When Raeleigh woke up, she was already in the hospital. She looked towards the window where Crevor stood. She moved a little and made a sound of pain as her body throbbed all over. At the sound, Crevor turned around to look at her together with the others in the room.
Xanthus, Maverly, and the rest of the gang hurried to her side.
At the sight of so many people, Raeleigh paused for a moment and then looked towards Xanthus, "What happened to me?"
"What are you thinking sbout?" Xanthus was so frustrated with Raeleigh that all his worries a moment ago were swept clean away.
"I'm fine, aren't I?"
"How can you be fine when you've been beaten to this state?" Xanthus huffed and puffed with restrained anger, especially towards himself. If his cell phone hadn't been in the living room, if he hadn't just concentrated on everything in the bedroom, a near disaster like this wouldn't have happened.
Raeleigh wore a smile, "I am still sick. What are you angry with me for?"
Xanthus was stunned and sat down. "You really make me want to tear my hair out. You actually want to frustrate me to death, don't you?"
"You would be worried to death, not frustrated. Have you ever seen a guy this frustrated before?" Raeleigh laughed with a sweet smile on her lips.
"Come here, I have something to tell you." Raeleigh motioned Xanthus over. He leaned closer as she whispered something into his ear. He slowly pulled away, "Are you sure?"
Raeleigh nodded. "I'm sure."
"If you do this, then next time you..."
"No problem. I can handle what will happen next."
Raeleigh had belief in her capabilities.
Xanthus revealed then, "The driver is dead. He died before he could make it to the hospital due to his severe injuries. I didn't want to tell you this at first as you just woke up. But based on how things are now, this couldn't be covered up even if I wanted to. You had to be told.
"Now, the case is under investigation."
"I also think that his injury was too severe. You go home, don't scare Maverly with this. In addition, help me go back to the company and calm things down. Have Ariana go back too. My newly recruited assistant is still in the adapting phase.
The company can't fall into chaos, you know that." "Then you must have people protecting you."
"I'm fine, as long as I can still walk I'll get things done. Let Jenny come, she can take care of me."
Raeleigh reasoned things out. Although Xanthus was still distressed, he had more important things to carry out. Hence, he stood up and went towards Crevor.
Although he had reservations about him, Crevor was the one who helped Raeleigh out this time. He couldn't imagine what would have happened to her if Crevor hadn't risked being sentenced with charges to save her.
"I'll be heading back to Raeleigh's company, thank you for all you've done."
"All right, go ahead. I'm free at this moment, I can help you take care of her."
Xanthus did not speak any further. He turned and left with Maverly. He first called assistant Ariana and had Jacian transferred over to someone else for the time being. He then sent Maverly over and had her stay there as she had learned some management skills from the considerable experience she gained from the hospital doing something similar. With Ariana's help, Maverly should be able to keep the company afloat.
Afterwards, Xanthus issued a certified document for Raeleigh.
When everything had been settled, he returned to the manor to check on Jared.
Jared was still confined inside the house. When he saw Xanthus, he immediately stood up. He only got external injuries on his leg, he wanted to go out.
"Where is she?" Jared roared out the moment Xanthus came into view.
"In the hospital. Let me take a look at your leg. Were there any problems?"
"I'm going to see her."
Just as Jared made to leave, Xanthus slammed a vicious punch into his face. As it happened so suddenly, the force of the punch almost knocked Jared down. Xanthus then picked up a wooden chair that had toppled to the ground and hit Jared's body with it before he could react. It was only because he was driven by instinct that Jared managed to raise his hand to defend himself.
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