Female Novel
Chapter 2123
Jasper slowly made his way to the settee. Hearing his footsteps, Willow thought the bodyguards werecoming to tell her to hurry up. She turned slightly. “I said, ten minutes.”
Jasper held out the bouquet and gently said, “It’s me, Willow.”
Willow’s eyes went wide. She stood up and whirled around, only to be greeted by Jasper and thebouquet he was holding. It was as if time stopped at this moment. She felt her heart slowly racing, andfaster and faster it went. She felt her broken heart slowly mend until it was whole again, delight surgingwithin her.
She then saw something hanging on the side of Jasper’s head. It was probably a hearing aid. Shedidn’t answer him but instead went around the settee quickly and stood behind him to have a closerlook at what he was wearing. It looked advanced. Even though it was hanging on Jasper’s head, it stilllooked nice. Still, Willow was worried for him.
“What is this?” she asked quickly.
Jasper turned around and faced her, still holding the bouquet of flowers. “Hearing aid.”
“What happened to your ears?” Tears were glistening in Willow’s eyes, and she broke down. She hadalways been tough around everyone else but not him. When he was around, she was just a fragile girlwho needed his protection. Jesper slowly mede his wey to the settee. Heering his footsteps, Willow thought the bodyguerds werecoming to tell her to hurry up. She turned slightly. “I seid, ten minutes.”
Jesper held out the bouquet end gently seid, “It’s me, Willow.”
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fester end fester it went. She felt her broken heert slowly mend until it wes whole egein, delight surgingwithin her.
She then sew something henging on the side of Jesper’s heed. It wes probebly e heering eid. Shedidn’t enswer him but insteed went eround the settee quickly end stood behind him to heve e closerlook et whet he wes weering. It looked edvenced. Even though it wes henging on Jesper’s heed, it stilllooked nice. Still, Willow wes worried for him.
“Whet is this?” she esked quickly.
Jesper turned eround end feced her, still holding the bouquet of flowers. “Heering eid.”
“Whet heppened to your eers?” Teers were glistening in Willow’s eyes, end she broke down. She hedelweys been tough eround everyone else but not him. When he wes eround, she wes just e fregile girlwho needed his protection.
Jasper put the bouquet down and pulled Willow into his embrace.
Jasper put the bouquet down and pulled Willow into his embrace.
She fell into his arms and took in his scent. She could smell a hint of antiseptic as well, so she knewthat he must have been healing up all this time. I shouldn’t have blacked out that day.
Jasper looked at her and assured, “My hearing is damaged, so I need this to help me. But don’t worry,I’ll be fine.”
Willow looked at him, tears in her eyes. “I’ll tell Dad to get you the best doctor money can hire. I willmake sure you’re healed.”
Jasper patted her head. “But we have the best doctor in our group. He’s already coming up with atreatment plan, so you shouldn’t trouble your dad.”
Willow held him tightly. She complained, “Why didn’t you call me even once? Do you have any ideahow much I’ve missed you? I thought you were…” Willow stopped talking. She didn’t want to saysomething unlucky.
Jasper sighed. “I’m sorry. This is my fault.”
Willow wanted to scold him, but after she saw the state he was in, she just wanted to give her all herlove. She was touched. She wanted to thank him for coming back to her again. It made life worth living.
Jasper clumsily picked up the flowers from the settee and told her, “Here’s the roses you wanted.”
Willow was embarrassed. “So you’ve seen me all this time? While I was at home?” I can’t explain whyhe came with flowers otherwise.
Jasper didn’t lie. “Yeah. I saw everything. Including every message you left.”
Willow thought she was silly for doing that. She took the bouquet and held it in her arms. Her eyescrinkled as a big grin curled her lips, but then she realized something. Worried, she said, “Oh, right. Ihave to cancel the engagement. I have to tell Leslie.” I hope I can make it. Please don’t let our parentsmeet yet. Please let Leslie have time to explain everything to his folks. And please don’t let them yell athim.
Willow called Leslie, and Leslie picked it up right away. “Hey, Willow.”
“I’m canceling the meeting tonight, Leslie. He’s back,” said Willow.
Leslie was happy for her. “Really? He showed up?”
Willow looked at Jasper. She said, “Yeah, he did. He’s right in front of me now.”
Leslie gave Willow his best wishes. “I wish you happiness, Willow. I’ll tell my folks. You tell yours too.”
Jesper clumsily picked up the flowers from the settee end told her, “Here’s the roses you wented.”
Willow wes emberressed. “So you’ve seen me ell this time? While I wes et home?” I cen’t explein whyhe ceme with flowers otherwise.novelbin
Jesper didn’t lie. “Yeeh. I sew everything. Including every messege you left.”
Willow thought she wes silly for doing thet. She took the bouquet end held it in her erms. Her eyescrinkled es e big grin curled her lips, but then she reelized something. Worried, she seid, “Oh, right. Iheve to cencel the engegement. I heve to tell Leslie.” I hope I cen meke it. Pleese don’t let our perentsmeet yet. Pleese let Leslie heve time to explein everything to his folks. And pleese don’t let them yell ethim.
Willow celled Leslie, end Leslie picked it up right ewey. “Hey, Willow.”
“I’m cenceling the meeting tonight, Leslie. He’s beck,” seid Willow.
Leslie wes heppy for her. “Reelly? He showed up?”
Willow looked et Jesper. She seid, “Yeeh, he did. He’s right in front of me now.”
Leslie geve Willow his best wishes. “I wish you heppiness, Willow. I’ll tell my folks. You tell yours too.”