Santiago, who was in the front, looked around. He specifically combed through the seedy areas.
Soon, it was dawn.
Scarlette could not walk any longer, but Raeleigh kept searching, and she did not complain that she was tired.
The sun was up. Santiago turned around and stood in front of Raeleigh. He bent over and lifted her. Raeleigh's body was lifted in the air for a while. Her gaze met Santiago's unkind eyes. "I'm impressed. I said that you're quite chubby, and you really are."
With that, Santiago carried Raeleigh back to the car. The door opened, and Santiago carried Raeleigh in. After that, he went in and lay down, waiting for Zorion and the others to come and have the whole village placed under lockdown.
Raeleigh turned over and felt very comfortable. She stretched and woke up in a stupor. Opening her eyes, she felt that something was wrong, so she hurriedly got up.
As a result, Raeleigh noticed that she was sleeping in Jepherson's embrace. Was something wrong with that?
Jepherson raised his hand to pinch Raeleigh's chin, staring at her little dazed face. Then, he lowered his head and gave her a peck on her lips, letting her go right after that.
"Sleep a little longer. It's still early." Jepherson gently stroked Raeleigh's hair, as if he was petting a cat.
Raeleigh felt quite at ease and was indeed a bit exhausted.
Although she felt a little uncomfortable at the thought of Jepherson's missing sister, she would rather believe that she was Xanthus' sister, not his.
It was cosy inside the car. Raeleigh lay in the seat as if she was in the clouds. With Jepherson around, she was at ease.
Raeleigh turned over and lay flat on her back. Then, gripping Jepherson's smooth and jade-like fingers, she mumbled, "I really hope Deanna's fine."
"She will be fine." Jepherson did not expect Raeleigh to look for Deanna like that. It was surprising.
Raeleigh stared at Jepherson for a while. "I'm really sleepy."
"Then, go to sleep." Jepherson smiled at her. Raeleigh blinked and fell asleep.
Zorion brought his men to search for his sister for one more day. Raeleigh was so tired that she did not wake up. Santiago rested in another car along with them and bought some food after he was well-rested. He intended to send some food to Raeleigh and Jepherson. When he opened the door and was ready to get in, Jepherson opened his eyes and made a silent gesture, to indicate Santiago not to come over and to lower his voice.
Santiago was utterly speechless. He turned around and left with the pastries in his hand, and was not even bothered to close the door.
Stuart immediately closed the door quietly and then hid himself to one side.
Mr. Jepherson had not eaten for two days. Stuart did not expect him to show that much affection for Raeleigh.
Staring at the sky, which was getting dark, Stuart did not know what to say. They had been searching for her for a very long time, and they were not even sure if they were in the right place.
Meanwhile, in a house in Waverly Village.
Several people were talking to one another. "They had been searching for so long, and they're not leaving yet. Will they succeed?"
"Who knows? What's our boss thinking?"
"I don't know. Judging from his appearance, he seems head over heels in love with her."
"Alas... What a disaster!"
Zorion had been searching for Deanna for a few days, yet he failed to find her. He had to leave Waverly Village to return to the resort and deal with the matter.
"You're going to look for Meica?" On the way back, Jepherson and Zorion sat in the same car.
Zorion glanced at Jepherson. "What else can we do?"
Jepherson did not say a word. Halfway through the journey, Zorion got out of the car, entered the Whalen family car and left. That afternoon, Meica's house was next. Almost all events in Capital City that had something to do with Meica, even the one that was organized by the Moore family, were ordered to stop at once.
That night, everyone talked about how Meica had offended the Whalen family and had experienced such a huge robbery. That was going to be the end of Meica.
Along with that, the news media reported that Xandra was actually Quirina. As a result, Meica and Quirina's scandals were exposed.
The next day, Quirina was revealed to have been s*xually assaulted on the street, with the incident having been videotaped and made into a film. Everyone in Capital City started spreading the video and made it go viral.
For a moment, Meica could not take such a blow. She instantly fell ill and was sent to the hospital, suffering from a stroke even though she was still young. Yousif aged overnight as well.
Raeleigh was a little surprised when she saw Yousif on TV, trembling as he announced his retirement.
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