Getting My Ex-wife Back

Raeleigh knew that she was unable to keep Santiago in line, so she allowed him to do whatever he wished. Instead, she looked over at Jacky and asked, “You were looking for me because you wanted to talk about Deanna?”

Jacky did not reply. Raeleigh turned around and placed the fish on the counter, “Actually, I’ve been trying to get in touch with Deanna. I can only think of one other person who might be able to help us.”

Jacky frowned slightly and asked, “Who?”

Raeleigh glanced over at Santiago, who was fiddling with a cucumber. She snatched it out of his hand and put it aside.

“New years is just around the corner. Besides Zorion, the only other person I can think of who can bring you to Deanna is Auntie Jeanna.”

Raeleigh had pored over the matter for quite a while. In the end, the only person she could think of was Jepherson’s mother.

Raeleigh had no idea how the cucumber ended up back in Santiago’s hand. He took a bite of it and said, “Yes, my mom can bring you to see her. It  seems like the Whalen family have decided to keep the baby, which means that you still have a chance. The question is, how will you grasp it?

Everyone knows how powerful the Whalen family is in Capital City. You need to be on par with them in order to stand a chance. Yet you’re not willing to make use of your connections with my family. That means you have to come up with another solution.”

Santiago turned around and said, “The three most dominant families in Capital City are the Richards family, Whalen family, and the Moore family…”

“The only way I can ask Rayan for Deanna’s hand in marriage is if I replace one of the families.” Jacky was not a fool. He understood the importance of the matter.

However… too many things had happened, and he was chained down.

“That’s right.”

Santiago took another bite of the cucumber and began poking at the fish. “Which family are you targeting?”

Jacky stood at the door of the kitchen and thought it over. “It’s impossible for me to defeat Jepherson. I know that if I provoke one of you, it means I pick a fight with the entire family. It’s impossible for me to fight alone. Even the Whalen family would not sit back and watch. Right now, I don’t have enough money to contend with your family.”

Santiago raised his head and smiled. “As long as you know that. Our family is indeed wealthy. I have not heard of any others, whether in or out of Capital City, who can compare to us.

“That’s why my target isn’t the Richards family.”

Jacky knew that very well.

“Even if we were, I doubt you would turn against me, for the sake of our friendship.”

“You’ve seen right through me. What else can I say?”

“If you don’t have anything to say, then don’t say anything.”

Santiago smiled nonchalantly. “So your next target is…”

There, Santiago paused. “The Whalen family is the leader of the underworld. I think…”

“There’s no way I’ll challenge the Whalen family.”

Jacky cut in frostily, to which Santiago laughed. “I mean, you’re also in the underworld. If you’re not planning on targeting the Richards family and the Whalen family, does it mean you’ll go after the Moore family?”

Jacky’s brows furrowed deeply. “The Whalen family has already given me half of their territory. If I continue to vie with them, it’ll be equivalent to forcing them out. I’d never do such a thing. So what if I have power? I rather have Deanna than power.”

“Well said. Then again, if you don’t have anything to your name, do you think Rayan will trust you with Deanna?”

“I can’t force it if he doesn’t trust me.”

Santiago’s eyes were full of contempt as he glanced at Jacky’s lower body. “You mean you can’t force it on Deanna?”

Raeleigh suddenly felt that they had derailed from the original topic. She pretended to be busy.

Jacky smirked. “I can go into more detail. Would you like to hear more about it?”

Raeleigh felt goosebumps all over her body.

“Forget it. I’ll find out myself.”

Raeleigh blushed furiously. Was this what men usually talked about?

It was no wonder kids were turning out so bad these days. They must have learned it from TV or something.

Raeleigh continued to fumble in the kitchen while Jacky and Santiago talked.

“How do you plan on establishing yourself in Capital City if you’re not planning on competing with the Richards family and the Whalen family? The Moore family has been in Capital City for a long time. Strong families have strong roots.”

“So what? If I put my mind to it, I’m sure I’ll be able to defeat them.”

Jacky loomed over them imposingly. Raeleigh looked up at Jacky and said, “The Moore family have countless descendants here in Capital City. Although it might sound like I’m exaggerating, you should know that it’s the truth.

The Moores have people in every corner of the city. They are by far the largest family here in Capital City.”

Raeleigh glanced at Santiago as she spoke. Santiago then rested his elbow on Raeleigh’s shoulder, pushing her down.

“Raeleigh, how do you know all of this?”

Santiago asked. Raeleigh said, “I’m not a fool. How would I not know?

“Oh? I thought it was because Jepherson told you.” Santiago removed his elbow from her shoulder and glanced at Jacky, before turning his gaze back to Raeleigh. He added, “Raeleigh’s right. The Moore family is indeed the biggest family here in Capital City. It’ll be difficult for you to overthrow them.”

“No matter how strong they are, there’ll be a day they will fall. I doubt they will be able to withstand the pressure.”

Jacky turned around and left. Santiago immediately followed him outside. The two of them sat on the sofa and entered into a heated discussion on the matter.

Raeleigh was glad that she finally had peace in the kitchen. She began preparing dinner.

Soon, Raeleigh emerged from the kitchen with a couple of dishes. She could hear that Santiago on the phone.

“Mr. Jormen, I knew I could count on you! I’m sure you can arrange this for me, right?”

There seemed to be some hesitation from the other end of the phone. At that moment, Jacky was sitting on the couch as Santiago spoke.

Santiago went on persuading Mr. Jormen, but it seemed like they could not reach an agreement. Santiago then changed the topic. “Oh, Mr. Jormen! Dinner’s ready. I need to go now. I’ll call you later.”

After he said that, Santiago’s face fell. “That old fogey won’t spare a thought for me.”

By the time Santiago ended the call, Raeleigh had already brought out all of the dishes she had cooked. Santiago and Jacky took their seats and began eating. Raeleigh did not want to probe into anything, so she sat down and ate quietly.

Halfway through dinner, Santiago called Jepherson.

“Get me a job in the government.”

Jepherson raised his head to look at his father, who was just about to head off to rest. He stood up and turned to walk outside. After stepping out of the door, he asked, “Why would a person like you…”

“I called Mr. Jormen, but he refused to help me.”

“I’ll talk to him about it, but Santiago…”

“Yes?”

“I know this is for Jacky, but this is our place to interfere. When Mr. Jormen calls you later, tell him that you don’t need the job anymore. I’ll tell you what to do later.”Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

Santiago looked at Jacky, lowered his head and said, “Alright.”

“Good. Are you feeling better?”

“A little. I’m guessing she told you.” Santiago raised his eyebrows inadvertently and glanced at Raeleigh. Raeleigh knew that he was talking about her. She rolled her eyes at Santiago.

The two brothers chatted for a while before hanging up.

Santiago then took a bite of the fish. “Mm, delicious!”

Jacky also took a bite, but said nothing.

Since Jacky and Santiago did not want to talk about their work, Raeleigh struck up conversation about the food.

Santiago suddenly stopped eating and looked at Raeleigh calmly. As a result, Raeleigh had no choice but to stop talking.