Jasper Milton was shocked. “I forced myself on you? We have a child?”
“The child is dead,” Stella Grace said coldly.
“You…” Jasper felt like he had been struck by lightning. He took some time to recover from the shock. “Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Did you tell me Bettany was still alive? You accompanied Bettany until midnight. Did you tell me that? You accompanied her to the hospital. Did you tell me that?” She suddenly felt drained, her rant had taken a lot out from her.
They had already separated, yet they were still trying hard to trample on each other. It was the most childish thing they could do. It was toxic behavior.
Stella calmed down and said, “It doesn’t matter now. I’ve annulled our marriage at the Civil Affairs Bureau. I’ve torn up our marriage certificates. There’s nothing between us anymore. Go take care of her.”
“What did you say?” Jasper’s heart tightened. For the first time, he lost control. He gripped her arm tightly as if he was trying to break it. “Who gave you the right? Did I agree to a divorce?”
Stella pulled her hand desperately. “We are not divorced, there’s just no proof of our marriage.”
“This is nonsense.” Jasper let go of her hand.
Because of inertia, Stella fell to the ground with a thud. For a moment, she felt dizzy and almost fainted. She struggled to hold on and looked at him with resentment.
He showered other women with hugs and kisses, but his own wife with scoldings beatings.
It seemed a man could really do anything when he was heartless.
Jasper’s heart tightened when he saw her fall. He stepped forward to help her up but
she pushed his hand away.
Jasper’s palm felt a little sticky. He glanced at it and found that it was covered in blood.
He looked at her with pain in his heart. “What happened to you?”
Stella stood up by herself.
He shouted to the people outside, “Call a doctor.”
“Call a doctor? Do you want Eli to worry or Katty to laugh at us!” Stella snapped.
“Let’s stop arguing, okay? I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want you to worry. I will handle Bettany,” Jasper promised.
“It must be really annoying to be sandwiched between two responsibilities. Jasper, don’t live for responsibility. You should live for yourself. I’m backing off, so you should take good care of Bettany. Don’t waver between your responsibilities. Don’t hurt her again. Your sense of responsibility has hurt too many people.” She forced a smile and picked up her luggage.
Jasper held her arm, his eyes covered with tears. “Don’t go.”
Stella squinted at him. “Arrange a place for me to stay. I promise that this will not affect our work. If you think I’m not suitable to work here, you can tell me that as well.”
Jasper did not want her to move out. “Do you really have to do this?”
Stella pushed away his hand. “I’m not being stubborn, I’m just disappointed in you.
I’m sorry, Mr Milton. I don’t have the confidence to spend the rest of my life with you.
I have very bad habits. I’m a very petty person, I have a really low tolerance for things I don’t like and I really, really dislike the fact that my husband is taking care of another woman. I don’t care if it’s for responsibility, I don’t even care if it’s because you like her, I just hate it!”
Jasper finally let go of her hand. He opened the door and turned to the soldiers. “Clear up the Western wing for Miss Grace to live in,” he ordered.
“Oh, okay.” The soldier saw that the Chief’s face was very pale. Then he looked at Stella, she didn’t look too good either. The soldier left with his head down.
Jasper looked at her and said, “Rest here for now. You’re a doctor, so you should know what you need. Write it down for me, and I’ll go to the infirmary to get it for you.”
Stella did not have the energy to go out.
She wrote the list for Jasper neatly.
He took the list. “You should rest in the guest room first,” he said.
Stella nodded, turned around and walked towards the guest room.
Jasper clenched his fists, the veins on the back of his hand were throbbing.
He had deliberately used the words “Miss Grace” and “guest room”, but she hadn’t reacted. Was he already out of her life?
Jasper picked up the vase on the tea table and threw it on the floor. His eyes turned red. He went out and dialed a number. “Get me the number of the director of the Civil Affairs Bureau within one minute.”
In less than a minute, Lieutenant Shine gave Jasper the phone number.
Jasper called him, not bothering to hide his bad mood. “This is Jasper Milton from the special military base. My wife and I got married at the Bureau yesterday morning, but she said that there was no record of it. What does that mean? Is it because of your negligence at the Civil Affairs Bureau, or do you take marriage for child’s play?”
“Oh, it’s like this. Generally speaking, it will take as least one week for the information to be recorded in our database. I’ll help you check,” the director of the Civil Affairs Bureau reported.
“Give me an answer in three minutes. I want to have it recorded in the system now,” Jasper said angrily.
He went to the infirmary with a cold expression.
When Katty Davis saw him, she stood up and looked at him affectionately.
He didn’t even look at her. He gave the list to Eli Wayne and said in a low voice, “Help me get these medicines.”
Katty’s eyes dimmed again. She sat on the chair, took out the resignation letter from the drawer and handed it to Jasper.
Jasper looked at her coldly.
“I don’t think there is any need for me to stay here anymore,” Katty said, looking at Jasper.
He still had no expression on his face. “Submit the resignation letter to your immediate superior. He will handle it. After you hand it in, you can leave.”
Katty didn’t hear any hint of him wanting her to stay, she was completely heartbroken.
She had been waiting for this man for more than ten years. He was heartless and had never gave her any hope.
“Curse you, Jasper Milton. May you never get your beloved woman for the rest of your life,” Katty said coldly as she walked past him.
Jasper’s expression worsened, and he clenched his fists tightly.
Eli was afraid of Jasper, so she just handed over the medicine.
She thought that it would be better for Stella to find another man. She should just forget about Jasper.
He took the medicine, turned around, and left. His cell phone rang. It was from the Director of Bureau of Civil Affairs, so he answered it immediately.
“How is it?” Jasper asked anxiously.
“I’m sorry, Chief. Our staff has left out the information about your marriage. Can you come back with your wife again?” the director asked fearfully.
“What? You left out our information?! Are you saying that it cannot be recorded?”
“There seems to be something wrong with the computer. I can’t find any evidence of your marriage certificate. Even the photos of you and your wife are gone. If we don’t have those photos, we can’t record them. If you are busy, you can ask someone to send over your marriage certificate. You don’t have to come personally,” the director said cautiously.
Jasper hung up.
This time, he seemed to have truly lost her.