Raleigh could not figure out what on earth was going on. Before she could make a fuss, Jepherson picked her up forcefully and carried her out of the cell.
He strode out of the office and put her inside the car
Raeleigh turned around, trying to climb out of the car, but Jepherson stopped her.
"Stop messing around!" This was the first time that Jepherson yelled at her like this. Raeleigh looked up and glared at him, shouting, "They killed him!"
Jepherson didn't flinch after Raeleigh shouted at him. He refused to back down, "You didn't see his body, so how do you prove that he's dead?"
"Where else could he go?"
Raeleigh screamed again, her voice growing hoarse.
Jepherson's breathing grew rapid, and the veins on his forehead bulged. Raeleigh pursed her lips tightly and gritted her teeth. Suddenly, Jepherson grabbed her chin and pinched it hard, "I will help you find him, dead or alive!"
Jepherson's voice was even louder than Raeleigh's. Meanwhile, the driver had already gotten out of the car. Despite standing far away from them, he could still hear their shouts from inside the car.
The driver was frightened and was sweating profusely. He wondered what happened for them to be so angry at each other.
Were they trying to shout for everyone to hear?
In the car, Raeleigh stared at Jepherson blankly, tears flowing down the corner of her eye. Jepherson softened his stance and took her into his arms.
Hatred slowly seeped into his bones and pierced his heart. He was in so much pain that he could not even breathe.
Raeleigh held onto Jepherson's collar and muttered weakly, "He was still fine when I came out last night. I came out at one o'clock and returned at eight o'clock in the morning. It's only been a few hours, but they've already managed to swap the entire Green House with people of their own. How can we find him? Where can we go?"
Tears continued streaming down Raeleigh's cheeks like a waterfall. She had never felt so helpless before.
Although she had been through a lot in the past, she had never felt like this before. She felt as though her entire world had come crashing down.
She did not know if she was only feeling guilty or did her feelings for Jepherson change.
Jepherson raised his hand and patted Raeleigh's back in an attempt to comfort her, "Trust me. I won't let you down this time."
Raeleigh wrapped her arms around Jepherson's waist and hugged him for a long while before she tore herself away from him. Raising her head, she looked at Jepherson and changed the topic, "I'm going back to take a look. Maybe I can find more clues."
Jepherson was at a loss of what to do. He wondered what terrible things Raeleigh had experienced for the past month. His biggest mistake as her husband was not being by her side when she needed him the most.
Jepherson wiped the tears from Raeleigh's face and assured her, "You may go back there and do whatever you want, but you cannot lose control of your emotions like you did just now. You may not care if others laugh at you, but I do."
"You're my wife. Your image reflects mine."
Raeleigh stared at Jepherson's rigid expression. Was he sad?
"I won't do it again."
Raeleigh took in a few deep breaths to keep her composure while Jepherson got out of the car. Then, he led her back to the prison cell in Green House.
This time, Raeleigh didn't lose her temper. She searched every nook and cranny: from each prison cell to the bathroom stalls and even the public bath area. Yet, she couldn't find Austin at all.
It was almost ten o'clock in the evening by the time Raeleigh came out of Green House.
She was exhausted. Jepherson held onto her hand tightly as they walked out of Green House along with Lenold.
When they arrived at the door, Lenold asked, "Are you sure she's fine and doesn't need to see a doctor?"
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