Chapter 283 Engagement

Upon seeing the approaching girl, Jasper ended the phone call.

The temperature outside was quite high. Many students, who had finished their exams, were being picked up by their parents. Eileen quickly opened the passenger door and got into the car, using her pencil case to shield her forehead from the sun.

The temperature inside the car was cool. Jasper handed her a bottle of icy water. “How do you feel after finishing the exam?”

Eileen took a sip, feeling the heat in her body quickly dissipate. “It’s not as bad as I imagined,” she said.

After picking her up, Jasper drove to the pre-arranged photography studio,

From childhood to adulthood, Eileen rarely took photos, so this was a rare occasion.

Once the shoot was over, Eileen was so exhausted that she could barely move. She hugged a pillow in the car, on the verge of falling asleep.

Jasper noticed her body about to tilt over as he was driving. He glanced at her and reached out to cup her face. When the light turned green, he pulled the car over, adjusted the passenger seat, and let her lie down to sleep peacefully.

Her makeup was still intact on her face, and she didn’t wake up even when they smoothly drove all the way to the Smith residence.

Jasper lifted her from the passenger seat, carrying her in a bridal style into the foyer.

The housekeeper walked over. “Mr. Jasper…” Upon seeing the person in his arms, she immediately fell

silent.

“Save whatever you have to say for later,” Jasper said, carrying Eileen upstairs.

Inside the room, Jasper carefully placed her on the bed. The ringing of his cell phone from his pocket interrupted the moment. Glancing at the caller ID, he immediately rejected the call and promptly turned off his phone.

the impending exams and recent events, Eileen had been deprived of a good night’s

bottle of makeup remover water. He carefully examined the ingredients list before choosing a gentler makeup remover cream. Then, he went to the bedside and slowly

eyes fluttering open from a drowsy slumber. Her voice was soft and muffled as she asked, “What’s going

Let me remove it for you. It’ll be quick,” Jasper spoke in

“Mm.”

cleansed her face with

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done all that, he planted a kiss on her lips. “Goodnight.”

then did he leave with a heart

study, Jasper was on the phone.

reported. “Ms. Mulligan has declined the request to go to Sloummont, and… she’s now missing, not in the mansion. Should we search for

let her be. On the day of the engagement, I must

Corporation has been dealt. with by Smith Corporation. As a result, many companies have terminated their partnerships with Caerulus Corporation. Furthermore, ongoing projects have been halted. If they cannot acquire the land in Newcove and complete the development within half a year, Caerulus Corporation will have to pay ten times the amount of the breach of contract. The head of Caerulus Corporation, Eric, applied for a substantial amount of funds from Xuereb Bank in Hulbury

laughed. “Then tell Xuereb Bank that without my permission, they are not

“Understood, Mr. Smith.”

would perhaps risk the entire Swan family’s assets to fill that

would be held in

Jasper’s engagement, Jacqueline called the Smiths. “Old Mrs. Smith, why am I the last to know about Richie’s engagement? I

decision, and I have no right to interfere. He has finally managed to emerge from his shadows, and if you truly care for him as his mother, you should not disturb him. You no longer have any ties with the Smith family. I am only speaking to you on the phone because you were once Richie’s mother. You tortured Richie and locked him up in the basement when he was just a kid. He almost didn’t survive. It’s too late for you

she hung

despair. She sat down on the couch, covering her face with her hands.

As long as we explain things properly to

let us attend.”

engagement party would it be if both

since then. It’s about time

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