Chapter 763 - One day before wedding (J&J) (4) (1/2)

Jeff saw Jasper's confused expression and he explained. ”The man sneaked into our property and ended up pointing a gun at my face. That was the first time in my life that I was afraid to die. I didn't want to die because I didn't want to miss my time with Anna, at the same time the only comforting thought was that she is safe. And the next thing I know, the man lost a hand, and then a leg… and my Anna was standing on the rooftop with a rifle… And another time, there was a creep stalking her who ended up taking out four of my bodyguards and cornering her. I was out of my mind while praying that I reach there in time. And when I finally reached her, I saw a scene: JoAnna was kicking him senseless while shouting that no one can compare to me.” Jeff suddenly laughed and it took him some time to calm down before continuing: ”And there is that time when she was kidnaped. I got a photo on my phone of her tied up. I found her and kicked the door where they confined her… you can imagine my surprise when I saw her sitting at the table comfortably and chatting with three full grown men who were tied up to the chairs. And then she asked me to give them jobs because they kidnaped her only to earn money to feed their families… She is a magnificent woman, capable of surprising me every day by showing me all her different sides. Funny and serious, gentle and vicious, smart. Definitely not boring.”

Jasper sighed. ”Anna sounds like a perfect woman.”

”Perfect for me.” Jeff curtly reminded him.

Jeff looked at Jasper who was lost in thoughts. ”You know… every relationship is different. Asking me about my situation will not help you resolve yours.”

Jeff noticed Jasper's confused look and explained: ”I suspect that your questions are somehow related to Ellie.”

Jasper was startled and that confirmed Jeff's suspicion.

Jeff shared his point of view: ”I saw you last night hitting on Ellie. It's unusual that your charms fail. I spoke with Anna about it and she told me that Ellie is not interested in one night stands and that even if she likes you, it's not likely that she will give in. I'm not an expert in women. Far from it. But if a woman is resisting you because of her principles… she stands for something, which means that she is using her head… and she is not boring.”

”Did Anna resist you?”

Jeff nodded and explained: ”I had a marriage agreement at that time, and Anna didn't want to get in a relationship with me because of it. You have no idea how miserable I felt knowing that I love Anna and that she loves me back, but there is this stupid years-old agreement keeping us apart... And when I finally accomplished dissolving the agreement, the first thing I did was to get down on my knees and ask her to marry me. And when she said yes, the whole new world of possibilities opened up.”

Jasper looked at a silly grin on Jeff's face and wondered if he will ever be like that… in love.

Jasper sighed and that made Jeff look at him.

”I think you like her.” Jeff bluntly said.

”Who?”

”Ellie.”

Jasper shrugged.

”You are sighing too much.” Jeff voiced his observation. ”Even if you don't want to admit that you like her, she got your attention, right?”

Jasper didn't deny that. He responded with a nod.

”Just the fact that she got your attention should make you want to spend more time with her. Why are you resisting it? I saw you this morning keeping your distance from her.”