"Mr. Richards, Miss Raeleigh."
A young man greeted Jepherson and Raeleigh politely, then led them into Stella's residence.
Raeleigh looked around and thought Stella's home was unique.
As soon as they entered the house, the young man said, "Please wait for a moment, Mr. Richards, Miss Raeleigh. I'll go and inform of your arrival."
The young man entered a room, then came out shortly.
He said to Jepherson and Raeleigh, "Miss Doyle invites you to come in."
Jepherson strode into the room. Although the curtains had shielded the interior from external light, it was brightly lit.
Raeleigh's first thought was that the room was spacious. Then, she noticed the crystal chandelier in the room and thought they looked extravagant.
She was not only good at designing cars but also had some experience in interior design.
Stella's house was a multi-story building; it had at least three floors. To ordinary designers, no matter how creative their designs were, they rarely broke the rules of separating each floor.
However, Stella's house was different; all three floors of her house were one.
Usually, such a design would seem jarring. But in Raeleigh's opinion, this house was an exception.
Raeleigh stared at the crystal chandelier, which dangled from the top floor's ceiling to just above the bed in Stella's room. It was at least two and a half meters away from the ground, and this was the ground floor's height.
She believed that no one except Stella, who had an unconventional sense of style, could come up with this design.
While Raeleigh was in college, one of her professors mentioned a few taboos of interior design. Theoretically, they should tailor the design according to the clients' preferences. However, there were still a few standards to follow, especially bedrooms. For instance, they should avoid installing chandeliers in a bedroom.
Although Raeleigh knew these were only theories her professor had taught in class, she believed others would agree they were correct.
However, Stella, a qualified designer, had broken the taboo and designed her house this way. Raeleigh wondered what she was trying to prove.
Raeleigh calmed herself down after entering the room, then looked straight at Stella. She was lying in bed, and her face lit up the moment she saw Jepherson but turned serious again in a matter of seconds.
It wasn't that Raeleigh didn't notice it, but she was here for someone.
So she said nothing.
"Jepherson, Raeleigh, you're here!"
Stella sat up when she saw the two of them. Raeleigh stood still, silent.
Jepherson, on the other hand, didn't think much of it, only asking indifferently, "I'm here to look for someone. I wonder if he's here?"
"Are you talking about Dr. Osteen?" Stella asked, then glanced at Raeleigh. "Raeleigh must be worried. I did have Dr. Osteen over to check on my health, but I sent him home as soon as we were done. Did you not contact him?"
Raeleigh stared at Stella quietly as she talked. She knew it was an open warning from her.
She turned around and walked outside, Jepherson following suit.
"Raeleigh..."
Jepherson grabbed Raeleigh's hand from behind. Raeleigh didn't shake him away, but she wasn't in a good mood either. She felt terrible.
He talked to her, but she didn't want to speak. They were like a young couple in a fight, none of them willing to compromise.
Raeleigh called Xanthus as soon as she was outside but still couldn't get through to him.
Jepherson held Raeleigh's hand with a helpless look on his face and pleaded, "Raeleigh... Please calm down."
"I am calm. If I weren't, I would've fought her already. Can't you see she did it on purpose?" Raeleigh said as she continued calling Xanthus, but no matter how hard she tried, it went straight to voicemail.
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