“Why? How am I not raising him well?” Bettany’s eyes turned red with rage as she looked at Jasper Milton.
“At such a young age, Ralph has already learned how to hurt himself to frame others. If you don’t correct this character, he will only walk down a dark path when he grows up. Do you think you have done a good job teaching him?” He asked bluntly.
“I don’t believe that Stella actually hit him. What do you mean if I have done a good job teaching him or not? You can’t put the blame on me. At least I didn’t do anything to hurt you.” Bettany Hadley said with grievance.
Jasper’s eyes darkened, and their conversation stopped here. “I’ll send you to the hospital first. Ralph has a head injury. He needs to get it checked out.”
Bettany turned her face and saw Stella Grace in the distance. Her eyes flickered slightly and she said to Jasper, “Give Ralph a hug. Even if he is in the wrong, he is still a child. I don’t want him to feel that he lacks love. That would only make his character even more distorted.”
Jasper picked up the injured Ralph.
Ralph wrapped his arms around Jasper’s neck. “Dad, who are you going to marry? I want you to be with Mom.”
“Even if Mom and Dad are not together, we will still give you plenty of love. Don’t worry.”
“But I can’t see you all the time,” Ralph said sadly.
“In the future, I will take time off to see you at least four times a month,” Jasper promised him.
Stella watched the three of them walk in the opposite direction. They loved each other very much and the family looked very lovely. It was a beautiful sight.
Whilst she was just a nobody.
She couldn’t even take care of her own personal affairs well, so it really wasn’t appropriate for her to meddle in someone else’s family affairs.
She rolled the car window up.
Now that she and Jasper were completely separated now, would he still help her save Eli Wayne?
She didn’t have the courage to ask him about this now.
She took out her cell phone and was about to make a call to Frederick Addington when Greg Miles suddenly called her.
“Hello, Greg.”
“Stella, are you still in A City?” he asked anxiously.
“I’m still here. What’s wrong?”
“I need help! The State Mayor’s son was involved in a terrible murder case in Yale City!
That child is very stubborn. He kept saying that he wasn’t the one who did it after getting caught. After that, he kept his mouth shut.
He has a special identity, so the police didn’t dare to use any special means on him. Therefore, they turned to their superiors for help. Now, the case is being assigned to me. I can’t believe that I’m being dragged into this mess. Stella, you are the most capable person I know,” Greg said anxiously.
Stella remained silent.
She had promised to help Greg to solve twelve of his cases, but she subconsciously wanted to reject Bobby Lameer’s case.
Greg became even more nervous when Stella remained silent. She would usually reply immediately in the past.
“I’ll tell you the truth. I was forced to take on this case, so I have to send someone in my stead.
However, when they heard that this case would involve high-ranking officials, no one wanted to go.
I’m the only one who could go, but the problem is that I’m not exactly an expert in criminal psychology; what’s more, I’m also the Director of the institute. If I go, not only will my skills be useless, it might also affect the reputation of the institute,” Greg tried to persuade her.
“I get it. I’ll go,” she conceded.
After all, she owed Greg a favor, and Greg had promised to help Eli without hesitation. She had no reason to refuse the case.
“Stella, you’re really my lucky charm. Are you free this afternoon? I’ll buy the train ticket for you and send a document to the director over there.”
“Alright, let me know when you’ve booked the ticket. I’ll go back and pack my luggage and check out now.”
“Great, I’ve booked a presidential suite for you in Yale City. I’ll text you later.” Greg hung up the phone immediately after that, as if he was afraid that she would go back on her word.
Stella went back to the hotel and packed up what little luggage she had. When she left the room, she received a text message from Greg.
The train that he had booked for her would be departing at 5. 20 p. m. She would arrive at Yale City at about 9. 40 p. m. He had also booked a President suite at Yale International Hotel and paid for it with his own credit card. He also told her that he would continue paying for any additional expenses incurred during the trip.
If it wasn’t for the fact that she didn’t have much time left, she and Greg might have become good friends.
Stella called Frederick on the way to the train station.
“Babe, how do you know I just woke up? Let’s have dinner together tonight,” Frederick said.
“We can’t have dinner together tonight. The institute has a new case assigned to them, so I need to go to Yale City and help the police to solve it. When I return, I want to meet with Eli. Can you arrange that for me?” Stella asked.
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier that you’re going to Yale City?” he asked unhappily.
“I just received the news too. It was really last minute. Could you help me?” Stella asked again.
“Well, how long are you going to be there for?” He frowned.
Stella breathed a sigh of relief as soon as she heard his agreement. Even though this man was cruel, he was not one to go back on his words.
First, she would meet Eli and then concoct a plan to rescue her.
“I don’t know how long it would take. If I’m fast, it would probably only take one day. It’ll probably just take half a month at most. We’ll contact each other at that time.”
“Half a month. My medicine is only effective for a month. Remember to come back within a month, otherwise even the Gods wouldn’t be able to save you. By the way, do you know who Jasper is going to marry?” Frederick asked doubtfully.
Stella shook her head. Thinking of the scene where Jasper was holding the child and Bettany was following him, her eyes became colder. “I don’t know, and I don’t care. I have nothing to do with him anymore. I just want to forget this person as soon as possible. You’d better not mention him in front of me anymore in the future.”
Frederick raised the corners of his mouth. “Do you mean what you say?”
“Absolutely.” Stella said with certainty.
Frederick believed that she was sincere, and there was smiles in his eyes. “Be careful on the way. I’ll send someone to pick you up when you arrive at Yale City.”
“There’s no need for that. Greg said that he’s already sent a document to Yale City’s police department. They should have sent someone to pick me up at the train station. Greg has also booked a hotel for me. I have been to Yale City many times this month and I am very familiar with the place. It’ll make me feel very incompetent if I’m going to need your help.”
“Since you have refused my help, I suppose it’ll only make you hate me more if I kept insisting. Alright, remember to call me when you arrive at Yale City. Also, in order to reward your good performance today, I’ll have a big gift ready for you when you come back.” Frederick said with a smile.
“What kind of big gift?”
“You’ll know when you come back.” Frederick kept her guessing.
“Is it about Wilson?” she guessed.
“I wouldn’t have to keep you guessing if it’s about him. No, it’s a present that would definitely make you happy. I won’t talk about it anymore – there are still some matters I need to deal with. Bye-bye,” Frederick then hung up the phone.