Raeleigh did not have dinner. Santiago hadn't prepared any food anyway. The doctor gave Raeleigh a nutrient injection, which was enough to stop Raeleigh from feeling hungry.
Raeleigh felt like using the washroom after drinking some water.
Thus, she got out of bed and walked in the direction of the washroom. After she had barely taken a few steps, Santiago went up to her and carried her into the bathroom. Caught off-guard, Raeleigh stood inside, stunned. She looked at Santiago across the threshold. His stubble had grown over the past two days. He said, "I'll wait for you outside."
Raeleigh said nothing. There was nothing to say.
Raeleigh closed the door and stayed inside for a while. That was the only place she did not have to see Santiago.
A few moments later, Santiago knocked on the door. "Can I come in?"
Santiago pushed the door open and entered the bathroom even before Raeleigh answered him.
When Santiago saw that Raeleigh had washed her hands and was ready to go outside, he approached her and was about to pick her up when she exclaimed "Don't touch me!"
Sure enough, Santiago stopped in his tracks. Raeleigh exited the bathroom and went back to her bed to lie down. She did not say a single word to Santiago for the rest of the night.
She didn't even look at him.
Santiago stayed up the entire night and watched as Raeleigh slept.
The next morning, Raeleigh woke up feeling completely recovered. As she felt healthy again, she wanted to be discharged.
"Miss Raeleigh, if you leave the hospital now, the chances of you having the same reaction as last night are high. If you relapse, it's going to be very difficult to treat it."
The doctor's suggestion was from a professional point of view. However, Raeleigh wanted to leave the hospital due to personal reasons.
"I'm fine now, I'm sure. Rest assured, you don't need to take any responsibility in the event anything happens." Raeleigh wanted to go back home. Since Zorion had Rossie to take care of him, she felt that it was the appropriate thing to do.
"Miss Raeleigh, you have to be considerate of the people around you. If you leave the hospital and come into contact with your family, they might get infected with the virus. When that happens, it'll be too late."
That managed to convince Raeleigh. She immediately decided to stay in the hospital as the last thing she wanted was for her parents and Xanthus to be infected.
Raeleigh spent the entire day in bed. When night fell, she had regained her appetite somewhat.
Her dinner was prepared by Rossie, who rejoiced at seeing that Raeleigh was finally eating again.
"Raeleigh, eat up. I made a lot of food."
Rossie kept Raeleigh company for dinner while Santiago accompanied Zorion at the latter's request.
Although Raeleigh was eating again, she still wasn't able to eat much.
"I'm not very hungry. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
"Don't act so gracious with me. It's only right for us to help each other." Rossie was a chatterbox. The sole reason she had been so quiet before was because Zorion had worn her down.
Raeleigh smiled. She was particularly silent for the past two days.
While they were eating, Raeleigh received a call from Jepherson. She answered the call, informing Rossie that she would head out for a while.
"Do you miss me?" Jepherson immediately asked with a smile after Raeleigh picked up. He spoke in a husky, affectionate tone.
Raeleigh looked around the corridor and asked, "Have you gone to work yet?"
"No, for the past few days, I've been busy helping with Hadrian's wedding preparations." That was also why Jepherson had not come to visit her.
Waverly Village was already decorated festively for the wedding. Hansen and his wife were already there, too. Scarlette wanted the wedding to be held as soon as possible, so anywhere was fine for her. She didn't fuss over it.
Hadrian informed Jepherson about the whole affair. So, all the while, Jepherson had been at Waverly Village helping out with the wedding preparations.
In fact, there was nothing that urgently required his help. However, since Raeleigh's parents were there, Jepherson did his best to spend time with them.
Raeleigh was surprised. However, the atmosphere in Waverly Village was nice. She could see how Scarlette decided to take advantage of the free time they had to hold the wedding.
"When is it?"
"It's on the 16th of this month."
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