Raeleigh did not speak along the way. Although she did not want to talk to him right then, she had to find Deanna. Moreover, Santiago was the best person to help.
Santiago glanced at her as she continued walking. "Do you have anything to tell me?"
It took them quite some time to reach the open field on campus. Then, Raeleigh said, "Xandra caught Deanna. Even if she didn't, she must have something to do with it. Flynt just told me that the Moore family is up to this, but he didn't want to get involved. He just wanted to do me a favor."
"What a d*mned favor." Santiago cursed without hesitation, which made Raeleigh frown. "If you are going to act this way, then we have nothing to say between us."
"I didn't say anything about you either. What are you worried about?" Santiago's expression was full of his usual arrogance. He turned to look at Stuart and ordered, "Investigate Xandra's whereabouts immediately. Since when did the Moore family have such a person?"
"She's Quirina," Raeleigh answered. Not to mention Santiago, even Scarlette was shocked by what Raeleigh just said. Scarlette came back to her senses and ran towards them, asking, "Raeleigh, what did you say?"
"I said, she's Quirina," Raeleigh repeated while staring at Santiago. "I didn't want to talk about this. Nonetheless, we were somewhat connected to the disfigurement of Quirina's face. I just want to give birth to my child peacefully and have nothing to do with Quirina anymore."
"After Quirina was disfigured, she got plastic surgery and altered her features. Somehow, as soon as she appeared, I sensed that I knew her, but I didn't recognize her immediately. Later, when I met her, I caught on, but I didn't say anything."
"You're stupid then." Santiago chirped with conviction. Raeleigh rolled her eyes, finally realizing how rude he could be. He would chide her at any given opportunity. If he hadn't done that, then he would cease to be his usual self.
However, in order to find Deanna, Raeleigh decided not to argue with him.
"Yes, I'm stupid." When she said that, Scarlette and the rest froze. Was she making fun of herself?
Raeleigh appeared dead serious, as if she really believed that she was stupid.
Scarlette turned her head away. Raeleigh was also terrifying when she got angry, although not as scary as Santiago.
"Okay, you're also an idiot." Santiago continued to scold Raeleigh, as if he did not see her serious expression.
Raeleigh stared at him. "What I am is not important. I want to search for Deanna. If you want to help me, then find her. If you don't, then just beat it."
She had no other way then.
Santiago rolled his eyes at her. "Since it's Quirina, it's easy to deal with her. Go to Meica. She must have contacted Quirina, she's her mother after all."
"I think so too, but I'm not sure. We should split up and find this person. Get in touch once we find her. I'll be with Scarlette while you can go with Stuart." Raeleigh did not want to pair up with Santiago, so she spoke first.
"Come with me, and Scarlette, go with Stuart." After saying that, Santiago informed them while strutting off, "Raeleigh and I are going to Meica's place. Stuart and Scarlette will look around campus. We want to know if anyone has seen Quirina recently. She must have her own reason for kidnapping Deanna."
"Yes, Mr. Santiago."
Stuart agreed from behind, while Scarlette glanced at him. Since it concerned Deanna's safety, Scarlette immediately went to find those who might have known Xandra.
The four of them split into two teams. Even though Raeleigh was unwilling to pair up with Santiago, she still followed him to Meica's home. At the same time, she called Jepherson, who was in a meeting. After he picked up the phone, he stopped the meeting and walked out of the conference room, noticing Hadrian, who was standing by the door. As Jepherson was used to having Stuart around, he felt uncomfortable at the sudden sight of Hadrien. Hence, he walked away and answered the phone. After the call, Jepherson contacted Zorion, who immediately went to Meica's.
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