Ste Grace was stunned.


    To be honest, she did not believe that Frederick would help her at all.


    However, he was one of Christian Saltzman’s men. With Frederick’s help, they would be more powerful than Christian, and together, they would be able to defeat him.


    But.. why was Frederick willing to help them? This was unlike him at all.


    If he truly was Christian’s men, he would try to harm them instead.


    However, that did not seem right either. If Frederick had wanted to harm them, he would not have saved Jasper.


    After all, Jasper would have been sentenced to death without his assistance. Jasper’s reputation would be ruined too.


    She trusted Frederick a little more now.


    “What do you require of me?” Ste asked.


    Frederick was silent for a while. He then took a deep breath, “If I die, would youe to the cemetery and visit me?”


    Ste lowered her eyes and remained quiet,Her long eyshes blocked the emotion in her eyes, “I think that you already know the answer.”


    “Christian had nted two of his men in Jasper’s military base. If my sources were urate, they were among the people whom Jasper had lunch with together today. I’ll let you know once I’ve investigated it. Also, Christian is furious because of what had happened. ording to my understanding of him, he will not let Jasper off the hook,” Frederick hung up the phone once he finished speaking.


    Jasper turned to Ste and asked, “Was that Frederick?”N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


    “He told me that you have Christian’s men in your military base. They had lunch with us today. If his words were true, who do you think those people were?” Ste questioned worriedly.


    “Frederick’s words are unreliable. Plus, he may be trying to ruin our rtionship.”


    Ste held his arm, “We need to be cautious no matter what. I’m still worried. I’ll head over to the military base today. I will give them apsychology test tomorrow.”


    Jasper could tell that Ste was nervous. The explosion seemed to have pushed her over the edge.


    “Alright,” Jasper responded.


    The only thing he could do now was to follow whatever she said. At least, this would ease her mind a little.


    They then got into the car.


    Ste leaned against Jasper. She sighed while gazing nkly into the distance.


    Jasper held her hand and asked, “What’s wrong?”


    “Jasper, do you think that I’m overreacting?” Ste spoke.


    “I know that you are worried about me. If you didn’t remind me just now, I’m afraid that I would have been sted into pieces by now. Caution is the parent of safety,” Jasperforted her.


    Ste nodded.


    Perhaps, it was her pregnancy or the explosion of the ne just now that warranted her overreaction. She could not deny that she had be uneasy and restless because of Frederick’s words earlier.


    Jasper may be circumspect about the enemy. However, he had the tendency to drop his guard towards the people around him.


    Furthermore, Christian’s men did not mind sacrificing their lives to achieve their goals.


    She had to find out the two undercover agents, else she would not be at ease.


    Ste couldn’t fall asleep as she was still deep in her thoughts. When the car entered the military base, the guards at the gate inspected them carefully. Even if the car was their own, they would still need to check thoroughly. They would only allow them to proceed once they confirmed that there was no danger.


    They soon arrived at Jasper’s apartment. The guard opened the door for them. Jasper got out of the car while holding her hand.


    “Chief,” The soldier came out, “Adviser Lanesis waiting for you in your office.”


    Ste noticed that the soldier looked very familiar. He must be one of the men whom they had lunch with earlier.


    He seemed to be getting something from his pocket. Perhaps, she was just being a little sensitive.


    She stood in front of Jasper instinctively.


    The soldier took out a pistol from the pocket.


    Ste’s heart tightened instantly.


    Frederick was right. It was true that traitors were lingering around Jasper. Christian seemed to have gone mad, intending to kill Jasper at every possible opportunity he had.


    Jasper pushed Ste away in no time.


    Ste fell to the ground.


    He stepped forward and dodged the bullet with a bang.


    Ste saw the bullet past through the back of Jasper’s head with blood sshing out.


    Another two loud gunshots could be heard. The soldier was dead. Adviser Lanes, who was in the office, had alsomitted suicide.


    Jasper’s body copsed to the ground.


    Ste looked at Jasper, who was lying in a pool of blood on the ground.


    He remained motionless.


    She stared at him with her eyes widened.Her heart seemed to have stopped beating at that moment. The world seemed to have lost all its colors. Everything went dark, and she fainted.


    Ste woke up after that, not knowing how long it had passed. She opened her eyes right away when the image of Jasper being shot in the head shed in her mind.


    She must have had another nightmare. She got up and put on her clothes. Then she shouted to the door, “Jasper!”


    “Yes.” His voice was so soothing.


    Her mouth curved into a smile as she knew that he was always there for her.


    Ste walked towards him and confessed with a low voice, “I had a nightmare. You were shot to death in my dream. The bullet passed right through your head. It seems that a pregnantdy would always think too much.”


    “Silly girl, I’ll be here with you all the time.” Shewore that perpetual smile of hers whenshe heard Jasper’s words.


    The door was pushed open.


    Suzi Shine stood in front of her. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying too much. She hugged Ste tightly.


    “Mom, what’s wrong?” Ste asked in confusion.


    “Ste, you’ve been in aa for five days. From now on, it’ll just be us. Jasper is dead,” Suzi sobbed.


    “What?” Ste turned to look at the side.


    Jasper was beaming at her. His smile was warm, just like the sunshine.


    The corners of her mouth curved slightly.


    Suzi looked at Ste with suspicion. She nced at the empty space next to her.


    “Ste!” Suzi shouted.


    Ste gazed at Suzi,“What’s wrong, Mom?”


    Tears streamed down Suzi’s face like a waterfall. She held Ste’s arm tightly and exined, “Jasper is dead. The bullet went through his head and he couldn’t be rescued. You passed out after that, so you missed his funeral.”


    Ste chuckled,“Mom, what are you talking about? Jasper is right here.”


    Ste looked to the side again but she couldn’t see Jasper this time. She frowned and ran to the door. She yelled in panic, “Jasper?Jasper! Where are you? Jasper!”


    She rushed out the door.


    “Lte, please get her.Please don’t let anything happen to her again. I have lost my husband and son. I couldn’t possibly lose my daughter-inw as well,” Suzi spoke in a hurry.


    Lte Lanes chased after her in no time.


    Ste ran with all her might. She even went to theke, but she did not see the tent. She ran further away to the gate of the manorbut she still did not see Jasper.


    The coat that was draped over her shoulders had fallen off while she was running.


    She was only wearing a singleyer of clothing, yet she didn’t feel cold at all.


    “Where is Jasper? Did you see himing back?” Ste questioned the soldiers in the security room.


    The soldier’s eyes turned red. He then lowered his head.


    “Madam,”Lteced a jacket over Ste’s shoulders, “You’re going to catch a cold. There is a baby in your belly. Chief would not be able to rest in peace if you do this.”