Did she really want her son to follow his father’s path?
Could an engagement without love lead to happiness?
Was she really happy?
No, all she could feel now was helplessness. She had given up hope on her marriage and her life long ago.
Suzi Shine couldn’t figure it out. She hung up the phone and went to call a doctor.
She followed the doctor to the ward.
The doctor opened Bettany’s eyes, waking her up. She held Jasper’s hand and pleaded weakly, “Don’t go.”
The doctor looked at Jasper and said, “The patient’s situation is very bad. Because she had lost a lot of blood, her blood pressure is very low. What’s more, her mental state is still unstable, so please don’t aggravate her.”
Jasper looked at Bettany.
Bettany Hadley smiled. “I’m sorry for worrying you. I’m a little hungry now. What breakfast have you and your wife brought? I want to eat now, can I?”
Jasper Milton untied the plastic bag, opened the boxes of food, and handed the cutlery to Bettany.
“Why did you buy so much? Do you think I am a pig?” Bettany said with a wry smile.
“Stella also bought some for my mother,” Jasper said in a deep voice. He adjusted Bettany’s bed so she could sit.
“Sister Stella is really considerate,” Bettany whispered.
“She is younger than you. She just has a more mature mind.” He put a piece of french toast on the bedside table.
Suzi frowned and looked down.
Jasper took another set of cutlery and gave them to Suzi. “Eat something. You’ve been busy since yesterday, you must be hungry.”
Suzi took a chair and sat in front of the bedside table to eat.
Bettany ate her toast obediently. From time to time, she would cast uncertain glances at Jasper. She was careful, afraid that she would make Jasper unhappy.
Jasper picked up his mobile phone, took a look at the time, turned around, and walked toward the door.
Bettany paused, her fork inches from her mouth.
A hint of malice flashed in her eyes.
It seemed that the situation had escalated beyond her control.
When Jasper got out, he called Stella and asked softly, “Where are you?”
“I’m in the garden behind the hospital,” Stella said with a smile.
“I’ll come see you now.” Jasper hung up the phone and hurried towards the elevator.
Stella sat alone on the chair in the garden, thinking about psychology.
Most people with psychological problems would not know that they were ill. Even if they did, they would not be able to control themselves whenever they had an episode.
But Bettany was different. She knew what she was doing, and she also knew the purpose of every step she took. She was reasonable. She even knew when she should compromise, when to say something, and when to repress her emotions.
She could adapt to her environment and circumstances.
She seemed more like an ordinary person, perhaps a very smart person.
She closed her eyes and tried to think like Bettany.
Bettany’s mission was Jasper.
She loved Jasper deeply, and she wouldn’t leave Jasper. She only wanted Jasper.
She relied on him and felt very inferior. She was afraid of being abandoned.
If that was true, she would focus all her attention on the woman beside Jasper.
If another woman appeared, she would break down hysterically.
She would do abnormal, outlandish things.
She would be on edge, irrational. She would be aggravated easily. Her emotions would run high and her actions would be uncontrollable.
But when she appeared, Bettany wasn’t any of those things.
She would not let Jasper leave. She tried to commit suicide in the middle of the night when he wasn’t there. This was something only a person with mental illness would do.
However, when Jasper said he was married and was going to leave with Stella, Bettany began to compromise, promising to be just a sister to him and cooperate with her treatment. It was very out of character for a mental patient.
She suspected that Bettany was only pretending to be mentally ill, just like she suspected that Bettany was the hidden traitor.
However, Jasper had also said that they had been on several missions together and succeeded. It was obvious that Bettany was not a spy. So what went wrong?
In front of her, a dark shadow approached.
Stella looked up and saw Jasper.
“What are you thinking about?” Jasper asked and sat down next to Stella. “Everything’s settled.”
“I was just thinking. Besides, I have nothing to do. How is Bettany?” Stella asked Jasper.
“She’s fine. She fainted just now, but she woke up again. She was eating breakfast when I left. I saw that her mood had stabilized a lot.” Jasper breathed a sigh of relief.
Stella smiled. “Who was the important person whom you and Bettany rescued back then?”
“To put it simply, he was like an emissary from S country. He brought important resources to A country. If something happened to him in A country, S country would blame A country and lose out on those resources. Therefore, the terrorist organization kidnapped him in order to cause conflict between S country and A country, in order to restrict the development of A country,” Jasper explained.
“Then why didn’t the terrorist organization kill him, why did they give you time to save him?” Stella asked.
“I guess they wanted to get the resources from S country. Our job was to follow orders, we didn’t ask many questions. By the way, I have thought about visiting Old General Charles recently.”
Stella did not know him. “Old General Charles? Who’s that?”
“He used to be my Chief. There are some things I don’t remember because I lost some of my memory. I must have been poisoned by the enemy during the mission, which led to my relationship with you. Maybe he knows something about our child.
Moreover, Old General Charles’ hometown, Yale City, is not far from Sun City. It will take about two hours by car.”
“Yale City?” Stella’s heart skipped a beat.
Jasper’s accident happened at Yale City.
Stella had an idea. “Is he also Bettany’s Chief?”
“Yes. Bettany, Simon, and I are from the same military base,” Jasper explained.
“Could you bring me along with you to visit Old General Charles in Yale City?” Stella asked.
Jasper held her hand. “Do you want to go?”
Stella nodded and said clearly, “Yes. I told Ryan I won’t work on weekends.”
“Okay, then I’ll find you when I get there. We’ll go together.” Jasper smiled slightly and held Stella in his arms.
Stella leaned on him and looked at the blue sky.
It would be great if they could find their child this time. If they really found him, perhaps Jasper’s parents would finally accept their relationship.
Stella was not afraid that they would oppose her. She was just worried that they would make things difficult for Jasper…