Chapter 1822
Chapter 1822
It was not until the morning that Raeleigh realised that Marissa had gone mad. What's more, it was Scarlette who came over to inform Raeleigh.
After Scarlette told Raeleigh, she continued, "Mr. Jepherson has recovered a little over the past couple of days. If you have time, why don't you head over to Waverly Village? Wouldn't it be much easier for us to visit you that way? Raeleigh... We came to see you, not a prisoner, but look at..."
Scarlette cast a quick glance at her surroundings. They were surrounded by four very high walls along with convicts. It was unsafe here.
Raeleigh did not think much about it. She looked over at Scarlette and said, "No one had any opinion when they came to visit me. You're the only one who thinks that way. Shaney, come over and tell Madam Scarlette when we're leaving this place."
Shaney quickly rushed over and told Scarlette, "We will be leaving in a few days. Uncle Santiago, Mom and I are planning to visit Grandma and Grandpa once we leave this place."
Scarlette was stunned for a moment. Then, she asked Raeleigh, "You guys are leaving?"
"Yes, we're leaving."
"What about Mr. Jepherson? Raeleigh, are you really planning on getting together with Mr. Santiago? Have you ever thought about what you're going to tell Shaney when she grows up?"
"No, I've never really thought about it. Santiago told me that life is short and we must live in the moment."
"Raeleigh..."
Raeleigh said nothing. Scarlette did not know what else to say.
"Why don't you stay for dinner?"
Raeleigh finally broke the silence and stood up. She gently nudged Shaney and said, "Can you please go and get Uncle Austin and Uncle Santiago? I remember you said you wanted to eat raviolis, so well have that for dinner. Shaney, would you like Madam Scarlette to stay for dinner?"
"Yes!"
Shaney set off in search of Austin and Santiago. At this moment, Austin and Santiago were weeding in a quiet and isolated place. There were people watching over them from a distance. They buried themselves in work, not talking.
When they were almost done, Santiago asked, "Are you really going to let us go?"
"I'm not. I'm sure Shaney will come back when I ask her to. It's not suitable for me to bring her out to see the world, but you guys are different."
"Then, what do we need to do in order for you to let us go?"
Santiago stood up. Austin dusted off his hands and went to wash. He looked at Santiago and asked, "Kneel down. Back then, when your brother came to ask me for Shaney, I told him to beg me, but he refused. If you kneel down and beg me, I would hand Shaney over to you."
Santiago laughed and immediately went down on one knee. Austin was slightly stunned. Santiago wanted to get down on both knees, but Austin grabbed his arm and stopped him from getting onto his knees.
"Get up."
Santiago asked, "In the future, if Shaney's not in any danger, you're not allowed to find her. She's not allowed to join the army. She's just a normal kid."
"You're smart. You understand my thoughts."
"Austin, you're a very daring guy, but you'll never be able to walk out of Green House. This place is not used to house criminals, it's used to imprison you. I don't want my niece to become like you." "I don't want her to become like me either. Come on, stand up." Austin helped Santiago up and looked at him. Then, he turned around and said, "When I saw Raeleigh, it was love at first sight. It's a pity that I have a special identity. I was raised in this place and received training when I was five. I know I'll never be able to live the life I want.
Yes, I might have power, but I'm no more than a puppet. I can't give Raeleigh anything. I treat Shaney like my own daughter. I hope that one day, I'll be able to have a daughter like Shaney, but I know I'll never get the chance.
You know your brother's character better than I do. He's intelligent, yet scheming. I'm not saying that you're a good person. At least, you know how to love someone better than your brother."
"From my understanding, you sound like you've never wanted to help my brother."
"You're right."
Austin turned to look at Santiago. "If you were me, what would you do to your brother?"
"I understand."
Santiago did not say anything else. Soon, Shaney finally found them. Santiago bent down, picked her up and put her on his shoulders.
"Mummy sent me to get you and Uncle Austin to come home and have raviolis with us." "Alright, then. Let's go." The two of them brought Shaney back home to have raviolis. At this time, Raeleigh was preparing some food with Scarlette. Cedric and Heitor were by her side.
When they heard that Shaney was leaving, they also wanted to follow. Right now, they are currently talking about it with Raeleigh.
Raeleigh said awkwardly, "I have no say in this. You have to ask Uncle Santiago."
"But Uncle Santiago asked us to ask you."
Raeleigh was speechless. "Even if I said yes, you will still need to clarify with him. What happens if he's fooling us and you guys really believe that he will let you come with us?"
"But Uncle Santiago said that we can come along."
After all, they were both kids. They kept pestering Raeleigh about it. At this time, Raeleigh was folding the edges of the dumplings around the mushroom fillings. The two kids did not care that she was busy and kept staring at her.
Just as they were asking, Shaney, Santiago and Austin entered the room. Santiago said, "You can come with us but you will not be able to come back in the future. Are you two willing to leave your parents behind?"
Cedric and Heitor immediately became quiet. Raeleigh thought they would just dismiss the idea, but she did not expect that they would come and find her at night to tell her that they've made up their minds to follow them.
It seemed like they weren't willing to part with Shaney.
Raeleigh and Shaney slept in Santiago's room. Shaney was sandwiched between her mother and her uncle.
Raeleigh's heart ached when she saw her daughter and Santiago. Shaney lay in Santiago's arms and stared at Cedric and Heitor. She hesitated for a while and said, "I want them to come along with
us."
"Alright then."
Finally, Santiago agreed. Raeleigh looked at him strangely and asked, "Another two kids? Are you crazy?"
"Yup."
Santiago pointed to the door and said, "Why don't the two of you go and get some rest? Tomorrow, you have to tell your parents that you're coming along with us and that you're never coming back."
After Cedric and Heitor left, Raeleigh asked, "What are you doing? Do you think we can take care of three kids?" "Maybe four."
Santiago sat on the bed with Shaney in his arms. He pinched her face and said, "Let's get some sleep. We'll head over to Waverly Village tomorrow."
"Yay! We're going to Waverly Village!"
Shaney was excited that she could not sleep when she heard that they were heading over to Waverly Village. She spent the entire night talking to Santiago. Raeleigh did not have a good night's sleep because of their chattering. She woke up the next morning and glared at them.
But after breakfast, Santiago and Raeleigh brought the kids over to Waverly Village.
Jacky had been waiting for them at the entrance for a long time. When Deanna Cedric and Heitor, she immediately pulled them over and hugged them. Her pregnant belly was protruding.
Raeleigh fixed her eyes on Deanna and asked after a long time, "You're pregnant?"
"Yes, we're having a girl."
"Yes, I've heard that before. You told us that you were having a girl last time and see how it turned out."
Everyone chatted and laughed as they walked inside. When they reached the inside, Jacky asked Santiago when he was leaving. However, Santiago told him about Cedric and Heitor's plans.
Raeleigh walked behind, watching the kids, but she could still hear what Jacky and Santiago were talking about.
After a long time, Raeleigh heard Santiago say, "Instead of letting them stay with Austin, why don't you let them come with me? I will send them back to you in a few years."
"Austin also has a strong bond with them. The only reason why he is willing to let them go now is because of their bond. Otherwise, in a few years' time, when the child grows up, he might not let them go."
Jacky looked at Santiago. "Then I'll have to trouble you!"
Although it was just one sentence, Raeleigh knew that the brotherhood between Jacky and Santiago was strong.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.