Stella Grace was worried that someone would see him sleeping on her bed. “Go back to your room and sleep there.”
Jasper Milton ignored her, he didn’t even open his eyes.
Stella couldn’t do anything about it. She watched him sleeping peacefully. The room was finally quiet.
As she was about to continue watching the videos, she heard Benjamin Levis’ voice from outside the door, “Open the door.”
Stella frowned. She wouldn’t know how to clarify things if Benjamin saw Jasper in her room.
“Jasper, get up and hide somewhere.”
Jasper continued to ignore her.
“Jasper!” Stella pushed him harder.
Jasper held her hand and pulled her into his arms. He turned over, pressing her under his body, and kissed her chattering lips.
“Stella, I know you’re in there. Come out now, I have to talk to you. Stella!” Benjamin knocked on the door more vigorously.
Stella looked at the door. She was worried but her lips were blocked, she couldn’t make a sound. She was afraid that Benjamin would ask the housekeeping staff to open the door. She would be done for then.
She looked at Jasper beseechingly.
He finally let go of her and looked into her resentful eyes. “Ignore him, you’re mine now.”
“Jasper Milton, please stop fooling around. Benjamin is the team leader, and also my superior in this case. How could I face him after this?”
“The military has officially taken over the case. I have informed the central government, I am in charge of it now,” Jasper explained, released her, and sat up.
Stella sat up. “Does this mean I can leave now?”
“Well, you’re not under the police. You’re here because the police went to the research center for help. The military would also like to ask for help from the center too. Therefore, your immediate superior now is me, not him,” Jasper explained patiently as he walked towards the door.
Stella got his point. She rushed forward and hugged Jasper from the back. “Don’t open the door. Hide. I’ll open it.”
Jasper looked at her. “Why should I hide? Stella, what are you afraid of? I have already broken my engagement with Katty. I’m single now.”
Stella was bewildered. “You broke the engagement with Katty?”
“Three years ago, I only remembered her as a sister. I can’t accept a sister as my fiancee overnight. And now, she’s no one to me,” Jasper explained, observing Stella’s expression.
“Did Zoah Davis agree to this?” Stella could not believe what she had just heard.
“It’s not up to him to decide. Katty has been going to women’s clubs, and she has had multiple sexual partners in recent years. If the scandal is revealed to the public, Zoah’s candidacy for Presidency will definitely be ruined. Not to mention that his current position as the Deputy Commander would also be in jeopardy. Since Katty was the one who put this forward, the Davis family will not object to it,” Jasper said confidently.
Stella was shocked. “You know everything about Katty?”
She had even hinted it to him before, but he knew more than anyone else.
“Not only do I know everything about her, I know everything about you when you were abroad for the past three years too,” Jasper said in a deep voice, looking straight into her eyes.
Stella had to admit that her heart stirred a little.
Jasper had been observing her for more than three years?
Putting that aside, she still had to deal with Benjamin.
“Can you please hide first? I don’t want to be gossiped about,” Stella pleaded.
“Who has the audacity to do that?” Jasper asked conceitedly.
Stella got angry. “Are you going to hide or not?”
He stared at her, cleared his throat, and went to the bathroom quietly.
Stella watched his retreating back, unaware of the smile on his face.
When she opened the door, she heard Benjamin talking to the housekeeping staff. ” Could you please open the door for me? This is my friend’s room. I have been knocking for quite some time, but she didn’t respond. I suspect something has happened to her.”
Stella opened the door but blocked it with her body. “Mr. Levis, what can I do for you?”
“Why didn’t you open the door? Why is your face so red?” Benjamin looked at her face suspiciously.
Stella’s eyes flickered as she was feeling guilty. She lowered her head and said, “I’m looking at the videos. I found something strange. I’ll tell you about it later two o’clock.”
“It’s okay. There’s no need for that. I’m here to tell you that we don’t have to follow the case anymore. Mr. Milton is taking charge of it.”
“I know. But I’m from the psychology research center, and Mr. Milton has asked for my help,” Stella explained.
“Aren’t you curious why the military is interfering?” Benjamin frowned. He didn’t like how nonchalant Stella was towards the news.
“Zion Chyl and Zackery Chyl are both from the special military forces. Although these things happened before they entered the military, they might still be affected because of the speculations from the outside world. Therefore, when the military takes over, everything will be kept confidential.”
Benjamin got irritated. “Don’t you think that’s wrong?”
“I remember talking about politics in junior high school. National reputation takes priority over collective interests, and collective interests take priority over personal interests, and national interests are above everything else. All actions that harm national interests are considered a threat. The military has it right. Oh yea, you might not have learned this since you studied abroad.” Stella smiled, her last sentence was meant to be provocative.
“For me, the truth is above everything else,” Benjamin said with a livid face.
“I understand. You think that you are a very distinguished person. However, we all live in a community. We should see the bigger picture and not only focus on personal interests. You are a very capable person, I hope that we can still work together in the future.”
Benjamin leaned against her door and looked at her. “Are you being sincere?”
“You are always efficient. This is for the sake of the investigation team. I’m being sincere about it,” Stella said with a smile. She slowly closed the door and turned around. She didn’t realize that Jasper had been standing behind her silently for some time.
Stella was jarred.
If Benjamin were to come in just now, Jasper would have been exposed.
She was annoyed and slapped him on his shoulder.
Jasper held her hand and slammed her against the door. “Stella, why were you flirting with another guy? Are you not satisfied with me yet?”
“Who’s flirting with another guy?” Stella whispered. She was afraid that Benjamin was still at the door and that he might hear their conversation.
“You should turn him down. I don’t want you to work with him anymore. He has feelings for you. If you want to flirt with someone, you should flirt with me,” Jasper said aggressively.
Stella: “…”