Stella Grace sat on the sofa and rested for a while. Her eyelids drooped.
She couldn’t faint. She shook her head, stood up, smeared her pale lips with lipstick, changed into clean clothes, and wrapped herself in a black windbreaker.
This way, even if the blood seeped out, no one would notice it.
She took the suitcase out and called the soldier on duty. “Hello, I’m sorry, my suitcase is broken. It’s of great significance to me. I want to get it fixed. Could you please call a car for me? Also, the sheets are stained too. Please change them.”
“Oh, okay, I’ll call someone to come over now. Please wait for five minutes.” The soldier went to make the call.
Stella went into the kitchen.
Jasper Milton had a small stove. She found the sugar at the pantry and ate a spoonful of it.
“It’s ready,” the soldier reported.
“Thank you,” Stella said calmly, pulling her suitcase past the soldier.
The soldier saw that the four wheels were still in order and that the zipper was not broken. Which part of the suitcase was broken?
However, he had heard that this woman might be the Chief’s future wife, so he did not dare to ask.
Stella got into the car, almost passing out. “Please drive to Suntec International Inc. I’m a little sleepy, so I’m going to take a short nap. When you get there, please wake me up,”
Stella told the driver.
“Okay.”
Actually, she could have gone to Eli Wayne’s place.
Eli was a doctor. She must have all the drugs and tools she needed over there. However, Eli would be worried if she saw her injuries. Moreover, Eli was too outspoken.
She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
The soldier went into the room to change the sheets and found that the original sheet was gone. He couldn’t find it no matter how hard he tried.
The table lights, water cups, vases, and other things on the bedside table were gone too.
They weren’t valuable, the vase was only worth a few dollars. It certainly wasn’t worth stealing.
He wondered if he should report this matter to the Chief.
…
“Hello, wake up, wake up.”
Stella snapped out of her nap. She had a headache, and her lips were cracked. She looked weakly at the soldier.
“Are you okay? You don’t look well,” the soldier inquired worriedly.
Stella smiled slightly. “I didn’t sleep well yesterday. Thank you. You can go back first. I’ll find my own way back.”
The soldier looked at Stella suspiciously. “All right.”
Stella got out of the car. She was a little dizzy and held on to the car for balance.
The soldier was getting the suitcase so he did not see her stumble.
“I’ll be leaving first then. I can pick you up if you want. Just call the Chief’s guard,” the soldier reminded.
“Thank you,” Stella said softly.
She watched the car leave, feeling dizzy. Then she fainted.
After an unknown period of time, she opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was a gorgeous crystal chandelier.
“You’re awake,” Frederick Addington said softly.
Stella looked at him. His eyes were filled with pity.
“Why am I here?” Stella asked suspiciously and tried to sit up.
Frederick rested his hand on her shoulder. “You’re seriously injured. You have a fever too. How did this happen? Did Jasper hit you?”
Stella shook her head. “I accidentally fell down. What time is it now?”
“It’s 5:20 p. m.,” Frederick said.
Stella pulled out the needle that was embedded in her wrist. “I’m leaving. I have a meeting in the afternoon. There are a lot of things that I haven’t done yet.”
Frederick gave Stella a strained look, but he gave in. “Okay, I’ll send you back.”
“Where are my bag and suitcase?” Stella asked.
“They are all in front of the sofa outside.” Frederick turned around.
Stella went out and saw her bag and suitcase.
She took out her phone from her bag.
There were several phone calls, all of which were from her former clients. There were even calls from Eli, but none from Jasper.
Her heart was broken, but she covered her sadness with a veneer of indifference.
If her guess was right, Jasper should still be with that girl.
No matter what, she wanted to confront him face-to-face.
Frederick looked at Stella meaningfully. “Let’s go.”
Stella went out with the suitcase and poured everything into the trash bin. Then, she went back with the empty suitcase.
When she arrived at the gate of the military base, it was already half past six in the evening.
She looked at her phone and found that there was still no call from Jasper.
“Ask the people inside to come out to pick you up, or you won’t be able to get in,” Frederick reminded.
Stella opened the car and got out.
Frederick did not get out of the car, but he lowered the window and reminded her, “Don’t forget to take your medicine. You still have a fever. You’re a doctor, so you know better than anyone else. Also, I’m waiting for you to come back.”
Stella watched Frederick’s car leave.
She picked up the phone, looked at Jasper’s phone number and was at a loss for a while. Finally, she dialed the number.
“Hello, Stella, I still have something to do. I’ll be back later. You can finish your meal first. Don’t wait for me. I’ll arrange for the meeting at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning,” Jasper said in a low voice.
Stella had nothing to say so she hung up.
People were despicable.
She just wanted to say that it didn’t matter, and that she happened to have something to do and might not come back for a few days.
However, she still wanted to ask him in person. What was he thinking? Who was that girl!
In the end, she was still unwilling to give up. She went to the St. Regis Grand Hotel and asked for the keys to presidential suite 2110. It was just opposite Jasper’s room.
She felt so disgusted at herself for stalking him.
She hated her behavior so much, but if she didn’t do it, she would never be at peace.
She waited, and waited, and waited. At 10:20 p. m., someone came to deliver takeouts. Jasper opened the door and went back in with the food.
Stella just remembered that she hadn’t had dinner, but she didn’t want to eat.
Jasper finally came out at midnight.
Stella opened the door and looked out. Jasper had taken a shower and his hair was still wet. He quickly walked towards the elevator.
Her nerve broke, she couldn’t do this. She felt every ounce of her resolve crumbling at that moment.
Stella closed the door and lay in bed, utterly dejected.
Only then did she feel tired. Her feet were sore from standing for so long.
It was quiet all around, she could hear her own breathing.
It must be fate, even if she hadn’t done anything unreasonable.
All she wanted was a simple and happy life.
She tried to attain something that did not belong to her, that must be why her life was filled with agony.
She looked at her mobile phone, but there was still no call from Jasper.
In fact, Jasper should have known that she was angry the moment she hung up.
He knew that she was angry, but he still didn’t call her. That meant that he cared about the other girl more than her.