“You are lauding at the spirit of the others whilst belittling that of your own,” Linda said disgustedly.
Allen smiled and said, “No, I just wanted to give you a blow so that you would know yourself better.”
“Allen, you are so annoying,” Linda pursed her lips in frustration.
“Don’t you think that I’m helping you? The truth is there regardless of whether I’m annoying. Try to think about her merits. That’s the reason why the man you like had married her. Then you will feel much better, won’t you?” Allen said happily.
“I’m fine. Anyway, I know that I am not as good as she is. That girl seems good, but I don’t see you losing to that man. Perhaps, you are even better than him. Yet you didn’t win her heart either,” Linda retorted.
Allen did not know what to say.
“You win,” Allen turned around.
Linda stuck her tongue out and threw herself on Allen’s back. She said coquettishly, “I’m sorry, Allen. I didn’t do it on purpose, you’re an excellent man. I’m sure you’ll find someone better than her, okay?”
“Come down, you are just like a monkey. I’m not angry,” Allen said.
Linda got off from Allen’s back and sighed. She looked in the direction of the kitchen and said, “I’ve been thinking about what kind of girlfriend you will get. I thought you two are such a perfect match.”
Allen smiled and said, “I’ll go in and serve the dishes. Hey, you should go and wash your hands.”
When Allen came to the kitchen, Stella Grace had already heated three dishes, “I’ve told Linda that you are Jasper’s wife. Don’t worry, she has accepted it and understood everything. She won’t embarrass you.”
“Thank you, Allen.” She had faith in his EQ. He must have handled it well for sure.
Stella brought the dishes to the table and the lawyer soon arrived too. They then had dinner together.
“Wow, it’s delicious. It’s way more delicious than what I had in the restaurant at noon today. I really want to take you to France,” Linda praised, “By the way, where’s your husband? Why hasn’t he come yet?”
“His place is a little far away from here, so he will come later,” Stella explained. She vaguely heard the sound of plane.
She had a hunch. She put down her cutlery and rushed out of the door.
There was a small aircraft in the sky. With a flash of red light, it flew towards them.
As it was snowing, the view was quite clear although it was at night. There seemed to be a person hanging under the aircraft.
“Wow, who’s that person? He’s so cool,” Linda sighed.
Jasper Milton slid down the rope quickly and landed on the ground like an eagle. Then, he removed his sunglasses.
Seeing his arrival, Stella was surprised and she immediately ran toward him.
Jasper held her in her arms and said worriedly, “Don’t run. What if you fall? It’s still snowing.”
“I’m so glad to see you,” Stella explained.
“Don’t do that again in the future,” Jasper said in a low voice.
Stella looked at Jasper from head to toe. He came here in a hurry and he had not changed his clothes yet. He was still in his military uniform. He looked masculine and upright, an aura of warmth wafted from him just like the sunshine on a winter’s day.
“By the way, have you eaten yet?” Stella asked.
Jasper shook his head, “Not yet.”
“Let’s go and eat then,” Stella took his hand and went to the house happily.
Linda nudged Allen with her shoulder and whispered, “He looks even more handsome like this. He looks perfect from every angle.”
“Let’s go back to eat, kid.” Allen pushed Linda back.
Linda did not move but she merely stared at Jasper.
Jasper glanced at Linda. He paused for a moment, and then at Stella.
Stella smiled slightly and said, “I told you about it last time. Let’s go back and talk about it later.”
Jasper remembered that she had told him about this matter before. Then, he looked at Grandpa Turner. Although they were distant, he still nodded politely.
“Come over and eat. We thought you would come late, so we had already begun to eat. I’m sorry,” Mr. Turner said politely.
“It’s okay. I was in a hurry to hang up the phone, so I didn’t make myself clear,” Jasper said and followed Stella to the dining table.
Stella served Jasper a piece of pork rib.
Jasper took a bite and glanced at her, “Did you make this?”
“Yes,” Stella nodded with a smile.
Jasper stopped talking and continued to eat.
“Are you always as cool as you are now?” Linda asked.
Jasper nodded without saying anything.
“Such a cool guy,” Linda said directly.
She was a very lively and straightforward girl.
Stella thought of Eli Wayne and her gaze turned gloomy.
Jasper held her hand as though he knew what she was thinking, “No news is good news, right?”
Stella nodded and said, “Eat more. Have some of the steak. Linda said it was delicious.”
Jasper’s expression softened a little, “Everything you make is delicious.”
Linda really wanted to take back the phrase ‘you are cool’, because she noticed that the man’s eyes were full of tenderness when he looked at his missus.
After dinner.
Stella signed the contract and sent a text message to Mr. Turner, “Thank you, Grandpa.”
Mr. Turner was on cloud nine and kept grinning.
Stella thought of going for a walk, but then she realized that Jasper might have been tired from working all day, so she decided against it. They then got into the car that came over to pick them up.
On the way, Jasper stroked her hand, “Do you feel tired today?”
Stella shook her head and said, “No, I’m not tired.”
“Put on a windbreaker when we get home and I’ll go take a walk with you. It’s snowing finally. We can’t see snow on the island,” Jasper said softly.
“Will you be too tired?” Stella was worried about him.
“I slept for a long time in the morning. This amount of exercise is fine.”
Stella smiled and said, “Okay.”
Seeing that Stella was happy, Jasper was in a good mood too.
After they went back, Jasper put on a windbreaker for Stella and led her to walk nearby.
“How’s work today?” Stella asked.
“Well, it’s all my old subordinates. With Anthony, everything went smoothly. We had a few meetings. The bait has been dropped too. Now, we wait for the fish to take the bait.
“What about the thing you had asked me to do last time? Have you found the right person?”
“I’m still choosing the right person and I’ll hand things over to you after I’ve made the necessary arrangements. My father had tried to do it for more than 30 years but he still failed to carry this out. Thus, we shouldn’t be too hasty in dealing with it. Otherwise, all the efforts we put would be in vain,” Jasper was cautious.
“I understand,” Stella said with a smile. She grabbed the snow on the tree and threw it on Jasper.
Jasper looked at her calmly.
Originally, Stella wanted to play with him, but he had reacted too calmly. On the contrary, it seemed that her act just now was a little childish, so she rubbed her hands awkwardly.
“Do you want to play with snow?” Jasper asked.
Stella nodded.
“Do you still remember the shooting skills that I taught you? Let’s see if you can hit me with it,” Jasper put on his hat, put the snowball on the top of his head, and stood ten meters away from her.
“I’m afraid that I’ll hit you in the face,” Stella said worriedly.
Jasper said in a low voice, “Fear makes a better aim. Let’s begin.”