When she first named the dog, she didn’t think much. She just thought that Apollo sounded nice and bright.
However, she had always loved him deeply.
Stella Grace smirked and she put her hand on his waist gently. “We will be happy in the future.”
“Yes, we will.”
“I’ll cook first then. I’ll call you once I’m done,” Stella said softly.
“I’ll be in the study. Let’s get the marriage certificate in the evening,” Jasper said.
Stella’s eyes sparkled.
She remembered the last time they got married, both of them were very happy. On the day of their marriage, Bettany Hadley came back. What was left with her was pain, which made her illness go out of control.
At present, her mental illness was under control, but she was still a little scared. “Do you plan to tell your parents?”
“I’ll let you decide. I’ll let them know if you want them to. If you don’t want them to know, I will hide it from them forever. Even if we have children, they will be our children,” Jasper promised.
Stella was very touched, and there was a thin mist in her eyes.
Jasper had always prioritized her. She could feel that he really cared about her.
She did not want to return to her ancestral roots in the past, because she was afraid of changing the trajectory of other people’s lives.
However, now that she was going to be with Jasper, she was slowly letting go of her identity as an orphan. Even if they were determined to be together, this was not a matter between two people, but two families.
She needed a proper identity to reduce the obstacles between them.
However, she didn’t know if Mr. Turner was her grandfather.
She had changed her bone marrow. Under normal circumstances, even if the DNA in her bone marrow, blood, and immune system had changed, the DNA in other organs and muscles would not be affected. By that time, there should be a way to extract them.
All in all, the DNA in the ovum should not have changed. She could carry out the DNA test using her ovum. If that was possible, she could even cultivate a test tube infant. This way, the chance to save Dante would also increase.
“What are you thinking about?” Jasper asked when he saw that she was immersed in her thoughts.
“Jasper, I’m thinking that trying to have a test tube baby since my chances of conceiving is low. We could have several children at once, then it could help save Dante too,” Stella suggested.
“Ralph was also born that way. He seems fine.”
“If everyone tries to have their children this way, the world will be in chaos.”
Stella held Jasper’s hand. “We are forced to do this because we want to save Dante. Besides, we could also try conceiving naturally. It’s not like we can’t afford to have a few more children, right?”
Jasper looked at her with deep eyes. “Stella, promise me that you will not leave me and you will not be angry no matter what happens.”
“What?” Stella stared into his eyes and had a feeling that he was about to say something important.
“Dante is not ill,” Jasper said.
Stella was stunned. She let go of Jasper’s hand immediately and looked at him from top to bottom.
He looked visibly unsettled. “If I hadn’t done that, you would definitely have left me. Maybe even forever.”
“So, you lied to me?” Stella finally understood.
No wonder he had left Dante abroad and didn’t let her see Dante.
She was furious and she punched Jasper on the shoulder. “Do you know how worried I was? How could you lie to me? You didn’t even let me take care of Dante. Jasper, you’ve gone too far.”
Jasper held her fist and clenched it in his palm. He said helplessly, “Weren’t you the same? You pretended to not see me. Even on the island, your first thought was to leave when you saw me.”
“Were you planning to let me have more babies?”
“Having children is not my main purpose. However, to keep you by my side, I would consider it.” Jasper said frankly.
Stella withdrew her hand from his grip and turned around.
Jasper hugged her from behind. “I didn’t know what to do. You refused to be with me. When you were with me, you had other plans and refused to tell me anything. Even when I was angry and scolded you, you were determined to leave.
Stella, we were both young when we were together. We are not young anymore. Life is short, I don’t want to waste time chasing after things that do not matter. Let’s be together, okay?”
Stella gradually calmed down.
Compared to Jasper, she had committed more wrongs than he did. She thought of forgiving him and to move on from the past.
She was not angry with Jasper. She turned around and hugged him, leaning her head against his chest. “Coul you let Dante come home then?”
“Dante’s illness is fake, but the poisoning is real. I’m worried that I don’t have much time to take good care of him, so I sent him abroad and let his adoptive parents take care of him. If you want to see him, I can take you there but let me make some arrangements first. However, it’s best if we don’t visit him for the time being. We don’t want to be followed.”
“Poisoning? Was it Bettany?” Stella was worried.
Jasper shook his head. “No, my people are closely monitoring Bettany. She was not the one who did it.”
“Ralph?” Stella had goosebumps at the thought of such a young child trying to use poison.
“No, my men are watching both Bethany and him.”
Stella was worried. “Who could it be then?”
“The investigation led to an old servant from my mother’s side, but the old servant had committed suicide. I searched for the family of the old servant, but they had already immigrated to X Country three months ago. I asked my friends there to investigate the matter, but they couldn’t find anything. I suspect that they might have changed their identities and disappeared. It is also likely that they have been killed.” Jasper guessed.
“Who could it be then? Why would they hurt Dante? He is still so young. He has no enemies. If they wanted to deal with you, why didn’t they come at you instead?” Stella was suspicious.
“I don’t know. I have no idea. I’m at a dead end, just like when Dante first disappeared back then.”
“How did you find Dante then?” Stella was surprised.
“At that time, I drank too much and was sent to the hospital. Someone sent Dante to me and said that he was my son. I did a paternity test. I also let Dante do a test with your mother. It was confirmed that he is indeed our child.”
“So, those people sent Dante to you because they were afraid that you would die?”
“I used to think so, but the old chief is dead, and the clues are gone. I suspect it was another group of people who wanted to kill Dante. As for the motive, purpose, and timing, I have no idea. The safest thing to do now is to protect Dante.” Jasper explained.