The movie was great. It was a hot-blooded, patriotic-themed movie. The movie was about a man who went to Africa after he thought his fiancee had died. A war broke out while he was in Africa. He stepped forward by himself to serve the country and saved the people.
There was a scene in the middle of the movie which made Stella’s heart ache.
The protagonist was infected with a virus. When he was unconscious, he dreamed of his fiancee. He held the bullet that passed through his fiancee tightly and cried, “You didn’t come back.”
When she watched this scene, she cried. Tears blurred her eyes, and everything she saw was hazy. Tears were flowing down her face, and she felt sad.
After she left, Jasper became even more decadent than before. He drank a lot, smoked a lot and even ended up in the hospital.
If she hadn’t come back…
She didn’t dare to think about it. She leaned against Jasper’s shoulder. The future was too far away that she couldn’t figure it out or grasp it. All she could do was to cherish the present.
After finishing the movie, Stella Grace had a feeling that she was still not satisfied. “It’s really good. I want to watch it again.”
“Let’s watch it again tomorrow then. They should produce more movies like this,” Jasper Milton said dotingly.
“Mm, are you hungry?” Stella asked and took the initiative to hold Jasper’s arm.
“Let’s have supper. What do you want to eat?”
“Let’s go for a buffet. There should be restaurants that cater to the midnight crowd. I’ll check online,” She went online and found many available restaurants.
“I know where to go. Follow me,” Stella took Jasper’s hand and started walking.
Jasper smiled and followed her.
It was almost 11 p. m. now. Most of the people around were the ones who had just watched the movie. There were occasional vehicles passing by on the road. It was empty and quiet.
The lights of the street lamps fell on the two of them, leaving a pair of shadows on the ground.
They walked for ten minutes, and no one spoke, but they didn’t feel lonely or bored. When they walked past the bridge, a gust of wind blew by. Stella looked at the lake and said, “I miss our life on the island.”
“Me too,” Jasper said in a low voice.
Stella smiled, “The crab was really delicious.”
“The bamboo shoots, stewed with wild pork, were also delicious,” Jasper said to Stella, “If you like, we could go stay there for two days this weekend.”
“Okay,” She answered briskly. She picked up her phone and took a look at the map. The restaurant was nearby. She stretched her neck and looked forward. She saw it. “There it is.”
“Okay.”
They walked toward the restaurant, and Stella’s mobile phone rang all of a sudden.
She looked at the strange foreign number and thought it must be one of the mercenaries hired by Allen, so she answered the call.
“Hello, we are Silver Fire. Someone said that you needed us.” The other person asked.
“Yes, leave me your email. I will send you the details in the email,” Stella simply said and hung up the phone.
“Who was that?” Jasper asked suspiciously.
Stella took a deep breath and glanced at Jasper. She calmly explained, “Eli is missing. I am sending someone to look for her.”
“It might be a good thing for her to disappear. No news is considered good news. Normally, if you could find her, other people will be able to find her too,” Jasper reminded her.
“I’m afraid that I would be kept in the dark even if something had happened to her. Let’s not talk about it. Let’s eat something first,” Stella did not want to say more, afraid that Jasper would see through her.
She pulled him into the restaurant, took a lot of food, and put it all over the table.
“Are you able to finish all of this?” Jasper doubted.
Stella put the lamb pieces onto the hot grill, “I still have you, don’t I?”
Jasper smiled dotingly and replied softly, “Yes.”
Stella ate half of the food and looked around.
She used to not eating so late at night. She was used to enduring her hunger through the night.
Unexpectedly, there were so many people who came out to eat in the middle of the night.
“What’s wrong?” Jasper asked.
“I’m just surprised that so many people came out to eat at this hour,” Stella said.
Jasper chuckled. “As long as you’re willing to, I can bring you out to eat every night. I can help you get fatter so that fewer people will want to go after you.”
“Are you saying that no one would want me once I get fat? that when I was fat? How could you judge people by their looks?” Stella narrowed her eyes.
“If I judged you by your looks, I wouldn’t have forced you at that time.”
Stella’s face turned red, “You also realized that you were forceful?”
Jasper looked embarrassed. He cleared his throat and promised, “I will treat you well.”
“Yes,” Stella responded. She believed it.
After the meal, they were satisfied and full. They walked back to the cinema together where the car was parked.
There were fewer pedestrians on the road. It was October and it was very cold at night, especially since they had just come out of the warm restaurant.
Jasper took off his coat and wrapped it around her body.
Stella looked at him.
He was only wearing a suit and vest, but it did not reduce his handsome appearance at all. Instead, he seemed to emit a warm welcoming aura.
“Jasper, it will take us an hour and a half to go back. It’s too far. You have to go to work tomorrow. Let’s stay in the hotel today,” Stella suggested.
“Okay,” he said, “Somewhere nearby?”
Stella took out her mobile phone, “I’ll find a place.”
She searched for hotels nearby on her app, “There’s one near the cinema. Let’s go there.”
“Okay,” Jasper put his arms around her waist and pulled her to his side. The two of them walked side by side.
Jasper was still sleeping when she woke up in the morning. It was expected of him to be tired since he was the one doing all the work last night.
She quietly got up and went to the bathroom. She turned on her mobile phone and logged into her mailbox. She saw the email sent by the mercenary.
“Your friend has paid the deposit. Don’t worry, we have never failed in any of our missions. We will arrive in A Country at 7:36 p. m. tomorrow. What do you need us to do?”
Stella replied to the email. After that, she brushed her teeth, washed her face and went out of the bathroom.
Jasper had just woken up. He got out of bed and kissed her forehead. “Give me a minute, I will accompany you on your morning jog.”
“It’s okay if we don’t go for a jog this morning. You should rest more,” Stella felt sorry for him.
“Then let’s have breakfast together,” Jasper said softly.
Stella nodded.
He walked into the bathroom.
She walked to the window and looked downstairs.
Jasper said that he had sent someone to protect her in secret. The person was most likely sent by the Dark Shadow as they couldn’t be discovered by ordinary people.
She wanted to act alone, so she had to shake off the people who were following her.
“What are you thinking about?” Jasper put his arms around her waist behind her.
“Are the Dark Shadow men outside?” Stella asked directly.
“Yes, they are always around. Don’t worry,” Jasper didn’t deny it.
“Where are they? In the car? Or on the road?” Stella was suspicious.
Jasper pointed at the road and replied, “In the surveillance cameras. I have the God’s Eyes of A Country, just like Allen has the God’s Eye of France.”