Stella’s heart tightened. Before she could stand up, she heard the people around Jasper cry out in panic, “Chief, you’re bleeding!”
Jasper Milton frowned and said in a deep voice, “It’s not a big deal. Don’t make a fuss out of this.”
Stella Grace stood up, held Jasper’s hand, and pulled out the glass fragments. “Don’t underestimate minor injuries. If you don’t handle it properly, it will slowly become a serious injury. Chief, you are an important leader of the state’s military force, so you must take good care of yourself.”
The waiter came over with a medical kit that was provided by the hotel.
Stella bent over and carefully treated Jasper’s wound.
Jasper looked at her with deep eyes.
Her body was illuminated under the light. Because she had lowered her head, the silhouette of her hair fell on the side of her face, which made her look like a quiet shadow imprinted on the wall.
He could vaguely recall fragments of a time where she had treated his wounds as well.
In his memories, Stella was wearing a white coat and helping him to bandage his arms.
If that accident didn’t happen, if he hadn’t lost his memory, maybe they would have already been together for a long time.
When Stella was bandaging his hand, he held her hand.
Stella felt that his palm was burning hot, which made her fingertips tremble.
She looked at Jasper in confusion, only to meet his ink-black eyes.
“Let go of my hand. You don’t have to do this,” Jasper said in a low voice as he released Stella’s hand.
Her heart sank. Indeed, she had cared too much. It did not seem appropriate with their current relationship.
She stood up straight and said to Ryan Lameer, “I’m going to the bathroom.”
“There’s one in the room.” Ryan signaled to the waiter.
The waiter pushed the door of the bathroom.
Stella walked in, turned on the tap, and washed her hands that was stained red with blood.
It was Jasper’s blood. Her heart was filled with pain. She looked at herself in the mirror and said, “This is what you want, isn’t it?”
Her reflection said nothing.
She took a deep breath, composed herself, and turned around to go out.
Ryan put down his cell phone and said to Jasper, “Chief, you shouldn’t drink anymore since your hand is injured. Do you want to have some fresh juice? I’ve heard that the pomegranate juice here is pretty good.”
“Let’s have some pomegranate juice then,” said one of Jasper’s subordinates.
“We’ll get a jug of pomegranate juice please,” Ryan signaled to the waiter, who then promptly left.
A few moments later, the pomegranate juice was served.
Ryan poured some juice for Jasper and said to Stella, “Teacher Grace, you’ve drunk quite a bit, didn’t you? It’s not safe for a girl to be out alone like this. Since you’ve come here alone, why don’t you drink the pomegranate juice instead? And Bobby, you should drink some too, you’re still a child after all.”
He called the waiter again.
The waiter poured the juice for Stella and Bobby.
Stella had no appetite, so took a few bites and drank a cup of the pomegranate juice. She suddenly felt a little warm, so she looked at the air conditioner and whispered to the waiter, “Please make the air conditioner colder.”
“Okay.”
Ryan looked at the time on his mobile phone. “Yo, it’s almost 1:30 p. m. I have a meeting in the afternoon. Shall we call it a day? When I’m free, we can meet again another day.”
“Alright, I have to get back to the police station too.” Bryan looked at Stella. “Do you want to go to the police station or the hotel? I’ll drop you first.”
Stella felt warm and uncomfortable, and her head was groggy. “I’ll go back to the hotel to rest first. I’ll stop by the police station later.”
“Your face is very red. You must’ve drunk too much. The alcohol content is pretty high,” Bryan stood up while holding Stella.
Stella was a little dizzy and leaned against him.
She felt weak and strange. Her whole body was also a little wet from sweat, as if she had been drugged.
However, she quickly dismissed the thought. It was impossible that she had been drugged. They all had the same food and drinks, but she was the only who had an adverse reaction. Stella thought that it might be the result of a chemical reaction between the toxin and alcohol in her body.
She wanted to leave this place as soon as possible and return to her personal space.
Jasper frowned when he saw how intimate they were. “Miss Grace and I stay in the same hotel, and I am just about to head back too. I don’t mind bringing you along,” he offered.
Stella didn’t want Jasper to know of her situation. She nodded to him and said, “Chief, you have so many things to deal with every day. I wouldn’t want to trouble you. Also, there’s something I need to talk about with Director Fellow. Thank you for the offer.”
“I’m free for the day. Weren’t you going to the police station later at night? Miss Grace, are you reluctant to get into my car?” Jasper asked in return.
Stella did not understand for a moment. What did Jasper mean?
Didn’t he pretend to be indifferent when he saw her in the morning? Didn’t he pretend that they were just strangers?
And now he insisted on sending her back?
“I… just feel that I am not that familiar with Chief Milton.” Stella explained.
“Not familiar?” Jasper felt that this sentence was somewhat familiar. “I’m very familiar with your boyfriend. He’s my cousin. I’ll send you back.”
Jasper held Stella’s arm and took her away without saying goodbye.
His men immediately caught up with him.
Bryan was surprised. It turned out that Stella’s boyfriend was Chief Milton’s younger cousin. It seemed that he was either a rich person or a noble man.
He also took his leave.
Only Ryan and his family were left in the room.
“Dad, I’m not feeling well,” Bobby said as he rested his head on the table. His face was unusually rosy.
“What’s going on? Did you eat something funny?” Bobby’s mother said worriedly.
“I’ll take him to the hospital. You should stay here and pay the bill.” Ryan picked Bobby up, went downstairs, went out from the back door, and put Bobby in the limousine.
In the limousine, there was a young woman whose face was delicate and her aura charming.
“Take good care of him.” Ryan ordered.
He sat in the passenger seat.
“We’ve already set up an ambush. Shall we do it now?” Ryan’s subordinate, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, asked.
“Jasper actually took Stella away himself, saving us a lot of effort. Even the heavens are helping me. Follow me closely.” Ryan smiled and looked at the front maliciously.
Stella’s whole body was weak and she was pulled into the car by Jasper.
She leaned against the door and tightened her muscles. She clenched her fists and her whole body trembled. She had no choice but desperately try to suppress her emotions.
However, her body was in a state of shock, and she could not bear it any longer.
“Chief.” Jasper’s subordinate got into the driver’s seat.
Jasper steadied himself on the seat and the sweat on his face slowly accumulated. He said sternly, “Go to the hotel and pay attention if there are people following us.”
“Yes.” When his subordinate saw the strange blush on Chief’s face, he also felt that something was wrong and immediately started driving.
Stella couldn’t hold it in any longer. Waves of turbulence were attacking her lower abdomen over and over again. Stella wished she could die now.
She gritted her teeth, turned around and kissed Jasper’s lips.
At that moment, sparks were ignited.
He had endured it with his utmost willpower, but… the woman who had just kissed him was the woman he had always loved.
That sudden gesture destroyed all his forbearance. He didn’t want to think about anything. He closed his eyes and kissed her back. His kiss was more passionate than hers and it expressed all the feelings he had for her…