Go After My Ex-wife
Chapter 1290 Santiago's Confession

"Let's go together. We can talk about things while we're at it."

Jepherson stepped forward, and Raeleigh instantly felt pressured. Although she wasn't too pleased with Santiago's sabotage, she still felt intimidated to face Jepherson. She took a deep breath. Closing the door, she turned around and followed Santiago into the elevator. With him around, she felt safe and secure.

The three of them rode the elevator down. Raeleigh stood closer to Santiago, averting her eyes from Jepherson's face.

Soon, the elevator doors pinged open. Santiago waited for Raeleigh to step out first before leaving the elevator, while Jepherson trailed behind them.

The three of them were very capable and the company staff looked up to them. However, the relationship between them was a complicated one, which made everyone feel awkward around them. They didn't know what was going on.

After they exited the building, Raeleigh sat in the car. Jepherson followed suit. Raeleigh raised her head, a telltale sign that she was about to shuffle further. He looked at her and said, "Do not move." Santiago taunted, "Oh, speak your mind, would you? We need to go home for dinner. We don't have the time to babysit you."

"Shut up or I'll throw you out."

Jepherson's sudden warning amused Santiago and he smirked, "Why don't you try?"

Jepherson frowned, "Let's get out of the car."

Santiago remained still. In the back seat, Raeleigh was fidgeting. She might as well have gotten out of the car first.

If they liked to fight so much, she thought, why didn't she give the floor to them?

With that, Raeleigh got out of the car and surveyed around. Spotting a taxi, she planned to hail it. Just as she was about to take a step forward, Jepherson got out of the car. "You, get in."

Raeleigh turned around and looked at Jepherson. Then, she returned and sat in the car without saying anything.

As the car drove off, Raeleigh looked at Santiago, who was driving. She sighed deeply and asked, "Why must you two fight?"

"The best way for men to resolve their issues is to have a good old fight," Santiago drove the car slowly. Raeleigh leaned against the backseat of the car, taking in the scenery outside. She sat in the back and couldn't see the front very clearly, but she was sure that Jepherson had taken a taxi and was following them from behind.

Raeleigh covered her eyes and raised her head.

When the car arrived at their home, Santiago drove into the compound. Raeleigh got out of the car and looked back. He was relieved to see that they weren't followed.

Back in her room, Scarlette saw that Raeleigh had reached home and hurried out. When she saw her, she wanted to rush over to her to spill the tea about Deanna's pregnancy.

Raeleigh looked at Scarlette. She wasn't surprised at all because anything Xanthus mentioned was very likely to be true.

"Raeleigh, aren't you surprised?" Scarlette found it incredulous. Raeleigh asked as they walked, "A man and woman are together, and then a baby is made. Well, isn't that normal? What is so surprising about it?"

Raeleigh went upstairs to change her clothes.

Scarlette was speechless. Why was Raeleigh acting like this? Deanna was pregnant. Regardless of whether this was logical or not, the Atkinson family would prove to be a huge problem and obstacle to their relationship. Zorion wouldn't leave Jacky be, nor would Rhys. How was Jacky's life going to pan out?

Furthermore, Santiago was the one who brought them together. Scarlette felt like things were just getting stranger by the day.

Raeleigh went upstairs and pushed the door open. After she closed the door behind her, she leaned against it for a while. Her mood was awful. It reminded her of the baby she had before, and she felt a throbbing pain in her heart.

She'd lost her child because she wasn't a determined mother.

Feeling melancholic, Raeleigh went to the bathroom, undressed, took a shower, then laid down on her bed.

She still felt uncomfortable; not just because she had taken a bath and still felt cold, but because of other things as well. Now that Lamarre had left, she didn't like working in the company, and that inadvertently led to her current state of being unable to design anything anymore. Ever since she'd lost her baby, she had been aimless and hopeless. She didn't just lose a child, but all of her talents and inspiration as well. Raeleigh felt like she had lost everything.

She continued lying on the bed, tossing and turning until someone knocked on the door. She was still awake though.

"Dinner time," Santiago called for her from outside the door. Raeleigh realized that she had fallen asleep before she even had her dinner. She got up and went downstairs, only to find that everyone was already at the table.

She didn't spot Jacky or Deanna. She sat down and asked Scarlette, "Where's Deanna?"

"I just took her upstairs. She seems to be in more need of good care than you right now."

Scarlette said this as she took a bite of her food. Raeleigh didn't say anything but slowly ate her dinner.

Meanwhile, Jepherson sat outside, staring at the door to Raeleigh's room. His taxi stopped outside their villa, but he didn't get out.

Raeleigh went back up after dinner. She couldn't sleep, so she got up from the bed and went to the window to look outside. There really was a taxi parked outside.

Raeleigh stared at it for a bit and closed her curtains. She mused to herself, "It's already dark outside, but Jepherson doesn't want to go home yet. Will he really leave at ten o'clock?"

Despite her thoughts, she turned around and went back to her bed. She lay down but couldn't get any rest. When she noticed that it was ten o'clock, she got up and peeked outside. Jepherson's taxi had just left, for she could still catch a glimpse of the shadow of the taxi slowly disappearing.

Even with the curtains closed, Raeleigh couldn't get a wink of sleep. She was clearly worn out, but she couldn't sleep for some reason.

Because of that, Raeleigh stepped out of the room for some fresh air. She wanted to drink some water, but a man was standing downstairs with his hands in his pockets as he looked outside the window. Only one person had such an uppity posture--Santiago.

Raeleigh hesitated, but after a while, she went down the stairs. Santiago turned around to look at her. His hands were still in his pocket.

Reaching downstairs, Raeleigh looked at him. She turned around to look at Santiago, who was by the window. No words were exchanged. It wasn't pitch-black inside the house. Most of the lights were on, but they weren't bright enough.

However, this didn't bother them.

Raeleigh stopped by the window and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"I'm looking at whatever you're looking at," The corner of Santiago's lips curved up. He gazed at Raeleigh, his eyes deep. Then, he turned around and asked, "Why aren't you talking?"

What could she say when he'd already voiced everything? Thoughts such as "Just stand there. Don't move. Don't say anything. It's not good to be so talkative," were rattling in her mind. "What are you thinking about?" Santiago asked with a smile. He seemed to be in a good mood.

"Nothing."

Raeleigh really wasn't thinking of anything at the moment. She was very confused and didn't really have the time to think.

However, Santiago's smile only deepened thoughtfully.

"I'm thinking of not having to give in to him someday. I can finally fight for the person I love."

Soon as the words rolled off Santiago's lips, Raeleigh's mind started spinning. The person he loved?

Her first thought was Cynthia, but her own figure popped up into her mind. She paused and looked at Santiago's handsome face, asking, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"You know what I mean. You're just pretending to be confused. Smart as you are, surely you can understand what I'm saying," Santiago turned around and met Raeleigh's gaze. She was completely stunned, her response unforthcoming. Santiago stepped forward. He said, "I like you."

She felt her mind abuzz, her eyes nTristany popping out as she stammered, "Santiago..."