Chapter 88
Chapter 88
After leaving the courthouse, Caspar went to send the person who came to testify today.
Arya stood alone on the steps of the courthouse door, lost in thought.
What happened today was like a dream.
At this moment, the phone in her pocket rang, pulling her thoughts back.
Seeing the number, Arya was stunned. It had been months since he had contacted him.
Arya also wanted to know about his recent situation and quickly picked up the phone. "Jasper..."
When she opened her mouth, she found that her voice was broken.
"Arya, I'm coming back." Just a few months was like a century for Jasper.
It wasn't that he didn't want to contact Arya, but he felt shameless to contact Arya before he
succeeded.
In the past few months, all his efforts, and even unscrupulous tactics, were to access power.
It would not happen again that he couldn't protect her when she got hurt.
It was quite sudden for Arya.
But thinking that it was almost the new year, she understood, "When? I will pick you up."
"On Friday morning, Arya..."
Arya held the phone and replied faintly, "OK."
"I just want to tell you. Don't forget what you promised me." Jasper looked at the letter he had given her
and smiled slightly.
For the past few months, every time he missed her, he would take a look at this letter.
He had been working hard, not afraid of any difficulties because she was his motivation.
Arya was at a loss for a moment before she understood what he was saying and said on the phone, "I
didn't forget."
As long as he didn't dislike her, she was willing.
Even if there was no love, Jasper's companionship, love, and protection for her over the years were
enough to make her accept him.
For some reason, Arya lost the mood she had when she wrote to him.
Then Jasper had something to do and hung up.
Arya stood there for a long time.
It gradually darkened, as if it was going to snow again.
Arya gathered her clothes and walked to the side of the road to stop the car against the wind.
The car was parked at the door of the villa. Arya paid to get out of the car and saw that Xavier's car
was parked at the door.
She hadn't seen him for a few days. He seemed to be very busy. Arya was surprised that he came
back so early today.
Arya went in and changed her shoes. She didn't see him in the living room, so she couldn't help but
frown.
Nanny Joy was preparing for dinner when she saw Arya coming back and said, "You're back?"
"Yes." She took off her coat and asked, seemingly unintentionally, "Where is he?"
Nanny Joy didn't understand what Arya was saying for a moment, so she asked, "Are you talking about
Mr. Jones?"
Arya nodded.
"He came back very early and had been in the study." Nanny Joy answered.
Arya nodded, thinking that he was busy, she didn't go in to disturb him.
Nanny Joy said she was going to make dumplings tonight, so Arya helped her to prepare.
It was already seven o'clock when the dumplings were ready. But because it was snowing again, it was
all white and didn't look so dark anymore.
Nanny Joy was boiling the dumplings. "I don't know what Mr. Jones is busy with. He has been in the © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.
study since he came back at noon. It's been five or six hours."
Arya couldn't help but look into the study. Nanny Joy touched Arya's arm. "Go and ask him to dinner."
After a moment of hesitation, Arya nodded.
Walking to the door of the study, she knocked on the door. But no one answered.
She tried to push the door open by twisting the hand. There was no light in the study. She thought there
was no one in it. Just as she was about to close the door, she found a figure standing in the dark.
Even in the dark, he was still tall and straight.
Arya walked over and whispered, "Why don't you turn on the lights?"
Xavier remained silent.
Arya felt around to turn on the lights. As soon as her hand touched the switch, Xavier grabbed it.
Arya was startled. "What are you doing? Nanny Joy said you were busy. It's so dark in the room. Can
you read in the dark?"
In the dark, Arya could feel Xavier staring into her dark eyes.
Only then did she realize that Xavier was different today.
She reached out to touch his face. "What's wrong with you... Hmm..."
Before she could finish her sentence, her lips were blocked by a moist kiss.
It was a gentle and deep kiss as if he wanted to penetrate into her heart.
Surprisingly, Arya did not reject him. They had kissed many times, but Arya had never been felt it
quietly and carefully.
"Arya."
His arms were so tight that he wrapped her in his arms and looked down at her.
Arya looked up. His eyes were as bright as the stars in the night sky, which stunned her for a moment.
"Hmm?"
"I just want to call you that once." In a calm and pure tone, not mixed with any other emotions.
Arya was not wrong today. Xavier was indeed there.
He was a public figure.
No one could see him. If someone found him, they would say that he was involved in Marshal's case.
He secretly arranged a lot of things, including Caspar's lawsuit. He took part in all of these things
behind the scenes so that these cases could be accepted and tried so quickly.
Everything was under his control, but he didn't expect one thing.
She was a scapegoat of Marshal.
At that time, he was in a mess and even at a loss. After all the emotions calmed down, his heart ached.
Looking at her calm expression in court, he felt sorry for this woman.
Arya sensed that Xavier was in a bad mood today, but she couldn't respond.
There was a world between this proud man and her.
He was noble and superior.
And she was deep in the muddy swamp, struggling, but could not wash away the stains on her body.
"Nanny Joy has made dinner. Shall we go for dinner?" Afraid that he would refuse, Arya took his arm
and said, "I'm hungry."
At this moment, Nanny Joy's voice came in. The dumplings would break if they were boiled for a long
time. And it would turn cold if they didn't come to eat, so she went upstairs to call them.
Arya took the opportunity to drag him out, whether he wanted to or not.
When Nanny Joy saw them coming out, she quickly served the dumplings.
Nanny Joy also made a side dish.
The dinner was especially sumptuous.
Xavier didn't have an appetite. Arya picked one and sent it to his lips, and said, "Don't you want to try
it? I made it."
"Is there anything special?" Xavier stared at her face.
"No. But I made it." Arya approached him on purpose. "I'm not your wife, or your girlfriend, or the
woman you love, but I'm living a married life with you. Isn't that special?"
Xavier grabbed her hand. "You know what to say. I want you to be special."
His wrist pulled her up from the chair with force, and the chopsticks and dumplings in Arya's hands fell
on the dining table.
"What are you doing?" Arya was shocked. Nanny Joy was still there.
She was afraid that he would do something out of line.
She struggled, and Xavier picked her up directly.
Nanny Joy was there, and Arya didn't dare to struggle violently. She could only let him hold her.
Entering the room, Xavier put her on the bed and rubbed her head. "Let's do something more special...
Give me a child."
Xavier still cared about the fact that she had given birth to a child, and it stuck in his throat.
However, he really wanted to keep this woman by his side.
Perhaps, if they had a child, he wouldn't care so much about her past.
Arya's heart suddenly shrank, and the child who had left her couldn't help but ring in her mind.
Her chest felt as if it had been hit with a hammer, and she felt a dull pain.
In this life, she would never give birth to a child for anyone else.
That one time, it had already made her hurt to the extreme.
She refused decisively. "It is impossible!"
Xavier frowned. "Why?"
Xavier narrowed his eyes and a dangerous aura came over her face. "You got pregnant for another
man, but you are not willing to do it for me?"