Jasperâs condition has nothing to do with you. Iâm just here to warn you to stay away from him.â
Nevertheless, Willow was too anxious not to press on. âIâm begging you. Please just tell me how heâs doing. Iâm very worried about him. Please, Miss Hawkins. Iâm begging you.â
Aimee snorted and responded, âIf you want him to stay alive and well, you should stay away from him for good. Donât ever look for him again.â
Willowâs heart squeezed painfully when she saw those words. She was aware of Aimeeâs feelings for Jasper, so she knew it was understandable that the woman resented her.
âPlease take good care of him, Aimee.â Willow was utterly defeated. Sheâs right. Iâm always the reason why Jasper gets hurt. Itâs my fault. I have no right to ask anything of him. Aimeeâs response came back.
âAs if I need you to tell me that. I knew him first. I love him more than you do.â
Willowâs breath caught in her throat. After reading Aimeeâs text, she sighed. Thatâs right. It doesnât matter whoâs beside him. All that matters is that thereâs someone there taking care of him.
âCan you tell me how heâs doing, Miss Hawkins? I promise to stay away from him, but I want to know how heâs doing.â Willow sent out another heartfelt plea. Alas, Aimee disappeared without responding to that. Even though Willow tried to send more texts, Aimee didnât answer any of them.
Willow stared at her screen. Even though she was disappointed, at least she was certain that Jasper was alive. Heâs alive, but just how badly injured is he?
It finally dawned on Willow just how big the world was. She didnât have the ability to find anyone. She couldnât find Jasper. She could only wait until he returned, but would he?
Aimee closed her laptop. She realized how much of a bother Willow was as the latter kept pestering her with questions about Jasperâs condition. It annoyed her. I certainly wonât tell her anything about Jasperâs condition. Let her worry her heart out.
Still, Aimee sighed. Jasper kept calling Willowâs name in his dream just now. Itâs obvious just how much he cares about her. Will even have a chance?
It was morning. Jasper opened his eyes and glanced to the side of the bed. He felt as if he did hold a personâs hand last night. He thought it was Willowâs, but he couldnât tell if it had only been a dream or not. Therefore, when he opened his eyes and saw the empty room, his heart felt empty again.
Just then, Antoine came in. He had been passing by and wanted to say a few words to Jasper. Antoine didnât close the door behind him. Aimee came along and was just about to head in when she saw Antoine, so she waited outside instead.
All of a sudden, she heard Antoine saying angrily, âYouâre not allowed to leave the base! You canât go anywhere in this condition.â
Aimee jumped in fright. She looked through the glass window and saw Jasper and Antoine staring at each other. Jasper looked frustrated.
Antoine was so furious that he seemed to have forgotten that Jasper couldnât hear anything. He continued, âDidnât I tell you to stop having any contact with the Presgraves? Why did you insist on seeing them anyway? You and that young lady from the Presgrave Family are not meant to be, do you hear me?â
He was mad because he nearly lost his nephew. In this line of work, being emotional was a death sentence. It would only hurt Jasper. At the same time, Willow would be his weakness too. He could end up losing his life at any given moment if he couldnât remain cold and unfeeling while on the job..
After overhearing everything, Aimee couldnât stop herself from smirking. It turned out that Antoine didnât want Jasper to get involved with the Presgraves either. It doesnât matter how much Jasper likes Willow.
Thereâs no way he can be with her.
Jasper closed his eyes. He didnât refute Antoineâs words, but he didnât agree with him either. Antoine shot Jasper one last piercing glare before leaving in a huff.
Aimee quickly hid in a corner. Once Antoine left, Aimee came back out and went over to check on Jasper.