Stella followed Jasper out. When she was checking out, she saw the strange look in the receptionist’s eyes.
Stella’s face turned red as she hurried out of the room.
There were napkins scattered around the room. She hadn’t finished tidying up yet, she felt like she had been caught red-handed.
That was normal for a married couple, wasn’t it?
Jasper came out of the room and said, “We are married.”
The receptionist: “…”
When they came out, Jasper Milton opened the car door for her.
Stella Grace entered the car and sat down.
Jasper walked over and got into the driver’s seat.
She had already put her seat belt on.
He drove off.
“Can you describe Bettany in detail? I want to know how to treat her,” Stella asked Jasper.
Jasper made his answer simple. “Bettany was an orphan and she joined the army when she was very young. She worked very hard and performed very well. We were assigned several missions together, and we always succeeded.
One day, when we were rescuing a government official, there was a traitor in our team, and all eight members who went in were killed.
I, Bettany, and a government VIP were trapped in the sea of fire.
She helped the VIP and I escape.
I rescued her, but the fire had burnt everything. I found a charred body in the ruins, on whose finger had the ring I gave to her.
It turned out she didn’t die but was captured by the enemy. She was tortured for five years. When she was rescued, she was already mentally unstable. All these years, she had been locked up in the laboratory for treatment.”
Stella had already heard that story.
That was not what she wanted.
“She was locked up and had undergone treatment for three years. So why did she come out to look for you now?” Stella still wasn’t clear on that.
“She only just regained her wits. There was a fire at the lab, she took advantage of the chaos to escape,” Jasper explained.
Stella remained silent.
She knew another person who went out on the mission with them, Hale Summer.
Jasper suspected she was the mole.
Back then, Jasper was certain that Hale was the spy who betrayed them. Because only he and Hale survived.
From the very beginning, Stella never thought that Hale was the spy.
Now that there was a third person alive, could the third person be the traitor?
She didn’t say anything about it.
On one hand, it might seem like she was jealous of Bettany Hadley. On the other hand, she had no evidence and no one would believe her.
Jasper made a phone call to confirm that Bettany had been sent to the military hospital. He then took Stella there.
In the ward, Bettany had fallen asleep with a bandage on her wrist and an IV drip attached to her hand.
Suzi Shine and the two guards were taking care of her.
Suzi’s face darkened when he saw them coming together. She turned to Jasper. “Bettany tried to commit suicide because of you. Aren’t you afraid that she will break down again if you bring Stella here?”
“Stella and I are already married. Stella is a psychologist, she can treat Bettany,” Jasper explained.
“Do you think that Bettany will be willing to see Stella? I don’t believe that she will treat Bettany well. You should have come alone,” Suzi said resolutely.
Jasper lowered his eyes. “Mom, do you want me to do nothing but take care of Bettany for the rest of my life?” he asked pointedly.
Suzi paused and turned to Stella. She pressed on. “As of now, Bettany is very unstable. Please leave first, Miss Grace.”
The words “Miss Grace” meant that she did not recognize Stella as her daughter-in-law.
Stella reciprocated the sentiment, she wouldn’t be calling her mother-in-law anytime soon either.
“Madam, why do you think she’s unstable?” Stella asked calmly.
“Why are you asking such a rhetoric question? She obviously only has Jasper in her heart. Are you trying to aggravate her by coming along with Jasper? Will you only be satisfied when she is dead?” Suzi said unhappily.
“So, are you suggesting that I let Jasper be with Bettany and just get out of the picture?” Stella guessed.
Suzi frowned but didn’t answer.
The corners of Stella’s mouth twitched sarcastically.
“If a child wants candy, he will cry and make a fuss. If you give in, you’re only letting him know that crying is the only way for him to get what he wants. He will do it again and again until he gets a toothache.
There are things that one can and cannot do, the guardians should know what is right and what is wrong. Crying and committing suicide will not solve any problems. On the contrary, it will only make the problems more and more serious, until they escalate out of control,” Stella said coldly.
“Are you the only one who can say this? You are being unfair to Jasper. Do you want him to watch Bettany die and make him feel guilty for the rest of his life?”
Stella, if you love Jasper, you should let go of him. Don’t make things difficult for him,” Suzi said angrily.
Jasper interrupted, “She’s not the one making things difficult for me, you are.” He held Stella’s hand tightly.
Suzi looked at Jasper in shock. “If I hadn’t saved her this time, Bettany would have died. Have you forgotten her efforts? I did not raise you to be such an ungrateful brat.”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t love Bettany. I would rather be ungrateful than let Stella down,” Jasper said coldly.
That hit Stella so hard that tears instantly filled her eyes.
She also held his hand tightly. “We are helping Bettany in a better and correct way.”
“That’s just your opinion. In my eyes, the right way is to let Jasper stay by her side and take care of her.”
“Then I’m sorry. Jasper and I are already married, it’s impossible for us to get divorced. Military marriages cannot be divorced. You should be clearer about this than me,” Stella said firmly.
“If there’s a will, there’s away. If you promise to leave, I will find a way,” Suzi promised.
“I won’t have a divorce,” Jasper said in a low voice.
Suzi blocked the door of the ward. “Bettany is already pitiful enough. You didn’t see how crazy she was when she couldn’t find you. Now she has finally calmed down. You can ignore her, but please don’t hurt her.”
“We are not hurting her, but treating her,” Stella said on behalf of Jasper.
“Too much treatment is a kind of injury. You two should go back and wait until she recovers,” Suzi said coldly.
Jasper looked at Stella.
Stella nodded. “Let’s go back first.”
Suzi clenched her fists and stared at Stella’s retreating back.
Jasper nodded and turned to leave with her.
Back in the car.
Jasper comforted Stella. “You don’t have to care about my mother’s attitude. Over the past three years, we had been in a very awkward relationship.”
“It doesn’t matter. I know what she thinks, I have seen her dark side before. Not only does she hate me, but she also fears me. She doesn’t even understand how she could manipulate me so easily three years ago but is unable to now.
Your mother is not a bad person. She just loves you too much and cares about your future.” Stella looked at Jasper.
Jasper held Stella’s hands. “It doesn’t matter, we’ll always be together from now on.”