Getting My Ex-wife Back

Raeleigh only planned to have one dance with Jepherson. However, after the first song ended, Jepherson handed her off to Santiago to continue dancing. As soon as Santiago stepped onto the dance floor, he became the topic of everyone’s conversation.

“Why is she wearing Mr. Santiago’s jacket?”

“Oh, you’re right! It seems Mr. Santiago is captivated by her beauty.”

Although Jepherson overheard the guests talking, he remained indifferent.

He even talked and laughed with the guests.

After the second dance ended, Raeleigh briefly glanced at her watch to check the time as Santiago led her off the dance floor where Jepherson was already waiting for her. They walked out of the banquet hall and straight to the car. Raeleigh was exhausted and had no idea what was happening inside.

Jepherson poked his head out of the car and instructed one of his men, “Go and take care of it.”

“Yes, Mr. Jepherson.”

Santiago got into the car as his men turned around and left. Raeleigh was sitting on one side of the car, so tired that she could barely keep her eyes open. She fell asleep even before they took off.

Jepherson pulled her into his arms so that she could lean on him instead. The driver started the car and drove straight to the Richards Group Manor. On the way, Jepherson said, “I want you to tell Grandma about what happened tonight. I need to go to A city. You can’t stay here alone. I’ll call Zorion and ask him to help you.”

“When will you come back?” In fact, Santiago didn’t have anything to do in the Capital City. He felt that what happened with Stella needed to be dealt with as soon as possible, but it was not something that was up to him to decide.

“I should be back pretty soon. I will be back before Hadrian’s wedding.”

“Do I still need to head over to Hadrian’s then?”

“There’s no need.”

The car pulled up to the Richards Group Manor. Jepherson asked someone to get his passport, then made his way to the airport.

It was not until they arrived at the airport that Raeleigh woke up. She hastily changed out of her evening gown into something more comfortable.

Not long after they boarded the plane, Raeleigh fell asleep again. Santiago didn’t leave until Jepherson and Raeleigh boarded the plane. By then, it was already dawn.

Santiago left the airport and returned to the Richards Group Manor. The moment he stepped in, he saw the servants with luggage in hand.

“Whose are these?” Santiago asked the servant, to which he replied, “Miss Stella is back. She’s packing her things.”Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

Santiago took a glance in the direction of the Ink Garden before heading over to his place.

After entering his room, he took a short nap before making his way to Waverly Village.

…….

Raeleigh had been asleep ever since they boarded the plane.

Jepherson managed to take forty winks. Once the plane landed, they hopped into a car and went straight to the Richards Group Manor in A City. As soon as they arrived, he led Raeleigh straight to their room.

One of the servants hurriedly informed Trevor of Jepherson and Raeleigh’s arrival.

“Mr. Jepherson is back?”

Marissa was quite surprised since he had just left a few days ago. What was he doing back here so soon?

Marissa turned to Trevor. “What is he doing back here so soon?”

Trevor was studying a chessboard. “How would I know?”

“Can you at least guess why?” Marissa found it strange because Jepherson rarely came home. Something must be going on.

“Where is he?” Marissa asked. The servant quickly replied, “He brought Miss Raeleigh back to their room. She seems very tired.”

Marissa frowned. “Tired? Does she think she doesn’t have to come greet me because she’s tired?”

Marissa’s face sank. She was disappointed with Jepherson. All her effort she had put in to raise him was done in vain. If she knew that Jepherson would turn out like this, she would have treated Santiago better.

“This…”

The servant didn’t know what to say. Trevor said, “If they are here this early in the morning, it means they probably took a midnight flight. You should let them rest.”

“Your grandson has never played by the rules since he was a child. I have no idea why he’s back. Maybe he came to interrogate us.”

“Interrogate us?” Marissa looked amused. “About what? Does he still think that I should’ve been dead by now?” Marissa felt a flash of irritation and threw the bamboo fan onto the ground. Trevor looked at the fallen fan and said, “Marissa, you’ve broken too many fans already. Why do you always have to do this whenever you get mad? Plus, the weather is fairly cool today, why are you still using a fan?”

“I thought it looked good, so I grabbed it. Why?” Marissa looked at the fan she threw. Without waiting for Trevor to speak, she asked one of the servants to pick the fan up for fear of breaking it.

Marissa racked her brain and asked aloud, “What could it be, I wonder?”

“I guess we’ll find out tomorrow.”

Trevor continued to play chess while Marissa spent the rest of the day pondering about what brought Jepherson back so soon. She kept wondering until her grandson and Raeleigh finally showed up at their house.

When Marissa saw Raeleigh, her expression immediately changed. If Trevor wasn’t holding Marissa’s hand, she would most likely have let her anger get the best of her.

“Jerry, you’re back!” Trevor glanced at Raeleigh and Jepherson. Jepherson then said, “Why wouldn’t I be back?”

Marissa looked over. “What are you talking about?”

“Why don’t you ask Stella? I have something I want to show you.”

Jepherson didn’t feel the least bit ashamed as he took out all the photos and handed them to Marissa. She was seething inwardly and almost scolded her grandson. However, when she saw the people in the photos, she immediately picked them up and took a closer look. She was at a loss for how to respond to this.

“This is?”

Trevor briefly glanced at the photos then at his grandson, “What is this?”

“Last night, I attended a banquet held by our Richards Group and I brought Raeleigh as my date. I didn’t expect Stella to show up, demanding to know what our relationship was before tossing this stack of photos into the crowd. All I can say is that everyone at the banquet had feasted their eyes on these.”

Anger rushed through Jepherson’s veins. Marissa quickly picked up the photos on the ground and said, “That’s too much!”

“Is this why you’re here?” Trevor asked.

“Why else would I be here?” Jepherson snapped. Trevor said, “Yes, although Stella was part of our arrangement for you, it was all pretense. And although she crossed the line, you have yourself to blame. You should have dealt with it properly. This has nothing to do with us, so don’t put this blame on us when you’re the one who failed to clean up your own mess!”

“Come on, let’s go.” Jepherson turned around and pulled Raeleigh outside. Marissa wanted to say something but could not. Stella had gone too far. What else could she say?

After Jepherson and Raeleigh left, Marissa stood up in anger. She started pacing back and forth in the room. Trevor watched in anger as his grandson walked away. He wasn’t mad because of Stella, but he was upset that Jepherson had come to find fault with them.

Marissa was getting older and she wasn’t as healthy as before. It was best to aggravate her.

With this thought in mind, Trevor immediately strode out of the room in search of Jepherson. He wanted to give him a piece of his mind.

Although no one else heard it, Raeleigh did.

Raeleigh only dared to come out of the room after Trevor left. She couldn’t help but laugh when she saw Jepherson, though she remained silent.

Jepherson also started laughing with her. When Raeleigh walked over, he took her hand and said, “We’ll go home in a couple of days.”