It was already 10 a. m. by the time they finished breakfast. Jasper Milton then went out to deal with some affairs. The doctor examined Stella and said that she would not need to take the prescribed medicine anymore. She could go out for a walk, but she had to avoid strenuous exercise.
She used to be a gynecologist, so she understood the doctor’s advice.
She went back to her room and read some psychology books. She closed her eyes as she tried to understand every part of the book. She also recalled the cases that she had done before.
At noon, Auntie Wood cooked a lot of delicious dishes.
Stella was never picky about food, so she ate everything. After that, she continued to read. When she felt sleepy, she took a nap.
After a long while, she was awakened by the ringtone of her mobile phone.
She saw that it was a call from Allen, so she sat up and answered the phone.
“Allen, I haven’t heard from you in so long,” She was very happy to receive his call.
“I used your ID card information before and the procedures have all been completed. However, you have to come over and sign the documents personally, then the money will be transferred to your account.”
“Do I still need to go to France then?” Stella asked.
“That’s not necessary. You just have to go to the lawyer’s firm to do it. Else, I could ask the lawyer and Grandpa Turner to go to your place instead.” Allen asked.
“I’ll go to the lawyer’s firm. It’s not appropriate to ask my grandfather to come over to my place. Also, I will definitely be treating you guys to dinner,” Stella smiled.
“Just come over to my house then. You would not be able to perform well in the small kitchen on the boat.”
“Your house?” Stella smiled, “Did you buy a house here”
“Yeah, I think this city is nice. If I want to run my business here long-term, I’ll need to have a place to stay. So I bought a well-decorated house which I could move into directly. It’s located at Green Mount Garden. This place is tranquil and the air is fresh, so it’s suitable for my health too.”
“Green Mount Garden? It’s very close to where I live. It will only take me ten minutes to reach there. When did you purchase the house? Why didn’t you contact me when you came here? Am I even still your friend?” Stella was happy.
She had regarded Allen as her friend.
“The procedure has yet to be completed before this, and I had not purchased the house then. I did not want to trouble you by contacting you directly. It’s great now that everything is done.”
“I’ll come over now then. Send me the location on the phone. It’s been a long time since I last saw you, ” Stella got up from the bed excitedly.
“Okay, ask Jasper to come with you. He might not be happy if you were to come alone. He might get jealous too.”
Stella felt warm in her heart and said, “Okay.”
She hung up the phone and called Jasper.
Jasper declined the call and sent a text message to her instead, “I’m in a meeting. I’ll call you back when the meeting is over.”
A meeting?
She guessed that he would either be at his office or the military department. Knowing Jasper, if it weren’t for the fact that he was dealing with a very important matter, he would have answered her call.
She was not unreasonable, so she replied with a text message, “Okay.”
When she went out, she received the location that was sent by Allen on her mobile phone.
“Auntie Wood, do you know where the car is parked at? I want to go out for a while,” Stella said politely.
“Are you going out? Please give me a minute,” Auntie Wood made a phone call, “The missus wants to go out. Please drive the car here.”
After Auntie Wood hung up the phone, she said to Stella respectfully, “You are pregnant now, so you shouldn’t drive. The Master had instructed me to make a call if you need to go somewhere and someone will come to pick you up.”
Jasper was more thoughtful than she was, “Okay. Thank you, Auntie Wood.”
“The Master had also asked you to wear thicker clothes when you go out and not to catch a cold,” Auntie Wood reminded her.
“Okay,” Stella wrapped her neck with a thick scarf and went out.
She realized that it was snowing.
Snowflakes fell from the sky one after another.
She was in a particularly good mood. She walked out of the door and reached out to catch the snow. Then, she took out her mobile phone and took a selfie. It looked good, so she sent it to Jasper.
She didn’t know if it would distract him, so she didn’t send more of them.
The car drove up and stopped in front of her. She had seen the driver before. It was the Dark Shadow who had saved Bettany Hadley together with her last time.
Stella showed him the location on her mobile phone.
The driver took a look and drove out.
Stella leaned against the window and looked at the snow outside with a smile.
“The Chief has returned to the military department today,” the driver said.
Stella had expected that, so she responded, “Okay.”
“I’m very happy,” the driver said.
Stella looked at him and smiled, “That’s good.”
“The Chief is finally back,” The driver gave a simple and honest smile.
“Yeah, he’s back,” Stella understood. After all, they were soldiers and they had always been passionate about their job. When they knew that Jasper was going to leave at that time, they must have been very sad and distressed even though they didn’t say anything.
Now that Jasper had decided to continue to be the Chief of the military department, they must be very happy about it.
They soon arrived at Allen’s place. Stella suddenly remembered that she did not bring any gifts with her.
It was her first time visiting Allen’s house and her grandfather would come later. “Do you know where the nearest fruit store is?”
“Yes, it’s not far from here. Shall we go over now?”
“Yeah, let’s go.”
Stella bought two baskets of fruit and a pollen-free potted plant to Allen’s house.
Allen greeted her at the door. The house was warm as the central heating was turned on. He was in his home wear, “You didn’t have to bring gifts.”
Stella looked around at his house. Allen had good taste. The room was simple and modern, and it also had a… noble temperament.
Especially the piece of classical music that was playing at the moment. It enhanced the atmosphere of the entire room.
“Where is my grandfather?”
“He went out for the day. He will probably come back when it’s time for dinner. I have called the lawyer to come over as well. You just have to sign the relevant documents after dinner. The lawyer will handle the rest. The funds will be transferred to your account in three working days,” Allen explained. He put the potted plant next to the TV, further complementing the decoration of the whole room.
“Where is the kitchen? I am going to cook now,” Stella asked.
“Here,” Allen pointed to the bar.
Stella smiled and said, “No way. Did you place the kitchen in the living room?”
“There’s another one inside. Come with me,” Allen showed her the way.
Stella followed him to the kitchen. The cooking utensils were all ready, “It seems that you enjoy cooking.”
“I prepared it for my wife,” Allen said frankly.
“That’s really funny. If your wife were to know that you had prepared all these for her, she would probably be angry,” Stella went into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. It was well stocked.
“I like to eat at home, it’s heart-warming,” Allen explained.
“I think so too. Stella took out some chicken wings, pork ribs, fish fillets, steak, broccoli, tomatoes, potatoes, bell peppers, and beef.
“That should be enough. There are only six of us including Jasper.”
“Six of us?”
“Me, you, Jasper, the lawyer, Grandpa Turner, and Linda,” Allen said.
“Is Linda here again?” Stella raised her eyebrows. She remembered that Linda was obsessed with Frederick and Jasper, and…