“You did not say anything.” Jasper said coldly.


    Ste 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 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 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 wrote down his phone number quickly on a piece of paper and handed it to Ste. “Call me when youe.”


    “Hm.” Ste took it respectfully.


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


    Today was Ste’s off day.


    After returning home, Ste 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 got a divorce, she had suffered emotionally. Five years ago, with the help of Federick, Celine’s condition was getting better.


    Three years ago, when Ste 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.


    Ste walked into the ward guiltily.


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


    Ste picked up ab and went over to her.


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


    Ste’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’s proposal. Ste had gone through with the marriage before she had even addressed her own emotions.


    If Celine 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 said with a smile.


    “Then why doesn’t hee to see me? You have to let hime to see me tomorrow.” Celine said domineeringly.


    “He is going to work tomorrow.” Ste exined.


    Celine 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 lowered her eyes, and hershes covering her tears.


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


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


    “Get out.”


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


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


    Celine knelt on the grounds downtown, begging for money.


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


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


    Ste went to the market to buy some groceries and went to Federick’s ce.


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


    Ste 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 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.Property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    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 picked up thendline to call Federick.


    Three rings.


    Federick picked up.


    “Hello, this is Ste.”


    Federick 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 said calmly.


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


    “Ha.” Ste chuckled. “I nned for this.”


    Ste 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 looked at the doorway.


    Federick 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 did not feel that she had done anything wrong.


    “Federick, I agree with the divorce, but I have some conditions.” Ste did not want to fight anymore.


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


    She was willing to let go of him.


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


    Federick sized her up and down, without concealing his disgust for her. “Wearing a pair of apron, slippers, and sloppy clothes. Do you deserve me? And you dare to negotiate terms with me? Where does your confidencee from?”


    Ste looked at Federick coldly. “If I tell the world that you have an illegitimate son, your career will be affected.”


    “That child is not mine. I won’t leave any of my seed in their bellies. You think too much.” Federick said conceitedly.


    “If you always walk along a river, how can you not get wet? I will divorce you. You can do whatever you want in the future. I just need you to apany me to see my mother once a month.” Ste made a reasonable negotiation.


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


    “I’ve offered you a condition. Call me when you’ve figured it out.” Ste retortedzily. She picked up the bag on the sofa and walked toward the door.