Cutie, Please Marry Me Again (Jenna and Hansen) novel Chapter 1107

Now that Santiago had agreed to help, Raeleigh quickly gave him a brief account of the situation. She informed him that there were two children in the orphanage, both from a different city. Of these two children, one of them had to be the person Jepherson was looking for. Raeleigh had hoped that they would be able to find them.

However, the two children had perished in the orphanage fire. Raeleigh did not want Jepherson to find out. She was disheartened because of that.

Santiago sat in Raeleigh's room and carefully went over the information. His head was lowered as he listened to Raeleigh without interrupting her. At that time, it was already late at night.

"That's all," Raeleigh concluded. Initially, she hadn't felt the need to explain since Santiago did not ask. However, she did not know what it was, perhaps it was guilt that spurred her to spill everything to Santiago the moment he looked at the information she laid out.

Santiago raised his head to look at her. "You know those people who talk too much while trying to cover something up and then accidentally expose themselves?"

Raeleigh was taken aback. She sat there and said, "I'm telling you the truth, and you're saying that I'm trying to cover up something for my benefit."

"You usually don't talk much. You keep everything to yourself. So, when you go on and on, it gives me the feeling that you're lying." Santiago stood up, picked up an apple that Raeleigh had washed, and took a bite.

As he nibbled on the apple, Santiago sat back down and followed it up by saying, "Don't worry. You're not my sister."

Raeleigh froze and asked, "W- what nonsense is this?"

"It's not nonsense. You know what I'm getting at. Why don't you get some rest? Jepherson and I will be quite busy these few days. He's going to accompany me to the Moore family residence to make a formal proposal," replied Santiago. He stood up with the documents in hand and the apple in his mouth.

Raeleigh got up immediately. "Wait, what?"

Raeleigh couldn't wrap her head around it. Did Santiago just say that he was going to the Moore family residence for a formal proposal?

Santiago stopped in his tracks and shifted the documents to one hand which he put behind his back. He took the apple out of his mouth with the other hand and looked at Raeleigh curiously. "What? Now that I'm taken, do you regret not pursuing me?"

Raeleigh looked downcast. "Why do you always twist things? What I'm asking is if it's true that you're going to propose formally?"

"Do you think I'd joke about something like this? Of course it's true!" Santiago retorted.

"But you..." Raeleigh was at a loss. To her, the whole affair seemed abrupt. What was more, Santiago did not look like the kind to do that...

"But I, what?" Santiago walked to stand in front of Raeleigh. Then, he leaned towards her. Raeleigh hurriedly raised her hands and gave him a push. "Don't try to pull this stunt. I know you better than to fall for it, even if others don't."

Only then did Santiago turn around and take another bite of the apple. He said, "In that case, I'll take my leave now. Rest well."

"Are you really going to propose?" Raeleigh asked, still a little uncertain. Santiago turned around and eyed Raeleigh. "It's inevitable. I dragged Cynthia into this. I have to take responsibility for it. I can't allow her to be scorned."

Santiago looked dead serious. Raeleigh pondered and asked, "Tell me, do you really love Cynthia?"

"I have to propose regardless of whether I love her or not. Why are you asking so many questions?" Santiago laughed.

"You're too young. You are only seventeen. There are a lot of things that you still do not understand," Raeleigh solemnly said, sounding as if she had a lifetime of experience. A bright smile appeared on Santiago's face as he shot back. "And how old are you?"

"I'm not much older, but I know more than you. Cynthia is a good person. If you don't really want to be with her, then don't hurt her."

"Although your family has a feud with the Moore family, it has nothing to do with her," Raeleigh replied.

"Are you playing at being a goody two-shoes? Or do you have feelings for me?" Santiago did not answer Raeleigh's question. Raeleigh's face turned red, and then she turned pale. "If Jepherson knew..."