Go After My Ex-wife
Chapter 1038 Exploiter

To her astonishment, Raeleigh did not see Santiago when she walked out of the washroom. All of a sudden, Santiago could be seen whispering in her ear, "Looking for me, huh?"

"Aaaahh!"

Scared out of her wits, she hurled her phone away. As she turned around to look at Santiago, her face turned pale while her heart was beating fast.

"Whoa, why are you scared sh*tless?" Santiago said. "Somebody's got a guilty conscience, huh?" Raeleigh bit her lip in anger. As she turned around, she noticed her phone had been broken. Raeleigh hurried to pick up her cell phone, only to find that the screen had already shattered.

As she held the phone, she gave Santiago a resentful look. It had been functioning well, but right then it had gone kaput.

"You'd better pay me back," Raeleigh screamed at Santiago. So loud was her voice that it sent chills down Scarlette's spine.

Scarlette witnessed what happened. However, she did not dare to walk towards Raeleigh.

It had been a hysterical scream. Hesitant, she was not sure if she should help Raeleigh out.

Santiago jammed a finger in his ear and said, "Let me have a look."

As he looked at Raeleigh's cell phone, he said, "Take mine, how about that?"

Since he could not leave the hospital, he had no choice but to give Raeleigh his phone. Raeleigh snatched the phone angrily. Then, she walked to the other side of the ward, took a seat and tried switching on the phone.

She knew that Santiago had to stay at the hospital for the time being.

To her relief, the phone could be switched on. It was functioning well after she rebooted the setup of the system. Then, she tried calling Scarlette.

Scarlette walked towards Raeleigh to have a look at her badly smashed phone.

"Raeleigh, you must have hurled it with great force," Scarlette said. She almost burst into laughter.

Raeleigh gave Scarlette a side glance and said, "It'll be great if you could stop talking."

Immediately, Scarlette cupped her mouth and said, "Note taken."

Raeleigh then looked at her phone. Although the screen was broken, it was still functioning well.

Santiago walked towards Raeleigh. Then, he sat cross-legged and said, "I will..."

"Shut up," Raeleigh interjected, outrightly rejected his offer to compensate her for the broken phone.

Sitting motionlessly, he remained silent thereafter.

Now that Santiago was here, Scarlette hurriedly made a move

Raeleigh kept her phone in her handbag. While she was giving Santiago the cold shoulder, she stared at the intensive care unit. For as long as Deanna was still in a coma, she was not in a good state of mind. Her broken phone didn't quite bother her.

While she was gazing at the intensive care unit, a doctor could be seen dashing towards the intensive care unit. Raeleigh stood up immediately and asked, "What's wrong?"

"The patient has woken up," the doctor said as he thrusted the door open and went in. Raeleigh wanted to tag along, but the doctor stopped her. "Stay here to avoid contracting pathogens," he said. Raeleigh obliged. At that moment, the doctor and nurses had their hands full.

Raeleigh did not know what happened in the intensive care unit. A few moments later, everyone quietened down. Someone was talking to Zorion. One after another, the nurses could be seen walking out of the intensive care unit. Immensely relieved, Zorion walked towards Deanna and sat by her side. Then, he clasped her hand and put it on his face as he heaved a sigh of relief.

Raeleigh was relieved. When Deanna saw Raeleigh, she was not particularly excited. However, she smiled as soon as she saw Santiago.

Santiago ignored Raeleigh when she directed her gaze at him. He turned around and walked to the other side of the ward. Then, he sat cross-legged and carried on shaking his leg. Raeleigh turned around and looked at him. "Come on, don't give her the cold shoulder," Raeleigh said. "She's not well."

"Raeleigh, what did you say?" Scarlette said as she grabbed hold of Raeleigh's arm. She had sensed that something was amiss. Raeleigh did not bother looking at Scarlette. Instead, she waited for Santiago's reply.

"Affection can't be forced. It has to come from within. For example, you don't develop affection for Zorion even though he has feelings for you. Likewise, Santiago will still love you even though Deanna has feelings for him."

"Unrequited love doesn't work. I'm sure you know better."

Santiago glanced at Raeleigh nonchalantly. He took his cell phone to reply to a text message. Cynthia wanted to know if he was recovering and when he would be discharged from the hospital. Both of them were happily texting each other.

Raeleigh thought for a moment and said, "Not that I'm trying to meddle in your private affairs. But Deanna's still a kid. You may want to wait till she..."

"I can't wait," Santiago said. "By the time she becomes a legal adult, I'll be old then." Irritated, Raeleigh said, "What about Cynthia? Are you dating her though?"

Santiago was taken aback. He slowly raised his head and gave Raeleigh a haughty look. He seemed rather annoyed now that Raeleigh knew what he had done. Scarlette did not dare to look at him. She walked away immediately.

Raeleigh couldn't care less. She was merely a little angry. She walked towards Santiago and said, "What the h*ll are you thinking?"

Santiago stood up. He then kept his phone and walked towards Raeleigh. Raleigh retreated. It was not until she stood still that he stopped walking.

"Mind your own business. And please don't make up stories. I take offence at that."

"I'm not making up stories. It's..."

"Shut up," Santiago said disdainfully. He then made his way to the intensive care unit. "I'll let that sink in," he said. "Please don't bring this up again."

Raeleigh turned around and looked at Santiago. Since he agreed to think about it, Raeleigh thought perhaps there was a silver lining. She decided to stop pestering him for then.

At that moment, Deanna could be seen smiling. Santiago gave her a stone-faced look. He walked to the other side of the ward the moment Zorion turned around.

"Zorion, is my condition stable?" Deanna asked.

"Yes, you're doing well," Zorion said as he turned around and caressed her hair before heaving a sigh of relief.

As Santiago sat, she took a seat. "I know she's gonna be alright," Santiago said. "But you've been worrying unnecessarily."As Santiago sat, she took a seat. "I know she's gonna be alright," Santiago said. "But you've been worrying unnecessarily."

Raeleigh looked at Santiago and said, "Yeah, right, smarty pants."

Santiago chuckled. "Come on, you've got to be more cerebral."

Raeleigh did not respond to his remark. "If her condition is critical, then Mr. Atkinson and his wife would have paid her a visit," Santiago said. "Have you seen them though in the past few days?" Raeleigh realized that Mr. Atkinson and his wife did not drop by.

"I'm grabbing some snacks, do join me," Santiago said as he got up and walked out of the intensive care unit. "No, thanks," Raeleigh said. "I'll stay here. Deanna may be transferred to a general ward." Santiago did not wait. He headed straight to the elevator and brought Hadrian along. Since Zorion's subordinates were stationed all over the hospital, they were safe and sound knowing that they did not have to worry about the Cole family cooking up some devious plans. Unless, of course, the Cole family arranged to drop an atomic bomb onto the building to blow it up.

After Santiago left, Raeleigh got herself busy to help with Deanna's transfer. True enough, the doctor had arranged for Deanna to be transferred to a general ward. Raeleigh trailed along as she was being transferred. She did not take a seat until she had checked all the procedures of the transfer.

It was a premium two-bedd ward. After all, both of them were still recuperating.

Raeleigh watched as Deanna lay on the bed. Then, she checked on Zorion. Both of them were having a rest as Raeleigh got busy with looking after them.

Scarlette could not bear the sight of seeing Raeleigh helping out tirelessly. "The Atkinson family is wealthy and could easily afford a few extra helpers," she thought. "Why didn't they get a few helpers to look after Zoriona and Deanna? They can't be counting on Raeleigh alone. She's not a servant after all. That Atkinson family's such an exploiter."