Cutie, Please Marry Me Again (Jenna and Hansen)

Chapter 1596

Callis kept his head down whereas Raeleigh stood on the staircase, which made them appeared to be about the same height. After seeing Leander leave, Raeleigh asked Callis, "Would you like to have an apple?"

Callis did not answer while still lowering his head. Raeleigh handed him an applethat she bought.

"Take it."

Still looking down, Callis did not extend his hand.

Raeleigh took his hand and placed the apple on his palm.

"I can't finish all the apples I bought. Here's one for you. You can treat me in return next time." Raeleigh was uncomfortable with leaving Callis alone. Hence, she waited until Leander returned.

"Where do you live?" Raeleigh asked before she left. Leander replied, "Just in front."

Raeleigh looked in the direction Leander indicated. It turned out that it was in the same direction as her home. That surprised her. "Aren't you staying with the other workers?"

Leander walked on one side of Raeleigh while Callis walked on the other. Callis did not make a sound and kept his gaze fixed on the ground.

Raeleigh kept glancing at Callis but he didn't look back at her. On one occasion, he stopped then sidestepped her before he continued moving forward.

Raeleigh wondered why Leander said that Callus was used to smiling at beautiful girls. Was she not beautiful?

Raeleigh felt stupid at the thought and could not help chuckling.

As he strolled down the street, Leander told Raeleigh why they did not live with the other workers.

"We are outsiders. We're considered lucky to have the opportunity of living in the village. The houses over there are free exclusively for the villagers. My brother and I have to rent a house somewhere else."

"I see. Is the rental fee expensive here?"

"It's acceptable. We can make a few hundred dollars per day. In this way, I can get myself a wife in a few years," Leander said with a complacent smile. Raeleigh was staggered for a moment before asking, "If you're going to have your own family, what about Callis?"

"He can look after himself."

Raeleigh followed them to the place where they lived. Stopping and having a look, she said, "I'll prepare breakfast for you and send it over tomorrow morning. When does your shift start?"

Raeleigh just felt that it was not easy for them to cook and it was not troublesome to deliver some food to them.

Initially, Leander rejected her offer. After she insisted, he accepted it.

After going back, Raeleigh prepared the food ingredients required for the dishes that she would make the next morning. At first, she planned to cook some oatmeal. Later, she changed her mind and prepared to make waffles instead.

Those two men had a physically demanding job, which made Raeleigh think that two bowls of oatmeal would not be sufficient. Thus, she made preparations for that accordingly.

By the time Xanthus came back, Raeleigh had already made dinner. After dinner, she went to call Jacky, inquiring about his investigations into the prison and the search for Stella. Xanthus tidied up

the dining table and saw that there were some fish and ribs in the kitchen. He turned to ask Raeleigh, only to find that she was still on the phone. Thus he didn't interrupt her. When Raeleigh came back after the call, Xanthus asked, "Did you want to eat fish?"

"No," Raeleigh replied quite straightforwardly.

"Then why did you prepare fish and ribs?"

Xanthus disapproved of having such a hearty meal in the morning, although they indeed should do it.

"It's for Callis, the worker we met. They're living nearby because they couldn't live in the free houses meant for the local villagers. They can only stay in a rented house. With their jobs, I bet they don't have time to bother with their meals. So, I'll bring a portion of our breakfast to them."

"Living nearby?" Again, Xanthus became alert. Raeleigh told him, "I met them in the supermarket. You can rest assured that they aren't bad guys. I have tested them."

In fact, Raeleigh had never tested them. But if she did not say so, Xanthus would not let it go.

Relaxing on the sofa, Raeleigh held a red apple in her hand. She wanted to nibble it, but due to the food she ate at dinner, she couldn't really do so.

Xanthus sat opposite her and asked, "Why did they go to the supermarket?"

"Xanthus, quit behaving like you're afraid of your own shadow."

Raeleigh took a bite of the apple. It was so sweet!

Xanthus threw a glance at her. "With a sister like you, it will be difficult for me not to be afraid of my own shadow."

Wearing a grin, Raeleigh chewed on the apple even though she was full.

As sleepiness set in, she got up and went into her room.

Seeing her go back, Xanthus decided to go out. He locked the door and told the surrounding people not to let their guard down. After asking where Leander and his brother stayed, he headed straight for them.

Xanthus knew all the people living nearby. When the landlord, who rented the place to Leander, saw Xanthus, he thought Xanthus came to make a house call. He even told Xanthus that nobody in his house was sick.

"I'm not here for consultation but to inquire about something."

Xanthus did not hide anything. Instead, he went straight to the point.

The landlord beamed at him. "Well then, what's the matter?" Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

Xanthus mentioned Leander and his brother without saying anything else other than the fact that they had conversed with his sister. He intended to get some more information on the brothers because it concerned him.

The landlord gazed at Xanthus for a while. Ever since knowing that Raeleigh was his sister, everyone in the village thought Dr. Osteen was a decent guy, with the only exception being that he had somewhat deprived Raeleigh of her freedom.

Originally, when they heard that the two of them were an unmarried couple, they had thought their relationship abnormal since the two of them had never been intimate with each other. At most, they only caressed each other's heads, which was unconventional.

Later, they found out that the two of them were siblings. It still baffled them as Xanthus kept an eye on his sister all day long, as if he was fearful of losing her.

"Keep your voice down while checking around. Don't let them find out or my rental business will go up in smoke." The landlord was helpless at meeting a worrywart like Xanthus.

Xanthus thanked him and ascended the stairs. There was an attic up there and Xanthus was eavesdropping outside the door.

For a long time, he couldn't hear Callis speaking. All he had heard was Leander's words regarding work the next day and a reminder for Callis not to keep smiling at girls.

Xanthus listened briefly before he turned around

and left.

The landlord, who remained downstairs, asked, "Are they the bad guys?"

"No."

With that, Xanthus took his leave of the landlord, who shook his head, thinking that Xanthus would be driven to madness sooner or later.

Knowing that Leander and his brother were not bad people, Xanthus went back to have a good sleep. The next day, Raeleigh woke up and prepared breakfast before she personally delivered it to the brothers. There were five waffles, a pot of oatmeal, a plate of fish, and barbecued ribs. Raeleigh watched as they shoveled down the food before drinking some water. They ate as though they were not full.

"I'll make more tomorrow." Raeleigh stood up and cleaned up while Callis remained voiceless. Raeleigh gave him an apple. "Here, my brother didn't eat it. It's left for you. You can eat it. I'll

purchase some more in the evening."

Raeleigh left after tidying up. She had been treating Callis like a child.

Following that, Leander took Callis to work.

Raeleigh then began to zero in on searching for Stella and Austin. Other than that, she spent the rest of her time with Callis.

However, there was nothing else between them other than having food and drinks together.

Meanwhile, news from Capital City circulated that the Richards Group's products had reached a low point that season and that the enterprise had suffered a major loss. This coupled with the incident with the Richards family's second young master had greatly affected the company. In short, the Richards Group's deficit had risen to a record high.