Getting My Ex-wife Back

Jepherson came out from the ward and realised that Raeleigh was following him. He turned around and pinched her chin. She looked at him, lost in her own thoughts.

“You’re looking very thoughtful. What are you thinking about?”

“I’m just thinking about what kind of person you are and whether everything that has happened, including Santiago’s injury is as what you expected. I’ve always felt that you are an unpredictable person. Everything seems to be under your control and your goal is to be on top on the world, with many people who are willing to die for you, thus establishing your dominance.”

Raeleigh said thoughtfully. Jepherson smiled slightly, “If that’s the case, it means that you’re the only person who is capable of reading my thoughts. You deserve to be my woman. Shouldn’t you be happy?”

Raeleigh pulled a long face. “I’m just speaking the truth.”

Jepherson smiled. “So am I.”

Raeleigh felt a little unsatisfied when Jepherson retorted. She decided to let it slide and made her way towards the exit.

Jepherson followed Raeleigh and they went back together. Jepherson seemed to be very tired and lay on Raeleigh’s bed as soon as he entered the room. He closed his eyes, not wanting to move.

Raeleigh, who was sitting on the other side of the bed, asked, “Did you know about Santiago’s injury?”

Humans were quite foolish sometimes. Raeleigh believed that Jepherson’s feelings for Santiago were irreplaceable.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

Raeleigh knew it was a silly question to ask, but she decided to ask anyway.

However, Jepherson decided to satisfy her curiosity. He opened his eyes and looked at Raeleigh. “He is my brother. I will not do anything to hurt him.”

Raeleigh was relieved when she heard Jepherson’s answer.

Raeleigh felt a little embarrassed. What did Jepherson’s relationship with Santiago have to do with her anyway?

After getting the answer she wanted, Raeleigh stood up and left the room. She made her way into the kitchen to start making dinner.

After Raeleigh left, Jepherson pulled the blanket over his body and closed his eyes again.

Santiago had not come back so she decided to call Jacky that night. She didn’t want to call Santiago directly as she was afraid of disturbing him.

It happened that Santiago was sitting beside Jacky, sipping on a glass of wine. Jacky handed the phone to Santiago.

“Are you looking for him or for me?” Santiago immediately asked. Raeleigh suddenly fell silent before asking, “Where are you? Why aren’t you home yet?”

Santiago took a sip of wine. “I’m drinking. I won’t be coming home anytime soon. You don’t have to worry about me.”

Raeleigh was speechless for a moment. She was about to speak when he hung up.

Raeleigh stared blankly at her cellphone. Then, she heard a knock on the door. She turned around to find Jepherson standing by the door.

“What are you doing here?”

“Am I not allowed to be here?” Jepherson smirked slightly.

Raeleigh shook her head. “Of course you are.”

After entering and sitting down, Jepherson told Raeleigh, “Santiago came by the office the other day to discuss about your proposal. Here, have a look. He made some amendments.”

Jepherson handed the proposal to Raeleigh. She briefly looked through it and was quite surprised. “You’re going to have to sacrifice a lot by doing this.”

“It’s not a big deal. We might also need to send the helve after the hatchet. Santiago never takes anything seriously. However, if he means business, I doubt we have a chance at all.”

The corner of Jepherson’s mouth curved upwards. Raeleigh couldn’t tell what he was thinking.

“Then why are you smiling?”

Jepherson pulled Raeleigh towards him and wrapped his arms around her waist. He looked up at Raeleigh and said, “Why can’t I? No matter who wins, the victory still belongs to the company. I am not going to suffer any losses. It’s just that you get to taste victory while I don’t. Besides, Santiago is the one who is behind this. It’s not some stranger.”

“It’s still unfair to you. Obviously, Santiago is partial to me and he will do everything to ensure that I win.”

“It doesn’t matter. There’s no need to be so calculative and competitive.”

“…… ”

Raeleigh felt that Jepherson was right. It didn’t matter who won because it would still benefit the Richards Group.

Raeleigh and Jepherson had made an agreement. The two had made up. Their  three months contract had been cancelled. But if they had another fallout, Raeleigh would leave without hesitation and Jepherson would not try to stop her.

Even though it was a little childish, Raeleigh felt that there was nothing more childish than making peace with Jepherson.

Raeleigh stared at Jepherson. “Although I may be suspected of cheating, but I have my own strengths. If my work does not turn out as good as yours, well, it’ll be a great marketing move. I think that you will do well too.”

“I have Santiago to help me and you have your own team as well.”

“You are sharp-tongued. You’re getting better at talking.”

Raeleigh rolled her eyes at Jepherson. “Am I getting better at talking, or are you becoming more melodramatic?”

Jepherson pulled Raeleigh a little closer towards him and buried his face in her chest.

“We’ll hold a wedding ceremony after this matter is settled. If you want a quiet ceremony, we can do it at your parents’. I like it there very much. If I didn’t have so many responsibilities, I would have moved there.”

Raeleigh reached out and briefly ran her fingers through his hair and said, “Let’s not think about it just yet. Let’s focus on what’s in front of us first.”

Raeleigh was still unsure of her future. In her eyes, everything was urgent and every step was going to be bumpy.

All she knew was that the road ahead was going to be tough.

Even though she had no idea what lay ahead.

At first, she wanted get out of it, but she realised that there was no room for retreat.

Jepherson seemed to be very sleepy these days. After a while, he fell asleep. Raeleigh was a little worried and wanted to ask him why he was always tired but Jepherson didn’t answer her. Instead, he turned and laid on his side, not wanting to tell Raeleigh the reason.

“If you’re not feeling well, I can ask my brother to come and see you.” Raeleigh was intending to ask Xanthus to come over and check on him. What would happen if something was really wrong with him?

However, Jepherson refused. Raeleigh felt that something was little off.

Raeleigh insisted on having Xanthus come over to examine him. In the end, Jepherson gave in.

Xanthus thoroughly examined Jepherson but found nothing. He then asked Jepherson several questions. Raeleigh, who was standing at the side, turned red at his questions.

Erectile dysfunction?

Xanthus prescribed several medicines for Jepherson. After that, Raeleigh followed Xanthus out of the room. Her face was slightly flushed.

Xanthus simply couldn’t understand why Jepherson had to spend three days in bed with her just to prevent her from leaving?

Xanthus took out the medicine and said, “He’s alright. He’s just experiencing some fatigue. If a person does a specific thing so frequently in a short period of time without doing anything else, certain parts of their body is bound to get hurt.”

“He’s just exhausted. Once he gets enough rest, he’ll be alright.”

“…..”

Raeleigh did not know what to say. Xanthus turned to look at Stuart.

When Raeleigh went back to check on Jepherson, he had his back to her. “Why are you so quiet these days?” She asked.