Chapter 710 The Silence Before The Thunderstorm – Part 2
“When will your men come over?” Stella asked.
“I might bring three people over tomorrow. There won’t be enough time if I only bring two over. They have to clean up the house and do laundry too. Besides, I remember that you wanted to buy medical equipment before, right? I’ll find an expert in construction and ask the soldiers to help with renovating the new building. It will get busy for a while,” Bellamy seemed to have thought of everything.
Stella pondered.
She wanted a building solely for her medical equipment because she wanted to study the antidote.
Now that she had decided to leave with Jasper, would she still need the building?
Oh, right, she could also pass the responsibilities of the antidote to Bellamy.
“Thank you,” Stella said softly.
Bellamy smiled and said, “As long as you are here, all of this is worth it.”
“I have one more thing to ask you. Could you bring Jasper’s ashes back?” Stella asked.
“He is resting in peace right now. Do you want me to look for him and bring his ashes back? He is with his parents and grandparents right now. He is not alone.”
“Oh,” Stella responded, and her eyes got somewhat misty.
Since she could not bring Jasper back, then she could only find him and accompany him.
They arrived at the lake shortly after. Elvis had already dug a hole on the surface. Bellamy sat beside the lake and started fishing.
“I will head back and get a tent and a stove. It is too cold here,” Elvis said as he ran back immediately.
Stella sat beside Bellamy. She looked at the hole and tried to clear her mind.
There was a lot of fish in this lake. They did not feed these fishes normally, but it was still a good fishing spot. Bellamy caught a carp after a while.
Stella thought about putting the fish in the water tank.
“It is too cold. Just stay here and look after it,” Bellamy said thoughtfully. He took the fish off the hook and put it into the water tank.
Stella stared at Bellamy’s face dreamily, which was exactly like Jasper’s. She smiled.
She seemed to have seen Jasper through Bellamy’s face.
Bellamy looked at Stella and smiled. He felt warm in his heart.
He believed that she would fall in love with him in the long run, just like how she had fallen in love with Jasper back then.
Elvis drove over and said, “Chief, Mrs. Milton, I have brought the tent here. It will be warmer for you to stay in the tent and fish.”
He took out the stove first and put a kettle on it. In an instant, they could feel the warmth emanating from the fire. He then went to set up the tent.
Elvis laid out a cotton bed in the tent after he was done setting up the stove.
“Will we be able to catch any fishes at night?” Stella mumbled.
“In truth, it would be better to fish at night than during the day. But, it would be best to use blue light as it attracts the fish,” Bellamy explained.
“Oh,” Stella replied tenderly.
“You should wait in the tent. It’s warmer and cozier inside,” Bellamy said.
Stella nodded. She sat in the tent and continued to look at the lake.
Elvis noticed that they were getting along pretty well, so he did not want to stay as a third wheel any longer. He then drove back to the mansion.
Twenty minutes later, Bellamy caught another fish. It was huge and it weighed around 10 kilograms.
Stella was so happy that she ran over. It was a huge fish. Eli would definitely be satisfied.
“I think that we will be able to live off this lake for the rest of our lives,” she said with a smile.
“Yeah, you like to fish, so I’ll accompany you whenever I can. When spring arrives, we could make a pond on the land over there, and put baby lobsters inside. When summer comes, we would be able to fish for lobsters too,” Bellamy suggested.
Stella lowered her head and smiled. It sounded great. “This should be enough, let’s head back to the mansion.”
“Alright, let’s go,” Bellamy took the tools in one hand and the water tank in the other. He walked in front.
Stella followed him from behind.
The days got dark faster during winter. It was only 6. 10 p. m when they got home, but the sky was already completely dark.
Stella and Suzi went to the kitchen to prepare the fish.
Bellamy and Elvis were discussing something.
At 6. 30 p. m., Stella’s phone rang.
She saw that it was from Eli, so she quickly answered the phone.
“Stella, your security guard is stopping me at the gate. Tell them to let me in,” Eli said.
“Sure, pass them the phone,” Stella said.
She heard the voice of the guards on the other end of the phone, “Mrs. Milton.”
“Let her in. She is my friend.” Stella hung up the phone and told Suzi, “Mom, my friend is here. Is the grill almost ready? Let me sort out the fish first.”
“It’s done. I also prepared some prawns and chicken wings to grill. I’ve also made some dipping sauces, they should taste good,” Suzi said.
“Great, thank you, Mom,” Stella saw the various kind of sauces that Suzi had prepared next to the grill. There were barbeque sauce, onion sauce, cheese sauce, and many more.
All of a sudden, she seemed to have thought of something.
“Mom, I will have to trouble you to do the rest. I’m going to fetch my friend,” Stella said as she took off her apron hurriedly.
“Oh, sure, go ahead,” Suzi took over Stella’s work.
Stella rushed towards the door.
Eli’s car had arrived and she parked her car on the lawn.
Stella walked over, grabbed Eli’s hand, and said gently, “There’s one thing that I have to tell you. Bellamy lives with us, but my mother does not know that he is not Jasper. We mustn’t expose it, otherwise, she will be sad.”
“What? Bellamy lives with you? If Mrs. Shine thinks that he is Jasper, doesn’t that mean that you and he sleep in the same room?” Eli asked in surprise.
Stella nodded. “He sleeps on the sofa. Keep this in mind, alright?”
Eli put her hands on her lips and made a zipping gesture.
She opened the door and took out two fruit baskets. “I’ll get my luggage out of the car first. I will stay here for two days.”
“Okay,” Stella entered the villa with Eli.
Eli could smell the aroma of food as soon as she entered the door. “It smells so good. I feel hungry just by smelling it. I haven’t eaten anything for the whole day.”
Stella laughed hoarsely. “Wash your hands before you take a seat. There are fish and shrimp to grill too. Mom has prepared them just for you.”
“She is so nice,” Eli put the fruit baskets down on the table and saw Suzi. She smiled and said, “Nice to meet you, Mrs. Shine.”
“Nice to meet you too. Have a seat, dinner is ready now. I will call Jasper and Elvis over,” Suzi said as she placed all the plates and cutlery on the table.
“Take a seat first. I will bring the sauces out for you,” Stella said as she went to the kitchen.
Eli followed her in, “I like sweet sauce the most!”
“Got it,” Stella brought out the various sauces and put them all on the dining table.
Bellamy and Elvis were still discussing the construction of the new building.
Bellamy looked at Eli and smiled politely at her.
Eli smiled. “Hello, Chief. It’s an honor for me to be able to have a meal with you.”
“Naughty girl,” Stella told Eli. “Let’s eat. Try this fish, Jasper just caught it from the lake.”This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.
Bellamy looked at Eli, a dark look flashing across his eyes, and it was almost inscrutable. Moreover, there was a dim light in his eyes and it seemed to contain a killing intent…