Raeleigh knew that as long as Jepherson did not leave, she would have no peace at Waverly Village. True to her expectations, Jepherson was awakened late at night by his phone ringing.
On the other hand, Raeleigh had just fallen asleep. But when she heard the sound of his phone, she opened her eyes and saw Jepherson sitting up to answer the phone.
She could hear a woman's voice on the other end of the line. It sounded like Stella's voice.
Raeleigh did not pay close attention to his phone call. Instead, she got out of the bed and poured a glass of water for him. After he ended the call, she gave it to him.
Jepherson raised his head and hesitated for a moment before taking the water.
He held the cup with one hand and Raeleigh's hand with the other, pulling her to sit on his lap.
At that moment, Raeleigh sensed that something must have happened.
Jepherson kissed Raeleigh's ears and said, "Someone from the Doyle family came."
She turned to look at Jepherson, who had a grim expression on his face. She did not quite understand what he meant.
Jepherson put down the cup and placed his hands around Raeleigh's waist. "Before I came, Stella told me that she wanted me to marry her and that she'd propose to me. I thought she was only saying it casually. I had no idea she meant it."
"You agreed?" Raeleigh knew that Jepherson would not do that, but she still could not help asking. She wanted to know his real answer.
Shaking his head, he kissed Raeleigh. "Come back with me. I need you by my side."
Raeleigh looked at him. "What do you plan to do if I go back with you?"
"I'll tell the Doyle family that you're my wife."
"What?"
"Well get the marriage certificate today," he said, shocking her. She felt like it was all a big joke. It was too hasty!
For a moment, Raeleigh was silent as she gave it some thought.
"Raeleigh..."
"I need to discuss this with Xanthus and get the approval of my parents. I can't decide on my own. I..."
Her voice trailed off. Hugging her, he said, "Do you think I'm not worthy to be your husband?" "No, it's just..."
Raeleigh did not know what to say. Marriage was not a game. Even so, she knew that she did not want to marry anyone other than Jepherson.
The problem was the relationship between their two families. There were still many things that were unresolved. There was no way that she could pretend that she knew nothing about it. If she could, she would have gotten married as soon as possible. In fact, Raeleigh would have gotten married a long time ago and would not have waited until now.
Jepherson held Raeleigh's hand. "Are you afraid that I'll let you down?"
Raeleigh shook her head. "I accepted you. I'm an adult, so I have to be responsible for my own choices.
But I can't forget about my parents."
Raeleigh was really in a dilemma.
After a long while, Jepherson pulled Raeleigh close and said, "Then we'll put the marriage certificate on hold first, but you have to come with me to put on a good show. I have to go to A city.
"The Doyle family should be on their way to my home. On the phone, Stella seemed confident that my parents would agree to our marriage, so I must go back at once."
Jepherson looked at Raeleigh, who was indecisive. After a long time, she said, "Then I'll discuss it with Xanthus."
"Okay. I'll wait for you."
He released her hand she went to put on her clothes. Then, she went to Xanthus.
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