When Raeleigh arrived outside the emergency room, the doctor came up to stop her. She let go of Santiago and looked over at Xanthus as he came over. "I don't know if I did it right."
Xanthus chuckled, "You've always been capable, Raeleigh."
Jepherson came in as they talked, Lenold following behind him.
"Lenold, this is Dr. Osteen," Jepherson said. Lenold recalled for a moment, then said, "You're the world-renowned Dr. Osteen?"
"And you are?"
"I'm Lenold. No need to pay attention to me."
Lenold smiled then turned to Jepherson. "I'll stay and wait for him to come out."
Jepherson paused and turned to look at him. "You don't have to; your presence will only infuriate him. Just go, and don't come if there's nothing important."
"You really baffle me, you know that? How can you shoo me away?" Lenold complained, but it was futile. Jepherson glared at him and warned, "You have ten minutes to get lost before I give you a farewell gift." "Then in ten minutes I..."
"Five minutes."
"Then in five..."
"Three minutes."
"Fine, I'll go."
Lenold then walked out without looking back and disappeared.
Raeleigh was worried about Santiago, so she didn't have time to think about other things. As for Jepherson, he sat on one side of the room.
She made sure no one else was around before sitting down next to him and asked, "I thought someone..."
"I already sent them back. I was careless; they were supposed to guard against Santiago, but I didn't expect them to set us up."
He glanced at Xanthus, who seemed uninterested in the matter. But for Raeleigh's sake, Xanthus said, "Who's behind this? My family's man followed Raeleigh, but they couldn't get into Waverly Village. Jacky has the area strictly guarded; not just anybody could get in. They must've long thought about the location."
The reason Xanthus rushed over was also that his man couldn't reach Raeleigh. He had been waiting
for her call.
"There's a mole, and he's working with the outsiders." Jepherson leaned against the wall, then lifted his head and said, "Raeleigh, stay with me. Don't go anywhere else. Leave the rest to Jacky."
"Who was it?" Xanthus continued to ask. Jepherson replied, "Flynt contacted him. But he's dead; we have no evidence against him."
"You let Flynt escape on purpose? Why?" Xanthus asked as he stood on one side. He was aware of this.
"I do not wish the Moore family to expand their power in Capital City. Capital City is a great taboo of the industry, and many of us compete for it."
"The Moore family's dereliction of duty in Capital City had caused them to lose their prestige. Although we intend to take them down, it doesn't mean we want to end them."
"A long time ago, Johan came to Capital City with his subordinates. Among them were my family, the Richards family, and my mother's side, the Murphy family, as well as the Xanthe family and the Delia family..."
"Anyhow, Johan had single- handedly groomed these families. I'm a younger member of my family, so I must respect him."
"The Richards family will never forget their roots. Even if the Moore family had done us wrong, we wouldn't be heartless."
"We would never drive them to the edge."
"Besides, the Moore family is no longer what it used to be. It would be good if they could make a concession; I won't force them into desperation, as long as they don't make any trouble."
"I know how you feel about Santiago; you're going to let them off this easily?" Xanthus could not comprehend Jepherson's actions. As an older brother himself, he knew very well that Jepherson would never let the matter go just like that.
Jepherson looked at him and said, "If we hand this over to Interpol, they will obliterate the Moore family. However, it will only remain as a personal grievance if this stays in Capital City. At least the Moore family will be fine."
"What do you mean?"
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