Jepherson turned around, walked to the door and waited for Raeleigh outside. It was only after she relieved herself that Jepherson turned around. By then, Raeleigh had already stood up. Jepherson walked over to her and carried her to the bed. After that, he fetched a basin of water to clean Raeleigh's feet.
Raeleigh watched as Jepherson returned to the bathroom to pour away the water. She did not say a word and also had no idea what Jepherson was up to.
When Jepherson came back, Raeleigh was still staring at him. He looked haggard. It was as if he hadn't slept for a few days.
"I'm tired. Let's both get some rest."
Jepherson then crawled into the bed next to hers. Raeleigh then asked him, "Did Shaney call you?"
Raeleigh thought for a long time. Besides Shaney, no one else knew where she was.
Over the past few years, Shaney had been asking about Jepherson. She enjoyed hanging out with Santiago, but ever since Raeleigh told her that Santiago was his uncle, Shaney stopped pestering Raeleigh about wanting a brother.
Although Shaney was young, she was a bright child. She was a computer genius. There were some things Raeleigh wanted to control, but she couldn't.
Jepherson did not answer Raeleigh's question, but Raeleigh knew that she had guessed it right. After lying down, she said, "What do you want to do?"
"I want to know what's going on between you and Santiago?"
"What else could it be?"
"Are you together or not?"
"Does it matter?"
"You shouldn't see him. You can only be his sister-in-law."
"Is this fair to him?"
"Is this fair to me?"
Raeleigh closed her eyes and felt a sharp pain shot through her entire body.
It was extremely painful.
Raeleigh took a breath and soon succumbed to sleep.
Raeleigh's condition was pretty serious. She barely had any strength. The next day, Jepherson decided to seek a hospital transfer for Raeleigh. Before they knew it, they were on a plane back to Capital City.
Raeleigh looked out of the plane window and subconsciously got lost in her memories. She was heading back to a place where she grew up, but too many things happened in the later years. Raeleigh thought that she was just having a terrible nightmare, but soon realised that it was her reality.
By the time the plane landed, Jepherson's car was already waiting for them. After they disembarked the plane, Jepherson immediately took Raeleigh straight to the hospital in Waverly Village.
Even the best hospitals in Capital City could not be compared to the one in Waverly Village.
As soon as they arrived, the doctor gave Raeleigh a thorough examination. However, Jepherson did not want her to exert any strength, so he carried her around.
The doctor suggested to Jepherson that it was best if he used a wheelchair to avoid causing unnecessary discomfort to the patient.
But Jepherson immediately refused.
He was so eloquent that he said he did not need to worry.
Raeleigh wanted to laugh at that time, but others were shocked by Jepherson's uncompromising demeanour. No one said anything at this time.
By the time Raeleigh was sent to the room, it was already six in the evening and the doctor was still not done examining Raeleigh. So, Jepherson suggested that he continued the examination tomorrow.
Raeleigh immediately fell into deep sleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Jepherson still had other things to do, but he decided to call it a night at nine.
The next day, the doctor continued to examine Raeleigh. Soon, the doctor came up with a treatment plan and Raeleigh immediately started with the treatment.
But at the beginning of the treatment, Jepherson had a private conversation with the doctors.
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