Go After My Ex-wife
Chapter 1113 One After Another

Jepherson did not answer Raeleigh's question. As soon as they got home, Jepherson led Raeleigh upstairs for a shower first. They had been busy these past couple of days and had to worry about Deanna. Raeleigh put aside all of her worries and went to take a shower. Then, she lay down on the bed and thought about her and Jepherson. She felt a little fickle and impatient as she lay on the bed. After Jepherson dried off his hair, he walked towards the bed. He sat on it and looked at Raeleigh. He asked her whether she was tired. Raeleigh replied, "A little. Are you going to take a rest?"

"No, I'm going to head out and check on Santiago and Zorion. I need to know what their plans are. If my grandmother finds out about this, then it will be very troublesome."

Jepherson lowered his head and kissed Raeleigh. Although he was reluctant to leave, he had no choice. Thus, he left after giving her a kiss.

Raeleigh's mood was much better after Jepherson left. However, she found herself staying up, thinking about Deanna. In the end, she did not sleep the entire night.

Raeleigh took a short nap in the morning and woke up just before noon. She went downstairs and saw Scarlette, looking a little restless. She was sitting on the couch while Hadrian was standing at the door. Both of them looked guilty and looked like they did not know how to explain their actions.

Although Zorion did not blame Scarlette for what happened, Scarlette blamed herself. If she hadn't said anything, then Deanna would not have run away. As for Hadrian, it was because of her that he did not say anything.

Raeleigh paused for a moment on the stairs, and she then walked over to Scarlette. She called out, "Scarlette."

Scarlette stood up and stared at her blankly. She had been waiting for Raeleigh to wake up all morning. Then again, Raeleigh was pregnant and she had to allow Raeleigh to sleep more. Therefore, she had been waiting till then.

"What's wrong?" Raeleigh actually knew that Scarlette was blaming herself for what happened to Deanna.

"It's my fault that Deanna's missing. If I kept quiet, then she would not have run away," Scarlette said as tears welled up in her eyes. She did not mean to do it. It was just that sometimes, she just could not tolerate Deanna's behavior. However, Deanna going missing had nothing to do with her, yet she blamed herself.

"Everyone's upset that she's missing, but it's not your own fault. Don't worry, we will be able to find her." Raeleigh could only say so.

"But I feel like something's going to happen to her," Scarlette said as tears rolled down her cheeks. Raeleigh raised her hand to wipe Scarlette's tears away and said, "Don't cry. If you cry, then I'll cry too. There's always a solution to every problem, but crying is not one of them."

"Then, what are we going to do? How can she just disappear? Jepherson said that this had nothing to do with the Cole family. If it's not, then where did she go? I'm sure that her disappearance had something to do with the Cole family. I wanted to go out and find her, but Hadrian stopped me. Now, he's guarding the door. There's no way out for me," Scarlette whined. Raeleigh briefly glanced at Hadrian, thinking that Hadrian was doing the right thing. However, she also understood how Scarlette was feeling right then.

Raeleigh thought for a moment and she then said, "Are you going to attend classes later?"

Hadrian looked at Raeleigh and said, "Yes, we are."

"Then, I'll come with you. I want to see whether Flynt's around, and ask him whether he's the mastermind." Raeleigh picked up her coat and dragged Scarlette to the door. However, Hadrian stopped them and told them that they were not allowed to leave.

"Jepherson asked me to watch over Scarlette. He said that she's not allowed to leave. He'll inform us if there's any news. I cannot disobey his instructions." Hadrian frowned. He was distressed seeing Scarlette like this. Although he was usually cold towards her, it did not mean that he was heartless.

Scarlette wanted to shove Hadrian out of the way when she heard his words. She was in a bad mood these past two days. In the past, Hadrian had never cared about her and that was because she made the first move and pursued him. Then, ever since they slept together, she was deemed worthless. In Hadrian's eyes, she was worthless.

Scarlette used all her might to shove Hadrian out of the way, but he did not budge. Raeleigh did not dare to do anything because she was worried she would harm the baby in her stomach. "Scarlette, what are you doing? Why can't you be more civilised and use words to express yourself? Why do you have to push him?"

Raeleigh tried to pull Scarlette away. Scarlette stared at Hadrian and gritted her teeth. "You are shameless. You've never cared about me and now, you're blocking my way. Do you want to force me to my death?"

"If something were to happen to Deanna, then how am I going to live with myself?"

Scarlette shouted as she dropped to her knees. Raeleigh even felt her ears buzzing. She was caught by surprise by the magnitude of Scarlette's voice. She held her stomach and said, "Scarlette, please calm down. My baby cannot take your screaming."

Raeleigh wanted her to calm down. She had no idea that Scarlette would have been so agitated. Scarlette immediately stopped shouting, turned around, and picked up a chair to hit Hadrian. However, Hadrian managed to dodge it in time and gave her a tight slap on the face.

Scarlette was petrified. Hadrian gritted his teeth, and his face was extremely cold. "That's enough! This only happened because you were too impulsive! Haven't you had enough? What can you do when you go out? Jepherson is afraid that something bad will happen to you. That's why he wants you to stay home, but you still insist on going out! For how long are you planning to throw a tantrum?!"

Hadrian kept a straight face. He kept his hand that he used to slap Scarlette behind his back and clenched his fists tightly. Not only did the slap hurt Scarlette's face, but it also hurt his heart. After all those years, it was not that he did not like her. He had a weird personality and he was as rigid as a block of wood.

He slept with Scarlette when she was sixteen. He was two years older than her. At that time, he was eighteen years old. At that time, they were young and naive, so it was natural for a handsome boy to be attracted to a pretty girl. What did they know? They knew nothing, but...

They knew what was bound to happen in relationships between a man and a woman.

He did not want to ruin his image of Scarlette, so he rejected her again and again. But in the end, he still could not change it.

They were grown up then. It was normal for him and Scarlette to be together. He could refuse her once or twice, but he could not refuse her anymore.

It was as addictive as taking drugs. Once a person took it, they would keep coming back for more.

A lot of things did not just happen overnight. Instead, they gradually build up habits over time.

Hadrian gritted his teeth. It wasn't that he did not like her, it was just that he did not know how to express his feelings for her. However, what Scarlette needed was someone who knew how to communicate and coax her. He just wasn't that person. What could he have done?

Hadrian clenched his fist and stared at Scarlette. Raeleigh held her breath as she watched the scene unfold in front of her. Did Hadrian just slap Scarlette?

"Hadrian, what are you doing? Why are you doing this? Get out!" Raeleigh hurried over to check on Scarlette's face. Her face was red and swollen. She could imagine how hard Hadrian had slapped Scarlette. Raeleigh glared at Hadrian and dragged Scarlette back onto the couch. She asked Serra to bring the first aid kit and some ice.

Scarlette sat stunned on the couch. She neither responded to Raeleigh, nor did she scream or push her away.

Raeleigh took a look at Hadrian, who stood rooted by the door. His heart ached, but he could not control himself. He could not find any other way to resolve this issue.

Raeleigh felt a little guilty. If she had not wanted to go to school with Scarlette, then this would not have happened.

A series of events were unfolding one after another.