Raeleigh walked out of the hotel when she saw Trevor's car leaving. Jepherson was shocked by what Trevor had said and only came to his senses when he saw her.
He turned around and looked into Raeleigh's eyes. Her gaze was so clear and guileless. How could she possibly feel sorry?
"Let's get some rest."
Raeleigh calmly stood in front of Jepherson. It was only then that Jepherson began to truly size Raeleigh up.
Suddenly, Jepherson asked, "Is the child pretty?"
Raeleigh opened her mouth subconsciously, but said, "What child?"
Jepherson stared into Raeleigh's eyes and did not answer. He walked past her into the hotel. When Raeleigh turned to look at Jepherson, she thought of something and turned to look at the direction in which Trevor had left.
When Raeleigh returned to the room, Jepherson was already lying on the bed. He got up at dawn to smoke a cigarette.
Raeleigh was awake at that time, but she kept quiet because Jepherson was smoking opposite her.
It wasn't until Stuart knocked on the door to look for Jepherson that Raeleigh opened her eyes and looked at the door. Jepherson left the room and didn't come back. She continued lazing around till it was seven in the morning before getting out of bed. The moment she did, Jepherson came back. He said to her, "The race for mayor starts in two days."
"Stuart came looking for you because of that?" Since Jepherson had brought this up, Raeleigh would go along with it.
"Jacky missed his chance to become the mayor last time because of his injuries. This time, I'll try my best to make sure he gets it."
Jepherson sat down in front of Raeleigh and pinched her cheek. "Do you think he'll win?"
"That's hard to say."
"What makes you say that?"
"Jacky's from Waverly Village, after all. All of his support is based there. The people of Capital City probably still have their doubts."
"You're half-correct. What else?"
"If the Whalen family doesn't support him, most people won't have the guts to, either. They're all just going to go with the safest choice. If they were to support Jacky, what would they be taking the Whalen family as?"
"Since the Whalen family doesn't support him, it's obvious that they're against him. Who else is going to have the guts to go against the Whalen family?"
Raeleigh suddenly felt hungry. "I'm hungry."
Jepherson turned towards the door and said, "Prepare breakfast and send it here."
He then turned back to Raeleigh and said, "Go on."
Raeleigh said, "The Whalen family isn't going to give in easily if Jacky were to take charge of Capital City as someone from Waverly Village. At the same time, the people of Capital City will want to maintain the balance, so there are some who definitely want Jacky here to go against Zorion so that the Whalen family can be kept in check."
"But... Jacky's a sore spot for the Moore family. After all, he got Deanna pregnant..."
Raeleigh gave it some thought. "If so, the Moore family won't allow Jacky to get involved so easily. They want a piece of the political pie, after all."
"It's not going to be easy for you to bring Jacky to power on your own in such a situation."
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