing that Raeleigh was finally eating, Jepherson put the apron aside and walked out.


    Xanthus was still lying on the sofa, but his condition was visibly better now, while Santiago was the opposite.


    “Go back to the hospital.” Jepherson was serious about it, looking grim.Santiago was not afraid of him, but he did not refute either.


    “You stay with Santiago. I’ll take care of things here.”


    Jepherson said to Jacky, even dismissing the doctor.


    When Raeleigh came out of the kitchen, Santiago, Jacky, and the doctor had already left. Even the servants had gone back to the manor. It was quiet in the living room; the TV was on, and Jepherson was watching it with Xanthus.


    Raeleigh walked to the middle of the hall and nced at the living room before turning to the door.


    At the door, several pairs of shoes have disappeared.


    “Santiago’s gone?” Raeleigh came back and asked Jepherson. He looked up at her, answering, “Yes.”


    Raeleigh sat down and said nothing more.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    As a result, this situation persisted for the next few daysuntil Xanthus nearly recovered, able to walk around and eat.


    However, Jepherson had ordered someone to do grocery shopping in the past few days, so Raeleigh only had to cook while two men watched TV. Jepherson would asionally help clean up.


    The weather was good that day, so Xanthus nned to go out for a walk. Seeing him putting on a coat, she immediately stopped him.


    “It’s too cold outside; wait untilyou’ve recovered.” Raeleigh stood in front of Xanthus like a mother nagging a child, afraid of what he would do.


    Ruffling her hair, he assured her,“I’m already fine.Don’t be so dramatic.”


    “At least wait for a sunny day. Do you know how cold is it outside?”


    “C’mon, it’s not at all. Let’s go out and see for ourselves. We’lle back if it’s cold.”


    With that, he walked past her to the door. Seeing she couldn’t stop him, she followed right behind.


    Out the door, Xanthus took a look behind; Jepherson remained in the house. Hewrapped an arm around Raeleigh’s shoulder. “We’ll leave in a few days.”


    She raised her head and looked at him. “We’re leaving?”


    “I will get awyer to draft an severance letter for you. No matter how muchpensation is needed, we will give them the money.


    “I gave it some thought. With the severance, there are only two possibilities for you. One is that you’ll be a sensation and world-renownedpanies will fight to hire you, while the other is that your reputation will be ruined and noone wille to you again.”


    “But with our family’s ability, we will announce you are our long-lost family after youe home.”


    “As long as we leave this ce, Marissa and the others cannot bother us.”


    “There will be nothing to worry about regarding our reunion then.”


    “This way, you will have a new identity and new name. The public will pay attention to your new identity, and your old life will not exist.”


    “As for your future, it won’t be a problem.”


    Raeleigh thought for a while and looked inside the vi. Though Jepherson did note out, Raeleigh knew he was at the door, staring at her with his profound eyes.


    “I get it. We’ll do as you say.”


    It was all she could do at that point. Even if it was not for herself, she had to do it for Xanthus. She was afraid something would continue to happen to him if she stayed.


    After making ns, the pair walked around outside, only returning closing at noon.Raeleigh didn’t feel cold butworried that Xanthus was.


    “Why don’t you take a hot shower?” Raeleigh suggestedas Xanthus hadn’t taken a shower in the past few days.He sweated buckets, and it was useless for him to change;nothing beat a good shower.


    “Alright.” Xanthus headed upstairs, but shewas still worried and went to Jepherson. “Help me take a look, will you?”


    “You remember me now?” Jepherson huffed at her. He wasn’t targeting anyone, but his cranky selfcouldn’t help having a problem with Raeleigh ignoring him most of the time.


    “I’ll look for someone else then,” Raeleigh rolled her eyes, ready to make a call only for him to snatch her phone and headupstairs.


    Seeing him leave, Raeleigh felt relieved and began to clean up the room.


    The door opened, and Xanthus paused, turningto look at Jepherson, who was taking his dress shirt off as he entered, his eyes indifferent.Halfway, he closed the door and raised a hand to take off his shirt, then put it aside.


    Staring at the half-naked man, Xanthus felt likeughing for a second.


    There were probably only a handful of people in this world who could make Jepherson stoop down.


    If it weren’t for Raeleigh, who else?


    Unfortunately, he was Jepherson, Marissa’s grandson, someone the Doyle family wanted.


    Xanthus quietly took off his clothes and walked to the shower with his back to Jepherson.


    Jepherson stood aside and apanied Xanthus for a shower; neither of them spoke at first. Both their height and body proportions were nearly the same. Other than age,Xanthus really could not think of any merits that he had over him.


    “The Doyle family did have some dealings with the Richards family back then. I’m still working on it. Give me more time.”


    The sound of water sshing boomed in their ears. Xanthus wiped his face and moved to the bath.


    Although his ce was not considered glorious, it was decently up-to-par with a five-star hotel.


    The bath was the kind of ce that people would feel hesitant toe out of even if they soaked for a few hours.


    After entering the bath, Xanthus slowly walked to where he could sit. He leaned against it with his hands in front of him as he closed his eyes and cushioned his head on the edge of the bath. Jepherson joined in, sitting opposite him, his bottomless gaze staring at Xanthus’s rather pallid face.


    “If you leave now, you will still be in danger. If this is really Ste’s doing, she will do it again; her mind is already abnormal. Do you really think leaving is the key to solving the problem?”


    Xanthus slowly opened his eyes and looked at Jepherson thoughtfully. “You knew Ste is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes all along?”


    Jepherson shook his head. “I don’t, but I believe Raeleigh is right.”


    Xanthus frowned slightly. “You believe in Raeleigh?”


    Jepherson hesitated, but his gaze was firm. “Ste’s a childhood friend of mine. In the time when I lost my sister, there were only three girls in my life.Scarlette, Deanna and Ste…”


    He nced at the bathroom door for some time beforending his gaze back at Xanthus. “You and I are both looking for people. This is a difficult and painful journey, and both of us know this very well.”


    “I spent half of my life searching, and it’s not that I don’t understand. I just don’t want to ept reality, but the reality is extremely cruel.”


    “I put these feelings onto people like Scarlette, Deanna, and Ste. No matter what, it’s not wrong for me to regard them as my sisters.”


    “Amongst the three of them, Scarlette’s in awe of me; she fears me.”


    “Deanna has a kind of affection toward me. Pleasing me, if you will.”


    “Only Ste was different. She had no fear nor ingratiation, just being herself. And because of that, I thought she was more real.”


    “Time flies, and people change. I’m changing, and so isSte. However,I can’t change the hope I had for Ste when I first saw her.”


    “Not to mention…”