“Why?” Jasper Milton asked in a deep voice.
“Just do as I say. I’ll put the key on the doorknob. Don’t blame me if you miss this chance.” After saying that, Stephen hung up the phone.
Jasper frowned. He bent his arms and glanced at the watch on his wrist. He then went straight upstairs.
Stephen walked to the door of the room he used to live in and knocked on the door.
It was Eli Wayne who opened the door.
“Could you please do me a favor?” Stephen asked.
“Okay, but you have to give me ten minutes. I’m currently in the middle of something,” Eli said straightforwardly.
There was a look of embarrassment on Stephen’s face, “Actually, one of my maids had just run away. Now, there is only one maid left who could change my daughters’ clothes, and she can’t handle it alone. I am a man, so I can’t help as well. If you can’t help, I’ll think of another way.”
“Of course I will help,” Eli immediately agreed.
“Please come with me then,” Stephen turned around.
Eli looked into the room and then at Stephen. She locked the door and closed it.
There was a loud bang.
Stephen was startled and he immediately came to his senses. He pushed the door and pretended to look at Eli in surprise, “Why are you locking the door?”
“Natalie is taking a shower inside,” Eli explained.
“Oh, yeah. Alright, let’s go,” Stephen pointed to the front.
Eli turned around, and Stephen followed her close behind.
A key was hung on the door.
Jasper knew exactly what Stephen was up to. He took the key and opened the door. Instead of going in, he stood at the door and lit a cigarette.
With a cigarette between his fingers, he took a deep breath and exhaled a thick cloud of smoke. The smoke obscured his cold and virile face.
“Eli!” Natalie shouted.
Jasper turned around and stood at the door, looking at her in the mist.
Natalie had just come out from the shower, and her hair was still wet. She wiped her hair with a dry towel and wore a white dress. The water droplets on her hair fell on her shoulders, back, and chest. Her clothes got wet and turned slightly transparent.
Jasper thought of the nymph in Greek Mythology. Her eyes were clear and sparkling. Her skin was smooth and flawless. Jasper couldn’t help but be starstruck by her.
Natalie saw that it was Jasper in the room instead of Eli. His burning eyes made her face flushed red, “Is this the room you used to stay in?”
Jasper pursed her lips and nodded. His eyes were still fixed on her face.
Natalie felt uneasy and she said with a wry smile, “Sorry, I borrowed your room to take a bath. Have you seen my friend?”
“You and your friend should stay in this room today. Stephen called her out earlier to help him with something. His daughters needed someone to change their clothes,” Jasper said.
“Oh, then I’ll go and help too,” Natalie wanted to run away, so she rushed out with her clothes in her arms.
“Wait a minute,” Jasper said in a low voice.
Natalie stopped. She took a deep breath and turned to look at him.
He held a piece of her clothes in his hand. She had left in a hurry just now, so she didn’t even notice that it had fallen to the floor.
Natalie went to take her clothes awkwardly.
Jasper withdrew his hand, but Natalie did not get it.
She paused for a moment and couldn’t believe it. She looked at him with her eyes wide open.
Jasper put the clothes on her hand and said meaningfully, “You have always been forgetful. It doesn’t matter if you lose your clothes, as you could just buy more. It’s okay, as long as you don’t lose anything important.”
“I won’t.” Natalie retorted subconsciously. After thinking for a while, she added, “I just feel that it’s not good if we were to be seen by my boyfriend.”
Jasper’s eyes became darker, “What do you think is going on here that you think would be bad for your boyfriend to see?”
Natalie was speechless.
She didn’t want to talk to him anymore. Jasper was silent usually, but she couldn’t stand the words he was saying to her now. She was no match for him every time.
“It doesn’t matter what I think. What matters is what others will think!” After Natalie finished speaking, she did not give him any chance to reply and she ran away hurriedly.
Jasper looked at her disappearing back, his gaze becoming deeper and deeper.
Natalie made her way downstairs.
Stephen was shocked to see her.
“I’m here to help. Where is Eli?” Natalie asked.
Stephen pointed to the room downstairs.
Natalie immediately went in to help.
When Stephen saw Jasper, he ran over immediately, “Are you stupid? I’ve set up an opportunity for you. Why did you let go of her so quickly? You should have pretended to be locked in so that you could continue staying with her alone.”
“That’s a bit too low,” Jasper replied coolly.
Stephen seemed to have come to a sudden realization, “Now I know why you’re still single. How are you going to pursue a woman successfully without pulling a few tricks?”
“Who says I’m single?” Jasper glanced at Stephen. His eyes were calm but they were very stern. He did not look like he was joking.
Stephen was surprised, “Were you trying to have two women at the same time? That’s not good. I won’t help you pursue Miss Wheeler then.”
“There are no two women. It’s just that my woman is lost in the middle of the sea and doesn’t know how to come home. I’ll solve my own problem. Thank you,” Jasper said in a low voice, as he circled past Stephen and walked away.
Stephen stood rooted to the spot.
He knew that there was always a woman hidden in Jasper’s heart. Because of this woman, he was not interested in any other woman. He refused to even spare them a glance.
Those who didn’t know him would say that his standard was too high and he was acting arrogantly. However, only those who knew him knew that he was loyal to a fault.
Nevertheless, why would Jasper, who was so loyal to his woman, be interested in Natalie?
What was wrong with him?
…
Stephen did not invite his relatives or other friends to the burial. Perhaps, in his eyes, the deaths of his two daughters were not glorious. They could avoid becoming a laughing stock of the upper-class society if they were sent off silently.
The police took Rachel away, and her boyfriend also left with the police.
That night, Natalie and Eli went to stay in the room where Jasper used to stay in.
When Natalie walked past the living room, she saw Jasper, Allen, Stephen, and… Frederick were playing cards.
The four men were gathered at a table, and for some reason, the scene looked quite strange.
All of a sudden, Frederick looked at her with an evil smile on his face, “Miss Wheeler, let’s play a few games together. If you win, it’s on you. If you lose, I’ll pay.”
“Even if you agree, Mr. Milton and Mr. Stephen won’t agree, right, Allen?” Natalie looked at Allen gently with a hint of mischief.
“If they agree, I have no objection. Don’t worry, I will definitely let you win,” Allen said straightforwardly.
“Let Miss Wheeler play on behalf of you for a while, is that alright?” Stephen said to Allen.
Allen looked at Natalie dotingly, “Do you want to play? Come on.”
“I don’t know how to play. I will definitely lose a lot of money,” Natalie didn’t want to go over. She felt that it was like the center of the storm.
“Your man can afford to lose. I can teach you if you don’t know how to play,” Allen got up directly, took Natalie’s hand, and pulled her over.
Natalie didn’t say anything.
It was too disrespectful for her to refuse Allen, but she didn’t want to face Jasper and Frederick at the same time. This pressure and fear came from the bottom of her heart.