When Zoah noticed Ste’s presence, he spoke coldly, “We are not close at all. I don’t think that you should stay for dinner. You mayleave now.”


    “Dad, she is my friend’s wife,” Simon Davis uttered unhappily.


    “There is no need for your friend’s wife to have dinner at our house. Send the guest off,” Zoah Davis snapped sternly.


    Ste Grace nodded and proceeded to open the door.


    “I’ll give you a ride,” Simon offered and walked in front of Ste.


    Ste nced at her car and spoke, “No, thanks. I’m fine. Otherwise, it’d be dark when you get home.”


    She then made a call to Elvis Zachary,“My car has been parked at the front door of Zoah’s house. No one did anything to it, right?”


    “No.I got someone to keep an eye on it for the whole time. You should besafe as long as you takeLongtream Highway,” Elvis reported.


    “Okay,” Ste entered her car.


    Simon looked at her. He wanted to say something but he stopped on second thought.


    Ste gave him a wave and headed home.


    On the way, she received a call from Anthony Levis.N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


    Anthony was feeling agitated, thus he spoke incoherently, “Madam, we have found Eugene ording to the way you had mentioned. However,his, his hands and feet were chopped off. He…”


    Ste parked the car at the side of the road and probed, “Have you gotten the pictures?”


    “Yes, I have. I have made a few copies as well. Also, I have sent them to your email. Madam, Eugene…”Anthony’s voice trailed off as he was sobbing. He then continued,“He is now in the military hospital with my people protecting him. It is a fact that he tried to assassinate Christian. It would be such a great loss if he were to lose his life in such a way.”


    “I promise that he will not die. I’ll treat him andgive him artificial limbs. I’ll use the best technology and medicine. He’ll be cured,” Ste promised.


    “Okay. Thank you, Madam.”


    “I’m going back now. I’ll be home in about half an hour. Could youe over to my ce?I have to talk to you about something. Remember to be careful,” Ste reminded. She hung up the phone and stepped on the elerator.


    After dealing with Eugene’s matter, she wanted to see Jasper as soon as possible.


    When she was about to reach the vi, her phone rang again.


    She answered it when she saw that the call was from Allen.


    “Are you at home? I’m at the gate of your vi,” Allen spoke softly.


    “I’m not far away. I’ll be there in two minutes,” Ste hung up the phone and arrived not long after. She got out of the car and went to the security room.


    Allen was holding a document in his hand with a worried expression.


    Ste smiled and greeted him, “Long time no see.”


    There was a smile on Allen’s face as well, “I came here during Jasper’s funeral. I went to see you, but you were still in aa and having nightmares.”


    “It seemed that the dream had gone on for a long time. I almost couldn’t distinguish the reality from the dreams.”


    “You really scared me yesterday, but the guards didn’t allow me to enter.You did not pick up my calls either, so I couldn’t get in.”


    “I passed out right after I fell into theke yesterday. Have you eaten yet? Let’s talk in the car,” Ste turned around and got into the driver’s seat.


    Allen sat in the passenger’s seat and peeked at Ste.


    “What do you want to say? Tell me,” Ste looked straight ahead.


    “Jasper is dead and I’m sure that you will seek justice for him. I will not be able to intervene in your country’s matter as it will lead to diplomatic issues. However, M Country is an established country with many secret organizations. They are absolutely trustworthy. The information you need is in the file.”


    “I believe that they will keep secrets well. However, if we cooperate with them, others might trace it back to them. It’s hard to say what will happen in the future, so I don’t think I could afford to ept it,” Ste refused.


    “Will you be able to handle it on your own then?” Allen seemed really worried.


    “I know what I’m doing. Thank you for your help,” Ste was really grateful for his concern.


    Allen pondered for a momentandcontinued, “Let me do it then. I refuse to watch you get into trouble. Do you trust me?”


    Ste smiled slightly and spoke, “Of course I trust you. But you are not from our country. If you are involved, there would be conflicts between our country and yours. It won’t be good.”


    “Those men are my people. They have nothing to do with my country.”


    “You are French, and your identity in France is special. Even if they are your people, problems would definitely arise. It would also cause trouble for you and your country. Allen, I really appreciate your concern. I know what I am going to do. If I need your help, I will let you know. I promise,” Ste still refused to ept his help.


    Allen lowered his gaze.


    “By the way, Allen, is Linda currently living with Frederick?” Ste inquired.


    Allen sighed and looked at Ste,“She came back happily and announcedthat Frederick is her boyfriend. I’m sorry for keeping this from you.”


    “Does she want to marry Frederick?” Ste spected.


    “I don’t think so. I’ll ask her when I get back. However, she would always apany a rich woman to go shopping every day. It’s rare for her to have such patience. Are you… going to stop their rtionship?” Allen queried.


    Ste parked the car in the parking lot and confided, “I don’t think that Frederick is serious about Linda. She will only get hurt in the future ifshe is serious about this rtionship.”


    “Linda is rtively cheerful and she doesn’t stay put for long. She has had more than ten boyfriends, and the longest rtionship she had was only for a month or so.That’s why I don’t worry much about her. She is just fooling around.”


    “That’s good then,” Ste pushed the door open and got out of the car.


    She did not agree with not being serious in a rtionship, but if it was Frederick, perhaps it would be better for Linda.


    After all, birds of a feather flock together.


    Ste entered the room.Lte Lanes and Elvis Zachary were there as well. Suzi Shine looked at her with worry.


    Ste gave them a reassuring look and said, “Mom,I’m hungry.This is my friend. You should have seen him before. His name is Allen.”


    “Well, let’s get ready for dinner then,” Suzi shot Auntie Wood a look.


    Ste didn’t say a word throughout the whole dinner. Although others wanted to ask, they would merely look at each other and keep to themselves when they saw that Ste didn’t want to talk.


    Ste put down her spoon and nced at the clock after she was done. It had been one hour and five minutes since Anthony called her.


    He would probably arrive in another hour.


    “Allen, I’ll send you off,” Ste said as she got up.


    “Okay,” Allen stood up and nodded at Suzi politely. He then turned around and followed Ste.


    “I could tell that the others are really worried about you. They don’t dare to say a word as they are afraid of misspeaking,” Allen remarked before Ste could speak.


    “I’m aware of that. I know what’s on their minds. Even if they ask, it’s inconvenient for me to tell them. I won’t say it,” Ste tugged at her clothes.


    The night wind was freezing. Her face went numb instantaneously as the wind blew on her face.


    “You don’t have to send me off. Please go back inside now,” Allen said immediately.


    “Don’t worry, there will be someone to pick me up after I send you to the gate. I just came up with an idea when I was having dinner just now. Allen, I really need you to do me a favor,” Ste stopped in her tracks.