Santiago tapped on the phone and the contents of the phone were deleted. He turned to look at Jepherson.
"What's the plan?"
Jepherson thought for a moment and said, "We'll go there tonight."
Santiago felt a bubble of laughter rising from his lungs.
When he heard that they were going during the night, he smiled smugly. "You coward!"
"Goodness, who are you insulting again?" Jenna came out of the bathroom, looking peeved. She seemed to have heard a scream just then.
Raeleigh was so nervous, thinking, why was she wearing a skirt in the winter?
Raeleigh was brought out and she stood at the door of the bathroom. Jepherson and Santiago both looked at Raeleigh at the same time. She lowered her head and her face turned red.
The two brothers, however, were entranced by it.
"Doesn't she look gorgeous! I've hired a designer from France to design it especially for Raeleigh." Jenna seemed to claim credit for her look. Hansen took a sip of the tea and did not have much thoughts. He could only say that his son's taste was indeed good, but was still second to his.
Of course, his wife was the best he could ask for.
Jenna pulled Raeleigh to one side. "Raeleigh has a beautiful figure, but she is shy."
"It's too cold. I'll change my clothes first." Raeleigh turned around and went back. Jepherson and Santiago kept staring at Raeleigh until she went to the bathroom and closed the door.
Hansen's eyes were full of emotions. He took a sip of water and said, "We can't leave Stuart alone. Your mother and I don't care about the incident with the Doyle family. What you should know is that Stuart grew up without a mother. It had always been Alvin who raised him. Alvin had always treated the both of you like his son and I've always treated Stuart like my son too. Meeting this harsh reality, Alvin can actually choose to leave all of this behind but still, he chose to stay."
"That time, even Alvin didn't say anything but I knew that he wasn't in a good mood."
"So..."
"Do you understand?"
When Hansen asked his two sons, Jenna stood by the side, silent. When she thought of Stuart, her mood became dreary.
Stuart was an adopted child. It was said that he was saved from a fire incident. Alvin saved Stuart from that burning house. Jenna did not know the details, but it seemed that Alvin and Stuart were blood-related father and son.
"We know."
Jenna looked at Jepherson and said, "Be careful."
"Got it."
After saying that, Santiago stepped out first, followed by the others. In the end, only Xanthus was waiting for Raeleigh in the room.
While Raeleigh did not come out, Jenna said to Xanthus, "I hope that Raeleigh can stay here. At the very least, she'll be safe. What do you think, Xanthus?"
Xanthus had the same thought, so he nodded.
Jenna smiled happily and said, "Great minds think alike. You can stay next door with Raeleigh. There are two beds over there. If something's up, then we can take care of each other."
"I know." Xanthus was just talking to Jenna when Raeleigh came out of the bathroom, carrying her clothes. She was very surprised to see that everyone had left.
Xanthus told her, "Raeleigh, Mrs. Richards said that we should stay next door. That way, it should be easier to take care of each other."
"Okay."
Raeleigh nodded. Xanthus had already agreed, she had no reason to refuse.
The two siblings then left to pack and move their things to their new room. When the door was closed, Jenna breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Just now. I was going to say that I want Raeleigh to stay alone, but I saw Xanthus's eyes, as if he knew what I was going to say. So, I tweaked my idea. Thank God! Otherwise, he would not have agreed to let her stay."
Hansen continued to drink his water. He could not pay attention to the story his wife was telling him. In fact, he was hearing in his mind's ear, the sound of Raeleigh screaming and his youngest son gasping for breath.
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