Stella Grace lifted her chin and locked her gaze at Jasper Milton with a cold, hard stare.
It was as if she was talking about someone else, and none of this involved her.
“Frederick is the source of Stella’s pain. How could that be love? The same thing goes for you. You bring nothing but pain to her. Therefore, you should just stay away from her from now on,” Stella sneered.
Jasper narrowed his eyes and stared at the woman standing before him. “Did you make a deal with Frederick?”
“Aren’t you very smart? If you want to know, you can find out for yourself. But I suggest that you don’t. The truth would only bring you pain,” Stella said with a cold smirk.
Jasper stood still and did not speak. The atmosphere suddenly cooled down.
Rolland Cher cleared his throat. “Well, I’ll send you off,” he said to Jasper.
“Don’t forget to return my bag,” Stella reminded.
Jasper glanced at her and went out.
Rolland followed behind him. “Well, may I have a few words with you?”
Jasper looked back at Rolland and silently waited for him to speak.
“There’s something I want to tell you.
Before you arrived, Stella told me that she loved you so so much.
Right after that she threw a fit. I could hear her wailing and throwing things in the bathroom.
I was worried about her so I knocked on the door. When she opened it, she had become a completely different person.
I suspect that she has a split personality, what do you think?” Rolland said.
Jasper remembered the medicine that Stella had been taking.
It was true that there was always something wrong with her mental state.
He remembered that she had reacted similarly when she thought that he was with Bettany Hadley.
What Stella said to him today was also strange.
She had referred to herself as a third person, as if she wasn’t Stella.
This also confirmed his suspicions about her making a deal with Frederick Addington.
Was going back to Frederick part of the deal?
Jasper’s Adam Apple rolled uncomfortably in his throat. His eyes were filled with pity for Stella.
“Tell me, were you buying that piece of land because you think there were treasures buried under it?” Jasper asked pointedly.
Rolland paused.
He had overheard their conversation about the treasure. He suspected that the two things were related. Now that the land had been requisitioned by the military, he had nothing to hide.
“Yes, my ex-girlfriend’s father is an ancient biologist. He told me that there were treasures buried there, so I bought it,” Rolland explained.
“Where is your girlfriend’s father now?” Jasper asked.
“Last week, my ex-girlfriend was killed. For some reason, Uncle chose to leave. I don’t know where he went,” Rolland said gloomily. Suddenly, he remembered something. “By the way, could I take a look at the diary that Stella gave you?”
Jasper handed the diary to him.
Rolland flipped a few pages of the diary. He then said, “It’s indeed Uncle’s notes. Did Uncle give them to Stella to thank her for solving the case?”
“Do you remember when Stella had solved the case?” Jasper asked as if he was getting closer to the truth.
“Just a few days ago. My ex-girlfriend was killed the day she arrived in Yale City. The next day, she solved the case.
That day, I went to pick her up. She was in a bad mood and insisted on having a look at the land. After confirming that the land had been requisitioned by the military, she kept looking out of the window and crying.
“I asked her not to say anything but to go to the police station. I even lost my phone and changed my phone number,” Rolland said.
He understood.
The Special Operations Group had taken him away on the morning of the day Stella left A City.
Frederick must have threatened Stella on the next day.
Stella solved the case and found the real location of the treasure.
On the day she solved the case, she had rushed back to A City. When she saw him early in the morning, she said that she would divorce him.
He was released promptly the next day.
Stella was testing him to see if he would be released or not.
When she was sure that he wouldn’t be released, she got desperate and gave in to Frederick.
If his guess was right, the deal was that she would marry Frederick while he married Bettany Hadley.
Jasper wanted to explain to Stella.
He would never marry Bettany. Even if he signed a contract, he would not get a marriage certificate with her.
Rolland stood in front of Jasper. “She is no longer the Stella Grace you know. I suggest you don’t rush her. The more you force her, the more she will resist you.”
There’s some big-shot psychologist coming from the United States to open a forum. Do you want to check him out?”
Jasper stopped and turned at Rolland. “Give me the psychologist’s phone number.”
“I don’t have it, but I can ask my friend. I’ll send it to you once I get it. Also, Stella lives here now. I will give you a call if something happens,” Rolland said enthusiastically.
“Thank you,” Jasper said sincerely.
Rolland smiled. “I didn’t cherish my girlfriend before and it led to her demise. I hope it turns out well for you two.”
“Thank you.”
…
Jasper was staying at a hotel nearby using a fictitious ID data.
At ten o’clock in the evening, he got Micheal Zavier’s contact information and called him.
“Hello, I have a question to ask you about split personality disorder. Is it convenient for you now?” Jasper asked directly.
Micheal politely refused. “If you want a consultation, you’ll have to make an appointment. I’m sorry.”
“I just need to ask something now. I’ll pay double your usual fee. Give me your account number and I’ll give you an hour’s payment.”
Micheal paused for a moment. “Alright, ask away. I’ll confirm the fees later.”
“My friend has a split personality. I want a detailed look at this disease, starting from its causes and its treatment methods,” Jasper stated.
“There are many causes of this disease. Most patients are self-isolated, irritable, depressed, anxious, self-abased, and timid.
They envy certain individuals and are eager to become like them. Under certain conditions, they suffer an episode where their personalities change greatly. It’s as if they become completely different people.
This is different from pretending. You can’t remember what happened during an episode, but your other personality does,” Micheal explained.
“When will the original personality come back?” Jasper asked in a low voice.
“You will never know. However, I do have a junior whose mother is mentally ill. She is a great psychologist and the most intelligent scholar I know. One of her reports became a sensation in our field…”