Jasper Milton nodded. He put the cigarette out and walked toward the kitchen.
Stella Grace scooped a bowl of soup for him.
He drank the soup without saying a single word and he did not look at her at all.
She knew he was sad and she understood his mood perfectly. She didn’t say anything and just ate her meal quietly.
Before they finished eating, she heard the sound of the airplane.
Jasper’s body stiffened.
Stella held his hand and looked at him gently.
Even though he had a bad relationship with his father, he was still his father. Hence, he would inevitably feel a little sad. Just like her, although Wilson Chuck had treated her so badly, she still felt a bit sad when he died.
Jasper smiled at Stella, “I’m fine. Let’s go.”
Stella nodded and said, “I’ll clean up the kitchen. I’ve packed our luggage too. It’s upstairs.”
“I’ll get the luggage. It’s cold outside, so you’d better wear more clothes,” Jasper said.
…
After a while, the plane hovered in the sky above their house and released a rope ladder.
Jasper asked Stella to go up first and he would protect her from the back.
Fortunately, she had worked out with him for the past two months, so it was not difficult for her to climb up the rope.
It was noisy in the small plane and Stella turned to look at Jasper.
He held her in his arms.
She leaned against him quietly, and neither of them spoke.
The plane finally landed in a manor. It seemed that the guards had been waiting for their arrival for a long time.
Jasper followed them into the house.
“Young Master, Sir and Madam are waiting for you in the room on the second floor.” The servant said, her tone carried a hint of annoyance.
“Okay,” Jasper responded and walked to the second floor with heavy steps.
Stella followed him.
When Suzi Shine saw him at the door, she gritted her teeth, strode over, and slapped Jasper in the face.
“Clap!” It was very loud.
Stella looked at Jasper distressingly.
He didn’t say a word.
Suzi was very emotional, “Two months ago, I told you that your father was ill, but you refused to come back. What’s the point of coming back now that he’s on his deathbed? If your father hadn’t been so provoked by you, he wouldn’t be this sick now.”
Jasper lowered his eyes and did not speak.
“What’s the use of being silent?!” Suzi pushed Jasper.
He stood straight and said nothing.
Suzi continued to complain, “Apart from Stella’s matter, what else has your father done to you?
He treated Stella like that for your own good. Later, your father did not do anything when Stella came back. He had acquiesced.
But what did you do? You never cared about us and you never once came back. You treated us as though we were your enemies. You ignored us even when we met. What did we do wrong? You quit your job in the military department and even went missing. Why did you do all these?!”
Jasper looked at Steven Milton, who was lying on the bed.
Stella followed Jasper’s gaze and looked over.
The man on the bed was different from the Steven in her mind.
She remembered that Steven was tall, strong, and very dignified when she knew him. All his actions and decisions were powerful and determined. He never showed mercy to others and no one dared to retort him. Everything he did was just to consolidate his position.
However, now, he was very thin and his cheeks were hollow. He was lying on the bed with an oxygen tube and it seemed that he was taking his last breaths. He waved his hand at Jasper.
Jasper walked toward Steven.
Suzi was so angry that she pushed Jasper away.
Steven was anxious. He knocked on the edge of the bed and made a loud sound.
Seeing that Steven wanted Jasper to come over, Suzi did not stop him. She turned her head away and panted. She felt sad, annoyed and was full of grievance.
Jasper walked up to Steven.
Steven held Jasper’s hand and opened his mouth, trying to say something.
However, his voice was so low that it couldn’t be heard at all.
Jasper put his ears close to Steven’s mouth.
Suzi saw that he had something to talk about with his son. After all, her husband was dying. Thus, she clenched her fists, turned around and said to the others, “Get out.”
Stella walked out and Suzi closed the door behind her. She waited at the door as she had promised Jasper that they would face it together no matter what happened.
Suzi noticed Stella and appeared to be slightly stunned. She frowned and asked, “Have you been with Jasper these days?”
Stella nodded, “Yes.”
Suzi looked at her with hatred, “Did you ask him not to come back?”
Stella shook her head.
Suzi sneered and said in a self-deprecating way, “He doesn’t even bother to tell us that he has a girlfriend now. I took good care of Dante before this. Just because of that one mistake I made, he took Dante away. He never even told me where he went. He left the military department and went abroad. Did he take you abroad?”
Stella knew that Suzi was angry, so she understood that she was now full of negative emotions and any trivial thing would irritate her.
It was just human nature. It was better not to provoke people when they were in a bad mood. Otherwise, both parties would end up getting upset.
Therefore, she did not say anything.
Suzi saw through her and gave a wry smile, which looked even more horrible than crying, “Look at my son, women are more important than his parents. Bettany, Stella, and now you. I would be better off not having this son. Before this, I still had Steven with me, but now…” Thinking that her husband was about to die, Suzi felt sad and she choked up with sobs.
People were really strange. When they first met each other, they could only notice the merits of each other. After knowing each other for a long time, all the merits would become demerits. However, when a person was about to die, the only thing that they could think of was this person’s merits again. Thus, they felt sad and reluctant.
She remembered that Suzi used to be a reasonable woman. Although she would become quite emotional occasionally, it was fortunate that Suzi pleaded for her five years ago. Otherwise, she would be dead right now.
When they interacted in the days after, although Suzi was tart and mean, she was still sensible.
But the slap was too hard.
She felt sorry for Jasper. She didn’t want him to have such a bad relationship with his parents. She knew that he was sad even though he had not expressed it. He was just used to keeping his emotions in his heart and bearing it alone. Jasper knew that his father was seriously ill two months ago, but he didn’t tell her about it. He was afraid that she would feel burdened because of this matter.
Therefore, she should do something for Jasper.
“Mrs. Milton, I think you must have misunderstood Jasper,” Stella said softly.
“I did not misunderstand him. It has been two months. If he wanted to come back, he would have come back long ago. He doesn’t care about his parents at all,” Suzi said impulsively.
“He wouldn’t have come back now if he doesn’t care about you at all. With his reflexes, you won’t able to slap him unless he allowed you to. He was very upset when he knew that his father was seriously ill. However, he couldn’t come back,” Stella explained.