The brothers' eyes met as they engaged in a staring contest.
Santiago shrugged. "She won't listen to me."
"I'll come back and beat the crap out of you," Jepherson said as he turned around with Raeleigh in his arms, and walked out of the door. He carried Raeleigh into the car. When Stuart saw him, he immediately opened the car door for Jepherson.
For several times, Raeleigh wanted to get up, but her pain got the better of her, paralyzing her.
"Don't move." Jepherson held Raeleigh in his arms. He held her down to prevent her from getting up. Only then did she stop moving.
Raeleigh leaned back in the seat and watched the scenery outside the window. She had suffered chest pains before when she was younger, but it had never been this excruciating.
Jepherson rested his head on Raeleigh's. He initially wanted to test Raeleigh's temperature, but as soon as he got close to her, he could not bring himself to pull away.
Jepherson rested his head against hers and took a deep breath. Raeleigh tried to get up immediately and turned her face away. Suddenly, he held her hand and pressed his head against hers again as he said, "Stay put. It'll stop hurting soon."
There was a fixed window between the two front seats and the back passenger seat. It made the interior of the car somewhat dark. Jepherson took advantage of that moment and kissed Raeleigh on her face. Then, he suddenly pulled her into his arms and closed his eyes.
Stuart was not a fool. He could tell what was going on just by the sound of their breathing. Turn around he dared not.
However, Raeleigh was an unwilling participant. She struggled for a while, but her chest was hurting, and Jepherson said that he was not going to let her go as he held her tightly in his arms.
"Don't move," Jepherson whispered into Raeleigh's ear while he held her hand. She clenched her teeth and stared at him coldly. However, she did not say anything but turned her face away.
Along the way, the more Jepherson hugged Raeleigh, the more he wanted to get close to her. However, Raeleigh's entire body was so cold to the point that Jepherson felt as if he was hugging a ball of thorns, and it filled him with hatred and agony.
When they arrived at the entrance of the hospital, Stuart immediately got out of the car and opened the door. Then, Jepherson got out of the car with Raeleigh in his arms and entered the hospital.
As Jepherson walked, he lowered his head to look at Raeleigh. She was in so much pain that her face was pale. It made Jepherson feel impetuous, but he still wanted to comfort Raeleigh. "It's okay. Don't cry."
Raeleigh frowned deeply. She stared at Jepherson and thought, "When have I ever cried? What in the world is he talking about?"
"It's okay," Jepherson repeated, to which Raeleigh ignored.
Jepherson walked into an examination room while Stuart handled the formalities. When the doctor entered the room, Jepherson was still reluctant to put Raeleigh down. It was as if once he put her down, it would not be so easy to hold her in his arms again, so he continued to carry her.
The doctor was in a pickle. He wondered, how was he supposed to examine the patient if Mr. Jepherson did not put her down on the bed?
"Go on, examine her." Jepherson sat down with Raeleigh in her arms. The doctors looked at each other and said, "Mr. Jepherson, there's no way we can examine her like that. Why don't you put her down on the bed? You can carry her to the ward later if you'd like."
The doctor said carefully. Jepherson had no choice but to place Raeleigh on the bed. After that, he stood up and walked to one side. He stood there as he watched the doctors examine her. As the doctors worked, they felt as if Jepherson's eyes were burning holes in the back of their heads. It was as though if they made one wrong move, then they would be killed.
One of the doctors then asked Raeleigh, "Where does it hurt?"
"My chest..." Raeleigh was barely able to speak, so the doctor massaged her ribs immediately and said, "Oh, it's just a normal chest pain. You must have hurt yourself when exercising. All we need to do is to massage it..."
"Back off!" Jepherson's face fell. The doctor immediately stumbled backwards.
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