“Ste, if you dare to jump, I swear to you that I will make Celine Grace, Eli Wayne, and everyone whom you care about die with you,” Frederick Addington warned.


    Ste Grace smiled as tears flowed out of her eyes. “The people I care about… includes you.”


    Frederick was stunned as if his soul was hit by something fiercely and aggressively. He stood in a daze.


    Ste jumped off the boat without hesitation.


    Her whole body hit the surface of the sea. It hurt.


    However, it didn’t hurt nearly as much as her heart, so it didn’t matter.


    She watched herself slowly descend into the deep sea. It was so quiet that she could hear the sound of gurgling in her ears. The seawater was very blue as if it could wash away all the filth in people’s bodies.


    Finally, finally, she died.


    If she had known that she would live such a painful life for the past three years, she wouldn’t have bothered living on.


    It was a pity that she had dragged Jasper down with her…


    It was all her obsession, her selfishness, her misfortune. It was all her fault.


    If there was a next life, she must not drag him down anymore. She would make sure of it.


    The oxygen in her lungs was decreasing. She clenched her fists, opened her mouth, and liquid rushed into her lungs. Her nose, lungs, brain, and whole body were so ufortable that they were about to explode.


    She could vaguely see Frederick swimming toward her.


    Thest wisp of breath flowed out of her body, and her body felt as light as the aquatic nts in the sea, sinking to its murky depths.


    Frederick suddenly sped up. At the thought of her dying, he felt so heartbroken that he could not breathe. He grabbed her shoulders and swam toward the surface.


    Two minutester, he finally got Ste out of the sea.


    Her face was pale and her lips were purple, her head lowered lifelessly.


    Frederick was in a panic. He shook Ste’s shoulder frantically. “Ste, don’t you dare die. I won’t allow you to die. Do you hear me? If you die, I will not let go of Jasper. If you wake up now, I will let Jasper go. Do you hear me?”


    She remained motionless, not having heard a thing.


    “Commander!” his men shouted as they put down the rescuedder.


    Frederick held her with one hand and stepped onto the ropedder. His men pulled him up.


    He immediately performed CPR on Ste. Even after doing it ten times, Ste still had not woken up.


    He resumed his efforts. As long as she didn’t wake up, he wouldn’t stop.


    After a long time, Ste let out a soft cough.


    He looked at her in surprise.


    She was still in aa.


    His eyes dimmed again…


    Two nightster.


    Frederick sat at the edge of the bed and looked at theunconscious Ste with a gloomy look in his eyes.


    The doctor said that all her indicators were normal. There was no water in her lungs and brain, but she just couldn’t wake up.


    “Ste, let me tell you a piece of good news. My people haven’te back yet, so Jasper should still be alive,” Frederick said.


    She still did not react at all. Shey there motionlessly, as beautiful as a sculpture.


    Frederick felt helpless and caressed her head. “In the past, I wanted you to be by my side. I did not want you to run away, let alone to Jasper. Now, you’re finally by my side, but how did things be like this?


    You said that I don’t love you. If I don’t love you, why did I do so much for you? There are many people who are more beautiful than you. They look better than you and are younger than you. You have a bad temper. Even if you are a ything, you are not qualified.


    You and I are not young anymore. I don’t have time to y games anymore. Do you know that I really love you? So, rest assured, I won’t let you die. Even if you stay in aa, I will support you for the rest of your life.”


    The only response he got was silence.


    “Thump, thump, thump!” Someone was knocking on the door.


    Frederick looked at the door unhappily. “Come in.”


    “Commander, Jasper is back. He brought some men and is demanding for Ste outside.” Frederick’s subordinate Loomis Harper reported.


    The corners of his mouth lifted into a smirk. “Who does he think he is? Did he really expect me to give whatever he wants and to ede to every request he has? If I give him what he wants, what will be of me? How many people did he bring? Are they armed?”


    “He brought hundreds of people, all equipped with weapons and ten tanks. They’re very powerful,” Loomis said worriedly.


    “What’s there to be afraid of? Do you think all my people and weapons are useless? If they dare step foot into my vi, kill them without hesitation.” Frederick gave a harsh order.


    “Commander!” Loomis shouted desperately, lowered his head, and said, “I don’t think it’s worth it for a person who is already brain-dead.”


    Frederick pped him across the face. “What do you mean it’s not worth it? The person you’re talking about is my wife. Listen to me and prepare for war.”N?velDrama.Org content rights.


    Frederick’s cell phone rang. He picked it up when he saw it was from the President.


    “Frederick, what’s going on? Jasper took arge number of people to your ce asking for someone. Who are you hiding?” The President asked in confusion.


    “He wants my wife. If I give her to him, I will definitely lose my dignity. I won’t hand her over to him. I shall wage a war against him.” Frederick said with certainty.


    “No, Frederick, listen to me. Such a fierce internal conflict would not only affect the internal unity and the stakeholders’ spections but also cause international spections and even enemy invasion. It will also affect the international status of A Country.


    I don’t rmend starting a war. You can talk to Jasper about it. He’s quite stubborn – he insisted that it was I who ordered you to frame him for what happened before.


    After all, he is the head of the special forces military region, and your actions represent me. Hence, if you two can’te to an agreement in another half an hour, I will withdraw my forces from you,” the President said apologetically.


    Frederick immediately understood his point. “Do you mean that you will help Jasper instead of me?”


    “I’m not helping Jasper, but the internal unity will surely be affected if you start a war. I am only able to withdraw the forces from your side and maintain peace,” the President exined.


    Frederick suddenly understood and sneered.


    Jasper’s people listened to him, and they would not listen to the President at all. The President could not control him, nor could he stop him. Moreover, he was afraid of offending Jasper.


    But he was different. To put it bluntly, he was the President’s dog. Many people could rece his position. At the critical moment, the President would surely throw him aside.


    Frederick went out.


    Jasper also got out of the car.


    He walked up to Jasper and went straight to the point. “Do you know why Ste didn’t choose to be with you after you were released?”


    “Ste chose to be with me. Now you have imprisoned her. Frederick, I must take her away today,” Jasper said firmly.


    “Take her away? Do you want to take her dead body away?” Frederick said insidiously.


    Jasper’s eyes were shining. “If she dies, I’ll make you die with her.”


    “One of the conditions when she begged me to save you was that she would be injected with poison. Now I’m the only one who can save her. If you want her to die, you can take her away. If you don’t want her to die, get out of here.” Frederick said angrily.