Getting My Ex-wife Back

By the time Raeleigh woke up, Santiago had already made them a reservation for dinner.

Jepherson had already gotten dressed and was calling Xanthus, inviting him to dinner with them.

“Do we need a private room?” Santiago asked. Jepherson nodded and Santiago immediately booked one.

It was only five o’clock when they left the company. Raeleigh asked Jepherson whether it was mandatory to attend the annual ball.

“All employees need to attend. We’ll be inviting some guests and even be giving out prizes.”

Raeleigh sat down. “Will Lamarre be coming?”

Speaking of Lamarre, Santiago said, “Who knows? Even if he has the time, we might not even be able to send him the invitation.”

“Why?” Raeleigh asked anxiously.

“We don’t know the first thing about his location. How are we gonna send him an invitation?”

Raeleigh fell silent. If Lammare was not attending, she did not feel like going either.

“If he isn’t coming, then I won’t go either.”

She hadn’t contributed much, anyway, so what was the point of attending? Wasn’t it possible for employees of other companies to not attend?

“Going AWOL is out of the question, unless you have a special reason.” Jepherson had not expected Raeleigh to act this way. It looked like he’d been looking forward to the annual ball for nothing.

“I haven’t been feeling well recently, and I don’t think I’ll have the energy to attend. I’m just an intern, anyway, and a student to boot. I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to attend.”

Raeleigh looked out the window. It was wintertime, and the sky had already turned dark. She felt a little lost as she watched the lights.

Her mentor had left without saying a word, and he hadn’t even given her a call after such a long time. She wouldn’t even know if anything were to happen to him.

“Don’t you guys have any way to contact him?” Raeleigh placed her hopes on Jepherson.

Jepherson looked at Santiago. “Do you?”

“Nope.”

Santiago’s answer was short and sweet. Raeleigh hadn’t expected much, but she was still reluctant to attend the annual ball.

It was only three days away. Jepherson had planned on going home after the annual ball, but Raeleigh’s refusal to attend threw a wrench in his plans.

Raeleigh stuck to her words. She didn’t even accept the gown that Jepherson had prepared for her.

On the day of the annual ball, Raeleigh visited an old folks’ home with Xanthus.

Jepherson called Raeleigh’s phone, but no one answered.

He only managed to get in touch with her when he called Xanthus.

“He’s looking for you.”

Xanthus his phone away and reminded Raeleigh. She was filing an elder’s nails, and she said, “I haven’t told him that I’m leaving tonight.”

“You shouldn’t leave without saying a word if you can’t let him go.”

Despite Xanthus’s words, Raeleigh still stood up and told the elder that she had to catch a flight. They left the old folks’ home.

She told Xanthus, “I don’t want Mom and Dad to worry. Anyway, we promised them we were going back for New Year’s.”

Raeleigh’s things were all packed up. There was nothing much to pack, anyway. She could leave at a moment’s notice.

At the airport, Raeleigh received a phone call from Jepherson.NôvelDrama.Org (C) content.

“Where are you?”

Jepherson had just gotten into the car after leaving the annual ball.

Raeleigh’s gaze swept over the crowded airport. “I’m at the airport.”

Jepherson sat up straight. “Why are you there?”

“I have something to do.”

“What about me?”

Raeleigh didn’t answer immediately.

“You should go home.”

She hung up and boarded with Xanthus.

Jepherson looked at his driver. “Book me a flight!”

When Raeleigh got home, she saw Lamar and Jazelle waiting for her at the door.

“Gosh, what are you two doing out here? It’s so cold.”

“Baby, I’m sorry to have wronged you. I’ve been feeling uncomfortable since we missed meeting the Richardses.”

Jazelle held Raeleigh’s hand. She only had one daughter, and she wanted to give her the best of everything. However, what could she do when the Richardses had crossed the line?

She could only watch as her daughter resigned to her own fate.

“Mom, it’s not your fault. Things only turned out this way because I didn’t discuss it with you guys beforehand.”

In truth, Raeleigh felt very guilty as well. Jazelle pulled her into the house, chatting along the way. Xanthus only asked Lamar about everything that had happened when they were inside.

“All the evidence I have proves that the Richards family really had something to do with that batch of antiques, and they were personally handled by Trevor and his wife. We still haven’t found out where the antiques went after that, but there’s definite evidence linking them to Raeleigh’s kidnapping.”

“That’s why this whole thing is making your mother and I extremely cautious.”

“If that’s the truth, there’s no way your sister can marry Jepherson, let alone date him.”

“I won’t allow my son-in-law to be someone who has harmed my daughter.”

As Lamar spoke, Raeleigh gazed at him, her hand still in Jazelle’s.

“Dad…”

Raeleigh did not know what to say.

Was she going to try to let Jepherson off the hook?

Even if he was still a child at the time, he was still a part of the Richards family.

Although it wouldn’t be fair to push the blame on him, he still had to take responsibility on behalf of his family.

Raeleigh opened her mouth but kept silent.

“Raeleigh, I won’t hurt you in this matter.”

Lamar looked at Raeleigh. She could only say, “I’ll listen to you, Dad.”

“I know you’re a good girl. Let’s talk about all of this after New Year’s. This is the first time we’re celebrating as a complete family, so we have to enjoy it to the fullest. After the holidays, you’re going to be twenty, Raeleigh.”

…

Raeleigh couldn’t eat or sleep well for the first two days. On the second day, Jepherson came to visit. However, he wasn’t invited in, so he could only wait outside.

It was freezing cold, and there was no way he could stay in the car the whole time. All he could do was come twice a day and wait for a couple of hours each time.

He tried to call Raeleigh several times, but she didn’t answer any of them.

He had also sent her a few texts, but never received a reply.

Raeleigh managed to see Jepherson’s car once from the manor’s lighthouse. The manor was so huge that it was impossible for her to see him without any help.

She finally thought of a place to go – the manor’s lighthouse.

She stood there with a pair of binoculars, barely managing to make him out in the car.

“Raeleigh.”

Hearing the footsteps, she turned and saw Xanthus walk in. She put down the binoculars and turned to look at him. “I miss him. I miss him so much that it feels like I’m going to lose my mind.”

“It just goes to show that you do love him.”

Xanthus walked up to her. “I’m so sorry that I didn’t manage to find you before this, that I didn’t manage to keep you from harm.”

Raeleigh shook her head. “You’re not the one at fault. Neither am I, and neither is Jepherson. It’s the fault in our stars!”