From the way Rond Cher spoke, Ste Grace could tell he was a knowledgeable man.


    “I will only do my part,” Ste said meaningfully.


    “That’s good. I suddenly regret introducing him to you.” There was an implicit message to Rond’s words.


    Ste did not ask why. She was vaguely confident in her earlier assessment.


    Ryan Lameer arrived after 11 o’clock. He smiled at Ste politely. “I’m sorry, I met a friend, and there was heavy traffic when I came, so I’mte.”


    “Get to the point,” Ste said curtly.


    “I agree to your proposal. May I know when you are avable to go to Yale City?” Ryan asked politely.


    “You live in Yale City?” Ste was very surprised. Yale City was not the capital city.


    “Yale City is my hometown. My wife and son live there. I usually go back on weekends. I would stay a little longer if there’s an investigation,” Ryan said.


    “I see. I can set out tomorrow. I’ll draw up the contract at the instituteter, please wait a while for me. I hope that the first payment can be transferred to my ount before I leave,” Ste said sinctly.


    “Sure. Let’s go to the institute now,” Ryan said with a smile.


    Ste looked at Ryan suspiciously. Something wasn’t right.


    His attitude today was very different from before. There was no logical reason for him to act in this way. Did he not want to discuss the details?


    Or was there another reason?


    Ste and Ryan went to the institute.


    She brought him there mainly to prove that she was part of a legitimate institution, so that he would trust her.


    Ryan waited for Ste in the car.


    Ste entered the office and printed out a contract, which she then brought back to Ryan to sign.


    His signature was neat.


    “Why don’t we have lunch together at noon?” Ryan invited.


    “I’m afraid not, I’m going to Yale City tomorrow. Maybe next time. I have to go back and sort some things out,” Ste said distractedly.


    “You’re right. We’ll meet again, I’ll arrange for someone to transfer the money to you.” Ryanlowered the ck window and drove away.


    Ste watched him leave. She was getting ready to drive Jasper’s car back to the military region when


    she received a call from an unknown number.


    “Hello, who is it?”


    “Hello, Ste. This is Bettany. Can youe to the hospital at noon? I want to see you,” Bettany said softly.


    A smile tugged at the corners of her mouth. “Okay, let’s meet.”


    Ste wanted to know what Bettany had in store for her.


    Could it be that Bettany had finally started her n, with Ste as her first target.


    She drove to the hospital. Suzi Shine was gone, but there were two guards inside.


    Bettany Hadley turned to the guards. “Can you help me get some food?”


    The guards nodded and left the room.


    “Sit down,” Bettany said softly.


    Ste sat down quietly.


    Bettany looked Ste up and down. “When I was imprisoned by the enemy, I kept wondering if Jasper would forget about me and fall in love with someone else. It appears that my intuition was spot on. You are younger and more beautiful than I am. You have a better figure and are more cultured than I am. I admit defeat.”


    “Don’t think too much. The most important thing for you now is to recuperate. Everything will be fine.”


    Bettany looked down. “There’s one more thing. I don’t know who else I can turn to apart from you.”


    Ste stared at her.


    Aside from therapy,she knew no other way she could possibly help Bettany.


    She kept her guard up.


    Bettany sensed her skepticism and looked at Ste worriedly. “Promise me you won’t tell anyone?”


    Ste nodded.“Go ahead.”


    “I was constantly raped while I was imprisoned. I eventually got pregnant.” Bettany paused for a moment. “They had me give birth to the child before determining who the father was.”


    Ste frowned.“Where is the child?”


    “When I was rescued, we were saved together. I didn’t know where I was, I didn’t dare let anyone know that the child was mine. On one hand, I didn’t have the ability to raise a child. On the other, it was too humiliating. I also didn’t dare let Jasper know that I had a child, or how I got it.”


    Ste fixed her eyes onto Bettany suspiciously. “So what do you want me to do?”


    “Help me find the child and adopt him. After getting to know you, I think you are a very reasonable person. You will raise the child well, and he would be sessful in the future. Don’t tell him that I am his mother.” Bettany lowered her head.


    Ste looked at Bettany, but she realized she couldn’t see through her at all.Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Why was Bettany telling her all this?


    “I understand, I’ll look into it,” Ste replied.


    “Thank you. Can you promise not to tell anyone about it?” Bettany begged.


    Ste nodded.“Don’t worry.”


    Bettany got up from the bed and kowtowed three times to Ste. “Thank you for putting the past behind us to help me. I’m relieved to have you take care of the child. I will note in between you and Jasper, I swear.”


    “Get up and take good care of yourself.” Ste helped Bettany up andid her on the bed. “I’m going to Yale City for a business trip tomorrow. I’ll be gone for about three months. When Ie back, I’ll see you again.”


    Bettany nodded.“Thank you.”


    Ste turned around and walked toward the door. Suddenly, she stopped and looked back at Bettany.


    Bettany was stunned. “What’s wrong?”


    Ste shook her head and left the ward.


    If she was not mistaken, Bettany had been staring at her back rather sharply.


    When she turned around, Bettany could not hide her expression fast enough and panicked.


    Since she was treating the matter of the child like a game, she will deal with it stoically and watch what happens.


    Bettany frowned when she saw that Ste had left. After getting out of bed and making sure that there was no one outside, Bettany made a phone call. “Ste is an expert psychologist. She has a brilliant mind and an impable ability to analyze people. She can’t be fooled at all. Also, Jasper listens to her. She will not be easy to deal with,” she said angrily.


    “Do you want to give up? I can arrange to have you extracted. I don’t need ipetent people here.”


    “Of course not. I’ve just been away for too long. Please give me more time,” Bettany pleaded.


    “Ste will be in Yale City for three months starting tomorrow. Think about what you should do. Also, don’t contact me unless you have other instructions. Goodbye.”


    Bettany deleted all records, annoyed.


    …


    Ste got in the car and called Jasper Milton.


    He answered.


    She didn’t mention Bettany. If her opponent didn’t make a move, she wouldn’t either.


    “Jasper, I found an important piece of information when I was chatting with Rond today.”


    “Who’s Rond? A man?” Jasper’s tone was full of jealousy.