Stella Grace recalled that it wasn’t the safe window period yet as she saw him getting more and more excited. She pressed against his chest and said, “Don’t finish in there.”
Jasper Milton looked at her pink cheeks, and felt that it was about time.
He kept till the last ounce to his sanity, lowered his head and kissed her on the lips. Then he pulled out.
Stella felt a burning sensation in her abdomen.
She could feel Jasper’s breath.
Her breathing too, was a little shallow but quick. She calmed down slowly.
Jasper smirked but it could barely be seen if one did not pay attention to it. “Well, looks like your body betrayed you? Aren’t you one of those women who turn people down but actually want it deep down?”
Stella didn’t like how he described her. He seemed to be mocking her.
She smiled as well, but her eyes were calm. “Have you ever heard that in the face of an unbeatable opponent, it’s better to enjoy it than to resist it?”
“So, do you feel good about it?” Jasper asked.
Stella answered, “Well, you’ve done a good job, Sir.”
“You really know how to sweet-talk, don’t you?.” Jasper got up and went to the bathroom. He seemed delighted.
Stella sat up and wiped her body.
She felt a little uncomfortable that there was a remnant of his scent on her body.
She went back to her room and took a shower again. Her shirt got crumpled. She changed into a J. K. shirt and came out with a suitcase.
Jasper also came out from his room. He wore dark slacks and a purple shirt. He had returned to his normal cool, elegant look.
He glanced at her suitcase, and his eyes, which had been relaxed suddenly looked tense, “You can stay here.”
She decided to negotiate. “This place is too far away from my workplace. It’s inconvenient.”
“You could look for a villa near your office. I’ll buy it for you,” Jasper offered.
“I’m not that poor,” Stella refused.
“Just take it. You work at a research center, am I right? I will find a house nearby for you,” Jasper said.
Stella looked at him.
The whole reason he was giving her a house was so that he could treat her as an employee.
He used her, and he gave her money. They were not equals.
She wanted to stand as tall as him in this relationship. But things did not work the way she wanted. It’s always the people in higher positions who had the say.
“Thank you,” Stella finally agreed. She decided she would pay him back after the 1 year contract ends.
“I’m going to the military base now. I’ll contact you later,” Jasper said.
Stella nodded. She sat on the couch after Jasper left, staring into blank space.
After resting for an hour, she grabbed her lunch and went to the research centre in the afternoon.
Greg Miles’ research centre was quite big. It was a four-storey building in A University.
Greg was happy to see Stella. He greeted her and said, “Did you sleep well last night?”
“Hmm, so so,” Stella replied.
“Haha.” Greg had gotten used to how cool Stella could be. “The man who drove your friend back, is he your ex-husband? He looked like he still cared for you. He kept asking me about you.”
Stella did not want to talk about Frederick Addington. She wasn’t interested in him at all. “Is my friend safe?”
“She should have been safely sent back to the military base,” Greg said, looking a little guilty.
Stella found something weird. “What do you mean by ‘she should have been safely sent to the military base’?”
“The military base didn’t allow outsiders to enter, so I could only leave your friend with the guards. I initially wanted to tell you, but I was worried that you might have already fallen asleep. I decided to tell you now,” Greg explained.
Stella immediately called Eli Wayne.
Eli finally picked up after five beeps.
“Are you okay?” Stella asked worriedly.
“Yes, I am. I was drunk yesterday. Good thing Chief Milton went out for a meeting this morning and he only came to the military base in the afternoon. I slept the entire morning. I’m fine now. What about you?” Eli was worried too.
“Okay. I’m already at work. You can go to work first. I’ll contact you later,” Stella said.
“Don’t hang up! There’s a party at the military base tonight. We are allowed to bring our family and friends. Can you come with me? Take a look at the guys here and find me a husband. I do not want to be a woman left on the shelf.”
“The only one left is usually the best. You’re the best one,” Stella joked.
“Hahahahaha, I like it. I’ve been trying my best but I keep failing. I can’t seem to figure this out. First of all, I don’t look that bad. I’m an easy going person too. I can do house chores and have a decent job as well. Why can’t I get a boyfriend?” Eli felt helpless at this point.
“I’ll go with you tonight. I need to get back to work first.” Stella ended the call, pulled out her chair, and sat in front of Greg. “What can I do for you?”
“Well, I know that our small center can’t keep you for long. You are here because you wanted to keep your word and I can’t take advantage of you. All I ask is that you stay and handle twenty four cases for me. After that, you’re free to leave. Take a look at the contract I prepared for you.” Greg handed the contract to Stella.
Stella skimmed through it and found nothing wrong. She saw that her one-off pay would be a million dollars.
“I have a question. Why twenty-four cases?” Stella asked.
“I think five years is too long to keep you here. I only sponsored your studies for two years. Our center’s KPI is to handle twelve cases in a year. So, I would only ask you to work here for two years. That’s why you are only bound to handle twenty four cases.” Greg explained.
“Take away the one-off payment and I’ll sign this contract,” Stella said.
“You don’t want to be paid?” Greg asked, surprise.
“Like you said, the twenty-four cases I work for would be the compensation for your two-year fund. Since it’s a pay-back mechanism, why should I charge you? We can’t always put money into context. You helped me at the darkest moment in my life. That is way more precious than a million dollars,” Stella smiled.
She looked beautiful when she smiled.
Greg was touched. “Okay, I’ll ask the human resource department to draft a new contract. I hope we’ll still be friends after the twenty-four cases.”
“I will help you out whenever I can,” Stella said.
Eli called again.
Stella picked up the call.
“Stella, does Jasper know that you’re back? It’s so strange. He hasn’t been paying attention to me for the past three years. All of a sudden, he asked me to see him in his office. What’s going on? I’m so scared.” Eli’s voice was trembling.
Stella could only think of one thing. Her heart skipped a beat and then it sank…