Getting My Ex-wife Back

As the motorcycle was speeding towards Raeleigh, she didn’t move a muscle until it screeched to a halt.

She watched as the motorcyclist took off his helmet, and she was not surprised to see that it was Santiago. Emotionless, she sidestepped him and continued walking.

Santiago spun the motorcycle around and rode along beside her. Everyone who saw them shot their curious stares at them.

The girls were gaping at Santiago with admiration while the boys were catching stealthy glimpses of Raeleigh, who exuded a cold presence. Almost everyone was thinking about how Raeleigh could tempt such a handsome man.

It didn’t take Raeleigh and Santiago long to arrive at Xanthus’s place. Xanthus had just finished examining one of the students. When the student left, Xanthus saw Raeleigh at the door. He came out of his room and asked, “Did you not go to class?”

Xanthus was not surprised when Santiago came into sight. After all, Santiago was an unpredictable person who never played by the rules.

Xanthus very much believed that Santiago would even come to campus naked, never mind coming here by bike.

“I have had a headache since morning, but I don’t know why.” Raeleigh had thought that her head might be spinning as she was unaccustomed to living in the dormitory. So, she hadn’t paid much attention to it before. She only sensed that something might be wrong with her in the morning.

Xanthus stretched out his hand and placed it on Raeleigh’s forehead. “You have a slight fever. Come with me.”

Xanthus went in and asked Raeleigh to lie down. He took her temperature and confirmed that she was running a fever.

“I’ll give you an injection. You can’t go to your next classes. Rest here. If the fever persists through the afternoon, let’s go to the hospital.”

Raeleigh laid there and stared at Xanthus. “I feel fine, but you look more worried than I do.”

“With you being sick, how can I be at ease?” Xanthus gave Raeleigh an injection, and they chatted in the room, ignoring Santiago, who was standing by their side. Santiago was dressed in a black outer, but his shirt was green.

He donned a black leather jacket, which looked normal, but the shirt underneath it was a striking shade of green.

Even so, he was still ignored by Raeleigh and Xanthus. Neither of them cared that he was around.

After resting for half an hour, Raeleigh’s temperature finally began to drop. Feeling a little warm, she wanted to get out of her jacket. However, Xanthus did not allow her to do so. He even covered her with another layer of fabric. Afterwards, he sat down beside her and kept her company.

“Apart from this headache, did you feel unwell before noticing the fever?”

Judging by the symptoms, it was apparent that she had the flu.

Someone weak would need two months to recover from the severe flu. Within such a short period, she had caught the flu again. It must be harder on her this time round.

“When I was sleeping last night, I felt a little cold. I thought it was because there were too few people in the room. I didn’t expect to have a headache this morning. Maybe I’ve caught a cold.”

“Dummy.”

With that, Santiago turned around and went outside. When Raeleigh turned to look at him, he was already out of the room.

Raeleigh withdrew her eyes and gazed at Xanthus. “Things are becoming even more unpredictable now. I’m not sure what is going on. If this continues, I will not know how to deal with it.”

“You’re already in that situation. When it comes to relationships, you have to be resolved from the very start. Even if you want to let things go, you can’t give it away so easily to the covetous opponent.”

Raeleigh looked at Xanthus. “It isn’t that I don’t want to. It is precisely because I want it so much that I feel helpless about it.”

“Why feel that way? He’s yours. If you want him, just hold on tight.”

As an elder brother, he had to give her motivation when she needed it.

Raeleigh shook her head. “It’s not like what you said. I know very well what’s going on. He is just too muddle-headed.”

“Aren’t you the same?” Xanthus asked. Raeleigh looked at Xanthus in confusion. “What do you mean?

“It means you let him behave like this even when you’re aware of how muddle-headed he is. You should’ve told him a long time ago that doing such a thing is unacceptable.”

From Raeleigh’s perspective, Xanthus was not approving of Jepherson either.

To him, relationships were akin to a master-slave relationship. A slave could only have one master, and he would die when his master did.

The slave was not allowed other options.

What did it mean for a slave to be in search of a new master before the death of his current master?

This showed that he was not as faithful as he seemed to be from the beginning.

Raeleigh thought for a moment. “But we are a couple. I trust him.”

“You won’t separate from him if you trust him,” Xanthus retorted.

“I can’t stand living in the same space with that woman. I just can’t.”

“Though you’re saying this now, you still hesitate when it comes to taking concrete action. This isn’t like you, my dear sister.”

“Well, you can always disown me.” Raeleigh rolled her eyes, annoyed at Xanthus, who only found this amusing. “That’s the spirit. You’re only twenty. You’re not supposed to be this troubled.”

“I’m not.”

“Well, if you’re not, you wouldn’t get sick or overthink.”

Raeleigh had no response to offer.

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Xanthus kept silent. Raeleigh intended to get up, but he did not allow it. He brought a blanket to layer on top of her and asked her not to go back to her dorm that night. This way, she wouldn’t feel cold at night, and they could look after each other.

“Won’t people start gossiping about us?”

Raeleigh thought that it was inappropriate to do so.

“Santiago used to sleep over at your place, but I never hear you call that  inappropriate. So, why now when you’re with me?”

Xanthus had made up his mind, and he was firm with his decision.

Raeleigh replied, “I’ve got Rossie to think about. I can’t leave her alone in the room.”

“She’d be happier if you don’t return. Zorion will take care of her.”

“But I hear that Zorion is also living in the dormitory now. His father took back his apartment, so he is not allowed to live there anymore.”

It was only the previous day that Raeleigh was apprised of this news by Rossie.

Raeleigh didn’t think that Rayan would actually take Zorion’s apartment back. She had assumed that Rayan was just putting on airs.

However, it seemed that Zorion was indeed staying in the dorms. Even if he wanted to take care of Rossie, he could not stay through the night, and Rossie would still be alone in the room. She was only seventeen, and Raeleigh didn’t think it was right to leave her all alone.

However, Raeleigh couldn’t change the fact that Xanthus had asked her to stay at his place. When they went out for dinner, he informed Rossie that Raeleigh wouldn’t be going back. He had also gone to Raeleigh’s room to bring her some of her belongings.

With that, Raeleigh became the hot topic of the university students’ discussion once again.