Billionaire’s Pampered Wife

Stella looked at him, touched by his gesture. She said, “You should eat too. I could wait until the crabs have cooled down slightly. I’ll deshell them myself.”

“It’s okay, I’ll do it for you,” Jasper’s simple sentence was firm and unyielding, which made it impossible for her to refuse.

He was domineering and aggressive, but she felt happiness spread in her chest.

Stella didn’t refuse his kindness and ate the crab meat that he had taken out for her.

“You should eat some,” Stella said again.

Jasper nodded as he hummed a response.

Once the crabs had cooled down, Stella started to deshell her own portion of meat.

It was a blissful moment as she ate the crabs while chatting away with Jasper.

“Have you told Vann about our departure?” Stella asked suddenly.

“Not yet. I’m going to tell him tonight.”

“Do you think that he will agree? We have solved so many tough cases for him since we got here,” Stella took a breath and sucked out the meat from a crab’s leg. It was particularly delicious.

“It’s not up to him to disagree. After all, it’s up to us whether we want to stay or leave,” Jasper replied firmly.

She was relieved to hear him say that.

Vann wanted to get promoted. Therefore, the more cases he solved, the better.

If they left, Vann would lose his trump card. Hence, he would definitely try to persuade them to stay. However, if she wanted to leave, Vann couldn’t force her to stay either.

Soon, the waiter brought the vongolé pasta over.

There was squid, shrimps, and caviar in the pasta. It looked healthy and delicious.

In fact, Stella was already half full. However, she wasn’t tired of chatting with Jasper. Conversely, she enjoyed doing simple things like this that brought her joy.

After the two had both eaten their fill, they rested for a while.

Although Jasper did not speak much, he would answer patiently no matter what she asked.

He knew many things, and his knowledge was much wider than hers.

She had never even heard of some of the things he had brought up, so she listened attentively.

“Is there anything else you need to attend to this afternoon?” Jasper asked.

“I have nothing to do in the afternoon. There was supposed to be a patient tomorrow morning, but he hasn’t been coming to my clinic recently. I will call him later. Anyway, I might not have to go to the clinic tomorrow so I will be very free all day. The day after tomorrow, there will be a girl who wants to undergo hypnosis. I will get my assistant to make a phone call to double confirm the appointment with her,” Stella answered.

“It seems that you don’t have that many patients.”

“I didn’t open the clinic to make money. I just didn’t want to stay idle. After all, this is my major profession at the moment. I don’t want to waste my years of education, but I don’t want to work too hard either.”

“When we return, I will arrange a similar job position for you. It won’t be very difficult. If you are tired, you can tell me and I will help you adjust to it,” Jasper offered.

“Okay. We’ll support each other and grow together,” After that, Stella finished eating the crab leg and started on the middle part of the crab. “You didn’t seem to have eaten much. Here, you should eat more.”

All of a sudden, Stella’s cell phone rang. She saw that it was Sheldon and she answered it promptly.

“Stella, we’ve arranged a girl to act as the bait. Please come over and see if she’s suitable.”

Stella felt that they relied on her a little too much. Thus, she replied, “Sheldon, I will be leaving soon. You guys have to make your own judgment. I won’t be here forever to help you.”

“What do you mean? Are you leaving soon? Where are you going?” Sheldon gasped in shock.

“I am going back to my home country,” Stella answered directly.

Sheldon was stunned for a moment before asking, “Does Vann know about this?”

Stella glanced at Jasper. “Not yet, but he will find out soon. I won’t come over. Send the girl’s profile to me later and I’ll check.”

“Oh, okay,” Sheldon then hung up the phone.

“I’ll inform Vann after the meal,” Jasper spoke up.

“Go ahead, we’re going to leave anyway. It’s better for them to be prepared in advance,” Saying these, Stella took a deep breath.

She had eaten too much. Half lying on the sofa, she tapped the table with her fingers. “By the way, didn’t you say that you had some psychological problems before? Would you like to talk to me about it now?”

“My psychological problems surfaced because of you. Since you’re by my side now, I have no problems anymore,” Jasper responded faintly while slightly raising the corner of his mouth.

“You’re lying. Your expression is a little unnatural, and you’re deliberately hiding it. Your smile is odd too. Do you not feel like talking about it?” Stella asked again.

Jasper nodded. “Perhaps. Stella, I don’t want to talk about it yet. Could you give me some time? It’s not that I want to hide anything from you, I just don’t want you to worry about me. But soon, I’ll be able to solve everything.”

Stella stared at him.

His gaze was extremely deep, displaying his firm resoluteness. They were extremely calm and reserved.

It was difficult to understand him from the surface, yet it was convincing.

“I’ll give you one year. I’ll get angry if you refuse to tell me after a year. I won’t talk to you anymore,” Stella half-threatened him with a stern look.

“Okay, it’s a deal. I will tell you before November next year.”

They went home together after the meal.

In the backyard, Gracie heard the car engine from a distance away. Excitedly, she jumped around as she waited for the couple’s appearance.

Stella went to the backyard with some dog food. Seeing her, Gracie stuck out her tongue and wagged her tail while happily running over.

Then, Stella fed Gracie the food.

Gracie gobbled the food in no time.

“Are you tired? If yes, you should take a short nap,” Jasper proposed out of concern while standing behind her.

“I have never had a habit of napping in the afternoon,” Stella said as she looked at him with a smile. “Nonetheless, habits can be changed. If I nap now, I’ll be more energetic in the evening. It’ll be good for my body too as it allows my muscles to rest.”

“Take a break, then. I’ve already lighted the scented candle for you,” Jasper prompted.

Stella took a deep breath and then entered the room.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

The room was filled with her favorite scent and music. When she listened to it, she felt at peace as if she was standing in the center of the universe.

And so, she was ready to take a nap.

On the other hand, Jasper was just sitting at her bedside.

Puzzled, Stella asked, “Aren’t you going to sleep?”

“No. I’ll watch you sleep,” Jasper replied in a gentle voice.

Stella didn’t say much. She closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.

She didn’t know how much time had passed. When she opened her eyes again, Jasper was no longer there.

She called, “Jasper.”

No one answered her.

The silence made her heart feel uneasy.

If Jasper were here, he would have responded and appeared in a short time.

For some reason, she felt like this had happened before in a dream.

Stella got up from the bed, opened the door, and peered downstairs. Jasper was not there.

She then walked to the backyard and saw that Gracie was sleeping on the field. Still, Jasper’s voice was nowhere to be heard.

How strange. If he had gone out, he would have informed her, wouldn’t he?

She proceeded to phone him, and he only answered the phone after five rings.

“You’re awake,” His voice was deep and devoid of any emotion as it came from the other end. It felt oddly chilly and there was a frigid tone to his voice.

“Where are you?” Stella asked cautiously.

“There’s something I had to attend to. I’ll be back in about half an hour.”

“Is it inconvenient for you to tell me what it is?” Stella probed.

However, Jasper ignored her question and merely uttered sullenly, “Wait until I come back.”