Chapter 879 - Saturday at Jaspers apartment (4) (1/2)

Jasper and Ellie had their late lunch in silence.

Each of them was in their own thoughts, and it was not an uncomfortable silence.

After food, they cleaned up together, kept the leftovers in the fridge, rinsed used dishes and placed them in the dishwasher.

Ellie was surprised that they didn't bump into each other. Not even once. Somehow, the whole experience was without any words spoken, yet they exactly knew how to move and what to do in order to accomplish the tasks like they did it many times before. And that was strange because it's the first time they did it.

”Would you like another glass of wine, or do you prefer something else to drink?”, that was the first thing Jasper asked after a long silence.

”Wine is fine. I promise not to throw pillows at you.”

Jasper paused and raised an eyebrow. ”I am not the one to shy away from a good pillow fight.”

Ellie glanced at the wine stain on the sofa. ”Thank you for trying to make me feel better about this.”

”Don't feel bad about it. I don't think I will get it cleaned.” He ran his fingers over the edge of the stain. ”I like it this way. It feels like you left a mark in this place.”

”It does not match the color scheme.”, Ellie was referring to the whole apartment which was in neutral shades of gray with some black and white.

”Maybe that is what you do… bring colors to my life.”

Ellie smiled at his comment and she didn't know how to respond. She decided to ask one of the things which is on her mind since she heard Jasper's exchange with his father.

”Can you tell me about the party you are not attending right now?”

He paused for a second before responding. ”Few families in our neighborhood are hosting gatherings on Saturdays. It's a regular thing, don't think that I'm missing on anything important. And today's party is hosted by Cavadini family. Even if you are not here, I would not go.”

”Cavadini… Lilian?”, Ellie knew, but she still wanted to confirm.

”Yes. Don't worry about her. Since I fired her, I didn't see her. And I have no intention of letting her get close to me.” Jasper wants to make this clear. He doesn't want Ellie to think that there is anything lingering between him and Lilian.

Ellie is happy to see that Jasper is letting her know about the current situation, and she felt that this is the right time to bring up that Lilian is following her. ”You didn't see her, but that does not mean that she didn't see you. Or me.”

”What does that mean?”

”In the last week or so, there is a private investigator following me. And I found out that Lilian hired him.”

Jasper frowned. ”Are you sure?”

Ellie confirmed. ”I saw photos of me, us… and that man. And there is this.”, she got printouts that her father gave her from her bag and showed them to Jasper.

Jasper read the printouts and his frown deepened. ”I am sorry. I will deal with him.”