Go After My Ex-wife
Chapter 1108 Avoiding Everyone's Eyes

Raeleigh sat there in her house, thinking about Jepherson accompanying Santiago to make a proposal. After she mused over it for a while, she tucked into her breakfast.

Raeleigh was planning to take a stroll in the backyard after she was done with breakfast. However, as soon as she exited the house, she was met with Deanna and Zorion getting out of their car. Deanna hurriedly ran over to Raeleigh when she spotted her. Tugging her hand, Deanna asked, "Raeleigh, I heard that you guys went to the sea?"

Raeleigh turned around to look at Scarlette. Scarlette was very disdainful. How could Raeleigh think that she was the one who told Deanna?

Raeleigh turned around and looked at Zorion. Then, she glanced back at Deanna. "I wanted to eat mackerel, so we decided to head out to sea to catch some."

Raeleigh's answer was tactful. Deanna, after thinking it over, asked, "I heard that there were other people besides you, Jepherson, Scarlette, and Hadrian?" Raeleigh nodded her head and did not give any further reply.

Deanna's tears were about to pour out as she said, "Does this mean that Santiago has a girlfriend?"

Raeleigh froze. Deanna could not hold back her tears any longer. Raeleigh was at her wits' end when she thought of what Deanna said. She was stuck in a difficult position. Zorion held his younger sister in his arms and comforted her. "It's alright. Don't cry."

Zorion hugged his sister and coaxed her while looking Raeleigh up and down. He looked at her as though he was scanning her for any unusual signs. Raeleigh felt unsettled. "Why don't you take Deanna into the house?" Raeleigh relented when she saw Deanna crying. They couldn't stand outside all day. Hence, she kindly invited the two in. However, she immediately regretted it. What was she going to say when they asked her where Santiago had gone?

As expected, as soon as Raeleigh sat down, she heard Deanna ask through choked sobs, "Where's Santiago?"

Her tone was a little demanding. It gave one the impression that it was an interrogation, making them feel ill at ease. To Scarlette, it sounded as though she was going to pick on Raeleigh.

If Deanna went after Scarlette, then she would tolerate it. However, when it came to Raeleigh, Scarlette would not let it slide.

Scarlette, who had been standing quietly at the side, plonked down on the couch opposite Deanna upon hearing the tone of her voice. Looking displeased, she asked Deanna, "What's with your tone? What? Is Raeleigh your nanny? Is she supposed to watch him for you?"

Zorion's expression darkened, but he did not fly into a rage. However, his eyes gleamed with an unpleasant shine.

Regardless of whether the person was right or wrong, no one could scold his sister.

Raeleigh tugged Scarlette's hand and said, "It's none of your business. Why did you have to stick your nose into this? This is between me and Deanna."

"Who's doing the talking? You or her? You are too naive. She... only knows how to bully you because you're an easy target. Furthermore, she has Zorion, who thinks he's so great. So, what if he has a sister? His sister is human, and you aren't?"

"They always come knocking on your door when they have a problem. Do you think that they are here to catch up with you? No! They're here to interrogate you. They blame you if something's up with Santiago. Why the h*ll are you going to take the blame?"

Scarlette roared at Raeleigh furiously. Raeleigh raised her head and looked at Scarlette, "Did you have a nightmare last night?"

The question left Scarlette speechless. She stopped and returned to sit in her corner, not wanting to say anything further.

Raeleigh looked at Deanna and said, "Scarlette has been a little worked up these past few days. Don't pay any mind to her."

Scarlette stood up and left without saying a word.

Raeleigh watched as she walked away and looked at poor Deanna. Deanna pouted. She finally said, "Raeleigh, I didn't mean to speak to you that way."

"I know you did not do it on purpose. Scarlette is the same. The two of you have similar personalities, unlike me. Whenever something happens, I remain aloof. It's not that I don't have any emotions, it's just that it's difficult to shake me. I remain calm and won't react. I can't cry like you or be as impulsive as Scarlette..."

As Raeleigh said that, Scarlette stopped in her tracks and turned around to observe Raeleigh. She was beginning to feel uncomfortable. She had overreacted.

Meanwhile, Raeleigh continued, "That's the kind of person I am. For example, when you see a bird, you'll rush towards it, but I won't. I will just stop and look up at it flying freely in the sky."

Zorion frowned. Raeleigh was not done yet. She added, "If you came to ask me about Santiago, then just ask me directly. You don't have to beat around the bush or put up an act. I have emotions too, but you won't notice them because I don't let them show on my face."

Raeleigh smiled in amusement. Deanna froze for a moment and asked, "Raeleigh, are you blaming me?"

"I'm not. I'm just unaccustomed to you interrogating me the way you just did. It's kind of like the way Scarlette was just now. Perhaps, that's the way you talk to other people, so you don't see anything wrong with it, but we're different. When people question me, I have feelings about it, I have my own thoughts about it. I just don't say it out loud."

"If I reacted the way Scarlette did and gave you the cold shoulder, then how would you feel? Have you ever thought about that?"

"You always apologize to me after being called out. You think that it smooths everything out, but that's just what you think."

Raeleigh picked up an apple, cut it with a knife, and put it on the table. "Take this apple here for an example. Once it has been cut, it will stay cut. Well, not unless you eat it, but then it ceases to exist. Whateve it is, the cut on the apple will not disappear."

Deanna was leaning against Zorion in his arms. Her face was pale as she looked up at her brother. "Zorion.."

"I know." Zorion gently patted her and faced Raeleigh. He said, "The way Deanna talked might have hurt you, but she did not mean it. She has been this way ever since she was a child. I will make sure she changes. I hope you can forgive her."

"I'm not angry. It just made me a little uncomfortable. I'm happy that you're here in my house, but I hope you will show me some respect. Since society treats people equally, as friends, shouldn't we treat each other on the same level as well? Just because she has a higher status and is the daughter of a rich family, unlike me, it doesn't mean she can come to my house and make a big fuss."

Scarlette remained sitting on the couch, and her face was pale. Deanna too, looked ill at ease as she stared at Raeleigh, unable to utter a single word.

After a long while of Zorion thinking it over, he said, "Deanna did not have any bad intentions."

"I know, I did not say that she did." It was just that Deanna did not treat Raeleigh well at times.

Raeleigh looked at the apple and picked up the knife again. She handed the apple to Scarlette while keeping the knife. Her gaze shifted to Zorion and Deanna. She said, "Do you see this? I have a knife which can hurt people. Scarlette, on the other hand, has an apple."

"However, you both aren't afraid of the knife in my hand. What if Scarlette was the one holding it?"

Raeleigh then handed the knife to Scarlette. Deanna's face drained of color at once. She leaned further back into Zorion's arms, shielding herself. Even Zorion had his guard up against Scarlette. Raeleigh took the knife out of Scarlette's hand and set it down. "Don't think that you didn't hurt anyone just because you didn't do anything. You say you did not mean it, but I feel that you did."

"Just because I look weak to you, you raise your voice when you're talking to me. You are afraid of Scarlette, so you talk more politely to her. To me, it seems that you think that you can walk all over me."

Deanna shook her head. "I don't understand."

Zorion patted Deanna on the shoulder and told her, "You need to rest."

Raeleigh glanced at Zorion and Deanna. She said, "I remember my debt to you. I appreciate your help. If it weren't for you at that time, then my hand might have been a goner. I'm very grateful for your help." "I'll find a way to return the money to you as soon as possible. I also hope that you will respect me and treat me as an equal in the future."

"We did not trouble you for that reason. The money has nothing to do with it. I'm sure you know that, right?" Zorion asked Raeleigh. A nervous Deanna kept her head hung low, avoiding everyone's eyes.