Chapter 897 - Both are hurting (2) (2/2)

Maybe tomorrow after some sleep and a lot of alcohol things look better. Right now, everything is dark and it's not because of dim lighting inside this parking lot. And he really feels like drinking. A lot.

He was almost at the elevators when he heard something.

Jasper found Ellie crouched with her back against a concrete pillar, almost completely hidden between two SUVs. Her head was down, and face hidden in her palms… and her shoulders shook. Oh, God, she is crying… Jasper felt his heart break in two. And he was bleeding profusely by the time he realized that both of those pieces belong to her.

”I am sorry.”, he said when he scooped her in his arms and carried her back into his car.

When they reached her villa, Ellie was sleeping. Neither of them spoke a word during the ride.

Ellie was practically non-responsive. If not for faint sobs which escaped her occasionally, he would need to check if she is alive. And he didn't know what to say.

Ellie was ashamed that he saw her crying, so she turned away from him, and ended up sleeping off after some time. Well, she was tired. Last few nights neither of them got enough sleep between cuddling and making love, and now the fatigue fueled by crying caught up.

The maids let Jasper in and showed him where Ellie's bedroom is. They are comfortable leaving him alone with their sleeping Miss because they know that he is her boyfriend. He was at the villa more than once. And lately she is spending nights at his place.

Jasper placed Ellie on the bed and slowly removed her boots before pulling a cover on top of her.

Jasper was thinking for some time if he should stay or go, but then decided to leave. After how he acted, he should not be surprised if Ellie does not want to see him for a while. And he made her cry. Based on how she tried hiding her face and suppressing her sobs, he can tell that she does not cry often, and that she was embarrassed.

Jasper left a lingering kiss on her forehead and headed out with difficulty. He was confident that the pain in his chest is increasing with every step because he left his heart with Ellie on that bed.

He turned off the light and noticed that there is a strong light from the side. He went to turn off that one as well, and saw that it's her work desk.

Sketches, clothing designs littered the desk surface… some rough, and some are very well done with colors and notes on the side and everything, almost like photographs. She is very skilled. He held his breath when he looked at the wall above desk. He saw… himself. Numerous sketches of him. Only then he observed that on the designs there are people wearing those clothes, and on the ones which are for guys it's… him. She is using him as a model for her sketches. In each of those drawings he is smiling. Is that how she sees him? Smiling? Is that how she will see him after she wakes up?

Jasper sat on the chair and observed each of them carefully. He was not surprised when he found one completely colored page of him wearing exactly the same outfit he is wearing now.

Jasper remembered how she told him that she is working on a new line for men… and that what she is sending him to wear for tonight is still not available for sale. Is he her inspiration? That is the only conclusion after he saw all these sketches in front of him.

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