Frederick Addington suddenly felt that someone was looking at him. He raised his head and saw a slightly chubby figure running outside.
He was not interested in anyone who wasn’t slim.
Natalie Wheeler got on the taxi, told the driver Jasper’s home address, and called Eli Wayne. ” Eli, you’re not going to sleep soon, are you?”
“No, the baby is still playing with his gun. I’m so dizzy. I suddenly thought of a joke: little girls play with dolls and little boys play with guns, but when they grow up, it’s the opposite! Hahahaha!” Eli laughed at her own joke.
Natalie heard the deep meaning of this joke, but she was not in the mood to engage in small talk. “Eli, could you help me pinpoint the location of a mobile phone now?”
“I think so. I’ll need to ask Sean. Send me the phone number,” she replied frankly.
“Thank you, Eli.” Natalie was touched.
“Stop that. Aren’t we friends?” Eli hung up the phone.
Natalie sent the phone number to her.
The phone rang again. Seeing that it was Jasper, Natalie answered the phone quickly and complained, “Where are you exactly? You stopped talking halfway.”
Jasper Milton still didn’t say anything.
Natalie’s heart was thumping wildly in anxiety. “Are you Jasper? If you aren’t him, please say something.”
There was no sound from Jasper’s side.
Natalie raised her voice. “If you do this again, I will be angry. Do you think it’s fun to play tricks in the middle of the night?”
“… I’m Jasper,” his voice finally came out.
Natalie felt relieved when she heard his voice. She sighed and said, “Where are you? I’m already on my way to your house.”
“I’m at home…” Jasper was silent for a moment, a strange look on his face. He explained, “I drank a little too much. I’m sorry.”
Natalie remembered what he said before and felt sad again. She took a deep breath.
Since he was already at home, there was no need for her to go since his voice sounded much clearer. She realized that she had been quite foolish to rush out of the hotel like that.
“Since you are already home, I won’t be heading over. Go to bed early.” Natalie hung up the phone and said to the driver, “Back to the Oasis Hotel please.”
Jasper held the bridge of his nose and lowered his head slightly. The water drops fell from his forehead and dripped onto his collarbone along his cold, resolute and handsome face. His body was wet.
He must’ve been really drunk before. How could he call Natalie and say those words to her? Was he hallucinating just because Natalie’s voice sounded similar to Stella’s?
Fortunately, after taking a cold shower downstairs, his mind was much clearer.
He lay next to Dante Milton and looked at his pink face.
He had been thinking about Stella Grace for the past two years…
Early the next morning, Jasper was woken up by the ringtone of his mobile phone. He reflexively turned off the sound and looked at Dante.
The little guy had already woken up and was looking at him with his big eyes. He did not speak and was very well-behaved.
Jasper smiled and kissed Dante’s forehead before answering the assistant’s call.
“Director Milton, I’ve sent all the photos to your email, but I found something rather strange. Apart from asking the adults, I also asked the children about her, but they deliberately avoided me. I think it’s highly unusual, almost like someone deliberately told them to do that,” Elvis Zachary reported.
“Hm, was she afraid that the children would accidentally reveal something?” Jasper was suspicious, but thinking of Natalie’s behavior yesterday, he felt that she should be a reliable person.
“I managed to catch a child and bribe him with 100 dollars. He said that Big Sis Natalie is very good. and that they like her very much and don’t want her to leave. They hope that she can go back and see them more often.”
“Then what’s the problem?” Jasper didn’t know where the problem was.
“Isn’t Natalie a teacher here? Why do they call her Big Sis Natalie?”
Jasper frowned. He did not feel that there was something wrong with this. “Did you catch another child and ask him about it?”
“I caught one, but the plan backfired. They surrounded me and tied me up instead. I just managed to escape,” Elvis said innocently.
Jasper was speechless.
“Then come back. I know what to do.” He got up and took Dante to brush his teeth. When he opened the door, Bettany Hadley and Ralph Milton were standing at the door.
“Dad, I want to live with you. I’ll listen to you in the future,” Ralph took the initiative to say.
“Okay.” Jasper answered in a deep voice, “I’ll cook some meatballs for you.”
“Jasper, let me help you.” Bettany followed Jasper into the kitchen and said, “You said yesterday that you would choose a tutor whom Ralph likes. Is the offer still valid?”
“Yes. After all, Ralph might not like who Dante likes. It’s good to be taught by someone different,” Jasper said in accordance with her words.
He opened the refrigerator and saw bags of frozen meatballs with various stuffing names written on the bags.
The handwriting was a little ugly, but it was detailed.
Jasper casually took out two bags and boiled some water. Seeing that Bettany had not yet left, he looked at her suspiciously. “Do you have anything else to say?”
“Could you replace Miss Wheeler? I’m worried that she won’t like Ralph,” Bettany said bluntly.
“You shouldn’t judge someone else negatively just because of that. Miss Wheeler told me that Ralph is filial, loyal, and intelligent. She did not have any negative remarks on him. Therefore, she will treat both Dante and Ralph equally,” Jasper said in a low voice and walked out of the kitchen.
“Did she really say that?” Bettany couldn’t believe it.
“Some people would choose against exposing others despite knowing that the others have their own shortcomings. Some people, on the other hand, would choose to judge others solely on their own standards. Hence, they would always think that others are not as good as they are. We can determine a person’s character based on how they judge other people,” Jasper said straightforwardly.
Bettany’s face was ruddy, and she lowered her head. “Maybe I really am thinking too much. I’m not having any breakfast. I’ll go back now, sorry for disturbing you last night.”
“I’ll ask Ralph to stay with you for two days and let him accompany you,” Jasper said casually.
“What about you and Dante? Where are you going?” Bettany was jealous.
“A client asked me to go fishing. I can’t take care of two children alone. I’ll have to trouble you with Ralph.”
“Jasper, don’t you think you are biased? You would always bring delicious food and toys to Dante first. Even at your friend’s banquet, you choose to only bring Dante. Is Ralph that insignificant in your heart?” Bettany said angrily.
Ralph and Dante looked at them.
Jasper looked at Bettany unhappily.
In his eyes, Bettany was just deliberately provoking him. He did not want to argue with her and simply asked her to leave. “Then I’ll take Ralph and Dante with me. You can go back and have a good rest.”