The gloomy sky outside had darkened the atmosphere and lighting inside the car. Raeleigh had her head lowered as she stared blankly at the entrance of Waverly Village.
Jepherson had carried her into the car. All the while, her heart was filled with complex emotions. It was as though after such a long time, Jepherson's embrace had grown distant and strange. She no longer knew his touch.
Raeleigh could not understand why there were so many trials and tribulations of love between them.
"Why won't you speak?" Jepherson reached out to grasp Raeleigh's hand. Raeleigh didn't struggle, but she slowly withdrew it.
Jepherson's attempt had failed. He looked at Raeleigh with a trace of sorrow in his eyes. Instead of reaching out once more, he curled his fingers into a tight fist.
Raeleigh was somewhat nervous. The unprecedented tension lingered in her heart and could not be gotten rid of.
Raeleigh spoke after a long time, "You know Lenold, don't you?"
Jepherson paused for a moment. His thoughts started swirling in his mind.
"Why are you mentioning him all of a sudden?"
"I heard that Lenold's family has connections to the international police," Raeleigh made no effort to explain. All she wanted was to save Austin as soon as possible.
She had a gut feeling that something horrible was going to happen.
Jepherson gave it some thought before he answered, "I know him, and yes, he has connections with the international police."
After a moment's struggle, Raeleigh mustered the courage to say, "Help me save someone. Please help me ask Lenold if he can save someone from Green House. If he can, I will do whatever it takes to repay his kindness."
Jepherson's gaze gradually turned cold as his heart sank.
Green House harboured various criminals with complex political backgrounds. The crimes they had committed were so serious that it wasn't a place to lock them up but for them to await their death.
The prisoners, however, consisted of all men and not a single female. How did Raeleigh manage to get in and get in touch with someone from the inside?
Unconsciously tightening the clenching of his fists, Jepherson stared at Raeleigh, who pursed her lips and didn't say a word.
After some time had passed, Jepherson asked, "Who is it?"
"A prisoner. His name is Austin Quirk."
"Austin Quirk?"
Jepherson did not know that man, but judging from the name, Jepherson knew that the man was not an ordinary person. Looking at Raeleigh's determined expression and attitude, Jepherson's heart sank further.
"I'll give him a call now," Jepherson took out his mobile phone. The other party quickly answered the phone at once.
The moment Lenold's voice was heard, Jepherson went straight to the point and asked, "Do you know a prisoner in Green House by the name Austin Quirk?"
There was a short silence on the other side of the phone before Lenold asked in return, "How do you know him?"
"You don't need to know how, but I want to save him. Is that possible?"
"It's impossible."
"Why?"
"You don't have to ask me why. I don't know either. Saving him is equivalent to turning the ashes in an urn into a corpsethen resurrecting it."
Lenold stood firm. Jepherson glanced at Raeleigh and asked, "I want to meet him."
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