When Raeleigh went downstairs, Lamar was waiting for her downstairs. As Raeleigh made her way to the kitchen to help, Lamar called her, "Baby girl, come here."
Raeleigh stopped and looked at Lamar. She wasn't used to being called 'baby girl'. When she heard her mother call her, she felt awkward and couldn't say anything.
She turned around, walked back to Lamar, and sat down beside him. Lamar had no awkward feelings with his daughter. He got straight to the point and said, "I hope you'll be safe, and I hope nothing bad happens to you. You and your brother have found someone you adore and I wish you a long life."
Raeleigh didn't say anything, sat down opposite him, and looked at Lamar.
"If you love someone, then go ahead. I won't interfere. If you want to do something, then please go ahead. I won't interfere in that either. If... If you want to go back, then I'll agree as well. Mom will be sad. But she has me, so you can rest assured that she'll be okay with it."
"Your Mom may look fragile, but you can't imagine how strong she really is. Don't worry."
"The only thing I won't discuss with you is this business with your grandmother. Granny is old and no one will take care of her when she returns home. On one hand, you should pay attention to her. On the other hand, I don't want her running around with you at her age. She'd be happy to have the best care we can provide her here."
"If she misses you, we will come and pick you up."
Raeleigh didn't know what to say. Hearing the noise coming from the kitchen, she went to check on Jazelle. Jazelle was standing in the doorway with soup in her hand, and her eyes were red. But when she saw Raeleigh looking at her, she immediately spoke with a smile, "I'll support you no matter what you decide. If you want to keep going, even if we're at the end of the world, then I will support you no matter what."
"Your father and I will take care of ourselves. Don't worry."
Jazelle walked over to Raeleigh, placed down the soup in her hand, and sat beside her. Raeleigh hugged Jazelle and said, "I won't leave, I won't leave you and Dad behind."
"Silly girl. Your father and I are still young. You don't need to take care of us. We should be taking care of you. If you want to fly, then fly. Don't worry about us. When we are old, you can return. Don't fly off then." When Jazelle said this, Raeleigh's eyes turned red.
"Mom..."
Lamar couldn't sit still when he saw his wife and daughter crying together. He got up, walked to the two of them, and hugged them. It took a while for them to calm down. The three of them drank some soup before they went to rest.
Raeleigh received a call from Jepherson as soon as she went upstairs. She wondered how he found her new number and wanted to leave as soon as she went upstairs.
"I'm at the door. Come out and pick me up." Jepherson was standing outside, waiting for her. But she fell silent when she heard it was him.
When she was about to hang up, he quickly said, "Don't hang up, or else I'll be angry."
"That's your problem whether you're angry or not. If you think it'll do you any good to threaten me, then go ahead."
"Raeleigh..."
She paused for a moment. "Let's just talk."
"How can we talk if you don't come out?" He pulled violently on his tie. Raeleigh opened the door and went into her room. She closed the door and went towards the window. The lights in the room were switched off. She didn't like to turn on the lights when she rested. No one else would turn off the lights. He knew that Raeleigh didn't turn on the lights while he was outside.
She walked towards the window and looked outside, but she couldn't see anything. The manor was just too big.
Raeleigh turned around, switched on the lights, and lay down on the bed. She was still talking to Jepherson on the phone.
"Let's talk over the phone and clear things up. Otherwise, don't say anything." Her voice sounded cold and indifferent. It took a while for Jepherson to suppress his desire to rush in. He then spoke over the phone.
Raeleigh stayed silent for a while. Then, she said, "What happened between us is over. We can be friends from now on."
It was a little difficult for him to say the word 'friend', but he might not agree to the breakup if he didn't say so.
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