The moment Jasper said that the air around him froze for a few seconds, and Bridget's face twisted.
'Does Jasper have a girlfriend?'
Arya subconsciously looked at Xavier, who looked very calm and emotionless.
It seemed that what Jasper said had nothing to do with him.
For some reason, Arya's heart tightened, and her breathing turned difficult.
At this moment, Jasper walked over to take Arya's hand. She walked backward so that she didn't touch his hand. Jasper's hand paused. He was not angry. He smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. I'm here."
Jasper thought she was still afraid of Xavier. He was not as powerful as Xavier.
But he still had the ability to protect Arya.
Arya was stunned and looked carefully at Jasper's face. He used to be standing behind her and silently helping her, like what he did now.
She shouldn't have done that just now.
She let go of her hand. Jasper smiled and held her hand. Arya lowered her head and did not dare to look at anyone.
She was inexplicably guilty. Even she herself did not know what she was guilty of.
"I'll go back first." Jasper said to Mr. Jones.
Before Mr. Jones could say anything, Bridget said, "Didn't you say you would come to my house for dinner?"
"I've been away for a few months. So I have to visit my parents first." Jasper said calmly.
"But..."
"Bridget." Mr. Jones scolded his daughter. In Mr. Jones' opinion, Jasper should see his parents first when he came back.
Mr. Jones waved his hand. "We can have dinner together later. You can go home first."
Jasper saluted Mr. Jones solemnly. "Thank you, chief."
Mr. Jones was low-key and did not like to let outsiders know about his identity. Jasper's move attracted a lot of people's attention.
"Go back." Mr. Jones's voice was strong and powerful. Although he was getting old, there was still an air of army authority about him.
Before Jasper left, he took a look at Xavier, as if he was provoking him and showing off. "Mr. Jones, we meet again."
As if to say, "you chased me away in a sorry state, but I came back in a high-profile way relying on the power of your Jones Family? Is it ironic?"
Xavier finally gave him a straight look and ignored his provocation.
He glanced at Arya's hand and quickly withdrew his gaze, which was quite meaningful.
It was hard to figure it out.
Arya, on the other hand, was uneasy. She took Jasper's hand and whispered, "Let's go."
Such a scene made her feel like falling into a pit of fire, suffering every minute and second.
Before Jasper could take Arya away, Xavier left first. He hugged Bridget's shoulder and whispered something, completely ignoring Jasper and Arya.
Jasper seemed to have hit nothing.
However, he was not discouraged or angry. Anyway, he had already gotten what he wanted by relying on Mr. Jones.
Jasper held Arya's hand and pulled the suitcase with the other hand.
"Come with me to my house and see my parents..."
"You just came back today. Maybe another day." Arya said faintly.
Suddenly, Jasper stopped and looked at Arya. "Why? Do you know how long I've been waiting for this day? Do you know what I've suffered for the past few months?"
He let go of the suitcase in his hand, took out the letter Arya had given him before he left from his pocket.
"Do you know how I persevered?" His eyes were burning and he roared in a low voice. "By this letter. Every time I see you say you want to marry me, no matter how tired I'm, I can bear it. I did whatever I can to climb up, just for you. I will not let you be controlled by others anymore!"
"I know, I know. I just don't want to ruin your parents' fun today. After all, you just came back today. You know, they don't like me. I don't want to talk about this on the day you come back. I didn't say I won't see them." Arya explained weakly.
In fact, even if Jasper didn't say anything, she knew what Jasper had done for her.
She knew it clearly and would not forget his company and care of those years.
"I'm just afraid, afraid of you..."
"No." Arya knew what he was thinking. "I'm just having a deal with him. You know, there won't be any other feelings."
Jasper breathed a sigh of relief and held Arya in his arms. "I only want you in my life. I don't want anything else."
He was afraid that she and Xavier would be together for a long time and have feelings.
That was why he wanted to confirm their relationship as soon as possible.
Arya closed her eyes, with tears hanging from her long eyelashes, and whispered, "I know."
"I'll tell them when I get back today. I'll take you to see them tomorrow, okay?" Jasper held Arya's shoulder. He didn't want to wait.
He was afraid that something would happen.
Although Arya had not changed, he was afraid that Arya would leave him.
Arya looked at Jasper's eager eyes and said, "... Okay."
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