Stella Grace had never thought about this question.
If she took the child to Jasper Milton, would he recognize the child as his own? Would his parents accept the child?
Jasper didn’t know her anymore. Would he hate her?
What could she do if they rejected the child?
Her mind went blank for a moment.
She couldn’t answer him.
Frederick Addington stood up with a sneer, straightened up his clothes, and said coldly, “Don’t worry, I didn’t find your child, so you don’t have to worry about dealing with Jasper.”
Frederick turned around and headed towards the door.
She stared at his back.
She suspected he had already found the child but was not willing to tell her.
He wouldn’t hurt her child, would he?
There was a flash of panic in her eyes. She said anxiously, “If you find my child, I will marry you, and I will not go to Jasper. Even if the child is Jasper’s, we can’t be together. His family won’t recognize the child as theirs.”
Frederick turned his head and looked intently at her. Then he smiled. “Then I’ll try my best to find the child. I hope you won’t break your promise.”
He opened the door and walked out.
Stella sat in the sofa, pinched her nose and closed her eyes.
Where was the child?
Her phone rang. A warm feeling filled her when she saw it was Eli Wayne.
She answered the phone.
“Stella, are you coming back for the New Year?” Eli sounded like she caught a cold.
Stella did not plan to go back, but her mother and friends lived in A City. She should go back for a visit.
“I’ll come back and I’ll treat you to dinner. Let’s meet up,” Stella said softly. “I miss you, Eli.”
“I miss you too. By the way, I’ve been stationed in the special military region. I happened to meet Jasper yesterday. Why doesn’t he recognize me?” Eli asked, puzzled.
“Eli, it’s over between me and him. Don’t talk about him anymore,” Stella said.
“He is a Lieutenant now. He is always occupied with meetings, so I rarely have the chance to see him. He always gives talks on stage. Even when I see him, I still can’t approach him due to the crowd,” Eli said.
“Is he all right now?” Stella couldn’t help but ask.
“He’s pretty good. He successfully solved a big case. After he recovered from his injuries, he was promoted to Lieutenant. By the way, did he suffer brain damage during the injury?” Eli guessed.
“Maybe. Great to know that he has returned to normal life. I’ve done the same,” Stella said faintly.
In reality, he still held her heart.
“Contact me once you’re back. I have a lot of things to tell you. I can’t wait to see you,” Eli said and hung up.
Stella lay down on the sofa and drew her knees to her chest. For some reason, her nose was sore and she felt an important part of her had been lost. She felt so lonely.
Before New Year break begun, the director invited all of them for a meal.
For the director, Stella’s sense of duty for the past six months was her biggest achievement.
“Inspector Grace, will you be coming back after New Year?” the director asked tentatively.
“I’ll probably come back. As for when I will be transferred back, it will depend on the higher-ups. I should be able to go back soon,” Stella said with a smile.
“You are indeed very responsible. If you hadn’t been sent here to supervise, I would have liked you to join our bureau,” the director complimented.
Stella smiled. “Let’s work hard together.”
She drank a lot that night, probably because she was in a bad mood.
Halfway through the dinner, she went out for some fresh air. When she stopped under a tree, she looked at the wooden plates below the tree.
The wooden plate that she wrote for Jasper was nowhere to be found.
As she thought about it, she felt that it was quite childish.
The more beautiful the promise was, the more sorrow it would bring.
She wanted to find the wooden plate, dig it out, and throw it away.
However, there were too many wooden plates.
Then she heard a familiar voice. “Go away. Don’t let anyone come over. I want to be alone.”
A familiar voice sounded.
Stella paused. Jasper was standing under the tree as well.
His eyes were cold and his gaze was sharp. There was a ruthlessness to him, as well as a sense of alienation.
“Who is it?” Jasper had noticed her.
Stella was very surprised to see him here. She calmed herself down and walked out with her head down. She explained, “I hung a wooden plate here before. Now I want to find it and throw it away.”
Jasper didn’t even look at her and waved dismissively.
Stella’s heart sank.
He really didn’t remember her at all.
Her mind went blank, and she slowly walked outside.
Each step was heavy.
It was torture for her to leave here.
In the end, she was still unwilling to accept reality.
She turned around and looked at him.
Jasper wrote a wooden plate and hung it on the tree.
It read, “Bettany, I miss you so much.”
Stella felt as if she had been stabbed in the heart.
She caught her breath. She took a step back and held the door frame to support herself.
Tears rolled down the corners of her eyes. Her blurry gaze was fixed on him.
A betrayal of the flesh may incite anger but
a betrayal of the heart brought heart-wrenching pain.
It was painful. She wanted to escape from here as soon as possible.
She rushed out of the Moonlight Restaurant.
She didn’t know what she had done wrong.
She fell in love with Frederick Addington and wanted to live a good life with him, but he never cherished her.
Then she fell in love with Jasper Milton. She would do anything to go back to him, and yet she couldn’t.
She wanted a home, a place where she could go back to.
God had tested her repeatedly, hurt her repeatedly.
Did God even want her to be alive?
Stella saw a car passing by and ran towards it with determination in her eyes.
The car turned and missed her. It didn’t even stop.
The other cars just drove around her.
She looked around blankly.
Her tears flowed as if to wash away the pain and desperation.
She calmed down a little. She couldn’t harm others even if she wanted to die.
She gripped her chest and walked back to the hotel.
She couldn’t even remember reaching her room. Lying on her bed, she stared at the ceiling blankly.
She didn’t even want to think about it, but her heart was still throbbing…