She understood now.
Jasper Milton had no interest in her, but only in the past that she knew.
He was probing, observing and scrutinizing her.
Her heart felt like someone just stabbed a knife through it.
His parents didn’t want him to know about his past because they were afraid that he would find her and ruin his future.
She didn’t want him to know about his past because she didn’t want to be a stumbling block to him.
Their attempts to protect him had instead turned him cold-blooded.
“I don’t want to,” Stella said. She was annoyed, so she turned her head away from him.
Jasper grabbed her into his embrace and said, “I’ll bathe you then.”
Stella struggled against him but
his arms were like iron pliers.
His hot breath fell on her cold face.
She realized her efforts were futile and decided to give up. She sighed. “I’ll do it myself.”
“Choose any room. This is your home now. I’ll come whenever I’m free. I’m usually very busy so that’ll only be one or two days a month. You’ll be free the rest of the time,” Jasper said in a low voice. He looked at her with his keen eyes as if he had agreed to her previous request.
One or two days in a month, that would be a total of about twenty four days a year. Well, it didn’t seem unacceptable anymore.
“I’ve already told you what happened. We didn’t know each other for long. You can do your math. From the day we completed the mission with the pregnant woman until you got into the accident, all that happened over a span of half a year. Not to mention, we already broke up during that period,” Stella explained.
Jasper did not believe her. “I’ll make my own judgment on whether to trust you or not.”
“Can you promise not to make our relationship public? Even if we meet outside, just pretend that we’re strangers, is that okay?” Stella Grace asked.
Jasper gave her a death stare.
So many women tripped over themselves just to get close to him. Why was she rejecting him? Why?
“Sure,” Jasper answered.
“I just hope that both of us will still be fine after a year,” Stella said. She frowned and looked down at the floor, trying to hide her emotions from him.
“Go shower.” Jasper let go of her hand, trying to avoid her question.
He turned around and entered the first room, not giving a chance for any further questions.
Stella got her luggage and went into the second room .
It was empty, but it was squeaky clean.
There was also an attached bathroom.
Good enough.
But she couldn’t stay here all the time. She would look like a mistress if she did.
She did not want to keep giving in to Jasper. She needed to defend herself, her dignity,
even if she had to stay with him.
Stella stripped down to her underwear and went into the bathroom.
Her clothes were still clean.
A stream of lukewarm water fell on her head, washing away her thick makeup. She closed her eyes.
After she finished, she exited the bathroom, dried her hair, put on her clothes, and opened the door.
Jasper was sitting on the couch, reading the news on his phone. He was as cool as he had always been.
However, he was not wearing a suit anymore. Instead, he was wearing a white bathrobe, which made him look less reserved but more charming.
Sensing Stella’s gaze, he looked at her. “Did you wear make up when we knew each other back then?”
“No, I didn’t.” Stella’s answer was concise.
“You look better without makeup. If you had it in the past, I do not think I would have fallen in love with you,” Jasper said calmly.
Stella smiled and said, “If I knew this earlier, I would have put on makeup.”
Jasper frowned.
Stella immediately tensed. She didn’t even dare breathe heavily.
Jasper walked up to her, lifted her chin, and slowly leaned forward.
His handsome face was inches from her.
Stella looked away, neither turning him down nor responding to him.
Jasper did not kiss her, he only looked into her eyes and asked, “Was it me or you who took the initiative?”
Stella looked at him and said, “You.”
He remained his calm demeanor. “I guessed so.”
He must have liked her a lot for him to do that.
She could still stand her ground and argue with him under such great pressure.
He did not think she had given up on him because of danger.
“What position do you like?” Jasper asked in a deep voice.
Stella blushed and turned her face away. She did not say a word.
Jasper held her hand.
Her hand was so small that he could wrap it in his palm.
“You guide me this time. Tell me, how did we do it in the past?”
Her expertise in psychology told her,
he was doing this because he wanted to recall some memories.
However, she couldn’t give in just for this reason.
“I forgot.”
Jasper smirked. “Did we do it so often that you have forgotten about it or were you worried that I might recall something?”
“It’s been too long,” Stella insisted.
“Well, let’s continue reminiscing.” Jasper carried her into his room. He put her on his bed and started kissing her lips.
His body was burning hot, to the point that she couldn’t think straight anymore.
She wanted to push him away but was just too weak to make a difference.
Jasper unbuttoned her shirt as he was kissing her. His big palms were on her body. He was looking deeply into Stella’s eyes.
Stella frowned. She couldn’t see any trace of love in him, only judgement and scrutiny.
Well, she did not agree to this. She never wanted to get into this situation.
She tightened her muscles as he penetrated her. It hurt.
After all, she had given birth to a child. The pain wouldn’t last long. She would get used to it soon.
She pursed her lips and did not make a sound.
He got a little annoyed when she didn’t enjoy it. He bit her shoulder.
“Ouch,” Stella grunted in pain.
Jasper kissed her lips, raised the tip of her tongue, and continued kissing her aggressively.
Stella was almost out of breath from all his aggressive kissing. She shoved his shoulder as revenge for the bite. It was very painful.
Jasper let go of her. He looked at Stella enticingly and said in a hoarse voice, “Stella, make some noise. I like it when you do that.”
She didn’t want to do whatever he asked. She grabbed his neck and bit into his shoulder.
Jasper got excited.
Did they use this as foreplay in the past? Biting each other?
He seemed to like it very much, so he did it harder…
Finally, she made a sound. Although it was vague and soft, he heard it.