All Chapters of Jilted Heiress Strikes Back: Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

Raina frowned slightly, her whole body and gaze focused on Leif as she tentatively said, “Mr. Vexley… Mr. Vexley…”Leif’s eyelids rolled a few times but he still didn’t open his eyes or respond. It seemed his fever was quite high; he was in a semi-conscious state.No wonder. How had she not realized that this man was drunk last night, had been drenched in rain for so long, and had fallen so many times? Even if he was tough as iron, he couldn’t possibly have held up.Raina rushed to her bag and pulled out her emergency kit. She checked his pulse, then quickly grabbed a thermometer and a fever-reducing patch. Thank God she always carried her supplies. She took out a small vial of her specially prepared medication, poured some into a spoon, and gently tried to get him to swallow it.But Leif was semi-conscious, unable to swallow on his own. No matter what she did, the medicine just wouldn’t go down his throat.His fever continued to rise, his face growing redder by the minute. Raina chec

Leif turned his head slightly toward Raina. The corners of his mouth lifted a little—like he was about to smile, but didn’t fully. He gave a faint chuckle and said, “Alright.”Raina: “…”Did something get into this guy’s head?He owed her money, yet he looked happy about it?Well, maybe that’s just how rich people’s brains worked—completely out of sync with normal human logic.Now that everything was out in the open, neither of them brought up last night again. Although, truth be told, Raina still had a lot of lingering questions. Like, why had Leif gone out in the rain to find her in the first place? He clearly couldn’t see, had fallen multiple times, yet never turned back. And the way he reacted when she said she was going to find Reid—how his drunken anger had flared with that one word, ‘Fine’…She couldn’t help but mind. But every time the words reached her lips, she swallowed them back and changed the subject.The lights, the fireworks, the night sky—all of it had faded from her

Raina turned to Callum, the corners of her lips lifting slightly. “Mr. Callum, what exactly are you trying to say?”Callum looked at her, his expression complicated. “I just want to say, maybe… in the past, Reid did make mistakes. But all these years, he’s been in a lot of pain too. The world only ever saw the proud, high-and-mighty version of him, the one basking in glory—but no one saw the desolate and self-doubting side of him.”He paused, as if lost in recollection, then continued, “There was a time he got drunk in the middle of the night and went from door to door begging store owners to get up and make him a plate of cold pasta. He also once ran into the forest behind the mountain alone, in the middle of the night, crying while looking for a specific tree. And there was…”Raina lowered her eyes and interrupted him. “Enough. Don’t say anymore.”Callum said, “You’d never know these things unless you asked. And even if you did, with his pride, he’d never tell you. But these years…

Leif sat motionless on the sofa. Raina walked over and helped him up. The two of them had already developed a quiet understanding of each other’s movements. Once they reached the bathroom, she finally let go.She said, “This is the shower… this is the hot water, and this is the cold… uh, you can take off your clothes now. Just put them here… I-I… I’ll wait for you outside…”Leif replied, “Okay.”Raina quickly turned around and practically fled, as if escaping for her life. She wasn’t sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt a little short of breath. She raised one hand and fanned herself vigorously, her cheeks flushing red, her heart fluttering uneasily.A while later, Leif’s voice came from the bathroom, calm and composed: “Okay, you can come in now.”His tone was perfectly neutral, as if nothing was out of the ordinary.Raina quickly lifted her head, then halfway up, realized that was a bad idea—as if there were some wild beast waiting in front of her—and immediately lowere

Ding—Raina’s phone suddenly chimed. She picked it up instinctively and saw a new friend request on Instagram.Raina: “…”Alright, ever since returning to the country, although she had run into Reid a few times, they had never actually added each other on Instagram. Under the current circumstances, it felt like she couldn’t really refuse.Reid looked at her, raising his eyebrows high. “Since I’m going to transfer you money, I need your contact, don’t I?”Raina said, “Oh, fine.”She opened Instagram and accepted the request. When the system notification popped up, Raina was momentarily dazed. After five years, they could still talk like nothing had ever happened and add each other as friends—it really felt like a lifetime ago.Very soon, Reid transferred the money and sent over the receipt. Raina glanced at the amount and raised her brows in mild surprise.“Six thousand? I only asked for three. You sent extra on your own… Thanks!”Reid smiled. Still the same money-grubber as before—jus