Stella arrived at the gate of the military camp.
A Land Rover drove to her side and stopped.
The car looked familiar.
The tinted window slid downwards.
Jasper looked at her coldly and said. "Get in the car."
He spoke in an authoritative tone, so it was impossible to refuse him.
Stella guessed that he was setting an example for his soldiers, so she opened the passenger door and got in.
In the car, she sat quietly
The atmosphere was very tense.
"Well, how can I pass the money to you?" Stella asked anxiously.
Jasper did not look at her, and there was no warmth in his eyes. "I do not accept bribes."
"This is not a bribe, this is the money for those cosmetics." Stella explained.
"If you do not like them, just throw them away," Jasper said coldly.
He did not seem to be joking.
Stella felt very strange. She did not like his aggressiveness. "It's hard for me to do this. This means that I took your things for nothing. This is inappropriate. After all, we have nothing to do with each other."
Jasper looked at her deeply and asked, "Do you want to have anything to do with me?"
Stella was speechless.
She heard the ulterior meaning of his words. It made her uncomfortable and she gently replied, "I have a husband."
"Did you think I do not know that?" Jasper looked ahead and continued driving.
Stella could not figure out what he was thinking. She looked out of the window in annoyance.
"Do something for me," Jasper said quietly.
This was a command, not a request.
Stella did not speak and pursed her lips.
"Do you have something to ask me?" Jasper asked her.
"Since Sir, you have asked me, I must be able to help you. Although I don't remember what happened that night, I think you must have helped me then. Thus, of course, I should help you, Sir." Stella said frankly.
But she had referred to him as 'Sir'.
This word broke the intimacy between them.
"Be my girlfriend," Jasper said flatly.
Stella looked at him in shock, her face full of disbelief.
"It's just a pretense." Jasper added, glancing at her with her dark eyes. "It's just for a party."
"I'm married. Perhaps it's inappropriate for me to pretend to be your girlfriend?" Stella reminded.
The corners of his mouth twitched. His eyes held deep meaning. He said, "It's precisely because you're already married, so I won't need to worry about you having improper thoughts about me, isn't that right?"
Stella paused.
His words did make sense.
Likewise, it was also impossible for him to feel attracted to a married woman. Otherwise, yesterday they would have...
Stella cleared her throat.
What on earth was she thinking?
The phone rang.
She looked at it, it was Eli calling.
"How's your date with that soldier?" Eli asked happily.
She was afraid that Jasper could hear Eli's words, she felt a little embarrassed. She lowered her voice and said, "What do you mean by date? Don't talk nonsense."
"Get him, get him, get him, he will definitely give you a great time. Hahaha." Eli's hearty laughter rang out.
"Stop talking nonsense. I'm hanging up." Stella was a little annoyed.
"I'm just joking with you. I have a gift for you later. Have a good time. Get him, get him, get him." And with that, Eli hung up the phone quickly.
The car quieted down.
Stella licked her lips.
She glanced at Jasper.
He looked impassively at the car in front of him.
She didn't know how much he had heard, she wanted to clarify herself.
But if he didn't hear anything, she would seem guilty by explaining.
In the end, she did not say anything.
She looked out the window.
The car passed by the Sheraton Hotel.
Federick was walking out with a beautiful woman in his arms.
He was whispering happily in her ear. Then his smile broke into a playful smile and he kissed the women on the forehead.
Stella turned her face away and leaned against her seat. She looked ahead indifferently; her eyes filled with disdain.
Tears began to well up in her eyes.
It was like she had compressed her relationship with Federick, all their memories and feelings into the deepest corner of her heart. And if she did not touch or think of it, she would not feel so unhappy.
Her phone rang.
It was Federick.
She paused and did not answer.
The phone rang again.
She answered.
"Where are you?" Federick asked frivolously.
From time to time, there would be the voice of a woman laughing or panting in the background.
"Where am I? You don't seem to care." A trace of anger appeared in Stella's cold voice.
"Return to your apartment within an hour. I'll be there," Federick said coldly.
Stella hung up and threw her phone into her bag.
Jasper said to her, "I can let you off now."
"There is no need." She looked ahead determinedly.
Jasper's eyes were full of pity. He frowned and felt irritated. He sped up on the road.
After a while,
The car arrived at the dock. They stopped in front of a large boat with flags bearing the Milton family emblem.
Jasper opened the door for Stella.
She got off the car.
He put one hand on her shoulder and hugged her gently, leaving just a little space between them.
He had a kind of scent that she liked, just like lavender, it gave off an air of peace and leisure.
She had promised to pretend to be his girlfriend. She should accept this level of flirtation.
Since she was a fake, she had better put on a good show.
They walked on the boat's deck.
Simon Davis walked over and put his hands in his pocket. He looked at Stella and asked Jasper meaningfully, "How was she yesterday?"
"Good." Jasper responded. His hand on her shoulder tensed up and pulled her into her arms.
Simon raised his eyebrows and sighed. "It seems that my sister's heart is going to break tonight. Let's go in. They have been waiting for you for a long time."
Jasper entered with Stella in his arms.
The boat was swaying unsteadily.
Stella could not balance well.
Jasper's hand moved from her shoulder to her waist, firmly supporting her body.
Stella felt numbness spread from her waist, like an electric current. She looked at him.
"Until the cruise is steady," he said in a low voice, as if this action was just to protect her.
She thought wrong about him. "Thank you."
They continued to walk, arriving at a small bar packed with many people.
Some people saw her walking in with Jasper, holding each other closely.
Their eyes gave off a mix of responses – some had looks of surprise, some jealousy, some amusement.
And then there were a pair of pretty slanted eyes filled with hostility.
"Let me introduce my sister, Katty Davis." Simon introduced awkwardly.
Katty glanced at Stella disdainfully with her pretty eyes and looked at Jasper. Her slanted eyes were full of sharpness, and she said, "Are you using a fake girlfriend to fool me? She is not the type you like."