In the past, she used to shoulder everything on her own. She would keep to herself no matter how serious the matter was. She was so used to suppressing everything in her heart.
Now, she finally had a person she could trust and confide in.
Stella Grace gave Jasper Milton a call.
He answered quickly, “Your call came much later than I expected.”
“Are you busy now?” Stella was worried that she was disturbing him.
“I remember I once told you that you are the most important person to me. I will deal with your things first, only then move on to the others.”
The corner of her mouth curved upwards slightly. Her eyes trembled, she was moved by his words.
Jasper was not a romantic person. However, his words always sounded very sweet to her, just like molten chocolate.
“Jasper, have your subordinates gotten any news on Titus’ whereabouts?” Stella queried.
“Not yet. I have yet to receive any report.”
“Frederick just called. He is with Titus right now and I just had a video call with them. Aren’t your people following him?” Stella was very surprised.
Jasper was shocked as well. “You’re saying that Frederick and Titus are together now? I’ll call you back.”
Jasper hung up and rang the assassination team.
Frederick took off his earplug and gazed forward with a pessimistic look. The hurtful look could not be hidden in his charming eyes.
In the end, Stella still chose Jasper over him. She even told Jasper about this matter, abandoning him and Titus. In that case, he no longer needed to show mercy.
The corners of Frederick’s mouth curled up coldly.
Let the battle begin.
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“Where is Frederick now?” Jasper asked.
The assassins replied, “At home.”
“Did he not leave the house at all today? Are you sure he’s at home now?” Jasper asked suspiciously.
“I’m sure. What’s wrong?” The assassins questioned in confusion.
“The child is in his house. Please sneak in to check it out tonight. Remember, don’t be discovered.” Jasper ordered.
“Yes.”
After the phone call, Jasper rang Stella again. “I suspect that the child had been at Frederick’s place all along. You should rest well today and wait for my news tomorrow.”
Stella replied, “Okay.”
However, she missed Titus and was worried about his safety. How could she sleep soundly tonight? She could only toss and turn on the bed. Suffering from insomnia, Stella changed into her sportswear. She took a bottle of water and went to the hotel’s gym for a run. Perhaps that would make her sleep easier.
The night continued.
The leader of the assassination team snuck into Frederick’s house and opened the door to his room. He saw Frederick lying on the bed, sleeping soundly.
He opened the door next to Frederick’s room, but there was no one there. He rummaged through the whole room but found no trace of the child. He felt strange.
Then, he heard a strange sound despite the quiet night.
He lay flat on the ground and the sound became clearer. It was the sound of a running tap.
The assassin understood immediately and started crawling across the ground. After searching for about an hour, he found a door to the basement.
He left Frederick’s place. Once he got in his car, he called Jasper.
“How was it?” Jasper had not slept and had been waiting for his call.
He glanced at the clock, it was already three o’clock in the morning.
“I’ve found it. There is a basement in Frederick’s room. The child should be in it. Would you like to save the child now? Your orders please, Chief.”
“Save him, but don’t alert Frederick,” Jasper demanded.
Frederick was a cunning person. He had to be extremely careful.
The assassin entered Frederick’s house again. As he entered the basement, he saw a child lying on the bed. He was worried that the child would wake up suddenly and alert Frederick.
He sprayed a small amount of ethoxyethane on a towel and covered the child’s nose for ten seconds. Then, he picked him up.
Titus was still sleeping soundly. The assassin brought him out from the basement and placed him in the car. He called Jasper and reported, “Chief, I have the child with me. Where should I take the child now? Your orders, please.”
Jasper hesitated for a moment. He was worried that if they went to Skies Apartment, Frederick would bring his men and snatch him back. However, the child belonged to him and Stella, and Stella was his legal wife. If he brought him into the military base, it would be safer. “Bring him to the military base.”
Two hours later, Jasper saw Titus. At first glance, he really looked like Stella. He looked a little like him as well, but definitely more like Stella.
“Chief, your instructions please.” The assassin asked.
“You’ve worked hard. Go back and have a good rest.” Jasper examined Titus as he said that.
“Yes sir.” The assassin left Jasper’s apartment.
Jasper covered Titus with a quilt and looked at the time. It was already 5:30 a. m. and he was unsure if Stella was awake.
After thinking about it for a long time, he didn’t call Stella. Instead, he texted her. “Titus had been rescued. He is safe in the military base now.”
Stella couldn’t fall asleep even after running for an hour. She was still tossing and turning around on the bed, unable to fall asleep.
When she saw Jasper’s message, she got up instantly. She couldn’t hide the joy in her eyes and she immediately called Jasper.
When Jasper saw Stella’s number, he immediately lowered the volume. He picked up her call only after he left the room. He lowered his voice and questioned, “Did I wake you up?”
“No, was Titus injected with the virus?” Stella asked anxiously.
“I don’t think so. He has been sleeping well. If my text didn’t wake you up, does that mean that you’re suffering from insomnia again?” Jasper was concerned.
“No, I just woke up early. Can I have a look at Titus? One minute, just one minute will do.” Stella pleaded. She couldn’t believe that it was so easy to rescue Titus.
Everything seemed like a dream.
“Send the request over,” Jasper said in a doting tone.
Stella sent the invitation over. Jasper picked it up and opened the door. He entered the room and faced the camera towards Titus, who was sleeping soundly.
Stella covered her mouth and smiled from ear to ear. Droplets of moisture crept up to the corner of her eyes. They were tears of joy.
She and Jasper could finally be together.
So long as Titus was not rescued, Stella will never be at ease.
When Jasper saw Stella crying, his lips curled up slightly at the corner. He got up and walked out of the door. “Now that you have seen him, you should be at ease. It’s still early, please get some sleep.”
“Okay,” Stella responded.
“Have a good rest.” Jasper hung up and put the phone away.
He had some important things to attend to tomorrow, so he could probably only get a two-hour nap.
All of a sudden, a guard rushed in and spoke, “Chief, something’s wrong. The members of the 111 Special Operations Group are here. They’re looking for you.”