Marissa didn't know how much time had passed before she calmed down. Trevor then cajoled her all the way to her bed. After she fell asleep, Trevor sat vigil by her side as he held her hand until she woke up. However, this time around, Marissa threw an even bigger fuss. Even after she woke up, she couldn't forget about Raeleigh being here. She refused to eat whatever was given to her, determined to be starved to death.
Trevor had no choice but to take Marissa to the Green Jade Garden to see Raeleigh. Jenna was informed and tried her best to stop them.
"Mom..."
Jenna stood in the way to the Green Jade Garden, blocking their entry. When Marissa saw her, she was a little unhappy. It seemed that she had always knew about Raeleigh's presence.
Marissa gritted her teeth so hard it could be heard. "Mom, I knew about this for a long time. Listen to my explanation. It's not Raeleigh's fault. It's mine. We can talk about this once we head back lest we disturb her and Santiago." she tried to dissuade her.
Marissa refused to budge and glared viciously at
Jenna.
Jenna was so anxious that her palms started to become sweaty. Her husband also wasn't here. She had told someone to inform him but he had yet to arrive.
Trevor then cut in, "Let's go back and let Jenna explain it to you. If it's really Raeleigh's fault, it's still not too late to come again."
Marissa refused to say a word in response. Jenna looked at Trevor with an awkward expression. Trevor pushed Marissa away and was about to leave when she finally blurted out, "No... no."
She would not budge until she could see Raeleigh that day.
"Mom, let's go back first. I'll explain everything but we can't talk about this here."
With all the fuss going on about her presence here, Jenna was afraid that Raeleigh would find out sooner or later and leave. Whatsmore, Jerry wasn't here to persuade her to stay.
What she didn't know was that Raeleigh was already aware of what was going on outside. Even though she was currently by Santiago's side, she found out about it anyway.
Both her and Xanthus stood in the room and listened to the ruckus going on outside.
The expression on Xanthus's face became darker the more he listened to the conversation. It boggled his mind to see Marissa could still be so unreasonable at this point.
Truly there were all kinds of people in this world.
The Richards family was such a wealthy family, why was it that their upbringing didn't reflect that?
Raeleigh stood for a moment longer before she turned and headed back inside to Santiago's bedside. To her, the fact that Marissa came to see her was the natural course of things.
Marissa failed to enter the Green Jade Garden. She felt that it was because she had become useless that they would dare bully her. She didn't feel that she was in the wrong at all.
She was so furious that she held onto the wheel of her chair with both hands and glared at Jenna with resentment.
Jenna was at her wits end and didn't dare to add fuel to the fire.
"Get lost you... get lost!"
Just as Jenna paused in hesitation on how to make her mother leave, Marissa suddenly roared in her face, the strength behind it so explosive it shook her whole body.
Everyone on scene was petrified, even Marissa herself was shocked by what just happened.
Marissa slowly peeked over at Trevor, who stood as still as a statue. It took a very long time before she lifted her hand. She placed it in front of her own eyes and waved it back and forth.
Marissa broke out into tears as they fell from her bloodshot eyes like a rainstorm, crying loudly for everyone to hear.
This was the scene that Hansen came upon at first sight, with everyone petrified where they stood.
Trevor slowly parted his lips and he couldn't help but tremble, "Marissa..."
Marissa raised her head and looked at Trevor. She extended her hand which he grabbed and they both pulled each other into a hug.
Everyone in the vicinity was stupefied. It took Hansen a long time to recover from his shock. He then walked towards his parents and said, "I'll call the doctor over."
Trevor parted from Marissa and nodded in agreement. He then went to push her back.
Finally, Marissa had quieted down.
After the doctor's examination, he told them that Marissa was all right. As for what had triggered her fit, the doctor could not say for certain.
Marissa lay in bed in a daze, still in the midst of shock by what happened earlier, until she raised her hand.
Everyone else was with her inside the room. They observed as it took a while for her to break out from the dream-like state she's in and react to the present. Does that mean she's better?
Then Marissa said that she's hungry and wanted something to eat. Jenna went and busied herself in the kitchen to cook something up for her. When Marissa said she wanted to watch television, it would be switched on for her.
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