Billionaire’s Pampered Wife

“Did Vann ask you to come over?” Stella asked.

“Yes. He said that you’ll be arriving ahead of time, so he told us to come earlier,” Jasper walked to her and looked at her deeply.

“My apologies. There were patients in the clinic today, and the consultations went very well, so I changed the time at the last minute. I’m sorry if this has inconvenienced you. I will take note next time,” Stella said with a smile.

“Mm,” Jasper replied.

Stella was a little stunned. It seemed that her behavior had really troubled him and she would have to be more careful in the future.

The two of them entered the police station together. Jasper was quiet, and Stella was too embarrassed to speak as well. The atmosphere suddenly became very awkward.

She looked at him, but he did not look back at her. His side profile looked cool, and then she looked away.

Their relationship was already in the past. Since he wanted to remove all his memories of her, that must mean that he had already moved on.

Since he had gotten over it, it was not appropriate for her to mention it anymore.

Perhaps, it was better to let the past go with the wind.

“Stella, let’s have lunch together later,” Jasper said.

“Hm?” Stella looked at him.

“Your place or mine, I’m fine with either,” Jasper said.

Her heart was beating quickly and she felt uneasy. Was it the last farewell?

“We’ll see. Not everyone is free in the afternoon and Vann did say that he would invite us for a meal,” Stella refused euphemistically.

“Tonight then. I’ll go over to your place,” Jasper said in a more detailed manner.

Stella was still a little flustered and she did not answer him. She noticed Sheldon walking over and immediately changed the topic. She asked him, “Have they all arrived?”

“Yes, they’re all here. Let’s go to the office and talk,” Sheldon said.

Stella followed Sheldon to the office. Jasper looked at her hard, and his gaze gradually got darker.

She still hadn’t agreed to his date!!!

They all entered the office. Stella noticed that only Edwin was present. “Where are the others?”

“They are in charge of the case of the bodies in the sea and went out to conduct a detailed investigation. Stella, you were right. After fixing the photos, we released both the photos of the adults and the children. Someone came to identify them and said that they had disappeared when they were eight,” Sheldon said.

“Hopefully, the satellite will be able to capture the picture quickly. That way, we should be able to rescue quite a number of people,” Stella sighed and said.

“Agreed. Let me explain this case to you,” Sheldon turned on the projector.

The photo showed a girl standing on the roof with disheveled hair. A minute later, she jumped off the roof.

“It’s her,” Stella said in confusion.

“Do you know her?” Sheldon was curious.

“I went out in the afternoon yesterday and I saw her jumping down from the top floor while waiting at the traffic light. She looked very determined and she did not hesitate at all,” Stella explained.

“This case is the eighth one this year. We call it Invisible Wings. These girls vary from 16 to 25 years old. The common thing between them is that they were all very beautiful. There were no suicide notes before they jumped off the building, and all of them seemed to have jumped without hesitation.”

“We once suspected that they had joined the same social website together, but no, they didn’t. These people did not appear in the same venue together either. Therefore, the case became complicated and bizarre,” Sheldon introduced the case.

“What did their families and friends say?” Stella asked.

“Oh yes, they do have one common characteristic. They all seemed depressed and in a daze before they decided to end their lives. Some had stayed out for the whole night and did not go home, while some would burst into tears and have a mental breakdown without any reason. We even suspected that they had taken some kind of drug.

However, according to the medical examiner’s report, they did not take any drug, but generally, the cortisone readings in their bodies were higher than that of ordinary people. That is to say, more or less, they all had depression,” Sheldon continued and sent the data to them.

Stella browsed through it and said, “Check the history of these girls’ love relationships. Also, investigate their best friends to see if there’s anything unusual. There must be someone. The murderer is very cunning and he or she is probably not from the Internet as these places would leave traces. It is also unlikely to be those places that have surveillance cameras, so…”

Everyone was waiting for her deduction, but for a moment, she couldn’t think of a suitable location.

“It’s possible that they could’ve met on the streets, in the wilderness, or on the roads,” Jasper completed her sentence.

Stella agreed. “You could go and investigate and see if the girls had been to these places.”

“Alright, I’ll ask the police to focus on these areas. Thank you,” Sheldon said.

Stella looked at the time. It was not noon yet, and Vann had not reached yet. They stared at each other with their eyes wide open.

Sheldon also thought that the atmosphere was a bit weird and said, “Vann went out for a meeting in the morning. I guess it’s not over yet.”

“Could we leave now then?” Edwin asked.Content is © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

“Sure, I will call you again if we have any further updates. It’s a weekend tomorrow, so have a good rest everyone,” Sheldon said with a smile.

Stella nodded and looked at Jasper.

He also looked at her.

Stella turned her face awkwardly and stood up.

“Stella, are you free at noon?” Edwin asked cheerfully.

Stella glanced at Jasper and asked politely, “What’s the matter?”

“I want to treat you to lunch,” Edwin said.

“Well, I have some matters to attend to. I’m sorry,” Stella smiled and refused.

Edwin was a little disappointed. “Oh, it’s okay. We’ll just meet another day.”

“Okay,” Stella went out and walked to her car. Jasper stood beside her. “You said that you have something to do at noon. Are you talking about our date?”

“Uh, didn’t you say that we are going to eat together?” Stella asked awkwardly. She looked at Jasper and felt embarrassed for some reason.

“Yes, let’s go to my place.”

Stella nodded. “Okay, you drive in front, and I’ll follow you from the back.”

Jasper drove in front, and she followed behind him.

The route he took was the same as the route to her home.

Stella was curious.

He turned into the neighborhood and stopped at the door of his house. Stella realized that he lived very close to her. It was one of the houses on the street behind hers and just five houses away from her house.

“When did you move here?” Stella was surprised and she heard a dog barking in the backyard.

“Gracie!” Stella shouted happily.

Jasper did not answer her question. In fact, he came to America to look for her after he recovered. He knew that she had bought a house here, and so he bought one here too. The house was under renovation recently so he had to live on the boat for the time being.

Jasper opened the door.

It was as though… the house had not undergone any kind of renovation at all. It was empty. The walls were made of cement and were still without any paint. There was a grey sofa, a TV, and a refrigerator.

“Is this you trying to live in the woods?” Stella asked jokingly.

“I want to renovate it just the way you like it, so I didn’t do much. I only renovated the kitchen and bathroom. If you don’t like it, you could always re-decorate it,” Jasper said, pouring a glass of water and handing it to her.

Stella paused. What did he mean?