Zorion walked to the front of the car. Standing outside the car door, he looked at Jepherson who was sitting in a daze. Then, Zorion asked, “Would you like toe down and take a walk?”


    Jepherson lifted his gaze to look at Zorion and muttered,“Where did you find Raeleigh?”


    “One kilometer away from Green House.”


    Jepherson was deep in thought,“Does that mean Raeleigh was sent to prison?”


    Jepherson clenched his fists tightly as he spoke, his knuckles cracking with each word he spoke. Zorion nced at Jepherson’s arm building with veins and reminded Jepherson,“Things might not be as you think. We have yet made a thorough investigation.”


    “Yanora’s death was too quick. This matter isn’t that simple. We’ve been looking for Raeleigh for a month, so the Moore family must know about it.”


    “Since they’ve decided to go all out, don’tme me for being ruthless.”


    Jepherson turned around and looked out the windowbefore saying,“I want to meet the one in charge of Green House.”


    Zorion stood still for a while before saying, “We don’t know anyone in there.”


    “Then how did Raeleigh get in?” Jepherson scoffed as he turned to look at Zorion with a slight grin on his face. Zorion couldn’t help but feel worried when he saw the grin on Jepherson’s face.This was a tactic often used by Jepherson to conceal his pain.


    They say that a person at wits’ end was the most dangerous. At that very moment, Jepherson looked desperate, which could signify his intent to do anything he wanted, even if it was taking someone else’s life.


    “Find a way to find out who the current warden is. I want to meet him.”


    Zorion stood outside and said nothing in response.It was obvious thatJepherson had already shut off all other advice from others.


    “I’ll try,” Zorion closed the door for Jepherson and turned to walk towards his car.


    All the while, Hansen didn’t get out of the car. Instead, he made a phone call to Zorion, whopicked up the phone and exined the situation. Jenna was instantly at a loss.


    “Let’s wait and see. He won’t listen to us right now, so we can onlyreturn home.”


    Ste was still at home waiting to be dealt with. Right then, Hansen’s top priority was to get rid of the past grudges from the previous generationso as not to cause trouble for his sons.


    After the couple had left, Zorion left the ce as well.


    Waiting at the entrance of the vige, Jacky got out of the car to look for Jepherson once he had arrived. Jepherson, however,did not wait for him to get to the front of the car andpushed the door open to exit the car instead, informing Jacky,“I won’t return today. Thank you for your help.”


    Jacky was stunned.He stared at Jepherson, who seemed to have returned to normal. For a moment, he was at a loss for words.


    Jepherson checked the timeand ordered,“Try contacting Santiago and tell him toe home as soon as possible.”


    With that,he turned around and headed towards Raeleigh’s ce.


    …


    Raeleigh froze upon returning home to findthat the house was empty with only piles of bare bricks and tilesying in front of her. She looked around and noticed Xanthus emerging from somewhere hidden.


    Xanthus walked over the moment he saw Raeleigh.He noticed how she was still in men’s clothing and knew that something terrible must have happened, sohe pulled Raeleigh into his arms.


    “It’s good that you’re back.”


    Raeleigh embraced Xanthus back and murmured,“Sorry to have made you worry.”


    “It’s normal for me to worry, but it’s all because I didn’t take good care of you,” Xanthus had been ming himself for what had happened to Raeleigh. If it wasn’t because of his determination to seek out Raeleigh, he would’ve still be bedridden with no life left in him to stand up.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    “It’s not your fault,” Raeleigh led Xanthus go and the siblings walked side by side for some time. Raeleigh was of a few words as Austin was all she could think of. Xanthus asked, “Where have you been these days?”


    Raeleigh looked at Xanthus after a long time and sighed, “Give me some time before I’m ready to tell you.”


    Xanthus nodded. He shouldn’t have asked.


    Raeleigh entered the house. They had moved to a neighbouring house, which was ordinary but clean.


    When she stepped into the living room through the door, Jazelle jolted up from the sofa and hurried towards Raeleigh.


    She then hugged Raeleigh tightly.


    “My baby…”


    Lamar turned to look at his daughter. His gaze was smeared withplex emotions.


    It was rare and precious to regain what had been lost, but losing itonce againwas a heart-wrenching pain no one could understand.


    Yet, he had to experience it twice, so it was conceivable that he was in low spirits.


    Raeleigh felt sorrowful, but she did not cry out loud. She heldJazellefor a long time before she let go and wiped Jazelle’s tears away.


    “I’m back. Mom, don’t cry,” Raeleigh smiled. Jazelle raised her hand and stroked Raeleigh’s short hair in between sobs,“Baby…”


    “My hair was always a nuisance. Now that I cut it off, I feel much more liberated,” Raeleigh grinned. Jazelle was briefly stunned before hugging Raeleigh tighter and bursting into louder sobs.


    It took a long time for Raeleigh to stop Jazelle from crying. After that, Raeleigh sat down on the sofa with her family and requested a meal.Jazelle got up to cook while Lamar went to help her in the kitchen.


    Raeleigh fixed her eyes on the kitchen and felt sorry for her family.


    In an effort to reassure Xanthus who was sitting opposite from her, she decided to say, “I’m fine. I suffered a little and did some hard work.”


    “Don’t worry, I still have some unfinished business to deal with. When everything is settled, I will return home and stay with Mom and Dad.”


    “You still need to continue your studies,” Xanthus didn’t want Raeleigh to give up on pursuing her education. However, Raeleigh shook her head,“I can study anywhere. I just don’t want to stay here anymore.”


    “In addition, I will tell Jepherson that I will sign a contract with him andregrlysend him designs from abroad. In this way, we can still proceed with the agreement.”


    “Since you have already made up your mind, we will respect your choice.”


    Xanthus hadrecentlylost a lot of weight. He was relieved as Raeleigh was back. As for what had happened, Raeleigh didn’t want to let others know, so he couldn’t probe into it although he was her elder brother.


    “I want to get some rest. You should rest early too after dinner.”


    Feeling exhausted, Xanthus got up and returned to his room. Raeleigh sat on the sofa and waited for dinner. In fact, she was not hungry at all, but she could only ask for a meal to distract her parents.


    Jazelle had cooked a bowl of noodles for Raeleigh.As she had not eaten noodles for a long time, Raeleigh gobbled everything up and even drank up all the soup.


    Jazelle tried to hold her tears back as she watched Raeleigh eat. How pitiful her daughter looked!


    After she was full, Raeleigh suggested, “Dad, Mom, let’s all get some rest. We can talk about it tomorrow.”


    “Alright,” Jazelle answered. She stood up and went to the room with Raeleigh. After taking a few steps forward, she heard someone knocking on the door, so she turned around to open it.


    Standing outside the door, Jepherson annouced once he saw Raeleigh, “I won’t leave tonight. I’m staying here.”


    Raeleigh paused momentarily before asking her parents for permission, “Do you have any rooms left?”


    “Yes…”


    “There’s no need to get me another spare room. Raeleigh and I are husband and wife, so we should stay together.”


    With that, Jepherson entered the house.Raeleigh stood still in the doorway and did not close the door until Jepherson appeared from the room after washing up. Only then did she close the door and turn around.