Chapter 1386 Quite the Excuse
Trevor moved to the side a little and ordered Marissa to lie down next to him. She took off her coat and did so, crying until she fell asleep while and the room quieted down.
He patted her, and just like that, the old couple stayed in the hospital.
Jepherson found out Marissa had left to keep Trevor company in the hospital when he received a call from home.
Jenna and Hansen had already left, and Raeleigh was currently at the airport, so he packed his luggage and went with her to Everland.
It was agreed that Xanthus was supposed to go with her, but he still had an operation. So, in the end, he asked her to leave before him, promising he would be there after he was done. She thought nothing of it and proceeded to book a ticket for him.
Only Jepherson and Raeleigh were at the airport then. She overheard the call and found it odd. “Madam Marissa has gone back?”
Jepherson put his phone away and cupped her cheek one hand as he looked at her. “Even if grandma is not good to you, she is still grandma to you too.”
“I’m not married into the family yet.”
“I don’t see the difference,” he said confidently, but she disagreed. However, she knew it would be a losing battle, so she kept quiet.
She slept nearly the entire flight and woke up bleary, but by the time she was wide awake, they had arrived at Everland.
After the plane parked, Jepherson took his hand away from her shoulder, then leaned against his other side, holding his cheek as he looked at her and teased the girl who had just awoken from her daze. “Those who know will know you haven’t had a good rest lately; those who don’t will think we never rested.”
Raeleigh rolled her eyes at Jepherson. “Why am I engaged to a kid?”
Jepherson laughed happily. He stood up, took his luggage, and got off the plane with Raeleigh while she followed behind him with a red face.
After they got off the plane, she followed him into a car and whet straight to the hotel he had booked.
She was still somewhat sleepy, a similar feeling to air-sickness when they arrived at the hotel.
Jepherson, on the other hand, was glum. Bored out of his mind, he could only watch some TV while she slept the whole time.
An entire day had passed by the time she awoke, and she had just come out of the shower when Xanthus called. Seeing that Jepherson had taken her phone, she asked who it was, and he replied Xanthus had arrived.
“Alone?”
Knowing that Xanthus had arrived, Raeleigh began changing. Looking at her sexy figure, Jepherson let out a long breath, feeling sorry for himself.
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“Nothing.”
Jepherson reluctantly suppressed the desire in his chest and quickly changed before accompanying Raeleigh downstairs to pick up Xanthus.
When Xanthus got out of the taxi, Jacky followed behind him as she had hoped.
Jacky was in black, looking lively.
“Hey.” Raeleigh greeted them; she thought Xanthus had not seen her note.
Xanthus stood aside, and Raeleigh went to him then held his arm. “Thank you.”
He ruffled her hair and followed them into the hotel.
After entering the hotel, Raeleigh went to a corner to make room for the three men. She knew that there must be something between men that they needed to discuss.
After Raeleigh sat down, Jepherson told Jacky, “This is the address my mom sent me. You can go there if you want to see Deanna, but I can’t guarantee you’ll get to see her.”
“Although this is not Tamberland, I trust in the Whalen family’s ability to protect a person.”
Jacky took the address over and glanced at it. “I want to see her.”
Jepherson did not answer him but looked at Raeleigh instead. Thinking that it had nothing to do with him, Xanthus got up and went to bed; he didn’t have a good rest on the plane.
Seeing that he was planning to take a rest, Raeleigh got up immediately and made the bed for him. “I don’t know why but I keep feeling sleepy on the plane. I couldn’t stop sleeping. You too?”
Xanthus took off his clothes and went under the covers, wanting to sleep. When he heard Raeleigh’s words, he opened his eyes again. “Do a check-up tomorrow. You’re hypersomnic, not sleepy.”
With that, he went to sleep. An average person shouldn’t feel sleepy to that degree.
Raeleigh agreed to his suggestion and took his clothes away. Then she took all the things in the pockets out before she washed them in the bathroom.
Jepherson had been speaking to Jacky when he suddenly stood up and walked to the bathroom. Stopping Raeleigh, he said, “There’s laundry service here, no need for you to wash them.”
She wasn’t even this proactive about washing his.
Raeleigh filled the water and soaked Xanthus’s clothes in it. Then, she took out a small bottle of laundry soap she had bought. Even if there was no laundry soap, she could still use shampoo, which was better than laundry soap.
Without turning her head, Raeleigh told Jepherson she didn’t trust those people, so she wanted to do it herself.
“There are washing machines here,” Jepherson couldn’t help reminding her. Raeleigh waved her hand. “No need. It won’t be as good.”
Standing at the door, Jepherson scanned the bathroom before retreating, resigned.
Jacky stared at Jepherson. “They’re siblings.”
Jepherson glanced at Jacky. He needed no reminder.
Sitting down, Jepherson said, “I can’t help you with this. I can only tell you where they are.”
With the address in his hand, Jacky stood up and went out.
By the time Raeleigh came out after she was done washing the clothes, Jacky was already gone. She asked Jepherson, “Where is he?”
He glanced at the door, and she immediately asked, “Didn’t we agree that we would go first?”
“He can’t wait any longer.”
Jepherson glanced at the sleeping Xanthus and said, “I’ll call someone over later. Get ready to leave.”
Raeleigh changed her clothes and followed Jepherson to Rayan’s house.
When they arrived, Jepherson went to the door and pressed the doorbell. Raeleigh stood aside as she looked around, finding a taxi parked not far away.
It didn’t take long for someone to come out of the villa. He looked at Jepherson in confusion and asked, “May I know who you’re looking for?”
“I’m Jepherson Richards, and I’m here for my parents. They’re in there. Please let them know.”
The other party hesitated for a moment. “Wait a minute.”
Not long after he left, someone opened the door and invited them in.
Raeleigh observed as she admired the villa. It was indeed beautiful.
She saw Jenna and Hansen as soon as she entered, but Scarlett or Deanna was nowhere to be seen.
Worried, she thought they might not be there.
“Raeleigh, why are you guys here?”
Jenna stood up as soon as she saw Raeleigh. In a dilemma, she didn’t know what to say.
However, to her surprise, Jepherson had quite the excuse.