Getting My Ex-wife Back

Raeleigh fell ill three days before New Year’s. She lay in bed, looking like she was just sleeping. Novalie was a little anxious as she sat and watched her.

She said, “I’ve spent the last ten years with Raeleigh, and the only time that she’s been like this was when I saved her from the fire. It’s never happened again.”

“I know that you’re her biological parents and you’re doing this for her good, but Raeleigh’s only human. I’m sorry for this, but if something were to happen to her, I won’t have any reason to live either.”

“The Richards family may be a lion’s den, but what does that have to do with Raeleigh and Jepherson?”

She looked at Lamar and Jazelle. Jazelle said tearfully, “Mom, it’s not that we’re against them being together. We’re just worried. They can come after us, but we don’t want anything to happen to Raeleigh.”

She didn’t want to do this either. As she sobbed, Novalie sighed. “Even if he’s here to harm us or Raeleigh, let’s just allow him to see her since she’s sick now. We can talk about other things later.”

At Novalie’s words, Jazelle turned to look at Lamar. She only had one daughter, and she didn’t want to lose her over this.

Lamar nodded. He had no choice but to let Jepherson in.

As he entered, Jepherson was still asking Xanthus, “Where’s Raeleigh? I haven’t seen her leave the house at all these few days.”

Xanthus’s head was slightly bowed as he answered, “She’s sick.”

Jepherson stopped and stared at Xanthus. “What’s wrong?”

Xanthus glanced at him. “She’s sick. What do you mean what’s wrong?”

“What kind of illness?”

“You’ll find out soon.”

It was too late to say anything at this point, so Xanthus led Jepherson straight to Raeleigh’s room.

When Jepherson stepped into the room, his eyes went straight to Raeleigh. He paused, then strode over to the bed and held her cold hand.

“Raeleigh…”

He called her name a few times, his voice gentle and low. Raeleigh merely frowned, thinking that she was dreaming. She didn’t open her eyes.

Seeing that it was working, Jepherson leaned in and pressed his lips to hers. Jazelle and Novalie averted their gazes when they saw this.

As her father, Lamar had disapproval written all over his face.

However, Lamar did not stop Jepherson. He was a compassionate man, so he could understand this.

Only a person who was deeply in love would be able to understand.

Lamar turned to face the window, pain and hatred in his eyes.

If not for his daughter’s kidnapping, his wife wouldn’t have lost her mind for so many years. He hadn’t had time to care for his son, and his daughter had had to suffer on her own for so long.

The fire that had taken so many lives and caused his daughter to suffer so many hardships was not a coincidence.

How could he allow the people behind it to roam free?

Raeleigh slowly opened her eyes. As she gazed at Jepherson, she dazedly raised a hand to touch his face. “You…”

“I’m real, not a dream.”

Jepherson deepened the kiss to the point that Raeleigh felt like she was going to suffocate. She widened her eyes, suddenly realising that there were people around them. She quickly tried to push him away.

However, he held her hand, stopping her. She couldn’t break free of him and glared at him, her face flushed as she tried to catch her breath.

Jepherson planted a kiss on her forehead before moving away and looking at the people around them. “Let’s give her an IV drip.”

Xanthus had already gotten everything ready and quickly handled it. Raeleigh lay in bed, watching Jepherson. She felt absolutely embarrassed.

Jepherson held Raeleigh’s hand as he unbuttoned his coat, but he didn’t take it off. It was the only way that he could continue to hold her hand.

He’d had enough of their brief separation, and he couldn’t take anymore.

It did not matter if it was a second or a minute.

“Grandma.”

It was only at this point that Jepherson saw and greeted Novalie. She got up. “I’m exhausted. I’m going to go get some rest.”

Novalie returned to her room. Jazelle stood up and walked towards Lamar, whose back was still facing them. She tugged on his hand. “Lamar, let’s go.”

Lamar turned and glanced at Jepherson. “Get your hands off her.”

This was the angry voice of a father.

Raeleigh immediately wanted to pull her hand away. Jepherson let her, but his gaze remained firm. It was as if he was saying that he would never give up.

Lamar turned to look at Raeleigh, his gaze warming. “You get some rest, alright? Your mother and I are tired too.”

He headed towards the door with Jazelle’s hand in his, and Xanthus followed them.

Once the door was closed, Jepherson said, “Your parents have a great relationship.”

“That’s right.”

Raeleigh felt like the sky was about to crash on them, but she couldn’t help bursting into laughter at Jepherson’s comment. How could he still be in the mood to compliment her parents’ relationship?

“My father likes to hold my mother’s hand as well, as does Mr. Whalen. However, most of the other men I’ve seen barely even look at their middle-aged wives, let alone touch them.”

“It’s not immoral for a man to smile at someone else’s wife or like to look at young women, but it’s a form of disrespect and humiliation to his own wife. He may not realise it, but it’s a sign that he’s slowly forgetting about her.”

“Every woman craves for her husband’s love, even if it’s just a hug.”

“However, there are plenty of people out there who lose that as they grow older.”

Jepherson spoke solemnly. Raeleigh watched him with a slight frown. “Have you always observed other couples like this?”

“I’ve seen too much.”

It had been a long time since Jepherson had had a good night’s sleep. He took his coat off and slipped under the covers, wrapping his arms around Raeleigh. “Do you want to hear more?”

She glanced at him. “Yes.”

“I remember when I was ten, we used to have an old driver who would drive me to and fro. His wife was beautiful, and he was a considerate man. I used to hear the maids talk about how envious their relationship was, almost like a fairy tale.”

“Everyone thought that they would be together forever.”

“One day, his wife left him for another man.”

“Many people didn’t understand why, but they later found out that it was because the driver gradually stopped caring about his wife.”Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.

“No one knew what he was thinking, but someone heard what his wife had said before she left.”

“She said they had been estranged from each other for more than two years. They hadn’t been intimate with each other, nor had they talked. They hadn’t even slept in the same bed.”

“She could not bear it anymore, so she chose to leave.”

“Even if love no longer exists, one would still crave physical intimacy.”

Jepherson gradually fell asleep. Raeleigh turned to look at him. Were all these things that he’d said true? What was he trying to express?

Regardless, she felt that he was truly exhausted. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have fallen asleep mid-conversation!