Go After My Ex-wife
Chapter 1185 Parents

Raeleigh looked around the new residence. It was actually a decent place, but she was surprised to find that Xanthus would move in to live with her.

Novalie had been sitting inside and watching television since they came. Xanthus had already got someone to clean up the place prior to their arrival, so there was no need for them to do the cleaning when they arrived. Raeleigh had bought some ingredients to prepare dinner.

Xanthus examined Novalie and sorted out his own room. so that he'd have space to put some of his favorite books in the room.

Raeleigh cooked while Novalie indulged in television shows. Xanthus put on some simple decorations in the room before he went to the kitchen to help Raeleigh.

"Is there anything I can help with?" asked Xanthus, who was standing in the kitchen. She shook her head and said, "It's fine. I am almost done. Wait for me outside. Dinner will be ready soon."

"Let me help you, I can do it too." Xanthus took a look at the dishes in the kitchen before taking the steamed fish out of the steamer and placing it on the dining table. Then, he came back to cut some melon and arranged it before bringing it out to the dining table again.

Then, he came back to take the rice, soup, and side dishes.

Raeleigh continued to prepare food in the kitchen while Xanthus went back and forth between the kitchen and the dining table to serve them on the table. Finally, Raeleigh was done. They sat around the dining table, ready for their dinner.

During dinner, Novalie looked at Xanthus over and over again. In her eyes, Raeleigh was blessed to have a brother like Xanthus.

"Enjoy yourselves. I'm full, I'll go back to my room first. We just came back, so I'm not used to the environment yet. I'll lie down for a while."

Novalie stood up after she had finished eating. She did not want to disrupt the quality time shared between the siblings.

After Novalie returned to her room, Xanthus said to Raeleigh, "You need more nutrients. Eat more."

With that, he put the fish into her bowl. She nodded without saying a word.

Raeleigh had started getting accustomed to having Xanthus taking care of her as her brother. Occasionally, she would feel bashful when accepting his kindness.

Since she did not say a word, he did not attempt to make any conversation until they finished their dinner.

Raeleigh cleaned up the dishes while Xanthus stared at his laptop. After she had finished tidying up, she went over to Xanthus to have a look at what he was doing. He was having a video call and he pointed at the two people on the screen when she walked over. She was stunned to see the people he was pointing at.

"She's Raeleigh, isn't she?" In the video, there was a woman sitting on a wheelchair. Raeleigh could tell that she was holding a notebook while talking to her. The image on the laptop was very clear and close to her. Therefore, the woman stuck out like a sore thumb. Raeleigh had seen this woman, and she recognized her.

"Raeleigh, she's our mother," Xanthus said. Raeleigh finally sat down after a long while. Then, she greeted the woman in front of her.

"Hi, n-nice to meet you..." Raeleigh didn't know what to say, as it was her first time meeting her parents.

The woman on the other end of the line burst into tears out of overwhelming excitement and grabbed the hand of the man behind her. At that moment, the man behind her turned around and looked at Raeleigh with a smile.

Raeleigh froze for a moment and shot a glance at Xanthus. "The two of you look alike, even more alike than in the photos."

"The same goes to you. You look alike too," Xanthus said with gentleness in his eyes. Raeleigh lowered her head and slowly observed the man on the screen. He was handsome, tall, and resembled Xanthus, albeit slightly older.

He said when he saw Raeleigh, "It's a pleasure to meet you, my child."

All of a sudden, Raeleigh couldn't resist the tears from her eyes and she started weeping.

The woman began to cry too. She cried her heart out.

Xanthus comforted Raeleigh, while the man consoled the woman on the other side of the screen. The whole family shed tears on their first meeting together.

Raeleigh finally stopped sobbing. The woman stared at her and naively stretched out her hand, wishing she could touch Raeleigh.

"Raeleigh, is your name Raeleigh?" asked the woman. Raeleigh nodded. She couldn't utter a single word.

"I'm your mother. Can you call me Mom?" the woman implored Raeleigh pleadingly. Raeleigh's eyes were red from crying and she pursed her lips. She wanted to address her as Mom, but the word was stuck in her throat and she couldn't seem to find her voice.

The woman stared at her expectantly, but Raeleigh remained quiet. She started to lose her patience.

"Raeleigh..."

"Mom, give Raeleigh some time. It's not that she refuses to do so, she just can't. You have to be considerate," Xanthus said. The woman seemed to have understood something and replied, "I am not in a hurry not in a hurry."

However, she couldn't help whimpering.

The man behind hugged her and coaxed her to take it slow. Raeleigh could not bear to witness the scene in front of her, so she said with a hoarse voice, "Mom."

The crying on the other side stopped abruptly. Even the man looked surprisingly at Raeleigh. What followed was a grin on his face.

Xanthus wrapped an arm around Raeleigh and patted her back. "You are so courageous!"

Raeleigh was confused. She pushed him away and gazed at him. "Does it have anything to do with courage?"

However, he burst into laughter the next second.

The woman suddenly said, "I'm going to her place. I am going to see our child."

Only then did Raeleigh look back at the woman, whose eyes were fixed on her in determination. The man answered, "Let's go. We'll go right away."

"Wait a minute..."

Xanthus stopped her quickly. "Don't come over now."

"Xanthus..." She looked astonished, as if it was a torment for her if she was not allowed to visit Raeleigh.

Raeleigh found that her mother was similar to Deanna in certain aspects.

"Mom, you're not in good health. Raeleigh will need to take care of you if you were to visit. She is not entirely in good health too, and she needs me to look after her. If that is the case, then there will be two people here who will need to be taken care of. Besides, her grandmother needs somebody to look after her as well. Mom, you'd better not come. Just wait for us to go back and see you."

The woman disagreed and protested. "Xanthus, I can take care of myself."

"I'm aware of that, but it's not convenient at the moment. Our living space is too small, and it can only accommodate two to three people. Not only is your health an issue but the living environment here is also not ideal. It's better for us to visit you than the other way around."

Raeleigh took a look at Xanthus. She knew he was trying to protect her so that their parents wouldn't know about her recent miscarriage.

The woman was extremely disappointed. She asked after a long moment of silence, "Then, when are we going to meet?"

"After some time, during the break. We'll go back during Christmas." Xanthus made the decision hurriedly. After a moment of silence, the woman finally nodded.

Following that, Raeleigh listened to her mother's non-stop chatter. She was not annoyed but rather, she enjoyed it very much. When her mother mentioned something sad, she would stare at Raeleigh helplessly and sorrowfully.

When she felt sad, the man next to her would hold her and kiss her to ease her emotions.

After ending the video call, Raeleigh heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Xanthus, who sat beside her. She began to wonder about her family.

She wondered if she was no longer considered an orphan.