Getting My Ex-wife Back

“Put on some clothes.”

Santiago spoke, to which Raeleigh raised her eyebrow. “At this point, which is more important? Clothes or lives? Stop your nagging. Let’s go.”

Raeleigh turned around to hug him, going outside. Meanwhile, Santiago’s eyes were settled on her while walking.

Arriving at the door, she let him sit down before she went back to the dead man to pull the knife out and recover the iron rod for herself.

“Hold this.”

She gave the knife to Santiago, who still had some strength in his hand.

Raeleigh tucked the rod under her armpit, held Santiago’s hand, and walked up the stairs while listening to any sounds. Sensing that someone was coming down, she propped Santiago against the wall and waited aside with the iron rod in her hand. As she did so, Jacky happened to descend the stairs from above.

Raeleigh heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Jacky.

She threw away the rod and ran back to Santiago’s side. Jacky came barreling down. Meeting Santiago’s ferocious gaze, Jacky went to support him.

“Get off me!” Santiago yelled suddenly. Jacky paused for a moment. He knew exactly what was going on and what warranted such hostility.

Raking his gaze over Raeleigh, Jacky stripped off his coat and handed it to her.

Raeleigh put it on in a jiffy. It covered her thigh wholly due to its large size.

“Anything else can wait until we’re in the clear outside.” Jacky went forward to help Santiago get up. Santiago snarled, “Buzz off, I can get out by myself.”

Raeleigh wore an embarrassed look as she realized that it seemed to be her fault.

“It’s not his fault. It’s mine,” Raeleigh explained while holding Santiago’s waist. Santiago stepped forward to get up without saying a word.Content © copyrighted by NôvelDrama.Org.

Raeleigh looked at Jacky sheepishly. “Let’s get out first. Then, we’ll talk about what happened.”

Jacky had long since expected such an outcome. Without saying anything, he followed Santiago out.

At the present moment, the dust had settled and the lights outside were on.

The bouncer, who took Raeleigh in, had also been subdued. While helping Santiago walk to the exit, she also saw him. However, she pretended not to know him, or else he would be screwed.

Going through the front door of the bar, Raeleigh helped Santiago into Jacky’s car. Seeing Raeleigh, Jepherson’s face fell. He opened the door of his car and got out.

Seibert followed him down and walked to the front of the car.

Raeleigh was taken aback to see Jepherson, but she did not get out of the car. Jepherson gnashed his teeth and turned to leave.

Leaning against the seat, Santiago gradually closed his eyes and clasped Raeleigh’s hand tightly. Jacky got into the car and drove Santiago away.

Since Santiago suffered some bone fractures, the first person that came to Raeleigh’s mind was Xanthus. Jacky sent Santiago to the hospital according to Raeleigh’s instruction.

Xanthus had been waiting at the entrance of the VIP passage when they entered. Seeing Santiago lying on the sickbed, clasping Raeleigh’s hand, Xanthus said nothing. He examined Santiago right away.

Xanthus lowered his head. “Someone snapped his bones like twigs, but they aren’t broken. Instead, the ligaments have been torn.”

“Then, what should we do?” Raeleigh looked at Xanthus anxiously. Santiago was in a coma, but he had been holding Raeleigh’s hand like a drowning man clutching at straws.

Jacky followed them, and behind him was Jepherson.

As soon as Jepherson came in, he saw Raeleigh’s hand being held by Santiago, but he chose to ignore it. His eyes fell on Xanthus. “Is there any solution?”

“I have to perform a full-body examination on him. If the bones are intact, then he will need to go through the recovery and repairing of the ligaments.”

“The people who hurt him must be experts in this field. Under normal circumstances, it will seem to normal people that bone fractures are harder to be cured. In reality, the truth is the other way around. Bone fractures are actually more easily cured than ligament injuries. From the looks of it, these people intended to cripple him.”

“As we’re all aware, ligaments are like tendons. They are essential for body movements.”

Currently, Xanthus could only say that Santiago was very lucky. Looking at his swollen legs, it had been two days since he was injured, but he was still fine. It was surprising. All the agonizing injuries came from his legs, but judging from his appearance, the wounds on his body were more in need of urgent attention.

Raeleigh lowered her head. “There must be a way.”

Everyone fell silent. After a while, Jepherson said, “Let’s perform the examination first.”

Xanthus took him for the examination, and Raeleigh followed him the entire time.

Jepherson stopped at the door of the examination room and sat down. Seibert stood beside him. “Mr. Jepherson, next…”

“Take a rest first. I’ll think about it.”

Jepherson rubbed his brow. Seibert did as he said by pivoting on his heels and going to another place.

Jacky leaned against the chair opposite to Jepherson, who raised his penetrating eyes and stared at Jacky. “Did you put Raeleigh up to this?”

Jacky sat with arms akimbo. “I didn’t. But I couldn’t stop her.”

“Why didn’t you inform me?”

Jacky did not reply.

For a while, there was a fraught atmosphere. Afterwards, Santiago had been sent out. Jepherson stood up and asked Xanthus, “How is it?”

“Fortunately, your brother has been recovering better than I thought.” Xanthus showed Jepherson the diagnosis results, which he had just obtained. “These areas are all damaged. It’s easy to see that the ligaments in his legs have been torn by force. However, he had not used his legs to walk for the past two days, hence he’s recuperating well.”

Raeleigh said strangely, “The reason those people tortured him was that they wanted to know whether his legs are disabled or not. He stayed still with his eyes closed when I went there. I thought he was crippled, but he walked out of the bar with me later.”

“He should have known their purpose. That was why he let them torture him. He was aware that the injuries in his legs would worsen if they simply moved them. Thus, he endured the humiliation stoically.”

Xanthus explained this whereas Jepherson did not say anything. It was just that he didn’t disguise his wrath.

Raeleigh could feel how exasperated he was.

“We should send him for treatment first,” Raeleigh said. Xanthus nodded and brought Santiago to the operating theater.

Raeleigh also went in whereas Jepherson turned around and left.

Raeleigh couldn’t break free from Santiago’s grip, so she took out her phone in the operation theater and called Jepherson, who didn’t pick up the call. Subsequently, she called Jacky, and he answered it.

“Help me keep an eye on Jepherson. I’m worried that something might happen to him.”

Jacky was outside the operating theater. Upon hearing her words, he paused and replied, “Controlling Jepherson Richards is beyond my capability.”

Raeleigh pursed her lips. “I know you can’t. Just follow him.”

Jacky stood up and left. As he walked, he said, “I’d like to ask you a favor. If you agree to do it for me, then I’ll help you with this matter.”

Raeleigh asked, mystified, “Name your price.”

Jacky said, “I want to see Deanna.”

“But, I don’t know where she is.” Raeleigh really had no idea about this.

Jacky entered the elevator. “If you can’t do it, then forget it.”

…

Raeleigh shot a look at Santiago, and then at Xanthus, who was preparing for the operation. In the end, she agreed to do Jacky the favor.

Jacky said, “I won’t let anything happen to Jepherson.”

Hanging up, Raeleigh felt helpless, as everybody else would often have her by the short and curlies!