They departed at 3 p. m. It was already 7. 30 p. m. by the time they arrived home.


    Stebegan to cook and clean up the house once theyreturned home.


    Jasper, on the other hand, went back to check on Gracie and fed her.


    Gracie was barking repeatedly from hunger.


    Jasper stroked Gracie’s head, pity flowing in its eyes as he gazed at her. “From now on, I’ll bring you along wherever we go.”


    Gracie barked twice as though it understood Jasper’s words.


    “Come on, let’s bring you to your actual home,” Jasper put the dog cage into the car and got in with Gracie.


    Then he drove to Ste’s house.


    Meanwhile, Ste was still busy tidying up.


    Jasper ced the dog cage in the backyard and helped Ste to water the flowers.


    Ste stood by his side, staring at the flowers which she had taken care of with her heart and soul. She muttered, “We’re leaving soon. The thing I can’t bear to part with the most are my flowers.”


    “You could let your seniors stay in your house. That way, they could help you look after the house and maintain your flower garden at the same time,” Jasper suggested.


    “That’s a good idea,” Ste agreed. “Come over for dinnerter. I’ll makesagna.”


    Ste turned around as she spoke.


    Gracie saw Ste and it started barking at her.


    Ste was surprised to see Gracie and eximed, “Oh? You’ve brought Gracie over.”C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org.


    Ste then crouched down as Gracie ran towards her..


    She reached out and stroked Gracie’s chin.


    Gracie’s eyes shutfortably, seemingly enjoying the rub.


    Ste felt happy too, and her lips curled into a smile. After a while, she stood up and said, “I’ll go and make dinner.”


    Jasper nodded.


    She went into the kitchen and cooked a simplesagna with beef, carrots, mushroom, and peas.


    Jasper stayed at Ste’s ceter that night. They slept quite early as they were both worn out from their journey.


    When Ste woke up at 6 a. m the next morning, she realized that Jasper was not by her side.


    She knew that she was up rather early, but Jasper had woken up even earlier.


    She went to open the window and spotted Jasper, who was practicing kickboxing in the backyard. She smiled slightly at this sight.


    Ste put on a set of casual sportswear and ran to the backyard after brushing her teeth and washing up. She stood in front of him.


    She knew that no matter how close they were, she shouldn’t stand behind him when he was practicing martial arts. Otherwise, she could get hurt by ident due to his muscle memory and reflexes.


    Therefore, she had to stand in front of him and learn his moves.


    Jasper saw her trying to follow his movements and he raised a faint smile. Her actions were firm but the look in her eyes was gentle.


    The next moment, he made a move and stopped abruptly.


    Ste copied what he did and then stopped too.


    Jasper held her hand and corrected her posture.


    His palm was very warm. Due to prolonged training and gun holding, his skin was callused. She could feel the roughness of his palm when he grabbed her arm.


    However, it was exactly a man like him that gave Ste a sense of security. He made her feel warm and safe.


    She was a smart woman with strong adaptability skills.


    He had only guided her once, and she could immediately do it correctly.


    Jasper tapped her nose and praised dotingly, “You’re smart.”


    “Let’s continue,” Ste said as she wanted to learn more.


    Two hours had passed by the time she finished learning a set of basic moves.


    Ste was sweating profusely. “I’ll take a bath first. Let’s continue tonight.”


    “Sure,” Jasper nodded.


    Ste heard her phone ringingas soon as she walked into the living room. She picked up the phone and found that Sheldon had called three times, but she did not hear it as she had been in the backyard.


    She answered the phone.


    “Ste, could youe to the police stationter?” Sheldon asked.


    “I have an appointment with a patient at 9 a. m., so I coulde over at around 10. 30 a. m. However, please do keep my schedule in mind next time,” Ste reminded him.


    “We’ve uncovered a piece of very important information, but we can’t be sure whether it’s the culprit,” Sheldon exined.


    “This matter is important but not urgent. You didn’t have to call me at such early hours. I will only adjust my schedule if it is an emergency. Do you understand? See you at 10. 30 a. m.ter,” Ste replied indifferently and hung up the phone after that.


    It was already 8. 25 a. m. She had to take a quick shower and buy a sandwich on her way to the clinic, else, she was going to bete.


    Ste quickly walked into the bathroom and took a shower. She was surprised when she came out and saw a serving of omelet on the table. She asked, “Where did you get this?”


    “There are stores here that are run by the people from A Country,” Jasper exined. “It’s just a simple breakfast, and it will only take you ten minutes to go to the clinic. So you still have ten minutes to spare to eat your breakfast. You won’t bete.”


    “Did you buy it from the nearby stores? But I’ve never seen any of them selling this?” Ste questioned again as she was still surprised. Then, she went to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of ketchup.


    “No, it’s a bit far from here. About a 20-minute drive.”


    “So…” Ste was even more curious now. “You went there by rocket.”


    Jasper was amused and he chuckled. “I went to buy it at around 5:30 a. m. and served it on the table. You were still sleeping, so I didn’t ask you toe with me. It had already gotten cold when you were showering, so I heated it.”


    “Oh…” Ste understood now.


    She was too anxious to practice kickboxing with him earlier that she hadn’t noticed the te of breakfast on the table.


    She was busy answering the phone after practicing and was in a hurry to take a shower, so she had missed the breakfast on the table yet again.


    Ste had studied neuroscience before. When humans are focused on one specific thing, they tend to ignore everything else in their surroundings. The surrounding scenes would be as though fixated on aputer screen, all one could remember is what he or she had focused on.


    Hypnosis was a method that allowed a person to subconsciously recall those ignored details in the scenes. It might be blurry, but it was possible to recall things one has no memory of.


    Hence, Ste was in that exact situation. There was a te of omelet in her view, but she hadpletely missed it because she was focused on something else.


    She finished her breakfast quickly before Jasper sent her to the clinic.


    “From now on,the first thing we should doafter we get up in the morningis to have breakfast. Otherwise, we would have to rush to eat, and it wouldn’t be good for our digestion,” Jasper said.


    “Well, it takes 28 days to form a habit.I will make some nsafter I get home from work. I want to practice more kickboxing, and I also want to continue to tend my garden. I also want to apply for a job at your military base and be in charge of the psychology department. When I’m free, I could even bring our kids along. Doesn’t that sound nice?”


    Jasper did not reply, but the look in his eyes became much softer.


    It was good to have such a n. Besides, it was also the life he dreamed of.


    Ste arrived at the clinot long after. There were only two minutes to nine o’clock, and her patient, Cyril, had already arrived.


    Ste smiled at him and ushered, “Come with me.”


    Cyril followed Ste closely to the treatment room.


    Ste served him a ss of water and sat opposite him. “Have you seen that man recently?”


    Cyril shook his head as he answered, “I am not afraid of him anymore ever since I talked to you about it. But he has stopped showing up. I think I won’t see him again…”


    “That is not necessarily the case.He will show up again when your willpower grows weak again. Nevertheless,you don’t have to be afraidwhen hees out. Keep staring at him and see if there is anything abnormal with his body. That way, you will be able to discern that he isn’t real. You could make him disappear with your mind. He is fake and he has no strength against you at all,” Ste replied with a smile.


    She also hoped that she could cure him as soon as possible. Then, she would be able to return to A Country.