Cutie, Please Marry Me Again (Jenna and Hansen) novel Chapter 1572

A life for a life. Raeleigh believed that Austin had sacrificed his life in exchange for hers, and because of that, she could not sleep well nor do anything properly.

When Jepherson saw that Raeleigh had finally closed her eyes, he opened the shades and turned on all the lights with the remote control. Then, he opened the skylight on the roof to reveal an artificial night sky. Staring at the sky full of stars above them, he lay down and turned over to hold Raeleigh, placing a kiss on her cheek.

Raeleigh didn't move nor resist. However, when Jepherson tightened his embrace, her breathing grew rapid and nervous.

Jepherson patted her gently. The more nervous she was, the more he was unwilling to let her go. He remained silent as he held her close to his chest.

Eventually, Raeleigh's body relaxed and she fell asleep. Jepherson tightened his arms around her once more. Whenever she stirred, he immediately loosened his grip.

He waited until she was sound asleep before hugging her and falling asleep.

Raeleigh slept through the entire day and woke up at 5 pm the next day. When she finally opened her eyes, she saw Jepherson's arm draped over her waist. She gently picked up his hand and moved it away, then got out of the bed to wash up. After that, she sat down by the window.

She gazed at the night view through the window, feeling herself getting lost in the darkness. She recalled the days when she would not stop worrying about Lechen and if he would sabotage her. Now, she was safe and sound, but something bad had happened to Austin.

Raeleigh closed her eyes. Just then, Jepherson sneaked up behind her and bent down to hug her.

Raeleigh looked up and stared at Jepherson's breathtakingly handsome face. His shirt was crumpled after being asleep, and the buttons on his shirt were opened to reveal his sexy chest. She thought he looked even more attractive when he had just woken up.

Raeleigh didn't know what had overcome her, but the more she looked at him, the heavier her heart grew.

She had been too determined to get out of prison, but when she finally managed to leave, her freedom had cost Austin his life. She felt that her heart was bleeding.

No matter what, she was a murderer. Her hands were already tainted with blood, and she would never be able to wipe her hands clean.

She never regretted killing Lechen that day. After all, if she hadn't killed him, she would be the one to die.

However, when she escaped, she had brought trouble to Austin.

In prison, the officers looked down upon the prisoners and disregarded their lives.

They would make up hundreds of excuses to cover up the death of the prisoners. Meanwhile, when it came to the death of the officers, they would never let it go off easily.

Austin was in trouble just because he had shielded her.

Raeleigh would never forget what he did for her.

"What's wrong?" Jepherson asked softly as he hugged Raeleigh. He had never been so gentle to her before. However, Raeleigh did not answer him. She looked outside and just sighed, "The world outside works just like your room. You have been so used to being superior and powerful that you can control day and night with just the click of a button. After living here for a long time, I realized that I was just lying to myself." "I wouldn't have known that the world was so inexplicably cruel until I experienced it myself."

"I thought I had seen all sorts of evils when I was in prison. Every day, I was forced to face the worst of the worst, but..."

"When I left, I discovered the reason why those in prison act that way. It was not only because of the place itself but also because the world had created such a place."

"It's normal for someone to act bad once in a while. Even the kindest of souls will find themselves hating upon someone else."

"However, there are just too many rotten apples in prison, each one of them worse than the other. Innocent souls would only be crushed if wrongly convicted."

"If I wanted to survive, I could only stray from the right path. Only by showing the worst of myself could I protect myself."

"But life really is cruel. I thought I could save him, only to have him disappear into thin air. I can't even find his body. How cruel is that?"

Tears streamed down both of Raeleigh's eyes, and she refused to say more.