Natalie's heart sank, "What happened?" "Someone tried to kidnap your friend just now. There was a gunfight. Your friend's mother died in order to save your friend," Allen said in a low voice. "What?" Natalie's head was buzzing and her nerves were numb. She could not believe that this was happening. In a panic, she tried to confirm again, "Did you just say that Eli's mother is dead?" "I'm so sorry. I wasn't able to do what I had promised you. There were ten of them, all of whom were top-ranked mercenaries from abroad. My men killed nine of them, and one of them committed suicide," Allen explained. Natalie Wheeler was silent. Her heart could not bear the burden. How could Eli provoke these mercenaries? How did these mercenaries know where Eli was? The only explanation was that the news was spread from Sean Yaleman. Natalie hung up the phone directly, her eyes red. She then called Sean. Sean did not answer the call. She clenched
Jasper Milton stared at her, "So, you drove me away just because you were afraid that you would pull me down?" "Isn't that the truth? When I jumped into the sea, I didn't think about surviving. Eli sacrificed herself to save me, and then I eventually caused her mother's death. If I were to stay with you, things might change again. In order to help me save Eli, you would offend Sean, and he would take you on as his opponent. Sean is cruel and merciless and his means are extremely tricky. You are just a businessman now, even if you had your father to back you up, you might not be able to fight against him. And Frederick, he is a freak. If he knows that I am Stella, he may frame you again. It's not because he loves me very much, but because he just couldn't accept rejection," Natalie Wheeler analyzed and calmed down gradually. She seemed to have said something that she shouldn't have said. Her emotions were getting the better of her. She should have let Jaspe
"We'll talk about this later." Jasper Milton didn't want to promise her anything. "You've been sleeping for so long. You should be starving now since you haven't eaten anything for the whole day." It was only then that she remembered that she had missed a couple of meals. However, she didn't seem to feel hungry either. Jasper turned around and went out of the room. She looked at the white ceiling and spaced out for a while. She was wondering how Eli Wayne was doing. She took out her cell phone and called Allen. "How is Eli now?" Stella Grace asked worriedly. "She just cremated her mother, and she is still quite emotional. Sean's men are monitoring her but they haven't taken any actions." Allen said in a low voice. "Please transfer them to D Country as soon as possible. Sean has an enemy in D Country, so his influence is the weakest there. Relatively speaking, Eli will be safer when she goes there. Moreover, the person behind the scenes has alre
"I don't think that that's a good idea." Stella Grace was not ready for this. "What's wrong with it?" Jasper Milton asked while staring at her coldly. "I think it would be better if I were to be your assistant for the time being. Marriage... it's a bit too rushed." "Of course you're not in a hurry. You're still in your twenties. You still have a lot of pursuers. Besides Frederick, there's a French nobleman who is going after you. Maybe another man will appear another day." Jasper said sourly. "That's not what I meant. I will feel a little uneasy if get married and become your assistant. Why don't we wait till I am pregnant, then I will have more time to prepare for our ceremony. Plus, if I am pregnant, I will probably feel bored if I have nothing to do at home," Stella explained. "Don't worry, I won't let anyone know that you are married to me," Jasper said in a low voice, and his eyes became colder. "Or, are you having second thoughts about marrying me?"
When she first named the dog, she didn't think much. She just thought that Apollo sounded nice and bright. However, she had always loved him deeply. Stella Grace smirked and she put her hand on his waist gently. "We will be happy in the future." "Yes, we will." "I'll cook first then. I'll call you once I'm done," Stella said softly. "I'll be in the study. Let's get the marriage certificate in the evening," Jasper said. Stella's eyes sparkled. She remembered the last time they got married, both of them were very happy. On the day of their marriage, Bettany Hadley came back. What was left with her was pain, which made her illness go out of control. At present, her mental illness was under control, but she was still a little scared. "Do you plan to tell your parents?" "I'll let you decide. I'll let them know if you want them to. If you don't want them to know, I will hide it from them forever. Even if we have children, they will be our
Stella Grace understood, "Let's take it one step at a time then. We should be more cautious and wait for the enemy to make a mistake." Jasper Milton kissed her on the forehead, "About having another child, let's just allow nature to take its course, alright? After all, we already have Dante." Stella nodded, "I'll cook first then." She turned around and went into the kitchen. Jasper followed her into the kitchen. "I'll help you." Stella smiled happily. While she was washing the vegetables, she said softly, "I missed the life we had on that deserted island. We got up at sunrise and rested at sunset. Every day was filled with surprises. We threw our troubles aside when we were there. It was like a paradise." "When Dante is old enough, I will pass the company to him. Then, we can live on the island. I have already bought the island, so it's mine now. I sent some scientists to study the island. Research shows that under normal circumstances, the island wo
"What is it?" Stella Grace waited for Jasper Milton to speak. "Hale was arrested. She will probably be court-martialed soon and she will most likely be executed." Jasper said seriously. Stella's heart skipped a beat as she thought of Hale Summer. She thought that she had led a miserable life, but it seemed that she was a tad luckier compared to Hale. "Where did she get caught?" Stella asked with sympathy in her eyes. "She was caught as soon as she landed at the airport in A country. My former subordinate caught her. He didn't report it immediately. He told me about the arrest first." Jasper said in a low voice. "Do you think that she is the spy?" Stella pulled her seat belt and asked. "In the beginning, I thought only both of us had survived. There was no one else apart from her. However, Bettany appeared later. The spy was definitely one of them. However, Bettany was disfigured, imprisoned, and suffered inhuman treatment. She even gave b
Please? Why was she pleading her? Was Hale asking her to save her? Or was she asking for help with other matters? Stella Grace realized that her hands were trembling. Hale Summer lowered her head and wrote the secret on Stella's hand. "That operation never existed." Stella did not understand. "What do you mean?" "It was just a drill. The mission was fake, but the deaths were real." Stella still didn't understand what she meant and she looked at Hale suspiciously. "Tell Jasper. He will understand what I'm saying. If the whole operation was fake, how could there be spies?" Hale continued to write. Stella felt a chill on her back. "How did you know that?" "I needed money, so I accepted some missions. During one of the missions, I was assigned to S Country and I met a minister there. I sneaked into their database and discovered a scandal. The Vice President of their country was our rescue target. He had a secret lover in X Country