Go After My Ex-wife

Chapter 1572 A Life for A Life

A life for a life. Raeleigh believed that Austin had sacrificed his life in exchange for hers, and because

of that, she could not sleep well nor do anything properly.

When Jepherson saw that Raeleigh had finally closed her eyes, he opened the shades and turned on

all the lights with the remote control. Then, he opened the skylight on the roof to reveal an artificial

night sky. Staring at the sky full of stars above them, he lay down and turned over to hold Raeleigh,

placing a kiss on her cheek.

Raeleigh didn't move nor resist. However, when Jepherson tightened his embrace, her breathing grew

rapid and nervous.

Jepherson patted her gently. The more nervous she was, the more he was unwilling to let her go. He

remained silent as he held her close to his chest.

Eventually, Raeleigh's body relaxed and she fell asleep. Jepherson tightened his arms around her once

more. Whenever she stirred, he immediately loosened his grip.

He waited until she was sound asleep before hugging her and falling asleep.

Raeleigh slept through the entire day and woke up at 5 pm the next day. When she finally opened her

eyes, she saw Jepherson's arm draped over her waist. She gently picked up his hand and moved it

away, then got out of the bed to wash up. After that, she sat down by the window.

She gazed at the night view through the window, feeling herself getting lost in the darkness. She

recalled the days when she would not stop worrying about Lechen and if he would sabotage her. Now,

she was safe and sound, but something bad had happened to Austin.

Raeleigh closed her eyes. Just then, Jepherson sneaked up behind her and bent down to hug her.

Raeleigh looked up and stared at Jepherson's breathtakingly handsome face. His shirt was crumpled

after being asleep, and the buttons on his shirt were opened to reveal his sexy chest. She thought he

looked even more attractive when he had just woken up.

Raeleigh didn't know what had overcome her, but the more she looked at him, the heavier her heart

grew.

She had been too determined to get out of prison, but when she finally managed to leave, her freedom

had cost Austin his life. She felt that her heart was bleeding.

No matter what, she was a murderer. Her hands were already tainted with blood, and she would never

be able to wipe her hands clean.

She never regretted killing Lechen that day. After all, if she hadn't killed him, she would be the one to

die.

However, when she escaped, she had brought trouble to Austin.

In prison, the officers looked down upon the prisoners and disregarded their lives.

They would make up hundreds of excuses to cover up the death of the prisoners. Meanwhile, when it

came to the death of the officers, they would never let it go off easily.

Austin was in trouble just because he had shielded her.

Raeleigh would never forget what he did for her.

"What's wrong?" Jepherson asked softly as he hugged Raeleigh. He had never been so gentle to her

before. However, Raeleigh did not answer him. She looked outside and just sighed, "The world outside

works just like your room. You have been so used to being superior and powerful that you can control

day and night with just the click of a button. After living here for a long time, I realized that I was just

lying to myself."

"I wouldn't have known that the world was so inexplicably cruel until I experienced it myself."

"I thought I had seen all sorts of evils when I was in prison. Every day, I was forced to face the worst of

the worst, but..."

"When I left, I discovered the reason why those in prison act that way. It was not only because of the

place itself but also because the world had created such a place."

"It's normal for someone to act bad once in a while. Even the kindest of souls will find themselves

hating upon someone else."

"However, there are just too many rotten apples in prison, each one of them worse than the other.

Innocent souls would only be crushed if wrongly convicted."

"If I wanted to survive, I could only stRhys from the right path. Only by showing the worst of myself

could I protect myself."

"But life really is cruel. I thought I could save him, only to have him disappear into thin air. I can't even

find his body. How cruel is that?"

Tears streamed down both of Raeleigh's eyes, and she refused to say more.

Jepherson left Raeleigh and headed outside. From that day onwards, Raeleigh never saw Jepherson

again. They did not contact nor talk to each other. It was as if Jepherson had disappeared into thin air.

Raeleigh called Xanthus at eight o'clock that night, so he drove to the hotel and picked her up at the

lobby. After that, Raeleigh tried looking for Jepherson. She did not call him and instead, went to his

office and the hotel to search for him. However, he wasn't there.

She didn't go to Jepherson's house to find him because she heard that Stella hadn't left the house yet.

Stella was still staying in Ink Garden.

On the fourth day, Raeleigh finally lost her patience. She called Jepherson and asked whether he had

news from Lenold.

To her, those four days felt like four years.

The phone rang for a long time before Jepherson answered it. Upon hearing his hoarse voice, Raeleigh

hesitated for a moment before asking him if he had heard anything from Lenold. He told her he hadn't

heard anything from him yet.

"Alright, I'll hang up," Raeleigh ended the call and went to Green House. She wanted to know what was

going on.

This time, she came prepared. She bought a set of equipment from the military store, and among them

was a pair of high-power binoculars with an eavesdropping function. Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

However, she thought the function was of no use because she would only use the binoculars to

observe the prison from afar. In order to get a good view, she hid outside the prison.

Despite hiding herself very carefully, she accidentally stood too close to the prison. The policemen

soon found her and arrested her.

Xanthus was surprised when he received Raeleigh's call. It had just been a day since he last saw her,

and she was at the police station? To make matters even more complicated, she was at the Criminal

Investigations Department.

Xanthus arrived at the police station shortly after. However, the policemen refused to release Raeleigh

because they suspected she was trying to break into the prison.

"Are you kidding me? My sis-my girlfriend is just a weak and normal girl. How could she break into

prison? You might as well tell me she attempted a bank robbery!"

Xanthus was furious and immediately contacted his lawyer.

Shortly, the lawyer arrived and went through all the procedures. Xanthus requested to see Raeleigh,

but they didn't allow him to. He refused to leave, so he waited at the police station stubbornly. If they

refused to allow him to see her, he decided to camp outside the police station until they allowed him to

do so.

The policeman told Xanthus that there was no use waiting because they had to conduct an

investigation before releasing Raeleigh.

"These are the tools your girlfriend used in her attempt to break into the prison. See for yourself if this

is good enough evidence to convict her," With that, the policeman showed Xanthus Raeleigh's high-

power binoculars and a shovel. Xanthus was quite surprised.

However, he still believed in Raeleigh.

He told the policeman immediately, "I will sue you for framing her."

But later, the policeman showed him a video of Raeleigh. In the video, Raeleigh admitted that the tools

belonged to her.

Xanthus was petrified and froze instantly.

"Mr. Osteen, we are equally worried about your girlfriend. Are you sure her mental state is stable?"

Xanthus glanced at the policeman and decided to claim, "I guess she hasn't been acting like herself

recently."

The policeman laughed, "So you don't even know if your girlfriend is alright? Green House is not a

place to mess with. We hope you understand that this is not a joke. If you have nothing to do with it, I

advise you not to get yourself involved."

Xanthus sat down and frowned, "I'm here to wait for my girlfriend. Is there anything wrong with that?

You may not let her go, but you can't stop me from waiting for her here either."

He was worried that Raeleigh had been framed, so he stayed in the police station and texted

Jepherson.