Chapter 255 Why Messing Around With Jasper?
As he left the market, Zev topped by the entrance to buy a bouquet from a young flower seller.
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“Hey, handsome… mind if I ask for your WhatsApp?” The flower seller’s eyes sparkled with excitement. Zev was undeniably attractive.
Truth be told, Kelly sometimes worried about him wandering around alone with that face.
“My wife is very strict. She checks my phone when I get home. I can’t just give my number to people randomly, sorry.” Zev chuckled, scanning the code to pay before walking off.
The seller’s face flushed. So, he already had a wife.
Taking a quieter route home, Zev chose a narrow path.
The stalker trailed him from a short distance away. When he stepped into the alley, the figure followed.
Hiding in the shadows, Zev didn’t make a move. Instead, he quietly snapped a photo with his phone and sent it to Gary.
He had no intention of alerting the enemy.
“Someone’s following me. Find out who.” Zev texted Gary.
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Gary’s response came swiftly. “Lucas has already been dealt with. If anyone’s after you now, it’s got to be from the Lynches.” Even from Stoneville, Gary was well–informed. He knew about the paternity test. Clarissa wasn’t stupid. She must have started suspecting her child’s identity.
Once she discovers the reality, she will undoubtedly react recklessly.
“I’ll wait for them to come find me.”
After putting his phone away, Zev walked back to his neighborhood, his face clouded with worry.
Clarissa should have already learned that the child isn’t biologically his.
“Honey, I’m home.”
When he stepped inside, Zev called out toward the kitchen, but there was only silence.
Were Kelly and Jasper not home?
“Honey?”
Zev glanced around the house and found that it was completely empty.
Grabbing his phone, he dialed Kelly’s number.
No one picked up.
A sense of uncase crept over Zev. His eyelid twitched as he rushed outside, frantically dialing Melody while sprinting.
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“Kelly took Jasper for a check–up. We’re at Seaville Hospital. Another kid pushed him off the slide earlier today, but don’t worry, its nothing serious,” Melody assured him.
Tll be there right away.” Zev exhaled in relief before getting into his car and driving off to meet Kelly.
Kids are bound to get scrapes and bruises while playing but at such a crucial time, Zev couldn’t shake off his concern.
Meanwhile, at the Seaville Hospital.
“Dr. Yeager, take this receipt to the payment counter. I’ll handle the child’s wound,” the doctor instructed Kelly, who nodded and stepped away. Meanwhile, the doctor used an iodine swab to disinfect Jasper’s injury.
Instead of leaving Jasper unattended, Kelly handed the bill to Melody.
She was already on high alert, yet danger remained impossible to guard against completely
The moment Kelly turned her back, the doctor reached over, patted Jasper’s head, and discreetly plucked a few strands of hair, slipping them into his pocket.
Jasper winced, rubbing his scalp as he let out a small cry.
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By the time Kelly turned around, all she saw was the doctor carefully tending to the wound with a cotton swab. She offered a gentle smile and reassured Jasper, “Be brave, the pain will be gone soon.”
Kelly assumed Jasper was simply reacting to the injury and didn’t think much of it.
“The X–ray is clear, no fractures, just minor scrapes. Make sure to keep the wounds dry,” the doctor advised after reviewing the scan.
Kelly gave a nod, lifted Jasper into her arms, and said softly, “Say goodbye to the doctor.”
Jasper glanced at the doctor, puffed out his cheeks, scratched his head, and stayed silent.
Kelly stared at him. “Why are you being so impolite?”
The doctor chuckled lightly. “Kids who get hurt don’t enjoy seeing doctors right now.”
Kelly grinned. “That makes sense.”
Zev hurried in from outside and scooped Jasper up. “What happened to him?”
“A kid pushed him off the slide,” Kelly explained.
Looking pitiful, Jasper noticed his father had arrived. His eyes welled up with tears as he pointed at the Scrape on his elbow.
Zev smiled and gently blew on it. “If we blow on it, the pain will go away. You’re a brave boy. This is nothing to worry about.”
Jasper sniffled, stopped crying, and clung tightly to Zey pressing his soft little face against Zev’s chest,
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Kelly watched the scene unfold and smiled warmly.
Just like this, a family living in peace and safety is true happiness.
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“Look how worried our cousin is,” Melody playfully teased Zev. “Go home quickly. I still have work to do at the hospital.”
Kelly nodded and walked alongside Zev.
Meanwhile, the doctor tending to Jasper’s wound glanced toward the door and sent a message to Clarissa. “I got the hair.”
“Wade agreed to take the paternity test in Stoneville. Coincidentally, there’s a project happening there in a few days, and Clarissa will be bringing her son along. Once the paternity test results are out, I doubt she’ll keep acting so smug,” Zev Yemarked in a deep voice on the way home.
“I can’t shake the feeling that someone as sharp as Clarissa would have already planned ahead,” Kelly admitted, her nerves on edge these past few days.
ipating any obstacles.
Traveling back from Stoneville to Seaville, she and Zev had remained cautious, a But no matter how careful they were, it was impossible to guard against unseen theats:
A trace of fear crept into Kelly’s heart.
“Daddy, doctor … bad… “Jasper mumbled, rubbing his head and looking at Zev with teary eyes. “It … hurts.”
His small, pudgy fingers suddenly latched onto Zev’s hair and yanked hard, pulling out several strands. Zev inhaled sharply from the pain.
Kelly was about to reprimand Jasper for being rough with his father. But just as the words were about to leave her lips, something clicked in her mind. She abruptly lifted her head and looked at Zev.
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