Go After My Ex-wife

Chapter 1672 Now's Not the Time

Raeleigh walked out of the hotel when she saw Hudson's car leaving. Jepherson was shocked by what

Hudson had said and only came to his senses when he saw her.

He turned around and looked into Raeleigh's eyes. Her gaze was so clear and guileless. How could

she possibly feel sorry?

"Let's get some rest."

Raeleigh calmly stood in front of Jepherson. It was only then that Jepherson began to truly size

Raeleigh up.

Suddenly, Jepherson asked, "Is the child pretty?"

Raeleigh opened her mouth subconsciously, but said, "What child?"

Jepherson stared into Raeleigh's eyes and did not answer. He walked past her into the hotel. When

Raeleigh turned to look at Jepherson, she thought of something and turned to look at the direction in

which Hudson had left.

When Raeleigh returned to the room, Jepherson was already lying on the bed. He got up at dawn to

smoke a cigarette.

Raeleigh was awake at that time, but she kept quiet because Jepherson was smoking opposite her.

It wasn't until Stuart knocked on the door to look for Jepherson that Raeleigh opened her eyes and

looked at the door. Jepherson left the room and didn't come back. She continued lazing around till it

was seven in the morning before getting out of bed. The moment she did, Jepherson came back. He

said to her, "The race for mayor starts in two days."

"Stuart came looking for you because of that?" Since Jepherson had brought this up, Raeleigh would

go along with it.

"Jacky missed his chance to become the mayor last time because of his injuries. This time, I'll try my

best to make sure he gets it."

Jepherson sat down in front of Raeleigh and pinched her cheek. "Do you think he'll win?"

"That's hard to say."

"What makes you say that?"

"Jacky's from Waverly Village, after all. All of his support is based there. The people of Capital City

probably still have their doubts."

"You're half-correct. What else?"

"If the Atkinson family doesn't support him, most people won't have the guts to, either. They're all just

going to go with the safest choice. If they were to support Jacky, what would they be taking the

Atkinson family as?"

"Since the Atkinson family doesn't support him, it's obvious that they're against him. Who else is going

to have the guts to go against the Atkinson family?"

Raeleigh suddenly felt hungry. "I'm hungry."

Jepherson turned towards the door and said, "Prepare breakfast and send it here."

He then turned back to Raeleigh and said, "Go on."

Raeleigh said, "The Atkinson family isn't going to give in easily if Jacky were to take charge of Capital

City as someone from Waverly Village. At the same time, the people of Capital City will want to

maintain the balance, so there are some who definitely want Jacky here to go against Zorion so that

the Atkinson family can be kept in check."

"But... Jacky's a sore spot for the Cole family. After all, he got Deanna pregnant..."

Raeleigh gave it some thought. "If so, the Cole family won't allow Jacky to get involved so easily. They

want a piece of the political pie, after all."

"It's not going to be easy for you to bring Jacky to power on your own in such a situation."

Raeleigh had said everything that she could, but Jepherson merely sat there without moving, deep in

thought. She waited for a long time, but she didn't say anything.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. When Jacky arrived, Jepherson received a call from him, but

they didn't meet up. In fact, he just stayed at home and watched television.

Jacky had to personally attend the race for mayorship. He was reported to be the CEO of a few

companies, and he'd managed to expand his empire overseas.

He'd been one of the top six richest men in the country for three consecutive years.

He'd also been included on the list of the top ten most outstanding young men for two consecutive

years.

Jepherson seemed to be thinking about something as he watched television. Raeleigh asked, "Are you

one of the outstanding young men?"

He looked at Raeleigh casually. "So's Zorion."

"How about Flynt?" He was her biggest concern at the moment.

"He's ranked second."

"Who's in first place?"

Raeleigh looked at Jepherson, but he turned back to the television and didn't answer her. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

She lowered her eyes thoughtfully. It was only to be expected that Jepherson would be first, but what

did he mean by remaining silent? Had something happened over the years to make him fall out of the

top three? If it wasn't him, then who was first?

Was he feeling embarrassed because he'd lost? Or maybe he didn't care about it at all?

Raeleigh had been out of the country over the years and she rarely paid attention to things outside of

her local environment. If it weren't for her return, she wouldn't have asked someone to get her the latest

information so she could brush up on her knowledge. In fact, it was only then that she found out about

what had happened at the Harvey family. Things seemed fine, but it had gone through a huge change.

Among them, the most obvious was that Jepherson had left home.

First, Jepherson had moved out of the Harvey family home. Then, Calvin and Belle had left Capital City

with the excuse of searching for a cure for their son's illness. However, their exact location was

unknown.

The Atkinson family, on the other hand, had been raising Jacky's sons all this time. Apparently, they

were already in kindergarten, and Rhys and his wife were the ones taking care of them. Deanna had

already graduated from university and had embarked on her masters'. It looked like she would continue

to study until she got her PhD.

Rossie was in university as well. Everything in Capital City was going along as it should, and the only

changes were Jepherson and Flynt's power and influence.

Flynt's influence was flourishing, and he'd eventually become more influential than Jepherson, who'd

been stuck for the past few years. With Flynt's plotting, it was only natural that Jepherson was starting

to lose his edge.

If things went on like this, Jepherson would only fall from grace.

Raeleigh didn't remember reading anything about Jepherson continuing to hold the position of first

place on the list of the top ten most outstanding young men, but if he hadn't even made it onto the list,

then it was really a sign of his fall from grace.

Humans were superficial. A person's past or future didn't matter to them, only the here and now. If this

went on, Jepherson would eventually fade from everyone's memories. How would he be able to control

anything in Capital City?

Jepherson held Raeleigh's hand. "Isn't that what you prefer? There wouldn't be a place for me here if I

was left with nothing. We'd be able to go anywhere we wanted and be alone, just the two of us. We

wouldn't be bothered by anything or anyone here, and nothing will stand between us."

"If that's what you really thought, you wouldn't be helping Jacky."

Raeleigh knew Jepherson like the back of her hand. Even if he were to step down, he'd go out with a

bang.

Jepherson let go of her hand and leaned against the other side of the sofa and gazed at the television.

"Even if I were to leave, now's not the right time."