Chapter 1591 A Chance Encounter
Chapter 1591 A Chance Encounter
Raeleigh went back to her room first. By the time Xanthus returned after seeing Lenold off, Raeleigh
had already prepared the food. When she saw Xanthus coming back, she told him to wash his hands
before having dinner.
Xanthus paused for a moment. "Raeleigh, I saw two people on my way back."
Raeleigh raised her head to gaze at him. "Who?" Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
"Colston and Louisa."
"Why are they here?" Raeleigh put down her cutlery, unable to figure it out.
"They seem to have bought a house and settled down in Waverly Village. I saw them arranging things
outside the house but I didn't disturb them."
"Let's have our dinner first. We can go and check it out after this."
Raeleigh was preoccupied during dinner. How did Colston sneak into the village? She pondered on that
disturbing fact.
After dinner, she went to visit Colston and Louisa. On the way, she asked Xanthus, "Since we didn't
know that Colston is here, will Stella also be able to sneak in here?"
"No, Jacky has already searched the village. He said she wasn't here."
In fact, they had considered that possibility at the beginning, therefore Xanthus was quite reassured.
Raeleigh didn't say anything else. Arriving at Colston's place, she stopped and fixed her eyes on
Colston, who had just brought food ingredients back.
Colston walked at a fast pace. As he went in, a woman came out of the house. Raeleigh saw clearly
that it was Louisa.
Louisa had a plump belly and she placed her hand on it as she walked out. The couple was talking
about something riveting and they appeared elated.
Raeleigh observed the house they lived in. It was not a high-class one, hence Raeleigh thought it must
be rented.
Raeleigh watched for a while before turning to look at Xanthus. "Don't tell Jacky about this first. They
should be looking for Colston too."
"Something happened to the Cole family and Colston is here, which means that Colston knows about
it. The reason why he came here is to live a peaceful life."
"Raeleigh, your words make sense. Since Colston and Louisa managed to come into the village, Stella
must have her own way to do it too."
"Yeah. That's why I'm going to look for her in the village."
Raeleigh had her suspicions from the very beginning. There was no trace of Stella in entire Capital
City and there was no record of her leaving the city. Unless she had escaped underground, she should
have been found by now.
The fact that she could not be found didn't mean that she was missing. It was just that her hiding spot
was not detected yet.
"Raeleigh, listen to me. Don't do this by yourself. Let Jacky help us."
Xanthus was really perturbed about Raeleigh. In his eyes, he was ineffectual as a brother as he could
not deal with a cunning person like Stella. All he could do was remind Raeleigh to be more cautious.
Furthermore, Xanthus failed to see through Raeleigh's mind recently. He had no idea what was going
on in her mind at all. In fact, she exuded a sense of unfamiliarity at times.
He was aware that she was hurt because of what had happened to Santiago, especially because the
Harvey family had decided to send him overseas when she wanted to take care of him. She could not
simply leave the country and follow them abroad for Santiago's treatment. So, the option was taken out
of her hands.
Xanthus actually wanted to propose to Calvin to let Raeleigh take care of Santiago so that she could
leave this dangerous place at least. However, things didn't go his way. After all, Calvin's son was
injured. As an outsider, he didn't have the right to make requests
In any case, there was no longer a need to put forward such a suggestion.
Raeleigh fell silent for a bit. "Even if Stella is really hiding in Waverly Village, she won't dare to do
anything to me. If she harms me here, she can't run. She isn't a fool. Didn't you say that Jepherson
attacked the Doyle family? If so, she won't dare to go back home. If she does, the Doyle family would
not let her off. So, she could only stay here."
"In other words, I'm safe for now."
"Raeleigh, why do you think so? Stella is a maniac. If she could hurt Santiago in Capital City, there will
be no problem for her to hurt you here."
"It's not the same. There won't be any bias in favor of her here. Jacky will show no mercy to her, neither
will I."
Raeleigh turned her face away. "This is not Capital City. Here, she can't get another man like
Jepherson to protect her again."
With that, Raeleigh walked away. Xanthus was baffled by her words for a moment as he stared at her
disappearing silhouette. For some reason, he had a hunch that she had been bottling up her feelings.
Beneath that tough exterior of hers, there was a vulnerable, weeping soul.
By the time Xanthus returned, Raeleigh had already gone into her room. Feeling uneasy, Xanthus
knocked on her door. What followed was Raeleigh's calm and indifferent voice. "Xanthus."
"You're going to bed?"
"Yes."
Raeleigh suddenly came out of her room. She opened the door while rubbing her eyes. She was
wearing pink pajamas. It was not until Xanthus saw her that he was relieved. "Go to bed if you are
sleepy. Why did you come out?"
Raeleigh answered, "I know your mind won't be at ease if I didn't come out. Then you're going to spend
a restless night."
"Fine, I'll go to bed now. You should rest too."
Then he went back to his room to rest. Seeing him return to his room, Raeleigh went back and
changed her clothes. After a short while, she came out of her room again, heading out with a flashlight.
The sky had darkened but Raeleigh was not afraid of the dark.
Leaving her home, she made her way along a street. After she reached the end of the street, she took
a detour onto another road.
It was still Tristany for the villagers in Waverly Village. They would not rest this Tristany.
This was especially so as it was the season when they were busy farming their lands.
Raeleigh wandered through the streets where many people roamed around. She effortlessly noticed
some strangers who didn't belong to the village.
In this way, it was easier for her to locate Stella.
Just like how Xanthus had seen Colston and his wife. He recognized them at a glance since they were
not from the village.
Raeleigh did not manage to find Stella after walking around. She checked the time to find that it was
about ten o'clock. Only then did she decide to make her way back.
As Colston and Louisa came to her mind, she took another route and headed for their place. What
came to her sight when she arrived there was Colston and a few people who were dressed like the
villagers angrily shoving each other.
"Who are you? Why are you being so unreasonable?" Colston raised his hand and pushed a man
away. However, the other party was quite barbaric. They shoved him back without saying anything.
Their attitude was rather arrogant.
Raeleigh frowned as she had never seen these people before. They did not seem like villagers from
Waverly Village. She wondered who they were.
While Raeleigh was watching, one of them went into Colston's house. Colston turned around and
intended to go back but two people grabbed him. Colston was unwilling to give up and he fought with
them. It was just that Louisa's screaming could be heard right afterward.
Raeleigh called for help immediately. Worrying that wouldn't be enough, she took out her phone and
searched for the audio of the police siren. Then she played it with the highest volume and put the
phone in her pocket. Following that, she lowered her head and approached the fighting scene.
As she expected, when those ruffians heard it, they all took flight. Colston made a dash for his home.
Raeleigh walked over directly, pretending that nothing had happened. After waiting momentarily,
Jacky's men had arrived. Raeleigh asked them to look for Stella secretly before she went to Colston's
house.
Colston was hugging Louisa and comforting her. When Raeleigh entered, he thought that those people
had come back once again. As a result, he suddenly picked up a cleaver from the ground and was
ready to fight. However, he was stupefied at the sight of Raeleigh.