“He values talent very much. It’s all because of you,” Jasper Milton said meaningfully.
“What do you mean?” Stella Grace did not understand.
“Do you still remember when they attempted to assassinate Bettany?” Jasper asked in a deep voice.
Stella nodded and said, “Yes. They first sent ten people, and then they sent another dozen.”
“Ten of them died. The members of the Dark Shadow took off their masks and took their photos. Those people were all talents from all over the country and they had all been legally proclaimed dead.”
“Dead warriors? What is his weakness then?”
“I have already found a few talents and let them commit crimes deliberately everywhere. They will soon be caught. Christian needs more people now, so it’s likely that he will seek them out to hire them,” Jasper guessed.
“Well, those people who assassinated your father have been missing for the past 30 years. Where have those people gone now? According to Christian’s rules, you should be able to find out who they are, right?”
Jasper shook his head, “No. At that time, Christian was not in authority. I don’t know whether those kinds of rules were practiced. Moreover, the network at that time was not as developed as it was now. Even if someone died, it would not be registered in time effectively.”
“Then will we be able to guess who is working for Christian?” Stella asked.
“We may be able to identify some of them, but they are already loyal to Christian. It’ll be quite difficult to ask them to work for us,” Jasper analyzed.
“How do we know if we don’t try? As long as one of them is willing to help us, Christian will be defeated. Maybe we could know more about the inner workings of their organization. I will handle this,” Stella said.
Jasper did not want her to worry, and he was even more reluctant to let her be the one in the frontline, “I’ll ask someone to do it.”
“No one is more suitable for this task than me. Don’t forget who I used to be. I’ve studied psychology for so many years. The military and public security forces are always asking me for favors. What does this mean? This means that I’m capable. Furthermore, I’m loyal to you, right?” Stella volunteered.
Jasper put his hand on her belly and said, “The most important thing you have to do now is to rest well.”
“My condition will return to normal three months later. I promise that I would take it slow. I will make proper preparations before doing anything. Besides, only you and I know the fact that you are not Steven’s child. Christian does not know about it either, so he will not know our motives, right?” Stella tried to convince Jasper.
He was really afraid that she would take action on her own, “Okay, you will handle this matter, but you have to tell me before you do anything. You are only allowed to take action after we make a detailed plan.”
Stella smiled and kissed Jasper’s cheek, “Thank you, hubby.”
“Let’s go back. We’ve been out for a while,” He took off his gloves and held her face. He sighed and said helplessly, “Your face is freezing cold.”
“Like Elsa,” Stella joked.
“Go back and turn on the heater. Don’t get cold,” He put on his gloves and took her hand to go back, “I’ll meet Sean tomorrow and tell him about my return to the military department.”
“I have told Sean before that I’m leaving with you. He might be suspicious if you were to return to the military department out of the blue. After all, he is even more cautious than Christian,” Stella said worriedly.
“It’s okay. My father has just died and you are pregnant. All of these could be taken into consideration. He will doubt my intentions, but I believe that he would be able to understand as well.”
Stella nodded and agreed.
When they returned to the house, the doctor was already there. He handed the medicine to Stella.
Stella picked it up obediently and swallowed it.
It was really bitter.
Jasper took a piece of candy and put it beside Stella’s mouth.
Stella ate it and felt a surge of sweetness in her heart.
“Madam, I’ll come over tomorrow to carry out another examination on you. If everything is fine, you can stop taking the medicine. After all, a pregnant woman shouldn’t rely too much on drugs,” the doctor said calmly.
“Thank you, doctor,” Stella said politely.
“You’re welcome,” The doctor didn’t talk much. He turned around and went out of the room.
“Jasper, he’s already so old. Get someone to send him off,” Stella said.
“He lives here. After my father got sick, he has always been in my house. Now, he is our family doctor,” Jasper said in a low voice.
Stella looked at him strangely and said nothing.
“You guys are back. The hot water is ready in the tub. Who wants to take a bath first?” Suzi asked.
Jasper looked at Stella and said, “You should go first.”
“Okay. Thank you, Mom.”
Suzi raised a smile, “You don’t have to thank me. Let me know what you like to eat, I’ll ask Auntie Wood to make it. If you don’t like what she makes, I could hire a chef.”
“It’s okay. Auntie Wood’s cooking is very delicious,” Stella refused.
“That’s good then,” Suzi turned around and went back to her room.
Stella went to take a bath. Jasper was already asleep on the sofa when she came out of the bathroom.
She frowned slightly.
It seemed that she would sometimes take Jasper’s kindness for granted. She forgot that he was tired today and she shouldn’t have asked him to go for a walk with her. Besides, he should be the first to take a bath because he was so tired. Looking at his exhausted face, she was not willing to wake him up.
“Jasper, go to sleep on the bed,” Stella said softly.
Jasper opened his eyes, “I’ll take a shower first.”
“Okay. I’ll get a fresh set of clothes for you.”
After sending the clothes to Jasper, Stella turned her phone into silent mode, hoping that she would not wake him up.
After taking a shower, Jasper lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
She looked at him gently as he slept soundly. The corners of her mouth were lifted. She turned off the lights and went to sleep with him.
Suzi knew that Jasper was very tired, so she specially told Auntie Wood not to wake him up for breakfast. That way, Jasper could sleep until he woke up naturally.
When he woke up, Stella was already awake and she was laying beside him quietly. When she saw that he had woken up, she greeted him with a smile, “Good morning, Mr. Milton.”
Jasper also smiled, “Good morning, Mrs. Milton.”
Stella got up and said, “I’ll brush my teeth first.”
Jasper then got off the bed and went into the bathroom behind her. When he entered, he found that Stella had squeezed the toothpaste for him, just like how he had used to do that for her back then.
Jasper’s smile widened. He still remembered that she was drunk when they first met. He then brought her back to the military region. At that time, she was very embarrassed and she kept avoiding him.
Now, she had become his lovely wife.
Jasper picked up the toothbrush and brushed his teeth with her. The two of them looked at each other and picked up their cups together. Then, they gargled and spat the water out of their mouth.
Stella went out and picked up the mobile phone on the bedside table. She saw that there was a missed call from Sean Yaleman.
She glanced at Jasper and called Sean back…