Natalie’s heart missed a beat, and her breathing became nervous. She explained, “Honestly, I didn’t get injured on purpose. I didn’t see someone shooting at me. I’m not stupid.”
“Then don’t act stupid. You risked your life to come back, and for what?!” Jasper Milton gritted his teeth and said. His eyes were brimming red and the emotions that he had suppressed for the longest time were about to explode.
God knew how scared he was when he saw her rushing in with the car. At that moment, his brain went blank.
Natalie Wheeler lowered her eyes, and her long eyelashes covered the subtle movement in her eyes.
Why on earth did she come back? And risking her life no less?
In fact, she and Eli Wayne could have run away.
“I…”
“I don’t want to hear it,” Jasper said in a low voice. He stood up straight and looked at her.
He knew that her answer was not what he wanted to hear.
Jasper turned around coldly and went out of the door. He stood under the old locust tree and lit a cigarette. His hands trembled because of the lingering fear. He took a deep drag and exhaled a thick cloud of smoke.
It was not easy for him to find her…
“Could I have a cigarette too?” Stephen came to Jasper’s side.
Jasper gave Stephen a cigarette. Stephen lit the cigarette and took a drag. Looking at Jasper in the smoke, he said, “I haven’t painted for ten years. Do you know why?”
Jasper turned to Stephen and said, “You have no inspiration, or there’s no longer a need to express your emotions with paintings. Your emotions have faded in time.”
“Bingo, you know me well. You’re absolutely correct. Life is peaceful and bland for me now. Even if I rack my brain, I am not able to draw a painting with vitality. Even if I try to draw, I end up tearing it and giving up. However, I have the impulse to draw again,” Stephen sighed.
“Because of the accident?” Jasper said in a low voice.
“That’s one of the reasons. Amid the gunfight earlier, I seemed to have come back to life after death. Initially, I thought that I would definitely die. But at that moment, I saw the determination in that girl’s eyes. She was not afraid of death. Instead, she was afraid of others dying,” Stephen recalled.
Jasper knew that the girl he mentioned was Natalie.
Thinking that Natalie had turned a blind eye to death, he felt an indistinct jolt in his heart. He turned his face away and said, “So childish and ignorant.”
“If it weren’t for her, we would have all died. Don’t be angry with her, there are not many people in this world who have the courage as she does. In other words, she could have escaped with her friend, but she came back to save us. Doesn’t that mean that there is someone important to her among us?” Stephen comforted him.
Jasper looked at Stephen deeply. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Allen coming over with Eli. He asked solemnly, “Is the first aid kit ready? Have you called the police? Get the boat prepared.”
“Everything is ready. Let’s go in and take a look at her,” Before Stephen could finish, he saw Jasper already walking in the house.
Eli ran towards Natalie. When she saw that Natalie’s arms were covered with blood, tears rushed out of her eyes. She knelt on the ground in front of the bed and pleaded, “Natalie, don’t die.”
Natalie was just resting with her eyes closed. She opened her eyes and said to Eli, “Don’t be afraid, I won’t die. I didn’t get hurt on my vital parts. It’s just that my arm was shot. You just have to remove the bullet and I’ll recover in one week. Don’t cry.”
“Okay, I’ll do it now. I remember there is anesthetic here,” Eli found the anesthetic from the first aid kit.
“My right arm is injured, so use the cervical plexus nerve block method,” Natalie reminded her.
Eli nodded and injected the anesthetic.
It took one minute for her arm to be completely numb. Eli untied Natalie’s sleeves and cleaned her arm with antiseptic liquid, tears continued streaming down her face.
“Don’t cry, it won’t help,” Natalie said in a low voice. She wiped Eli’s tears away with her left hand.
Eli sniffed, “Frederick just said that he found my photos among those people. Those people were after me. If it weren’t for me, you all wouldn’t have been in trouble.”
“It’s not as simple as that. They might be after you, but there must be something more to this. After all, you’re just an innocent person. But these people are organized and disciplined. They’re not people you could provoke easily. Do you understand?” Natalie comforted her.
Eli nodded. She wiped her tears with a napkin, and pressed Natalie’s arm a few times, “Is your arm numb?”
Natalie nodded.
Eli removed the bullet from her arm, applied anti-inflammatory drugs, and bandaged the wound. Then she gave her an IV drip.
“Are we going to leave now? You still have to go to the hospital to get further treatment. It will be bad if you get a fever later tonight,” Eli reminded her.
“Perhaps we could ask Mr. Stephen if it is convenient for us to go out tonight? If it’s not, then don’t force him,” Natalie said politely.
“I’ll ask,” Eli went to look for Stephen.
Stephen was still smoking under the old locust tree.
“Mr. Stephen, although my friend has had an operation and the bullet has since been removed, I’m worried that she will have a fever. Could you send us back tonight?” Eli asked politely.
“Of course. I’ll get a car to take you to the pier right now,” Stephen said frankly.
“Also, it was because of me that all of you almost died. I’ll compensate all your losses,” Eli said apologetically.
“It’s okay. I could still afford it. See you on Saturday night,” Stephen said in a low voice.
“Okay. See you on Saturday night then,” Eli replied.
Jasper was still standing at the entrance when Eli left. He looked at the two people in the room as if he was deep in thought. He pursed his lips. The light was dim and his eyes were full of uncertainty.
Allen held Natalie’s left hand and said with pity, “You saved my life again.”
“Our lives were all in danger, so I’m not really saving you,” Natalie’s voice was gentle and soft.
Allen looked at her firmly, lowered his head and kissed her forehead, “You are my hero.”
Hero?
Allen actually used this word to describe her, which was a bit weird.
The corner of Allen’s lips curved gently, “I’m staying here today. You should leave with Eli first. Remember to call me. I’ll see you tomorrow. There’s something that I want to give you.”
Natalie nodded and said, “I will call you then.”
Eli circled past Jasper and walked into the room. She said to Natalie, “Mr. Stephen said that we can leave now.”
“Okay,” Natalie got out of bed by herself. Allen then carried her and walked outside.
Jasper looked at the three of them walking past him and said in a low voice, “Those people were from an organization named ‘Invisible’. The big boss behind the organization should be Sean Yaleman.”
Eli looked at Jasper in surprise, “Are you saying that Sean had asked someone to catch me and kill you all? How is that possible? It was Sean who asked me to work on this cooperation!”
“I could only tell you so much. I don’t know whether Sean had instructed someone to do this or whether Sean’s men had decided to take action by themselves,” Jasper said coldly.
“I’ll ask Sean now,” Eli said angrily. She took out her phone and took off all the men’s masks. After taking the photos, she sent them to Sean immediately…