Ste’s face was covered with shock when she saw Jasper on Bemy’s phone screen. Her hands trembled as she took Bemy’s phone and fixed her gaze on Jasper, who was lying on a hospital bed.


    He was much thinner than before, and it looked as though he had no flesh on his face. His jaw was extremely sharp and he looked like he was in a deep sleep.


    The doctor who was taking care of Jasperhad done a good job. The beard on Jasper’s face had been shaved neatly.


    Her eyes turned redas she looked at Jasper, but she still couldn’t bear to move her eyes away from him. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”


    “His condition is constantly fluctuating. What would you do if I were to tell you about himand he eventually died?” Bemy said in a low voice as he stared longingly at Ste.


    This girl had walked into his heart a long time ago, but he never stood a chance with her. It seemed as though he had lost her already.


    Perhaps, the only thing he could do was give them his blessing.


    “I’ll bring you to see him now. Let’s take your ship. You couldget some rest on board.”


    “Mm,” Ste replied, her gaze still fixed on the screen.


    Bemy took the phone back from her and ended the video call.


    Ste looked at him, then at his phone. “I want to see him again.”


    “You’ll be able to see him in person soon enough,” Bemy said. His voice sounded hoarse, as though he had something stuck in his throat.


    He chose to give them his blessing, yet he felt like he had been stabbed with a knife. It hurt him so much he could barely breathe.


    When Ste smiled at him back then, he thought that he could take Jasper’s ce to protect her.


    She was smiling, but all she wanted to do was leave.


    He finally had everything he wanted, but he lost her in the midst of it all…


    Onboard the ship.


    Ste was overwhelmed yet relieved. She hadn’t slept for an entire day, yet she couldn’t rest at all. Staring at Bemy, she asked, “How is he now? Did the doctor say that he would wake up? Are they able to treat him? I saw the bullet go straight through his head.”


    “He was lucky. The bullet didn’t cause much bleeding, but it may have damaged some parts of his brain. The CT scans show that his brain is slowly recovering,” Bemyforted her.


    Ste was as curious as a toddler. “So, he’ll get better, right?”


    He had told her that Jasper’s condition wasn’t stable earlier, but it was as though she had forgotten all about it. Her eyes were filled with hope as she stared at Bemy.


    He didn’t have the heart to give her the bad news again.


    “There have been a few cases overseas where the bullet passed through the person’s brain and yetthey’re all doing fine now.”


    “Right? I’ve read somewhere where a girl passed out after getting shot in the head. She seemed to be fine after waking up. Everything went well until she had a headache when she was 16. When they went to see the doctor, they realized that there was a bullet in her head. After taking it out, she continued to live her life like a normal person,” Ste was full of hope. She sped her hands together and prayed to the sky.


    She wasn’t cold and distant as before. Instead, she was filled with energy. Her eyes glimmered like stars in the night sky.


    Looking at Ste now, Bemy realized that the Ste he had seen before wasn’t the person she truly was. Before this, she was like a zombie without any emotions.


    The Ste he saw now was her true self.


    “There was a soldier from the special forces who got shot several times in the head and body. The doctor dered him brain dead, but aresearch team managed to save him, and he’s doing fine now,” Bemy added.


    “Which research team could be that good? Do they really exist?” Ste asked in surprise.


    Bemy nodded, “They do, but it’s a very behind-the-doors sort of thing, so not everyone could get in contact with them. Some people say that the reason the President had ordered them to save that soldier was that he knew a lot of ssified matters. But I asked the President about this and he denied it. After asking around, I found out that the soldier’s name is Boris Lameer.”


    “What? Boris?” Ste was shocked.


    “Do you know him?” Now it was Bemy’s turn to be surprised.


    “He was the one who gave me the biochemical weapon. He said that his team sacrificed everything to get this weapon, but they were betrayed by their superiors. He barely got out of there alive.”


    “Did he say anything about him being brain-dead?” Bemy asked quickly.


    Ste recalled, “All he told me was that he has the biochemical weapon in his hands. But, someone from the research team made it out alive and stole some information about the weapon. He was worried that they would destroy it, so he told me to look for an antidote. He also said something about finding out the truth behind hisrade’s death.”Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    “We need to look for Boris first and confirm if he’s the one that the secret research team had saved. If he is the one, then we need to look for that research team to treat Jasper. Do you know where he is now?”


    “I think that he should be in America right now. I may be able to find him if I go over there,” Ste said.


    “That’s good. Get some rest now. If you don’t, you’ll be tired when you see Jasperter. How are you supposed to take care of him like that?” Bemy teased, eventhough there was a pang in his heart when he said it.


    “Thank you, Bemy. Jasper is truly blessed to have you as his older brother.”


    A bitter smile appeared on Bemy’s face.


    He didn’t want to be Jasper’s brother, or her brother-inw. He wanted to be her husband.


    Now, all he could do was try to keep the both of them alive.


    Ste returned to her room to replenish her energy so thatshe could take care of Jasperwhen the timees.Sheforced herself to fall asleep.


    As soon as the ship docked, she woke up and put on her sweater, then walked out of her room.


    Bemy saw Ste and said, “Put your sweater on properly. We don’t want you catching a cold.”


    “Okay,” Ste wore her sweater properly and slipped a piece of gum into her mouth. She stared at Bemy in a daze.


    “Come with me,” Bemy beckoned to her. They walked onto the dock and saw three ck cars in front of them. All the windows of the cars were tinted.


    Bemy got into the car in the middle.


    Ste followed him into the car and sat in the back seat.


    “Let’s go,” Bemy gave the order to the driver, then closed his eyes to take a nap.


    The car’s engine roared as the driver turned the keys.


    Naturally, Ste was anxious. She asked, “How long will it take for us to reach there?”


    “More than an hour. You should get more rest,” Bemy said.


    “Another hour?” Ste was a little disappointed. “By the way, could you help me to put out a missing person’s poster for Boris Lameer?”


    “A lot of people are looking for him. With the biochemical weapon in his hands, if people were to find out that you had anything to do with him, it’ll be the end of you. We can’t just look for him so publicly like this,” Bemy warned.


    “I know. I just need a search poster to be distributed here and in America. Just put something like, ‘Ste Grace is looking for you, contact ASAP’ on it and add my picture too. That way, no one will know the person I’m looking for is Boris. Only he would know.”


    “Okay, I’ll ask someone to send them out tomorrow.”


    “Thank you,” Ste said sincerely.


    The corners of Bemy’s mouth twitched. “My brother’s life is the one at stake here. I should be thanking you. But then again, we’re family, there’s no need to be so polite.”


    Ste nodded, “That’s right, we’re family.”