Chapter 115 As Long As I’m Around, I Wouldn’t Let Anyone Hurt You Again
Jasper Milton was sure that she was really Stella Grace. His eyes sank, as if they were condensed by mist, which was dark and far-reaching.
How long had it been since he last saw her?
It was the 65th day.
They met each other in summer. When they met again, it was already late autumn.
“Are you all right?” Jasper asked in a hoarse voice. When he asked, his voice was already choked with sobs.
Stella unconsciously looked at his broken finger, and her eyes turned a little wet.
She did not know how to hide her emotions now. She turned her face away and said coldly, “Isn’t it inappropriate to talk about the old days now? Don’t fall into someone else’s trap.”
“I’ve come in. If it’s a trap, I can’t avoid it anymore.” Jasper sat by the bathroom and stared at her with no intention of leaving. “You’re thinner.”
“Isn’t it trendy now? The waif-look is regarded as beautiful?”
“I think you look better when you’re chubbier,” Jasper said faintly.
Stella lowered her head. After all, she was not wearing any clothes. It was very awkward for her to chat like this.
It was already inappropriate for them to chat with each other because of their current relationship, what more under a situation like this.
“I’ve figured it out,” Stella said with her sparkling eyes.
“I’ll wait for you outside.” Jasper turned around and went out.
Stella smelled the strong scent of alcohol on him.
She thought that she was the only one in the room, so she took off her clothes and did not take her change of clothes in.
She stood up to get the bath towel.
Jasper carried a suitcase in his hand and opened the door again. He looked at her with his deep eyes.
Stella was stunned from afar.
Jasper looked away.
Stella did not panic, nor did she scream.
Anyway, he had seen it before.
She wrapped herself in a bath towel.
Jasper took her suitcase in and said, “I noticed that you didn’t have your change of clothes with you. Sorry.”
“Okay.” Stella responded.
Jasper closed the door.
When Stella Grace changed her clothes and went out, Jasper Milton was standing by the window.
His delicate looks were reflected on the window clearly.
She saw unconcealed sadness in his eyes.
He also looked at her through the reflection of the window.
However, when he turned around, his face was a mask.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.
“I just called to ask. Because this room was reserved by the Discipline Inspection Institution, there was no registration. The front desk changed a receptionist and he didn’t know there was someone living in this room. They will change the room for me now. It’s next door to yours, 1827.” Jasper explained.
“Okay.” Stella lowered her eyes, and appeared quiet and distant.
Jasper stared at her with his Adam’s apple bobbing while swallowing his bitter emotions. His eyes became deeper. “Why did you become an Inspector? Aren’t you doing fine as a doctor?”
Stella looked up , her gaze lingered on his face. She said meaningfully, “Change a job, change a mood, change an environment, and change a life.”
“Is Wilson good to you?” Jasper asked worriedly.
He had a thousand words to say to her, but all of them were choked in his throat.
“Quite good. With me being able to be an Inspector, transferred here to supervise, living in a luxurious suite, and enjoying the flattery of others, Wilson had contributed a lot.” Stella said casually, raising the corner of her mouth slightly.
She did not want him to worry.
“Are you here to investigate Lionel?” Jasper questioned directly.
“Yes.” Stella did not deny. “I think he is one of the executioners who slaughtered the villagers.”
“Do you know why you can live in such a good room?”
“I already boarded their pirate ship. They’re setting up a trap for me.” Stella guessed. She poured some water and saw that there was honey.
She added honey and handed it to Jasper.
“You have drunk some wine so don’t drink tea. It’s not good for your health. Plain water and honey can relieve your headache,” Stella said.
Jasper took the cup from Stella, took a sip, and looked at her. After being silent for about ten seconds, he said in a low voice, “Since you know it’s a pirate ship, how can you escape unscathed? I think it’s too dangerous.
I can arrange for you to go for advanced studies in a foreign hospital. Come back two years later. By then, I should have solved all the problems.”
“Solved what?” Stella also poured herself a glass of water and took a sip.
Two years later, she would still be an ordinary doctor.
She did not think that Jasper’s family would accept her.
When Katty Davis was gone, there would always be the next “Katty Davis”.
“You should know what I am referring to?” Jasper looked at her with keen sparkling eyes.
Stella’s eyes became cold. She did not look at him, but said with certainty, “I know what kind of life I want . Chief Milton, you are overstepping the line.”
“In your life plans, do you really not include me in it anymore?” Jasper asked in a deep voice.
Stella’s heart wrenched and she felt a stabbing pain in her chest.
She did not answer him directly. She went to the door, opened it, and said resolutely, “I’m going to sleep. Don’t make others feel suspicious. One finger was is enough for me. I can’t afford the consequences.”
Jasper frowned and walked out of the door.
He looked calm from the outside, but his fists were already clenched tightly. Then he walked out of her room.
Stella closed the door.
He said that he would arrange for her to study abroad.
He asked her to wait for him for two years.
She understood what he was trying to imply.
Stella smiled, but tears rolled down her cheeks.
“Jasper, let alone two years, I’ll wait for you for 20 years.”
She did not sleep. Instead she studied the history of Sun City online.
Sun City was an ancient city.
In ancient times, this city served as the imperial city of several kings.
There were several decades of history hidden under this ancient city.
To put it bluntly, antiques were everywhere under the ground.
The whole city was surrounded by an ancient atmosphere, which was indeed a tourist attraction.
With the help of the geologists, historians, and archaeologists, the country marked the boundaries of historic and cultural conservation sites in Sun City.
In the conservation sites, people were not allowed to develop the land.
Areas outside the sites could be greatly developed to prosper the economy.
Stella Grace did not think it was that simple.
She checked and found that the hotel she lived in belonged to the Sun City government.
In this city, it should cost great financial expenses to use such a luxurious hotel for relevant personnel.
Could it be that this was their lair?
She should really be on the pirate ship. The next step, how should she plan?
Stella got a headache thinking about it, so she walked to the hanging garden.
The moonlight was bright and clear, it brought a slight icy chill. The iciness seeped through her clothes and fell on her skin. It was cool and made her mind clearer.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw something moving.
She looked to the right.
There was a person who seemed to have just woken up and got up from the ground.
His body was covered in blood, and his chest was stabbed with a knife. He walked towards her and whimpered, “Help me.”
Stella shrieked and thought it was a prank.
The man collapsed straight right in front of Stella, and his hand was still on Stella’s feet.
She checked the man’s breath. He was not breathing.
When Jasper heard Stella’s voice, he rushed to the hanging garden without second thoughts and leaped over. He did not consider that he was on the 18th floor at all.
If he slipped and fell down, he would die.
He hugged Stella, who was shivering, and pulled her into his arms…