He Never Noticed Me Until I Loved Someone Else novel Chapter 112

"Jasper, do you have a death wish?" Jarrod's tone was laced with danger as he flicked on his turn signal, fully preparing to pull over.

That finally managed to scare the boy. Jasper threw his hands up in surrender. "Okay, my bad! I'll shut up."

But the moment he apologized, he couldn't resist poking the bear one last time.

"They say people get defensive about the things they're most insecure about—but obviously, that's not you, Jarrod! You're young, strong, and in peak physical condition!"

Stella let out a snort of laughter, completely derailed by Jasper's commentary.

Jarrod brought the car to a halt and shot her a warning glance. "You disagree?"

The tips of Stella's ears burned red. She wouldn't dare disagree. Jarrod was undeniably exceptional in that particular department; he left her completely exhausted every time.

Still, it wasn't exactly an appropriate conversation to have in front of Jasper.

She was just trying to come up with a subject change when Jarrod's phone suddenly rang.

It was a local number.

Jarrod tapped the steering wheel controls to answer it via Bluetooth.

A tearful female voice echoed through the speakers. "Mr. Fuller! It's Fiona Gable, Director Huxley's assistant. I was just accompanying her to meet a client, and she suddenly collapsed! I've called an ambulance. Can you please come to the hospital?"

Jarrod frowned, his response immediate. "Send me the location. I'm on my way."

"Okay! Thank you, Mr. Fuller!" Fiona hung up, sounding immensely relieved.

"Jarrod, you're going to the hospital? Didn't you say you'd take me to get food and buy gifts?" Jasper asked, visibly annoyed.

"Have Stella take you."

Jarrod pulled a black card from the center console and handed it to Stella. "If you see anything you like, buy it for yourself as well."

Stella knew exactly what her own bank account looked like. She didn't try to act prideful and quietly took the card.

"No way! You promised to hang out with us! You can't just ditch us!"

Jasper was used to being spoiled, and he wasn't nearly as accommodating as Stella. "Does she not have her own family or friends? Why does it have to be you?"

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