“Okay,” Stella did not refuse. In the future, once Jasper had settled his problems, she would not have the energy and time to take care of the three children. It would be best if she had Suzi Shine to take care of her children.
Jasper grew up to be such a good person, and this was all thanks to Suzi.
Suzi went out after taking a look at Stella. After all, there were still many guests waiting for her outside.
It was kind of her to come to see her at this time and give her the ring.
Too many things had happened between them in the past. Otherwise, they probably would have had a good relationship.
It was already 10 p. m. when Jasper and Suzi saw all the guests off. They still needed to stay up at night.
Jasper came to see her several times.
She knew that she should take good care of her body now so that others would not worry about her. Hence, she decided not to stay up that night.
It was a very unusual day. She was in a daze and she woke up several times during the night. Sometimes, she would see Jasper when she opened her eyes.
And every time he would look at her ever so gently and say, “Don’t worry, just sleep. I’m here.”
She knew that he would be there, but she just felt sorry for him. She couldn’t sleep well for the whole night.
They sent Steven to the crematorium the next morning. Many guests were present to see him off.
After the cremation, his ashes were sent to the Martyrs’ Cemetery. Then, there was a luncheon at noon. By the time everything was done, it was already 3 p. m.
Jasper went to the room to see Stella.
He had not slept well over the past three days. She held his hand and said, “Mom is fine. Are you alright?”
Jasper nodded.
“You should sleep for a while. You look very tired,” Stella persuaded.
Jasper lifted the quilt and lay down beside Stella. He covered Stella’s belly with his hands and recalled, “When I was young, I was very rebellious. I left my parents to study abroad just because I didn’t want them to bother me too much.”
After I graduated from college, my father asked me to work in the Department of Justice. I didn’t want to, so I insisted on being a soldier.
He asked me to run for President, but I didn’t want to. I contacted Sean in private and helped the son of my enemy take over the throne. My father was so angry that he fell ill.
I still blamed him for being heartless then, but now it seems that I was the one who was in the wrong.”
“You shouldn’t blame yourself for that. You didn’t know then what you know now. If you knew, you wouldn’t have done so, right?” Stella comforted him. She put her hand on his hand and said firmly, “I believe that our child is proud of you.”
“Yeah,” Jasper answered in a deep voice.
“Go to sleep. I’ll be here too,” Stella said softly.
Jasper closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.
She lay beside him quietly, a lot of thoughts running through her mind.
Christian Saltzman and Asher Yaleman were conspiring together. It would not be easy to overthrow them. The key was Christian, who was the leader of the secret organization. He had always been a very cautious man.
No one knew with certainty the details of all the dirty work his organization had done.
She remembered that Sean had been researching the virus before. Was the virus research one of the tasks that Christian had asked Frederick to do?
Frederick Addington was the one who knew most of Christian’s secrets. The best way to start to investigate was with Frederick, but… she was afraid that Jasper would not want her to have anything to do with Frederick.
Now that she was pregnant, she could not be as reckless as she used to be. She wanted to stay with her children, so she had to think long-term.
Before she knew it, it was time to have dinner. The maid knocked on the door and opened it.
Stella was afraid that the noise would wake Jasper up, so she put her finger on her mouth immediately and motioned the maid to keep silent.
When she got up gently, Jasper held her hand and opened his eyes. As he had not slept well, his eyes were bloodshot.
“I’m going out for dinner. Would you like to eat together or would you like to continue sleeping for a while?” Stella asked softly.
Jasper sat up and looked at her, “Well, we’ll still need to eat something sooner or later. Let’s just eat in the room. I’ll keep you company.”
“It’s not good to eat in the room all the time. The medicine given by the doctor is good. My stomach no longer hurts after taking it. I could still walk a little.
Besides, if you accompany me, Mom will be alone. She has just lost her husband. Although she doesn’t say anything, she must be very sad. She will feel better if we keep her company,” Stella got out of bed.
Jasper then gave her a jacket, “Put it on. Don’t catch a cold.”
“Okay. You should wear more clothes too. It’ll be cold when you get out of bed,” Stella said. She put on the jacket that was given by Jasper.
He went to the bathroom to wash up. He did not wear clothes out of habit. Then, he took Stella’s hand and went out.
Suzi Shine was standing at the door and looking at them. When she saw them coming out, she smiled and said kindly, “It’s time for dinner. Natalie, are you feeling better now?”
Stella nodded and said, “I’m much better. Thank you, Mom.”
“That’s good. Let’s have dinner together then,” Suzi walked in front of them.
The maid soon served the dishes on the table. No one spoke and the dining room fell silent all of a sudden. Stella wanted to start a conversation but she was afraid it would seem too awkward.
Jasper began to eat first. After he finished his meal, he put his cutlery down.
Stella and Suzi also put their cutlery down promptly. The three of them were very polite to each other. After all, they had just begun to live together, so they were not used to it yet.
“Mom, Natalie and I will live here for now. I’m sorry if this might come as an inconvenience to you,” Jasper was the first to speak.
“Don’t say that. I like you staying at home and I like my daughter-in-law,” Suzi looked at Stella with a smile.
Stella also smiled.
Jasper was very pleased, “Mom, you also have to manage Milton Corp.”
Suzi paused and looked at Jasper, “Why? You’ve done a good job so far. The performance of the company has been on the rise since you took over two years ago.”
Stella guessed that Jasper had planned to return to the military department and compete with the two giants. Hence, he had to gain some power standing first.
“I’ll go back to the military department and do what I should have done before,” Jasper said.
“Okay, don’t worry about the company and Natalie then. As long as I am here, you just have to focus on moving forward,” Suzi supported him.
“Thank you, Mom.”
After dinner, Jasper and Stella took a walk in the manor hand in hand.
“If you don’t feel well, you must tell me immediately,” Jasper said worriedly.
Stella smiled at Jasper and said, “Don’t forget that I was also a gynecologist before. I know what I should do. Getting some exercise is beneficial to the fetus.”
“Okay. But don’t stay outside for too long. It’s getting cold now,” Jasper held her hand tighter.
“Jasper, how are you going to deal with Christian?” Stella returned to the topic.
“I have thought about it. All his secrets are in the organization. If my people were to infiltrate the organization, it would be much easier to find the required evidence,” Jasper said in a low voice.
“How do you plan on arranging the infiltration? Christian is a very cautious person,” Stella said worriedly.
Jasper raised the corner of his mouth, “He is indeed cautious, but he also has a big flaw…”