Cutie, Please Marry Me Again (Jenna and Hansen) novel Chapter 1453

After Raeleigh had fallen asleep, Jepherson glanced at Santiago. He was lying on the bed soundlessly, eyes closed but still awake.

Jepherson returned to the bed and lay down beside Raeleigh. He looked at Santiago and muttered, "I've already promised Colston that I won't make things difficult for him. In the meantime, focus on helping Jacky and build up your reputation as fast as possible. We can wait, but Deanna can't."

Santiago asked, his eyes still closed, "To what extent?"

Jepherson hesitated for a moment and said, "Start with the entrance. Someone has to watch over the several strongholds in Capital City; we must control the voices of the citizens in the capital."

"Mm."

Santiago narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why did Grandma suddenly become so open-minded?"

"Grandpa has assumed responsibility for everything that happened that time. Since he does not wish for us to speak to Grandma about this, I believe he has his way of dealing with her."

Jepherson was well aware Raeleigh's abduction was all but simple.

"So, what are you going to do?" Santiago looked up at his brother, and Jepherson immediately replied, "I don't know yet, but I believe the truth will come out one day."

"Says Captain Obvious. Anyway, I'm tired; she has been nagging at me the whole day. She's relentless. Heed my words, never offend a woman."

Santiago kicked the blanket and pulled it over his chest with his free hand. Then, he closed his eyes and went to sleep.

Raeleigh woke up in Jepherson's arms. When she tried to move, he opened his eyes and made space for her. Then, she turned around to look at him.

Raeleigh smoothed her hair and sat up on the bed. Seeing it was already dark outside, she went to prepare dinner.

Jepherson and Santiago remained asleep until dinner was ready. They got up when Raeleigh was serving dinner.

Jepherson ate on his own, whereas Santiago waited for Raeleigh to feed him.

Later, Jacky arrived. Santiago invited him to join them for dinner, but he refused, saying he had already eaten and only sat for a while.

After dinner, Jepherson stood up and said, "I'll get going. I have something to attend to."

"Put a jacket on."

Raeleigh reminded Jepherson as she sent him off. The two of them walked along the corridor for a while before Jepherson entered the elevator. "What are you doing every night? Why do you always go out at this hour?" Raeleigh asked.

"It's men's business."

Then the door of the elevator closed, and he left.

Raeleigh stood in the corridor for a while before returning to the ward. When she saw Santiago and Jacky chatting, she decided to sit outside instead.

In the end, she dozed off.

When Raeleigh finally woke up, she saw Santiago sitting outside and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"Why can't I be here?" Santiago's face was full of amusement as he shrugged. "We're in a hospital, and I'm a patient. Why wouldn't I be here?"

Raeleigh was rendered speechless for a while, still groggy from her sleep. She patted her head and looked at Santiago. "Hungry?"

"Dude, I just ate two hours ago." Santiago chuckled. Raeleigh leaned against the wall and squinted her eyes at him, feeling refreshed now.

"Let's go back." She stood up, about to go back. Then, something struck her, and she turned to Santiago. "Where's Xanthus?"

Santiago was equally surprised, only remembering about Xanthus then. He took out his phone and called Xanthus, but it went straight to voicemail.

He looked at Raeleigh and asked, "He turned off his phone."

"It's Stella."

Raeleigh could only think of Stella. In her opinion, Stella was the only person who would do this.

"We don't know that. What happened last time ended hastily. She will definitely not leave things just like that."

Santiago got up and made a call to Jepherson, informing him of Xanthus's disappearance. Then, he called Jacky to come over.

Raeleigh replied anxiously, "Could it be that he went home?"

Santiago looked at her. "Do you really think so?"