Seeing Callis, Raeleigh blurted, "You're back?"
As usual, Callis merely stared at her, silent. Raeleigh went to him and said, "I'm heading out. You should get some rest."
Leander asked Raeleigh, "But aren't we supposed to follow you?"
"It's fine; I'm going to see a patient.”
Raeleigh headed straight for the Richards Group Manor in Xanthus's car.
When she arrived at the gates, Raeleigh took some things out of the car. Seeing it was Raeleigh, the guards rushed to inform Jenna, and Raeleigh soon went to Green Jade Garden.
When Raeleigh entered the door, Jenna was coming out of the room. Seeing Raeleigh and the things she brought over, she said, "Raeleigh, you shouldn't have. We have everything here at home."
Jenna quickly told the servants to take them away and brought her to the sofa.
With her thoughts on Santiago the entire time, she requested, "Auntie, I want to see Santiago.
"Come with me." Jenna got up and took Raeleigh to Santiago's room. Inside, Hansen was cutting his nails. Raeleigh stood at the door for a while, shocked, even though she had already prepared herself.
Hansen had his head lowered, silently cutting Santiago's nails as he sat in bed, wearing deep blue casual clothing.
Raeleigh entered and greeted, "Uncle."
"Do you know how to cut nails for others?" Hansen asked as soon as she stopped.
Raeleigh said, "Yes."
"You take over then."
Hansen handed the nail cutter in his hand to Raeleigh, and she took it, sat down on a chair, and cut Santiago's nails.
Staring at Santiago's fair fingers, she thought, "What a waste to have such nice hands just to keep them still."
After she was done with one hand, she got up and moved to the other side.
Hansen got out of bed right then and walked to the window, looking out with his back facing them.
After Raeleigh was done, she inadvertently looked up to see Hansen standing by the window only to be stumped. The father and son looked as if they came out of the same mold.
Jenna said, "Raeleigh, you must be tired. Sit down, take a rest. You're pregnant."
"I'm fine. I'm not even two months in."
Jenna smiled, "Then this child..."
Jenna had always believed the child's father was Jerry. She felt very close to the baby; how could she be if it wasn't one of her own?
But not everything was definite.
Nothing was done according to people's wishes, just like in the past.
Raeleigh denied, "No."
Her words stumped Jenna, and Hansen turned to look at Raeleigh, who had her head slightly lowered, hiding her eyes.
Hansen sized Raeleigh up for a while before turning back around, looking out the window for some time before he spoke up. "Jenna and I will have to take care of quite a few people; we have our plates full. If you have time, you can stay and take care of Santiago."
Hearing that, Raeleigh raised her head and looked at Hansen. "If he can stay at my place, I can take care of him, but I can't stay here."
"Hansen, it's okay. I can do it." Jenna didn't want to part with her son.
Hansen said, "You and I need to take care of Mom and Dad; we won't be able to care for Santiago at the same time. Plus, you're not doing too well yourself."
Tears started pooling in Jenna's eyes. "We can ask the servants to help; I can take care of Santiago on my own. It's not as if you don't know Raeleigh's condition; how can you ask her to take care of Santiago?"
She'll have to bathe him and change his clothes, and she'll also have to accompany him at night. If you do this to her, what will Raeleigh do in the future?"
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