“Aren’t you shocked? She sounds just like Stella,” Eli Wayne said with a smile, looking at Frederick with a meaningful look.
Frederick Addington suddenly looked at Eli, and a lot of information flashed through his mind. “Was it Sean who took Stella away? After Stella disappeared, one of my scientists also disappeared. If Stella has been on medication all this time, she may have survived.”
“Your imagination is really rich. Don’t you dare to hit on my friend,” Eli warned, pulling Natalie Wheeler into the elevator.
Frederick’s chest heaved violently. Looking at Natalie’s expressionless face, he was shocked, but there was also a subtle hint of joy on his face.
Natalie raised her eyes and looked at Frederick. There was no emotion in her calm eyes.
The elevator doors closed.
“Frederick is more capable than Jasper. I was almost scared out of my wits. Feel it. My palm is sweaty.” Eli said with fear.
“We shouldn’t be afraid. The calmer we are, the lesser he would doubt me. Besides, my marrow has been changed. As long as we don’t admit it, he will never be able to prove that I am Stella Grace.” Natalie said rationally.
“Stay away from him. In my opinion, Frederick is more terrible than Jasper.
At least Jasper would rather hurt himself than to hurt Stella, but Frederick would rather hurt Stella than let others take her away.
Moreover, you see, although you have disappeared for two years, Jasper is still single. As for Frederick, the woman beside him is replaced with another every day. No, wait. Jasper is not alone. He has two sons, one of whom is not yours. The child is Bettany’s. He’s not that better off either,” Eli complained.
“He and Bettany’s child was not conceived naturally. They used his sperm to impregnate her through artificial means. We can’t blame him.” Natalie explained.
“Look, you’re still defending Jasper even at this point. Weren’t you quite fierce to him when you were in the hospital just now?” Eli scolded.
“That’s a different story. I’m just telling the truth. Well, let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s have breakfast first,” Natalie changed the topic and looked at the red number on the elevator.
“You should check out of your room after breakfast. You can stay at my place today, in case Frederick comes to harass you at night.” Eli suggested.
Natalie nodded. After breakfast, she went back to her room, packed up her luggage, and went to check out at the front desk.
She went to Eli’s place.
Eli lived in a villa halfway up the mountain and there were no other houses around. There was a one-kilometer journey from the iron fence to the door of the villa, and there were ten guards taking turns to keep a lookout at the door. Within a radius of ten kilometers, it was heavily guarded to ensure the safety of certain big shots when they came.
This place looked heavily guarded, but for Eli, it was a big cage.
“What do you want to eat for lunch? I’ll cook for you,” Natalie said softly.
“I miss the pumpkin bisque you used to make. Perhaps you could make some pie too. You could take a look at the refrigerator. There should be a lot of fresh ingredients in there. They buy them every day,” Eli said and stopped at the iron fence.
The soldiers examined the car carefully to make sure there were no dangerous objects or people in the car before letting them pass.
Eli drove to the villa.
Natalie heard the sound of Eli’s son babbling from a distance. His voice was soft and her heart softened a little.
In Eli’s villa, there was a housekeeper, a cook, and two servants who took care of her son. They were two cleaners too, who were also responsible for the garden.
Eli glanced at Natalie and raised her eyebrows.
Natalie understood and nodded.
Sean Yaleman would not allow Eli to take her son far away from home. The people here seemed to take care of her and her son on the surface. However, they were actually Sean’s people and their main job was to keep an eye on them.
“Baby, did you miss me?” Eli reached out to her son.
He immediately spread his arms to ask Eli to hug him.
He had just turned fifteen months old. He learned to walk little by little. Although he still stumbled in his steps, he could already say some words, such as “mom”, “dad”, “auntie”, “grandma”, “uncle”, and so on. He would also say “want”, “eat” and “play”.
He looked pink and tender, just like a mini Eli. He looked exactly like Eli when she was a child, the only difference was their gender.
Natalie stood aside and watched Eli play with her son. The corners of her mouth instinctively lifted.
She missed out on Dante’s growing years. When she saw a baby acting so adorably, her heart became soft.
Eli played with the baby for a while and then looked at the chef. “Hendrick, you don’t have to prepare my meal today. My friend will cook for me. You just need to prepare lunch for everyone else.”
Hendrick nodded, acknowledging her instructions. He walked into the kitchen to continue with his work.
“Let’s go and see if there are any ingredients.” Eli walked over to the refrigerator with her son in his arms.
Natalie opened the refrigerator and said, “There are some minced beef and mushroom. I’ll make a minced beef and onion pie, as well as some mushroom soup. How about that?”
“I’m already hungry just by listening to it. You know, although Hendrick is a local, he has been in France for several years. The dishes he cooks are mostly French. I’m not used to it.” Eli complained.
“Are you going to tell Sean that then? Perhaps he could change the chef to someone who specializes in our local cuisine?” Natalie suggested.
“Sean likes French cuisine. He’s fastidious. I don’t know how his wife was able to stand him.” Eli rolled his eyes.
“Eat, eat, eat.” Eli’s son pointed at the milk in the refrigerator with his little finger, and his saliva was dripping from his lips.
“Hey, you little greedy boy. I don’t know who you take after. How could you drool like that?” Although Eli had spoken with such suspicion, she still patiently wiped his mouth with a tissue.
Natalie glanced at Eli. Who did he take after? Hehe, wasn’t he just an exact copy of her?
Natalie took out the milk from the refrigerator.
“This needs to be heated before the Young Master could have it,” Auntie Yard, who had been taking care of Eli’s son, immediately took the milk from Natalie’s hand.
Eli shrugged. “Let her warm it up. I’ll feed him later. He still likes his mother more, right? Am I right, my baby?”
His eyes were fixed on the milk. He licked his lips with his red tongue, which made him look particularly cute.
Eli tapped his nose. “You’re such a baby. You’re attracted to whoever gives you milk. What should I do with you?”
“He is still young.” Natalie said softly.
Eli handed the child to Auntie Zachary, who also took care of him. She pulled Natalie into the room, closed the door, and whispered, “I’ll book a flight tonight just to be safe. Wait, I think we should err on the side of caution. We’ll transit at X Country. Is that okay?”
Natalie nodded. “Understood.”
“In order not to arouse the suspicion of those security guards, I will put my luggage in your suitcase. When we get to X Country, I will buy another one, and then we will come back after a month.” Eli said thoughtfully.
“Okay. I’ll go to the kitchen to cook first. Don’t do anything unusual today so as not to arouse suspicion from others.” Natalie advised.
At this moment, her cell phone suddenly rang.
She saw that it was Jasper Milton again.
Why did Jasper call her again?
She answered cautiously…