Novalie sighed softly. "Everything is fated, both the good and the bad. We'll go through things that have been decided by fate. Time will prove everything."
Raeleigh listened to whatever her grandmother had to say. After a while, Novalie was feeling tired, so Raeleigh left. Feeling overwhelmed, she felt her knees grow weak, and she had nearly forgotten how to go down the stairs.
Raeleigh sat on the couch downstairs for a long time and saw no signs of anyone else. A few moments later, Santiago came home with the puppy in his arms. Only then did she stand up and stared at Santiago.
Raeleigh decided to let it go. She pressed her lips together and said nothing.
Santiago walked over to her and asked, "Are you still feeling unwell?"
Raeleigh shook her head. "No, I'm fine. It's just that there was no one when I came downstairs."
"Scarlette and Hadrian went somewhere else to play games. If you need Scarlette, then you can just call her," Santiago said as he placed the puppy on the ground. Raeleigh watched the puppy as it circled Santiago's legs while wagging its tail. Santiago smiled and got onto the ground to play with the puppy.
Since Santiago was busy with the puppy, Raeleigh felt like she could ask him about it later.
She turned around and walked upstairs in a daze.
Raeleigh held the railings as she walked upstairs. She almost fell when she lost her footing. Fortunately, she was holding the railing.
Santiago suddenly raised his head to look at Raeleigh. "Are you alright?"
Santiago hurriedly got to his feet and rushed up the stairs. When he saw Raeleigh's face, he bent down and carried her in his arms. Then, he continued climbing up the stairs. "What's wrong with you? You don't look like yourself."
Raeleigh did not answer him. She wanted to tell Santiago that she was fine, but she couldn't. She choked back her words.
As soon as they made it back to Raeleigh's room, Santiago immediately called the doctor over. Even though it was already dark outside, the doctor still agreed to come over.
About half an hour later, the doctor arrived at Raeleigh's place.
At that time, Santiago was still standing in Raeleigh's bedroom as he waited for the doctor to
come.
Santiago could hear the unfamiliar footsteps outside the door and immediately knew that the doctor had arrived. The doctor knocked on the door and waited for permission to enter.
"Come on in."
Santiago was also worried. He hurriedly pulled the doctor into the room and asked him to examine Raeleigh. Santiago was the one who found this doctor. The doctor was a little flustered as he put down his medical bag. The only person he was afraid of in the Richards family was Santiago.
"What happened to her? Is there anything wrong with the baby?" As soon as Santiago mentioned the baby in her belly, Raeleigh looked even more washed out than before. There was no color to her cheeks.
Raeleigh touched her belly and wondered what she should do.
Why didn't she have the courage at all? Wasn't this what she wanted to do?
The doctor looked at Santiago with a look of disbelief. If he remembered correctly, Santiago was only 17 years old.
The doctor was in disbelief that Santiago was going to be a father at the age of 17.
The doctor did not dare to ask more. He felt that it
was such a waste of their youth.
"Let me have a look." The doctor immediately walked to Raeleigh and gave her a thorough examination. When the doctor saw that Raeleigh had placed her hand on her stomach as well as her pale face, he immediately knew what happened. He could not believe that Santiago was so ruthless.
Mr. Santiago had crossed the line.
Raeleigh lay on the bed with no expression on her face. Then, the doctor stood up and said, "It's nothing serious. She's probably feeling unwell because she caught a cold."
The doctor did not even dare to tell him the actual diagnosis.
Unexpectedly, Santiago said, "You're useless. She was triggered, wasn't she? Why did you say that she has a cold? How is it possible for her to catch a cold when the weather is so hot?"
The doctor was speechless for a moment. He remained silent.
Raeleigh lay down for a while and felt sorry for the doctor. When she finally came back to her senses, she said, "I'm fine. Let the doctor go. I just need some rest, I'll be fine then."
"No, I'll drive you to the hospital to get another examination," Santiago said as he walked over to Raeleigh. Then, he bent over, picked her up, and went out of the room. Raeleigh could not stop him. She could only blame herself for being weak.
Santiago was wearing a vest and a pair of jeans. When he got downstairs, he put on a pair of sandals and went out through the door.
It was already autumn and the days were getting shorter. At that time, it was already dark outside. Santiago was about to carry Raeleigh into the car when he caught a glimpse of a car parked outside of the house. Looking at the car model, he instantly knew it was a car designed by the Richards family. It was the Lanox. However, when Santiago saw the license number, he instantly knew that the car belonged to the Whalen siblings.
Hadrian drove the car into the courtyard. Santiago immediately got into the driver's seat after placing Raeleigh in the passenger seat. At that time, Deanna got out of the car, biting her lips. She held a small bag in her hand and stood at the entrance of the courtyard. Her face was as pale as a sheet of paper.
Santiago then drove off, pretending not to see Deanna. Raeleigh turned around and looked at Deanna. She looked like she was about to cry.
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