Raeleigh handed back his phone and turned away from him, not wanting to see him.
Jepherson then said, "This is your one chance to see the pictures that Stella had sent to your phone. Your phone is currently with Santiago. I've already instructed him create a malware. By this evening, all the data in everyone else's phone will be erased, except for this phone."
Although Raeleigh was currently having headache which was accompanied by dizziness, but in the end, she caved in, turned around and took the phone from his hands.
Raeleigh unlocked the phone and went through the pictures. When she first saw the pictures, her head started to pound, but eventually the pain eased up. After all, Jepherson was fully dressed in the pictures and was fast asleep.
It was Stella who had her arms around him.
Raeleigh doubt that the photos would leak out. Furthermore, it was unlikely that Stella had asked someone to take the pictures for her.
Putting down the phone, Raeleigh felt disgust at the pit of her stomach.
She couldn't look at Jepherson. Even though it was not his fault, he should not have gone to look for Stella in the first place.
What were they doing together? Raeleigh doubt that Stella would have sent someone to kidnap him if he had refused to meet up with her.
"Is there anything you need to tell me?"
Raeleigh asked, but Jepherson only said, "No."
Raeleigh froze for a moment then bit her lips. The way he was acting proved that nothing really transpired between him and Stella. However, did he really have nothing else to say?
Raeleigh felt a flicker of irritation, but did not turn away from him; instead, she chose to give him her brand of silent treatment. The result was, she spent the entire day in bed, not eating anything.
"I think it's best if you leave. I will call you if there's anything."
Xanthus could not bear to watch his sister go an entire day without eating. However, judging by Raeleigh's actions, it seemed like she was not planning to get out of bed as long as Jepherson was still around.
"All right, then. Make sure you call me in case of anything."
However, Raeleigh made no move to get out of bed when she heard that Jepherson was leaving.
"He should have left long ago! I'm about to starve to death!" Raeleigh scolded inwardly.
It was only after Jepherson had left that Raeleigh finally sprung up from her bed. After seeing Jepherson off, Xanthus went up to Raeleigh's room and asked, "Aren't you hungry?"
"I am, but what can I do? He was here."
Raeleigh's mind was in a mess. She did not know how to feel about the situation.
"I've already made some food for you. Why don't you head back to bed? I'll bring it up for you."
Xanthus turned around and went downstairs. Not long after, he came back with some food for Raeleigh. After emerging from the bathroom, Raeleigh sat across from Xanthus and began eating.
At first, Raeleigh did not speak, then she took the initiative to ask Xanthus, "What do you want to know?"
Xanthus chewed on his food. "What would you like to tell me?"
Their eyes searched each other's faces for a while. Raeleigh thought for a moment before lowering her head.
"He went to meet with Stella yesterday. She somehow got hold of his phone and started taking pictures of them in bed together while he was
sleeping."
Raeleigh paused for a while, her appetite dampened.
"How can you say for sure that he did not cheat on you?"
Xanthus immediately rained on her parade. Raeleigh looked up at her brother and said, "I trust him. I know he will never cheat on me."
"If you trust him, how come you have no appetite?" "What has that got to do with it? I mean, he's mine, but I found out that he's with another woman. There is no smoke without fire. If he hadn't sent mixed signals, Stella wouldn't have had a chance." In fact, she felt like such a joke as she knew exactly what had happened. Before, it had never occurred to her how she understood him like the back of her hand.
Raeleigh stared silently at the food on the table. By then, Xanthus had already finished eating. He looked at his sister and said, "I'm sure you know what Stella's ulterior motives are. It's clear that she wanted to cause a rift between you and Jepherson, yet you let this bother you. Don't you feel that the problem stems from you? You are contradicting yourself."
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