Chapter 9


    "You did not say anything." Jasper Milton said coldly.


    Ste Grace was relieved.


    She felt that she should not dawdle for long. She stood up and nodded respectfully to Jasper Milton. “Thank you for having me yesterday. Chief. I''ll


    leave now."


    "Take those cosmetics with you." Jasper Milton ordered


    "There is no need.”


    "I bought them especially for you. If you don''t want them, who else would want them?" Jasper Milton''s tone became colder.


    Ste Grace was a little afraid of him, so she picked up the gift bag and said, "I''ll transfer the money to you. Please give me your bank ount


    number.”


    "If you have money, juste back here to the camp and return it to me." Jasper Milton wrote down his phone number quickly on a piece of paper


    and handed it to Ste. "Call me when youe.”


    "Hm." Ste Grace took it respectfully.


    Jasper Milton took a deep look at her called out loudly, saying, "Send Miss Grace out."


    Today was Ste''s off day.


    After returning home, Ste Grace put the gift bag on her tea table, changed her clothes, and went to the psychiatric hospital to visit her mother,


    Celine Grace


    Since Celine Grace got a divorce, she had suffered emotionally. Five years ago, with the help of Federick Addington, Celine’ s condition was getting


    better.


    Three years ago, when Ste Grace was kidnapped and raped, Celine copsed in an emotional meltdown. She had to be admitted to a psychiatric


    hospital, and she had never left since.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    Ste Grace walked into the ward guiltily.


    Celine Grace sat quietly by the window, in a daze, her eyes empty.


    Ste Grace picked up ab and went over to her.


    Celine looked back at Ste and asked, “When will my daughtere to visit me?"


    Ste Grace''s eyes sank. She tied Celine''s hair and sat opposite her. She said softly, "Mom, I''m Ste."


    Celine paused, looked at Ste, and then looked behind Ste with panic in her eyes. "Where''s Federick? Why didn’t hee with you? Is there


    anything wrong with the both of you?"


    Ste raised the corner of her mouth with bitterness, and the anger in her eyes deepened.


    Years ago, Celine had threatened Ste with suicide, forcing her to ept Federick Addington''s proposal. Ste had gone through with the marriage


    before she had even addressed her own emotions. If Celine Grace was mentally sound at that time, would she still have forced Ste to do the


    same?


    "We have no problems. He is very kind to me. Oh, mom, I will be the deputy director at the hospital soon," Ste Grace said with a smile.


    "Then why doesn''t hee to see me? You have to let hime to see me tomorrow." Celine Grace said domineeringly.


    "He is going to work tomorrow." Ste Grace exined.


    Celine Grace pped Ste on the face and shouted, "Bring him with you when youe next time. Otherwise. don''te to see me, or I will


    disregard you as my daughter.”


    Looking at the redness in Celine''s eyes, Ste''s face was burned with physical and emotional pain.


    If her mother was not a psychotic patient. she would never treat her this way, right?


    "Okay, I understand.” Ste Grace lowered her eyes, and hershes covering her tears.


    "Get out of here right now, or I''ll kill you,” Celine said ferociously.


    Ste Grace stood up and said gently, "Mom, have a good rest. I''lle to see you another day.”


    “Get out."


    Ste Grace turned around and walked out of the psychiatric hospital. She looked back at Celine''s room


    Ste Grace reminisced her senior year in high school, her grades were good, but her family was very poor.


    Celine Grace knelt on the grounds downtown, begging for money.


    Whether in the hot summers or cold winters, Celine Grace knelt to beg for tuition fees for Ste to go to college.


    Ste Grace knew that her mother loved her.


    People never wanted to fall sick. when they did, their minds were in a mess and there was nothing they could do.


    Ste Grace did not want her mother to worry about her and worsen her health condition.


    Ste Grace went to the market to buy some groceries and went to Federick Addington''s ce.


    The password of the vi''s door was still the same, 19920316, her birthday, and it had not been changed.


    Ste Grace felt somewhatforted.


    She walked in with the groceries. The room was cold and empty, and the trash bin in the kitchen was clean. Obviously, he did note back to eat


    often.


    She opened the refrigerator, it was filled with alcohol and... condoms.


    Ste''s heart sank. Her mind grew cold.


    She had long gotten used to this, didn''t she?


    She had note to check on him or talk about the past, but she came to ask Federick for help. Ste Grace put the groceries into the refrigerator


    and walked into the kitchen.


    She found the apron she had put in the cab


    She washed, cut, fried, and stewed. A meal was ready.


    She wanted to clean his house.


    But this she realized - the exception being the living room, kitchen, and bathroom, all the other doors were locked, including their old wedding room.


    And she did not have the key.


    Ste Grace picked up thendline to call Federick Addington


    Three rings.


    Federick Addington picked up.


    "Hello, this is Ste."


    Federick Addington sneered, "Were you trying to catch me cheating in my own house?"


    Ste could hear his sarcasm.


    She had gotten used to it.


    "No, I''m on leave today and have prepared dinner for you,” Ste Grace said calmly.


    "Who asked you to do this?” Federick Addington’s voice suddenly became cold.


    "." Ste Grace chuckled. "I nned for this."


    Ste Grace hung up the phone.


    She frowned and her eyes shed with agitation. She had a request of him, so she should endure his abuse just a little.


    "Crack." The electronic door opened


    Ste Grace looked at the doorway.


    Federick Addington walked in and peered at her with his charming eyes. He smiled diabolically. "Did youe here to apologize? Do you want to get


    a divorce?"


    Ste Grace did not feel that she had done anything wrong.


    "Federick Addington. I agree with the divorce, but I have some conditions." Ste Grace did not want to fight anymore.


    As long as Federick Addington apanied her to see Celine Grace once a month.


    She was willing to let go of him


    Federick Addington''s eyes shed with sharpness and burned with anger. He stared at her. "Do you know what kind of woman I hate the most?"


    Ste Grace looked at him quietly. She knew that what he was about to say was definitely unpleasant.


    Federick Addington sized her up and


    down, without concealing his


    disgust foxher. "Wearing a pair of =>


    apron, slippers, and sloppy clothes.


    Do yamdeserve me? And you dare to


    negstiate terms with me? Where


    doés your confidencee from?"


    Ste Gracegked at Federick


    Addington coldly. "If I tell the world


    that you have an illegitimate son,


    your caréer will be affected." "That?


    child isfot mine. I won''t leave any of


    my seed in their bellies. You think


    toasmuch." Federick Addington said


    cOhceitedly. Content brgs to


    "If you always‘walk along a river,


    how can yostnot get wet? I will


    divorce you: You can do whatever -~


    you wantin the future. I just need


    you twapany me to see my


    mother once a month." SteGrace


    made a reasonable negotiation.


    Federick Addington said with a sneer, "Once a month, where do you get this idea from? I will never ept.”


    l''ve offered you a condition. Call me when you’ ve figured it out." Ste Grace retortedzily. She picked up the bag on the sofa and walked toward


    the door.