Seeing that Raeleigh had left with Xanthus, Jepherson intended to catch up with her, but was stopped by Santiago. "Raeleigh will be fine. Now, let's talk about the two of you."
"What's there to be talked about?" Jepherson's expression darkened. He was anxious to catch up with Raeleigh, but he did not leave.
They were brothers, and he was all too familiar with Santiago's character, so he was not in a hurry to leave.
Santiago swept his eyes all over Jepherson. "You should know better about what's going on. Why did you decide to get rid of the baby?"
"The doctor said that there's something wrong with it," Jepherson replied calmly. Santiago said through his gritted teeth, "That's your son. If you don't want him, then you shouldn't have impregnated her in the beginning. Now that you want to get rid of the baby, how's she going to live with it?"
"We can have another child in the future, but I can't risk her life," Jepherson said decisively. Santiago glanced at the two doctors behind Jepherson. "Since that's the case, I'll take her for an examination. Once it's certain that there's something wrong, I'll make sure she rid herself of the baby. If there's nothing wrong, then for this, I'll beat him to death."
Santiago gestured his chin at the doctor behind Jepherson. The doctor was scared silly that his face turned pale and he didn't dare to say a word.
After saying that, Santiago spun around and walked towards the elevator. Halfway through, he kicked over the trash can in the corridor. Standing still, Jepherson clenched his fists, and his face was drained of color.
Raeleigh had been in a daze ever since they came out of the hospital. Xanthus flet unsettled about her condition, therefore he took her to another hospital.
After they reached there, Raeleigh first had a checkup. After that, Xanthus arranged a ward for her. Throughout the whole process, Raeleigh had been feeling down in the dumps and was not up for much talk.
Santiago made a call to ask Xanthus where they were. After a short while, he also came over. The result of the diagnosis result was out.
"Take a look at this." Standing outside the ward, he handed the report of the diagnosis to Santiago while Raeleigh was sleeping. He then waited for Santiago's response.
Santiago read through it and chucked it into the trash can.
Pushing the door open, Santiago went into the ward and took a look at Raeleigh. Raeleigh had fallen asleep with her brows knitted. Santiago walked over, pressed his finger on the knot in between Raeleigh's brow, and loosened it. He shot a look at Xanthus, who was standing at the door. "Thank you."
Xanthus was staggered to hear it. "This is what I should do. She is my sister."
"Let's not draw any conclusion on this matter first. Give me some time, and I will investigate it thoroughly. Now that Deanna still hasn't been found, everyone is under a lot of pressure. Grandma is pushing him too hard."
As Santiago spoke, he poured himself a glass of water. After drinking the water, he sat down opposite Raeleigh and crossed his legs. He placed one of his hands between his legs and leaned his head against the chair. All of a sudden, he looked a decade older, or more, and traces of aging emerged from his cold face. Xanthus closed the door, sat down and looked at Raeleigh. If it weren't for the fact that she had met Jepherson first, and that she was pregnant, things might have taken a different turn between her and Xanthus...
After Raeleigh woke up, she received a call from Jepherson.
"Are you looking for me?" Picking up the call, Raeleigh got up and stood aside. Jepherson fell silent briefly before he answered, "Regarding the child, I would like to have a talk with you."
"I'm willing to do anything, as long as it's not to remove him." Raeleigh was not clear about what had happened. Nevertheless, she wouldn't yield when it came to the child's issue. If she gave in, then she would probably regret it. She did not want the child to get entangled in the adults' affairs. Besides, the child had once been questioned by her, and right then, his life was in danger because of his father. Hence, she would not allow the same mistake to happen again.
Jepherson could give up on her, but she couldn't give up on her child.
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