Raeleigh did not want to talk about it, but Jepherson kept pressing her to give him an answer.
She knew that only him could help her now.
Jepherson turned around and looked aside, feeling restrained in his outfit. He tugged at the button on his collar forcefully and took off his black necktie. He pulled it over his head and wrung it on the floor.
The silk necktie fell onto the ground and fluttered into the air, blown away by the wind.
Raeleigh had never seen Jepherson losing his composure like this before. It was as if he was so angry he wanted to rip the earth into two.
She didn't know what to do. Her heart was beating anxiously, and tears threatened to fall down her cheeks. However, she held them in.
The two of them refused to give in. Just then, a black SUV emerged from a distance. Raeleigh saw the car and asked, "Are they finally here?"
Jepherson turned around and took a look, both of his hands settling on his thin waist as he welcomed the strong wind blowing toward them. He had unfastened his coat as though he was feeling quite hot and stuffy.
When the car stopped in front of them, Jepherson looked inside. Shortly, Lenold swung open the car door and came out of the car with a briefcase in his hand. Dressed in a black suit and a pair of huge polarized sunglasses on his face, his presence was extremely eye-catching.
Another man appeared behind Lenold, and his expression was as cold as Lenold's.
"Why are you in such a hurry? I just got off the plane when you told me to come over. You're not even concerned if I'm worn out by my work."
Lenold looked at Jepherson and Raeleigh and teased them as he got out of the car.
Raeleigh walked to Jepherson's side queitly.
Jepherson let out an inaudible sigh and looked at Lenold before asking, "I want to see Austin. Help me arrange for it."
"Do you think you're God? That you can meet whoever you want?" Lenold looked at them with a sneer, holding his sunglasses between his fingers.
Raeleigh looked at Jepherson and asked, "What can we do?"
Jepherson turned to look at Lenold and was more straightforward, "Tell me. What conditions do you have?"
"Well... I haven't really thought about it yet. But I assume it must be something important for you to take it so seriously. Lucky for you, I brought my friend here with me. He is here to take over the warden's position. Perhaps I can make an exception for you."
Raeleigh was taken aback. She stared at the man in front of her. This was the new warden?
She paused and continued, "Austin is my brother."
The man looked back at Raeleigh through his sunglasses and said, "That has nothing to do with me."
Raeleigh froze and turned to look at Jepherson as he stretched out a hand and introduced himself to the man, "I'm Jepherson Richards."
The man just stared at Jepherson's hand, not even bothering to remove his sunglasses. It seemed like he didn't care about Jepherson at all as he remarked, "I am not good at dealing with businessmen. I have long heard about you, Mr. Richards."
Jepherson withdrew his hand and looked at him with a smile, "Oh, really?"
"Don't worry. He and I are sworn brothers, and we would take a bullet for each other. As long as such a person exists, I will definitely bring you to him. As for whether I can set him free or not, well talk about it another day. There are legal procedures we have to follow after all."
"We can talk about that once we meet him," Jepherson conceded.
Lenold laughed, "Since when did you learn to make a concession? It's a rare sight. Let's go."
Lenold led the man to Green House's entrance and knocked on the door. After declaring he was here to take over the job, the door opened. He went inside, Raeleigh following suit closely behind.
When Raeleigh entered the room, she was taken aback by the unfamiliar faces. She frowned in confusion as she walked behind Jepherson.
Jepherson turned to her and asked perceptively, "What's wrong?"
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