Stella Grace was quite sad as she listened to the story.
She thought of Dante and her past.
The scariest thing in the world was not wild beasts, but human’s hearts. The massacre in Tavers Village and the extermination of this family were the real examples. Wild beasts would not hurt people when they were full, but devils would never be satisfied.
Stella was a little distressed, and she asked, “Has any investigation been made on this matter? The death of 17 people is undoubtedly a serious case.”
“My family and my sister-in-law’s family didn’t want to lose their reputation. Hence, they said that my brother fell down from the mountain and died while he was making inspections.
My brother won fame after his death, and the matter ended just like that. My parents and the family of my sister-in-law didn’t dare to investigate. They were all afraid that the reputation of their family would be affected.
I didn’t expect that Steven would tell Jasper about this matter. Steven had a good relationship with my brother. They grew up together and were close to each other,” As Suzi said this, she was visibly upset. Thinking of her deceased brother and husband, she burst into tears sadly.
Stella handed a piece of tissue over to her.
Jasper’s eyes were welled up with tears. He lowered his eyes, got up, and walked out.
Stella looked at Jasper and said, “Mom, I’ll go and check on him.”
Suzi Shine nodded.
Stella stood up and went outside to look for Jasper.
He was smoking under the big locust tree. The cigarette butt was flickering. He exhaled the smoke, but he could not seem to exhale his sadness. He took another drag deeply.
Stella walked up to him and said, “It was done by Christian and Asher, right?”
Jasper looked at Stella and his eyes were red. He took another drag on the cigarette and exhaled it out in another direction.
Stella stood behind Jasper and hugged him. Her face was leaned against his back, “Whenever I was desperate and helpless in the past, it was you who stood by my side. Now, I will stay with you.”
“I’m not Steven’s child,” Jasper Milton said in a hoarse voice.
“How could that be? You look just like your mother,” At this moment, an idea flashed through her mind and she understood instantly.
He was not the child of Suzi and Steven, “Are you your uncle’s child?”
Jasper looked at Stella and said, “Specifically, I am the child of my uncle and the woman who was killed. My mother doesn’t know about this. My father actually accompanied my uncle to that place. My father was being considerate, so he didn’t attend the gathering of that woman’s family. However, when he was there, he found that all the people were dead except for me.
As I was only a month old and I had a cold at that time, that woman didn’t take me to the gathering. Instead, she handed me over to a servant at home to take care of me.
When my mother gave birth to her child that year, the child was only about 2 kilograms. It was put in the infant incubator for a few days but it eventually died of heart failure. My father was afraid that my mother would be sad, and since I needed someone to take care of me, so he made an excuse that their child needed to get treatment. After several months, he took me back.”
Stella understood, “So, Suzi doesn’t know that you are not her child.”
“I’m not planning to let her know for the rest of her life. I finally understood why my father has always been so against Asher and Christian and why he was so devoted to politics. He had put in so much effort, but at the end of the day, it also because of me that he died depressingly,” Jasper said in a low voice.
“I’m sorry,” Stella apologized.
Jasper only acted like this because of her.
“It has nothing to do with you. You didn’t want this to happen either. We were too kind to our enemies in the past, so we were schemed against by others again and again. I will no longer be like that in the future. I will hand over the company to my mother and return to the military department,” Jasper said to Stella.
“Okay, but we have to make a plan before we do anything. We have strong opponents, such as Zoahs, Asher, and Christian. There may be other hidden dangers too. Besides, Simon is your friend…” Stella was about to say something but she didn’t say it in the end.
“I will let Zoahs go as long as he doesn’t provoke me again. However, I will make sure he regrets it if he acts out again.”
Stella understood that he was still concerned about their friendship.
Jasper had always put too much importance on kinship. Stella wondered if it was a good or bad thing.
“We should head back inside, else your mother will worry about you. I will try my best to help you. Don’t forget that I am good at psychology and hypnosis. I just haven’t practiced it for a long time. I just need to familiarise myself again,” Stella smiled and comforted Jasper.
Jasper smiled slightly and faintly. He just didn’t want her to worry about him.
The three of them took turns to stay up. In fact, they each only slept for two to three hours.
The priest came over to pray early the next morning. A huge tent was built in the manor and the chefs came over with ingredients and tableware.
Jasper and Suzi wore black formal suits and stood at the entrance of the funeral.
At first, Stella was going to stand together with them. However, she and Jasper had yet to hold a wedding and her stomach felt a little unwell, so she decided not to in the end.
“Go back to your room and rest. Don’t let me worry about you. I’ll ask Elvis to call a doctor to see you,” Jasper said softly.
“I’m fine. Maybe my period is coming soon. I get this feeling every month,” Stella said softly.
It had been several months since her last period. It was really not the right time to have her period now.
“I’ll get you a cup of hot water then. Go rest after you drink it. I would have to serve the guests later, so I wouldn’t be able to look for you,” Jasper told her.
Stella did not want Jasper to worry, so she nodded.
As soon as she entered the room, she heard that someone had arrived in the hall.
She walked to the corridor subconsciously and looked downstairs.
The first person who arrived was Zoahs Davis. He had brought along his wife and children to pay their respects.
Stella saw the sad look on Zoahs’ face. When he was scheming against Jasper, why didn’t he think of the friendship between him and Steven? She felt disgusted with him instantly and turned around to go back to the bedroom.
“I’m sorry,” Simon Davis said to Jasper.
Jasper nodded without saying anything.
The guests were then brought towards the tent to have a seat.
After eight o’clock, the guests came one after another.
Stella was dizzy and she soon fell asleep. After a while, she felt that someone had opened the door, so she opened her eyes.
Elvis Zachary came in with a doctor.
“Miss Wheeler, Mr. Milton is worried about you. I hope you’ll get better soon,” Elvis said with a smile.
Stella smiled and nodded, “Okay.”
The doctor sat in front of Stella and examined her.
He took her blood pressure and checked her temperature.
After the examination, the doctor seemed a little distressed.
“My menstruation cycle is irregular and I haven’t had my period for months. However, whenever I do get it, it hurts a lot,” Stella explained.
The doctor frowned after listening to her words.
“What’s wrong?” Stella asked.
“Madam, you are pregnant, but it seems that your embryo is not in a good condition. You have to rest in bed more. I will prescribe some medication for your pregnancy. Take it after your meals every day. I will schedule another examination again after a week. If you are still worried, I could draw your blood now and send it to the hospital for a blood test. Alternatively, you could make a trip to the hospital to have a medical check-up,” the doctor suggested.