Jepherson didn't let go of Raeleigh until it was evening. He leaned against her and said nothing. She looked at him in a daze.
"Get up, let's go for dinner." Jepherson got out of bed. Raeleigh didn't say anything and continued to lie down.
"Don't you want to say something?" Jepherson sat back as Raeleigh looked at him. "We still broke up, you know?"
Jepherson's face darkened. "Why must we break up with each other? Isn't this enough?"
Raeleigh's eyes turned red, and she almost cried. It was enough. But there was no need to continue.
"I want to break up and live my own life. I only stayed with you because I didn't have the money to study."
Raeleigh wanted to leave, so she made up an excuse.
Jepherson snorted, rolled his eyes at her, and he then lay down on the bed.
"If you don't want to get up, then don't. I don't want to get up either." He laid still on one side of the bed. Raeleigh asked, confused, "Why do you have to do this?" "Raeleigh... I want a baby." Lying on the bed, he suddenly said that. Raeleigh stopped talking.
Raeleigh got out of bed at around two o'clock. She quietly put on her clothes and was ready to leave. As soon as she walked towards the door, Jepherson opened his eyes and told her, "If you step out that door, then you'll never leave me again."
Raeleigh turned to look at him. "What the h*ll are you doing?"
"Come inside, and let's make it clear before you leave." He got up from the bed, put on his pants, and sat down on the couch.
Seeing that he was serious, Raeleigh walked back and sat down.
"I missed you from the moment you left the bed," Jepherson said this while leaning against the bed. Raeleigh stood up, moving to leave. But he held her hand and pulled her back. "Sit here."
Raeleigh sat down further away and stared at him. His face looked a little pale. He always had a lousy appetite and slept poorly. It had been almost a month then. He had lost a lot of weight. He also said that if he had to do it again, then he would not be able to. He felt like he was in his seventies.
He had no energy left, so she leaned against him.
Raeleigh was staring at him, but he didn't notice.
"Well... do you really want to leave me?"
Raeleigh didn't answer. Jepherson's eyes looked profound and shone sharply.
"You can leave, but you have to let me get used to it. Also... the Richards Group won't let their contracted intern go halfway through her program. You signed it and accepted a scholarship from them. That includes travel commitments. Otherwise, the company will hold you accountable. You won't be able to go down that road then."
"The Richards Group is a powerful force in the business world. They can easily cut you off."
Raeleigh listened for a while. "If that is your decision, then I will quit car design from now on."
Jepherson gritted his teeth. He had never met such a cold- blooded woman before. He would never agree to that.
"I didn't say that I'd kill you. I only said that I could. If I wanted to kill you, then I would have done so right now." Was there a need to wait?
Raeleigh's clothes had been getting tighter and tighter. She had been eating a lot more when she had free time. She looked plump and curvaceous, which made him feel dizzy whenever he looked at her.
He picked up her coat and covered her with it. "Put it on. It's cold here."
Raeleigh put her coat aside and said, "If you have something to say, then say it. I need to head back."
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Cutie, Please Marry Me Again (Jenna and Hansen)