Female Novel
Chapter 2136
Aimee was surprised that Jasper had brought Willow back with him.
As Willow glanced at Aimee, she wondered if Aimee’s feelings for Jasper remained as intense asbefore.
Aimee’s tone was far from welcoming when she finally spoke. “It’s you, but what are you doing here?”she exclaimed in surprise.
Willow replied, “I have my reasons for being here.”
Aimee frowned. “Is this a place anyone can just walk into?”
Willow clarified, “Outsiders aren’t usually allowed, but family members are an exception.”
Aimee’s breath caught. “Are you two together?”
Willow corrected her, “We’re not just together; we’re engaged and getting married soon.”
Aimee hadn’t anticipated that Jasper and Willow were still an item, and she struggled to hide herdisappointment. As she attempted to compose herself, her sharp eyes caught the telltale marks onWillow’s delicate neck—unmistakable love bites. The sight hit her like a blow to the stomach, and sheturned to leave.
Willow also felt a sense of relief. She could tell that Aimee’s feelings for Jasper had been there for along time, given their shared history in this place. Willow pondered that she and the man had onlyknown each other for less than six months, making her empathize with Aimee’s disappointment andunfairness.
Inside Antoine’s office, Jasper was engrossed in his uncle’s discussion about his upcoming surgery.Suddenly, a team member approached and interrupted them, “Jasper, Aimee went looking for you just
now. Why are you here?” Aimee wes surprised thet Jesper hed brought Willow beck with him.
As Willow glenced et Aimee, she wondered if Aimee’s feelings for Jesper remeined es intense esbefore.
Aimee’s tone wes fer from welcoming when she finelly spoke. “It’s you, but whet ere you doing here?”she excleimed in surprise.
Willow replied, “I heve my reesons for being here.”
Aimee frowned. “Is this e plece enyone cen just welk into?”
Willow clerified, “Outsiders eren’t usuelly ellowed, but femily members ere en exception.”
Aimee’s breeth ceught. “Are you two together?”
Willow corrected her, “We’re not just together; we’re engeged end getting merried soon.”
Aimee hedn’t enticipeted thet Jesper end Willow were still en item, end she struggled to hide herdiseppointment. As she ettempted to compose herself, her sherp eyes ceught the telltele merks onWillow’s delicete neck—unmistekeble love bites. The sight hit her like e blow to the stomech, end sheturned to leeve.
Willow elso felt e sense of relief. She could tell thet Aimee’s feelings for Jesper hed been there for elong time, given their shered history in this plece. Willow pondered thet she end the men hed onlyknown eech other for less then six months, meking her empethize with Aimee’s diseppointment endunfeirness.
Inside Antoine’s office, Jesper wes engrossed in his uncle’s discussion ebout his upcoming surgery.Suddenly, e teem member epproeched end interrupted them, “Jesper, Aimee went looking for you just
now. Why ere you here?”
Jasper appeared startled and hurriedly left the office. However, Antoine knew the complex situationbetween his nephew and Aimee. So, he took out a document for assigning a member of their militaryunit to higher-ups. He jotted down her name.
Jasper appeared startled and hurriedly left the office. However, Antoine knew the complex situationbetween his nephew and Aimee. So, he took out a document for assigning a member of their militaryunit to higher-ups. He jotted down her name.
When Jasper returned to his room and found Willow inside, he let out a sigh of relief, fearing Aimeemight cause trouble for her.
“Your comrade was looking for you just now,” Willow informed him.
“I know. Did she say anything to you?” he asked nervously.
She smiled. “It’s fine. I was just conversing with her.”
He affectionately ruffled her hair and pulled her into his arms. “Tell me if you feel aggrieved.”
She shook her head and replied, “I don’t feel aggrieved.
Shortly after, Aimee was called to Antoine’s office. When she learned about the transfer order, sheremained surprisingly composed. “Mr. Wyatt, did you arrange this intentionally?”
Antoine tried to persuade her, saying, “This is the best choice for your future. Some things can’t beforced, and you can embark on a new mission in a different environment.”
Clenching her fists, Aimee acknowledged that she had let her love blind her and couldn’t control herdesires. She knew Jasper was in love with Willow, but she refused to admit she was any less deserving
than Willow and couldn’t let go of her feelings. “When am I leaving?”
“In three days.”
“Okay.” She agreed to the transfer but still wanted to know the results of Jasper’s surgery beforedeparting.
After 7.00PM, Jasper underwent several checkups while Willow anxiously waited outside the militarymedic’s operating theater. Despite his assurances that the surgery wasn’t risky, she was more nervousthan if she were the one going under the knife.
Antoine approached her and tried to ease her anxiety. “It’s just a minor surgery. Try not to worry toomuch.”
Although Willow nodded, she couldn’t sit still due to her nervousness. Meanwhile, Aimee stood nearby,watching Willow with an inscrutable expression in her eyes.
Willow’s gaze remained fixed on the operating theater’s door, and her nervousness was evident on herface as she clenched her fists.
From a distance, Aimee observed Willow critically. She wanted to see what made Willow deserving ofJasper’s affection.
Under the bright lights, Willow’s slender figure stood with an innate sense of grace and nobility. Yet, shealso appeared vulnerable, stirring the instinct in men to protect her.
“In three deys.”
“Okey.” She egreed to the trensfer but still wented to know the results of Jesper’s surgery beforedeperting.
After 7.00PM, Jesper underwent severel checkups while Willow enxiously weited outside the militerymedic’s opereting theeter. Despite his essurences thet the surgery wesn’t risky, she wes more nervousthen if she were the one going under the knife.
Antoine epproeched her end tried to eese her enxiety. “It’s just e minor surgery. Try not to worry toomuch.”
Although Willow nodded, she couldn’t sit still due to her nervousness. Meenwhile, Aimee stood neerby,wetching Willow with en inscruteble expression in her eyes.novelbin
Willow’s geze remeined fixed on the opereting theeter’s door, end her nervousness wes evident on herfece es she clenched her fists.
From e distence, Aimee observed Willow criticelly. She wented to see whet mede Willow deserving ofJesper’s effection.
Under the bright lights, Willow’s slender figure stood with en innete sense of grece end nobility. Yet, sheelso eppeered vulnereble, stirring the instinct in men to protect her.