Cutie, Please Marry Me Again (Jenna and Hansen)

Chapter 1697

Jacky looked at Raeleigh with concern, "You should rest first. I'll go and see Jepherson."

Jacky turned and walked out the door. Zorion chimed up, "I'll come and take a look too."

"No need. I'll go. You stay here." Jacky instructed as he headed for the entrance of Waverly Village. When Jepherson saw Jacky, he made a move to enter but was intercepted by Harvey. "Don't make things difficult for me, Mr. Richards."

Jepherson didn't force his way in. He just stared intently at Jacky from where he stood. Jacky stopped a few paces away but did not go beyond the village's border to the outside.

"What's wrong with Raeleigh?"

Jepherson had already made his inquiries about what had occurred earlier. Additionally, Stuart had also contributed his own explanation. However, Jepherson was still ill at ease.

"She's fine, but she doesn't want to see you." Jacky replied.

"Let me in."

"Raeleigh helped me before. When your younger brother was alive, the only thing he was worried about was Raeleigh. Now that he can't be here to protect her, I will not leave things alone.

If Rossie hadn't been one step ahead and made it on time, Raeleigh would have come out of the hotel as bare as the day she was born. She doesn't want to see you."

"Even if she doesn't want to see me, her words don't count. You're the one who has the final say."

"Then me not letting you in should be expected."

Jacky turned away and walked back inside the village. Jepherson wanted to follow but was stopped by Harvey once again.

"Stay where you are, Mr. Richards."

With Harvey as a barrier, Jepherson had no choice but stare at Jacky's receding figure.

Zorion walked towards Jacky head on from the opposite direction. He stopped by his side and commented, "You're too meddlesome."

Jacky glanced at him, "You're the same."

After he said that, Jacky continued on his way. Zorion swivelled his head around to look but he had already left his sight. Zorion then headed for the entrance. He had originally planned to let Jepherson in but when he saw that it was Harvey acting as a guard, he moved no further and called out, "Raeleigh's hand is injured, no one is to say anything about it."

That was all he could do. Zorion didn't want Raeleigh to blame him either.

In actuality, it's hard to say what was what when feelings come into play. Not everyone has the ability, and the brave must hold their courage to have no adversaries.

That sort of courage might be applicable in other matters, but if used between men and women, then it would be useless.

Jepherson's face grew as cold as a tundra. He spun around towards the car and sat inside. The driver looked into the rearview mirror. Jepherson sat in the backseat with a deep scowl on his face and his gaze as dark as the abyss. He didn't move an inch away from his seat.

He waited just like that; for three days and three nights, without any food or drink he waited for news about Raeleigh.

Raeleigh was better now. She left the hospital and headed outside. When she saw Jepherson's car as she was doing some stretches, Raeleigh walked towards the front with no hesitation, her thumbs tucked into her buckle.

Jepherson got down from the car the moment he saw her come out from the village. He stopped in front of her, his eyes locked onto her hand, "Does

it still hurt?"

Raeleigh lowered her gaze down onto her own hand and shook her head. "It doesn't hurt anymore."

"I was on my way back when someone held me off. That's why I couldn't make it."

Jepherson gazed at her intently. Raeleigh knew that he would hurry back in his anxiousness, but...

"I know you care about me very much and you did your best to rush back. You're willing to risk your life for me, but the moment someone hinders you...and you have no way to stay forever by my side, or have me stay by yours.

When you're around, it's safe. When you're gone, it's dangerous. No matter where and when, there are dangers everywhere and I won't even know how I will die.

You saw your grandmother's actions for yourself. I think she is now afflicted with a new problem. She always sees me as an imaginary enemy now. If this continues, what should I do? What should she do? That day, she wanted to strip me of my clothes and throw me out. What would she do next?

If they fail once, there is always a next time.

If something really did happen, what would I do?"

"Well go somewhere else."

Raeleigh shook her head. "That's impossible. There are too many things going on in your family that you can't put down. Besides, I won't do that. I said before that I'm married. You have to let me go.”

"No, you have to give my daughter to me."

Jepherson glowered. Raeleigh couldn't get through to him, hence she turned her back and went back inside the village.

Jepherson stood there for a while. After a period of time, he returned to his car and never got back down.

Raeleigh couldn't sleep after dinner. She heard that the villagers were very busy. This year's apples had a bumper harvest. Every family had to work at night to earn more money. Waverly Village now seemed to be a green production base. As long as the fruits and vegetables are from the village, they wouldn't be in short supply.

Raeleigh intended to look around. She headed for the door when she saw a man had entered and seemed to be looking for something. She noticed that the way he walked was familiar to her, hence she paused to get a closer look.

"Mute."

Raeleigh called out the name tentatively. The mute dressed in black stopped and then turned around to look at Raeleigh.

When she saw it was really him, she quickly went towards him. "Long time no see. Why are you still here?"

The mute didn't seem to have changed at all. Raeleigh stretched out her hand and pulled on one of his wrists. He placed the other one behind his back and followed after Raeleigh. "Where is your brother?" she asked.

He shook his head and Raeleigh frowned. "What's wrong? Did he abandon you?"

He shook his head again. Raeleigh began to get worried. "What happened?"

He walked to the side and wrote on the ground, "He went to work. I came here to find a house and I want to plant fruit trees."

Raeleigh heaved a sigh of relief "In that case, why are you here at this time?"

He wrote on the ground, "He just left and I have nowhere to go. He let me stay at home but I wanted to come here. When he comes back, I won't go out again." Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

Raeleigh pondered for a moment, "Then you can live at my place. I have a house here and it's very clean. Not only that, I own a piece of land that was given to me by Jacky to manage. If you want, I'll give it to you."

The mute knitted his brows into a slight frown, the light in his eyes grew dim. "What's wrong?" Raeleigh asked in concern.

He shook his head as if nothing had happened. Raeleigh then remarked, "You are more talkative than before."

He didn't respond to her words, his focus directed towards her hand.

"I accidentally fell and hurt myself, I'll be fine after a while." Raeleigh said lightly as if she was talking about the weather. It was only when she was with him could she talk so freely.

He reached out and touched Raeleigh's hand. She reassured him again. "It doesn't hurt at all. Don't worry. Come, I'll show you my house."

Raeleigh pulled him up from the ground.

Raeleigh asked the mute as she turned to head home whether he had eaten, but there was no response. Raeleigh immediately knew that he hadn't and went to have dinner with him.

Raeleigh found a steakhouse nearby and took him to have a nice juicy steak. After they finished their meal, she took him to buy some necessities. Then they went to the corner lot where the fenced house was.

On the way towards the fenced house, Raeleigh gave Jacky a call and told him the reason she went to the fenced house from start to finish. She didn't know what the location was like, thus she asked Jacky if he had the time to do her this favor. Jacky affirmed that he would send someone over. Raeleigh should head straight on and wait by the road for his men to come by.

After Jacky's men arrived, Raeleigh and the mute were led to the side of the house. After they explained what they knew about the area, they left them to their devices.