Go After My Ex-wife
Chapter 1170 Get to Know Each Other Again

After making the arrangements, Santiago pushed the door open and entered. Scarlette watched the door close before she slumped in dejection once again.

Once Santiago had entered the ward, he walked to Raeleigh's side, sat down, and looked at her. Her face was white as snow. This is how a woman was like when she lost her child through miscarriage. Other than that, she was covered in sweat.

Santiago slipped his hand under the quilt and held her hand. It was so cold, just like the hand of a dead person.

After a while, he put her hand back.

Gradually, the sky darkened. Santiago got up and went to stand by the window for a moment before he came back to sit beside her. After that, he stood up again. After enduring one such restless spell throughout the night, he finally sat still.

Soon, it was dawn. Raeleigh also rose at the break of dawn. She opened her eyes slowly and stared into space. Everything felt like a dream, as if they had travelled light-years previously, and were very far away from her!

Raeleigh fixed her hollow eyes on the white ceiling, devoid of any expression.

Santiago extended his hand and placed it on her forehead. He felt her forehead and compared it to his own, making sure that she didn't have a fever.

Getting up, Santiago went to pour Raeleigh a glass of water while she looked at him from the side. He added some sugar into the glass and blew on it, and the finishing touch was putting a straw into it. "Drink some water."

Raeleigh was lying still. He delivered it close to her mouth and pinched down her chin before sticking the straw into her mouth with a poker face. "The baby may be gone, but you can always have another in the future. If you're gone, then there will be nothing left."

"I have already figured out what happened. He deliberately found someone to irritate you. He must have encountered a certain issue. I will ask him later. There's a problem with his heart and he is currently still in a coma."

Raeleigh frowned. "In a coma?"

She turned her face away and did not drink the water. She contemplated something, but she couldn't figure it out.

Santiago put down the glass and stared momentarily at her. "You should know that he wouldn't have committed such an idiotic mistake for no reason."

Looking back at him, she placed her hand on her belly to stroke it quietly.

Santiago glanced at her hand. "This child isn't fated to come and meet you, but it's okay. You'll have twins in the future to make up for it."

Raeleigh fell into a stupor. It took her a long time to turn her head away. She lapsed into silence the whole time.

Santiago had been sitting by her side for a while when Cynthia knocked on the door from the outside. Actually, she had already arrived earlier, but she didn't come in because she saw them talking inside. She had been standing outside all the while.

The knock at the door drew Santiago's attention. He stood up and opened the door, taking in her luggage.

Cynthia had a pair of bloodshot eyes. Hearing the news that Raeleigh had had a miscarriage, she had cried along the way here. She had gotten over it initially after she reached here, but when she saw Scarlette's teary face, she began to be overwhelmed by the sorrow again.

She had just sobbed before she wiped off her tears and entered the ward.

Santiago smiled. "What are you crying for?"

She lowered her head and didn't answer as Santiago set the luggage aside. She quickly took off her jacket and approached Raeleigh. "How are you doing?" Before this, Raeleigh couldn't bring herself to smile no matter who came to visit her. That said, she managed to force a smile when she saw Cynthia.

"I'm fine. Why are you here?" Raeleigh glanced at the huge luggage. Cynthia replied, "Scarlette doesn't know how to take care of people. I'll do it." "There's no need for that. I'm fine." Raeleigh did not even have the strength to speak. Obviously, she was just putting on a brave face.

Cynthia did not say anything else as she was aware that Raeleigh would refuse even if she said anything.

She got herself busy by pouring Raeleigh a fresh glass of water and adding some brown sugar in it.

Only then did Santiago lie down on the couch.

"Are you tired?" Cynthia's eyes fell on him. He shot a glance at her. "I'm sleepy. I'll take a nap. Pay a visit to my brother later, see if he's well."

"Okay, I'll go as soon as I finish my job here. Have a good rest." Cynthia bent down and covered Santiago with a blanket. After Santiago closed his eyes, she turned to look at Raeleigh. Afterwards, she cleaned up the place and asked Raeleigh, "When did you wake up?"

Raeleigh checked the time. "It has been a while."

"Are you hungry?" Cynthia continued to ask, to which Raeleigh shook her head.

"You can't leave your stomach empty. I'll grab something for you and visit Jepherson while I'm at it. Get some rest first." Cynthia told her before she went out to pay Jepherson a visit.

Raeleigh watched as Cynthia left. The latter then stole a glance at Santiago. Her words were reasonable that it was intriguing for someone like Cynthia to be one of the Cole family.

Raeleigh remained silent in the quiet ward. Thoughts had been brewing in her head. In the end, she grabbed her phone, which had been put aside, and made a call to Xanthus to prevent him from worrying about her.

As a result, Xanthus rushed to the hospital. When they met, his face was even paler than hers. Raeleigh gazed at him helplessly. "It's not his fault. I accidentally fainted in the elevator."

Raeleigh didn't say anything else, but Xanthus was very aggrieved about it. He wouldn't let it go so easily.

"You need to rest now. One of these days, I'll arrange a full body checkup for you."

"Mom and Dad told me that they wanted to come, but I don't think it's a good idea now. I'd better take you back to see them after you recover."

Although Xanthus felt that bringing her back was uncalled for, since it would be a joke for their parents to meet her in her current state. Raeleigh nodded calmly.

However, Xanthus knew that she was used to bottling up her feelings as she had experienced her fair share of adversities ever since she was a child.

The absence of tears didn't necessarily mean an absence of pain. The emotional baggage that she was carrying was enough to bear witness to her suffering.

With Xanthus as her company, she gradually fell asleep. Cynthia was taken aback when she came back.

Surprised, Cynthia stood by the door momentarily before she walked over and put down the bowl of porridge in her hand. She greeted Xanthus politely. "Hello, Dr. Osteen."

Xanthus was still holding Raeleigh's hand, and the latter reciprocated the gesture. Cynthia found that his action was rather flagrant even if they were siblings.

It was just that she was in no position to poke her nose into where it was unwanted. Nevertheless, she still dropped him a friendly reminder. "Miscarriage can take a heavy toll on one's health. It's better if you put her hand in the quilt."

After being reminded, Xanthus did as she said. Following that, he stood up to thank Cynthia.

"Thank you for taking care of Raeleigh. I truly appreciate it," Xanthus said. Cynthia turned to give him a strange look. "I didn't do it for your appreciation. Why would you thank me? I'm doing all these because o Santiago. Furthermore, Raeleigh and I are friends. Save your gratitude."

Xanthus found it funny and immediately asked, "We haven't gotten to know each other officially, have we?"

She seemed to be baffled. "We've already known each other."

"The name's Xanthus Osteen. Let's get our first meeting right." Xanthus stretched out his hand towards her. His finger joints were well-defined, and there was a faint pink in the palm of his hand and the inner side of his fingers. For a moment, a thought flitted across Cynthia's mind. "Maybe that's how doctors' hands look like."