Raeleigh also did not expect that Santiago would eat all her leftovers. But at that time, if she tried to stop him, then she would be the one deemed insensible. It would have been inappropriate if she took it back to eat on her own too. In the end, she could only watch.
Jepherson on the other hand simply remarked, "You're indeed quite thin."
After saying that, Jepherson took a sip of red wine. The corners of his mouth were lifted up. Raeleigh didn't dare look at him because if she looked at him too much, then her eyes would hurt.
Raeleigh could not make sense of such a man.
Soon, Santiago finished eating Raeleigh's leftovers. Deanna bit her lip as she grimaced. What was he doing?
Zorion held his sister's hand tightly with a big smile.
Since the game was being played that way, Zorion thought it was fun.
Santiago had a gulp of red wine and wiped his mouth with a napkin. He looked at the time and stood up.
"We're leaving. There's work to be done at the school, so we can't accompany you any longer, Grandma. Please continue."
After saying that, Santiago stood up, pulled Raeleigh up with him, and left when she was still saying her goodbyes. Marissa's face was drained of colour with her anger. Jepherson continued to remain calm and didn't take it seriously.
"Look. Just look. What's this?" Marissa said, pointing at the door, whilst Jepherson seemed totally unaffected.
"Deanna? I must've scared you, haven't I?" Marissa said to Deanna when she recovered her senses from her fury. Deanna stared at the door in a daze and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.
"Deanna, Grandma is talking to you." Zorion kindly reminded her. She then came to her senses and looked at Marissa with her face red. "Grandma."
"Are you frightened of Raeleigh?" When Marissa said that, Zorion wanted to laugh more. They were both female companions brought back home by her grandsons. But because of Deanna's excellent status, Marissa doted on her with much fondness. Raeleigh's status was low, so she was always making things difficult for her.
They were both children of the Richards family.
Jepherson was treated like a noble prince, while Santiago was treated as though he was good-for-nothing.
To put it bluntly, wasn't Marissa up to no good?
Deanna shook her head hurriedly. "No, it has nothing to do with Raeleigh. She's quite nice. We're also friends."
Marissa was stunned. "My child. I think that you're a hundred of times better than Raeleigh."
"No..." Deanna wanted to give an explanation. Jepherson stood up and said, "I'll head back first."
After saying that, he stepped forward and left. Marissa looked at him and said, "Jepherson, aren't you going to see them off..."
"Grandma, we're leaving too." Zorion could not bear to listen any longer. In the past, he did not think that Marissa was a snobbish lady. He just thought that she was a little vain. Right then, it seemed that Marissa was a seriously snobbish lady.
Deanna was also done hanging around. She hurriedly stood up and told Marissa, "Then, I'll get going first, Grandma."
After that, she turned and went to chase after her brother, Zorion.
People in front of Marissa disappeared all of a sudden, which made her feel odd and at a loss.
She sat for a long time before getting up. It was all Raeleigh's fault. Did she have to attend just because she was invited? Didn't she know how to use her brain to think?
The more she thought about it, the less she liked Raeleigh.
When she went into Jepherson's room, he had not rested yet, so Marissa sat down and said, "I'm really dissatisfied with this girl, Raeleigh. If it were not for the state of your younger brother, then why should I have to allow this person, who lacks elegance and grace, into the family?"
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