“Please let me off at the supermarket. I’m going to buy some groceries,” Stella Grace said.
“Sure. I didn’t expect that you could cook. No wonder Director Milton likes you so much,” Elvis Zachary said with a smile.
Stella looked at him and asked, “Did you flatter your way up to your current position?”
“Haha, pretty much,” Elvis said with a smile. He was not angry at all.
Stella also smiled slightly and felt a little sorry.
She shouldn’t have vented her anger on innocent people.
Elvis parked the car in the parking lot near the supermarket and accompanied Stella to buy groceries.
She bought some chicken wings, shrimp, cucumber and lettuce. When she walked past the fishing supplies, she bought a fishing rod and two goldfish.
“Looks like you’re going to have a feast tonight,” Elvis helped Stella carry the groceries.
“Yes, would you like to stay for dinner tonight?” Stella asked softly.
Elvis blushed and said, “No thanks. Director Milton should have something else for me to do. I won’t disturb your romantic night.”
“If there is a chance next time, I’ll invite you all to have dinner together,” Stella was referring to the Dark Shadow’s people. Only by knowing their appearance could she easily discover their hiding spots.
“Okay, okay,” Elvis replied happily.
He then sent her back to the villa. Stella put the groceries into the kitchen, fed the dog, and let the dog out to play.
The dog was no longer in the cage. It was very happy and it circled Stella.
Stella went back to the kitchen, cleaned up the shrimp, and dropped them into some boiling water.
As she was cooking the shrimp, she started marinating the chicken wings.
As soon as the shrimp was cooked, she scooped them up, soaked them in cold water, and dried them up. She then sealed them in cling wrap and put them into the refrigerator.
She cleaned up the kitchen after. At noon, she made herself a sandwich. After she was done eating, she took a small shovel and a plastic bag to the backyard. She caught five earthworms in the ground and went to the lake in the park with her newly-bought fishing rod.
She guessed that this park should be Jasper’s.
There was no one else in the park.
She looked around, but she didn’t find anyone who was from the Dark Shadow.
She was basking in the sun as she fished. She picked up her phone and sent an e-mail to the mercenaries.
“Jasper has the God’s Eyes. Try to hide in areas without the surveillance cameras and don’t get caught. I’ll e-mail you soon.”
After she sent out the message, she deleted the email and looked at the lake. The bobber was being dragged violently. She immediately pulled the fishing rod. After a while, she managed to pull out a black carp weighing at about 10 kilograms.
A smile appeared on Stella’s face. She was so lucky.
She put in a lot of effort to get the fish into the bucket. She stopped fishing and called Jasper.
“Do you know what I am doing?” Stella asked happily.
Jasper heard that she was in a good mood, so he was also in a good mood. “Hmm?”
“I’m fishing. I just caught a black carp. It’s very big,” Stella said with a smile.
“Looks like I’m going to have a good meal tonight. I remember that black carp is your specialty.” Jasper said with a smile.
“Yes, I’m going home to cook the fish now. Do you want to call your friends over? I don’t think we will be able to finish the food.”
“Sure, I’ll come home at about 5 p. m., but don’t wear yourself out too much,” Jasper was worried about her.
“I won’t get tired by doing this little housework. I’ll wait for you,” Stella hung up the phone and put away the fishing line. She was shocked when a black shadow appeared behind her. She turned around and was shocked again.
The man in front of her had disguised himself up as a rock, and his face couldn’t be seen clearly.
“The Chief had asked me to help you carry the bucket,” The man said in a simple and honest way, which scared her. She was a little embarrassed and she picked up the bucket.
“You usually hide here, don’t you?” Stella asked tentatively.
“No, I’m a moving rock. I pretend to be a rock everywhere,” The man explained.
Stella laughed. “Haha, it’s so funny.”
“Isn’t that tiring? In summer, there will be a lot of mosquitoes,” Stella asked.
“Not at all. You can at least lie down, sit, and change all kinds of positions. There is another person who’s disguised as a tree over there. He could only stand all day,” He said happily.
Stella took the opportunity to ask, “There’s one more guy right? What is he pretending to be?”
The man just smiled and did not answer.
Seeing that he didn’t want to answer her, she didn’t want to press further so as not to arouse his suspicion.
After a while, they arrived at the villa.
“Come in and sit for a while. You’ve worked hard,” Stella opened the door.
“No thanks,” The man put down the bucket and ran away quickly.
He really was a rock in motion.
She went into the house and went to the kitchen to clean up the black carp. She was curious about where the other person was hiding and what he was disguised as.
Soon, she cleaned up the fish and marinated the head. Half an hour later, she began to stew the soup.
As the fish was big, she cut the fish into different portions and cooked them differently. She steamed part of it, and grilled the other part along with some vegetables. She even made some handmade fishballs.
As soon as she finished grilling the fish, she heard the sound of cars parking outside. It seemed that there was more than one car.
She washed her hands and ran to the door.
Jasper came over. One of the people following behind him was Elvis. He was carrying a salad in his hand. The other person was Anthony Levis. She had seen him when she met Hale Summer. There was also another man whom she didn’t recognize.
“You’ve worked hard,” Jasper said softly.
Stella raised the corners of her mouth, “It’s not hard at all. Are you all drinking today? I’ve finished grilling the fish. You all can eat first.”
“Okay.” Jasper took Stella’s hand and entered the door.
Elvis took the salad to the kitchen.
Stella let go of Jasper’s hand and looked at Elvis, saying, “I’ll bring you a bowl.”
“Thank you,” Elvis said with a simple and honest smile.
“Go out and eat with them. I’ll handle the things here.” Stella took out the bowl.
“I’ll help you,” Elvis said uneasily.
“There’s no need. You can’t do much here. You should help serve the people outside,” Stella saw through him.
Elvis scratched his head and said, “You’re right.”
“Then, I’ll bring out the fish soup and the grilled fish first. It’s hot,” He brought the fish soup out respectfully.
Stella poured the salad into a big bowl and brought it out.
After that, she cooked the shrimp and made some cola-marinated chicken wings.
After everything was done, she sat down beside Jasper.
Jasper held her hand and looked at her softly.
“I would like to propose a toast for Stella. I’m sorry that I didn’t treat you well before. Please forgive me.” Anthony apologized.
“It’s okay,” Stella poured herself a glass of wine.
Jasper grabbed her wine glass, “She is trying to get pregnant. She can’t drink for the time being. I’m sorry.”
“Ah, no wonder you didn’t drink just now, Chief. I will finish this cup of wine then. I wish that you both will be able to have a baby as soon as possible.” Anthony drank all the wine in the glass.
“So, Chief, what are you going to do with him?” Another man asked.