“I miss days like this.” Jasper Milton took a crab and peeled it off. Then, he blew on the crab.
Natalie didn’t expect that he would come here so suddenly. She picked up the crab which she had grilled in an attempt to look unfazed.
Her heart was beating so fast that she couldn’t seem to bear it. She licked her dry lips and said, “Uh…”
She merely hummed, not knowing what to say. She knew what he meant. However, those who didn’t know him wouldn’t have known that he had lived on an isolated island before. Thus, they naturally wouldn’t understand what he meant too.
She wanted to stand in the shoes of someone who didn’t know of his past, but she was too nervous. Her mind seemed to be knotted, and she couldn’t say anything.
Jasper looked at her.
She felt his gaze and she lowered her head, fiddling with the crab to hide her panic.
Jasper chuckled, “Do you know how to make distilled water?”
“I learned it from textbooks before.”
“Have you tried it on your own?”
“I did it in a laboratory before,” Natalie explained guiltily.
She could feel that Jasper’s eyes were still on her.
She was silent, so was he. However, he was breathing close to her face, which made her panic. This made her feel uneasy.
She looked at him reluctantly and stared into his dark eyes, “Do you often like to look at other people’s girlfriends like this?”
“I’m just curious about your thoughts. The crabs are going to be burnt. Why don’t you take them out?” Jasper said calmly.
Natalie’s face was red, and she took the seared crab out immediately. Two of them were already overcooked but the other three were alright.
She picked up another crab with the branch and put it on the stone. As she was too close to the fire, she retracted her hand instinctively due to the heat.
“You are so silly, let me do it. Sit here to eat the grilled crab,” Jasper said as he took the branch from Natalie’s hand.
Only God would know if it was intentional or not, but he held her hand when he was taking the branch over.
Natalie could feel that his palm was hotter than the fire, so she retracted her hand defensively. She asked, “Where is Eli? Did you see her?”
“She must have returned to the car to get some water and a parasol. The one running over there should be her,” Jasper looked to his right and said.
Natalie followed his sight and looked to the right. Sure enough, she saw Eli rushing over with a plastic bag.
Eli did not like Jasper. Natalie knew that she was trying all means to persuade her to give up on him.
Hence, Eli must be anxious when she saw Jasper sitting next to Natalie at this moment.
She did not want to deepen the conflict between Jasper and Eli. Hence, Natalie said, “Didn’t you say that you were going to spend the night with Stephen tonight? You should rest more.”
“I’ll head back after grilling these crabs for you,” Jasper said calmly.
“I’ve already grilled twelve of them, plus the five on the grill now. They should be enough. They would be wasted if we can’t finish them. Don’t grill anymore,” Natalie said as if she was asking him to leave.
Jasper looked at her with slight displeasure, “Are you driving me away?”
Natalie smiled awkwardly, “This beach does not belong to me, I don’t have the right to drive people away. I don’t know the past between you and Stella, but what I know is that my friend doesn’t like you. Now, my friend is coming. It’s better to avoid trouble, right, Mr. Milton?”
Jasper looked at her deeply and said, “I would like to know the reason she doesn’t like me. It would be better to lay it all out on the table rather than for me to continue guessing on my own and sabotaging the relationship. What do you think?”
“When did she ever sabotage your relationship?” Natalie smiled helplessly.
Before Jasper could answer, Eli had run over and thrown the bag of water and umbrella beside Jasper’s feet. She put her hands on her waist and asked, “Jasper, why are you here? Don’t pester my friend. I told you before.”
“Why?” Jasper asked coldly.
“Wasn’t it enough for you to hurt Stella? Are you trying to hurt Natalie now too?” Eli said angrily.
“I have never hurt Stella. If I didn’t like her, I wouldn’t have married her. Even the divorce was initiated by her. None of those was my will,” Jasper said in a low voice. He stood up and his aura suddenly became formidable.
“Since Stella had decided to divorce you, that meant that she didn’t like you. Yet you still continued to pester her. If you didn’t pester her, she wouldn’t have died,” Eli said agitatedly.
“She initiated the divorce to rescue me. It was not because she didn’t like me,” Jasper’s eyes turned cold.
“What’s the consequence of liking you then? She lived a more miserable life than anyone else, and she eventually died in misery. She never had the chance to be happy until the day she died. Jasper, if you still have some conscience, just let go of my friend. She can find happiness, as long as you stay away from her,” Eli roared.
“I’m confident that I can give her everything, as long as she trusts me more,” Jasper said meaningfully and his eyes were red.
“Eli, stop arguing,” Natalie said in a low voice.
Eli saw that Allen was walking over with a bucket in his hand. She pursed her lips and crossed her arms around her chest, turning her face away. She moped and kicked the sand begrudgingly.
“Sorry, Mr. Milton, I need to have a good talk with my friend,” Natalie said politely.
Jasper took a deep look at her with anger in his eyes. He turned his head and walked towards the pier.
When Eli saw Jasper leave, she quickly held Natalie’s hand and asked worriedly, “Did Jasper bully you?”
Natalie shook her head, “Eli, I’m going to be his children’s tutor soon. In the future, I will be meeting him often. You don’t have to be angry just because you see him with me.”
“Could you not be a tutor for his children? Allen is a nice person. He is gentle, rich and he treats you well. You will definitely be able to achieve happiness again,” Eli advised.
“Will you take your baby to leave with you this time?” Natalie changed the topic and said.
“Of course,” Eli replied without hesitation.
“What if you’re the only person who could leave, and your baby has to stay behind?” Natalie asked again.
“Then I would never leave. My baby is my treasure. I couldn’t possibly entrust him to Sean. I know clearly that Sean would only teach him all the bad habits. Or, he may even ignore my baby after having his own child. Worst-case scenario, he might even end up abusing my baby. If that happens, my baby is going to be so pitiful,” Eli said sadly.
“Dante is my son, and there is a scheming Bettany at his side. Bettany’s son, Ralph, is not easy to deal with as well. It’s obvious that Dante’s stomach doesn’t handle spicy food well, yet Bettany deliberately egged me to make spicy food for Dante, so I’m more worried,” Natalie said, her eyes brimming red.
Eli understood. She cried and said, “I’m sorry, Natalie. I shouldn’t have said those things to make things difficult for you. I was just worried about you.”
Natalie smiled slightly and said, “I know that you were doing it for my own good.”
She placed her arms around Eli’s shoulders and sat down, “Come, let’s eat the crabs. It’s no longer piping hot.”
At that moment, Natalie’s cell phone rang. She was shocked and she took her cell phone out. Seeing that it was a strange number, she answered it with caution.
“Stella, it’s Hale. The signal transmitter has been reinstalled. Just now, a man named Frederick Addington had just arrived on the island. It seems that his target is you. Be careful. Also, I’m leaving now, let’s get in touch in the future if we get the chance.”