Upon Jepherson's arrival, Rayan was ready to head out.
With a wide grin, Jepherson got out of the car.
"Mr. Whalen."
"Jepherson, what brings you here?" To her surprise, Deanna asked as she clutched onto Rayan's arm. When she saw that Jepherson was walking towards them, she smiled politely.
"You didn't go to the office?" Rayan came back because he was caught up with something urgent. He wasn't expecting Jepherson.
"I have something to ask you, Mr. Whalen. Do you have time?"
"Sure. I'm heading to the airport now. If you don't mind, let's go together," Rayan glanced at his son, Zorion, "You'll go with Deanna."
"Sure, dad."
Zorion threw a glance at Jepherson and walked towards the car. Someone opened the door for Zorion, and he got into the car in a haste.
"Jepherson, I'll be with my brother," Deanna informed and went to the car afterwards.
Rayan stepped towards the car after his children had gotten in. Stuart hurriedly opened the back door for Rayan, followed by Jepherson.
As they drove away, Jepherson asked, "Mr. Whalen, have you been to Elkton University recently?"
"Why are you asking me this out of the blue? Is there anything wrong with the university?"
"No, I was just curious. There are some things that I need to find out. I'd like to ask around before taking action," Jepherson's attitude was modest. Moreover, Rayan had been nice to him.
"I've never been there."
Taken by surprise, Jepherson's brows furrowed.
"Alright. Thank you, Mr. Whalen."
Beaming, Rayan said, "Did you get into trouble? If you did, you can ask Zorion for help. I've been jealous of your father recently. I want to retire early as well. When I'm gone, hopefully, you'll train Zorion more often. I hope that you two get along well and will be business partners."
"I understand, Mr. Whalen, don't worry about it."
"Well, I'm relieved to hear that. Anyway, Zorion is still a child. He's different from you and he's a few years younger. There's a lot that he still needs to learn." "Yes, sir." Upon arriving at the airport, Jepherson got out of the car and sent Rayan to the departure hall. After watching Rayan board the plane, he was ready to leave.
"Jepherson, you look like you're in a hurry. What's up?" Deanna followed Jepherson and asked with curiosity. He smiled and responded, "Nothing. I'm quite busy lately."
"Are you heading to the office? I want to ask if Raeleigh wants to carpool with us to school," Deanna looked at Jepherson with puppy eyes.
Patting Deanna's head, he uttered, "I'm not sure where I'm headed to. You can meet her."
"I'll go with Zorion then. See you," Deanna walked back to his brother. The siblings exchanged glances. Then, Jepherson took a glimpse at Zorion before leaving.
Stuart followed him.
"Zorion, I think something is wrong with Jepherson. He doesn't look great," Deanna realized.
"It's probably about the company. Since Mr. Richards isn't here, he has to be in charge of the company alone. Let's not bother him. Oh, right. Didn't you say you want to meet Raeleigh? Do you know where she lives?" Zorion stepped forward. As Deanna followed behind him, she assumed, "I thought you knew."
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