Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
She stared at the painting for a long time. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration seemed to burst from her mind, leaving her dazed as she focused on the painting. Could we have been looking in the wrong. direction? Is this painting hinting that the treasures back then weren’t on land but in the sea?
Willow was pleasantly surprised at the thought of this. She picked up the painting and rushed to Winston’s research room. When she pushed the door open, she caught Winston off guard. “Willow, did you find something?” Winston. couldn’t help but ask.
“Yes, I think I might have found something. Can you help me see if my direction is right?” she asked as she placed the paper on the table. It was a copy taken from a sheepskin scroll.
She placed the painting on the table, but he naturally corrected it for her while saying, “Willow, you placed it upside down.” At that, she immediately asserted, “No. We are supposed to view it upside down.”
Winston was puzzled, but he immediately stared at the paper. As he continued to look at it, he seemed to have discovered a new continent and looked at the drawing incredulously. “We were completely wrong in our previous direction! This painting should be viewed upside down. The blue above is not the sea but the sky, while the colorful red below is the sea, and the golden elements represent the treasures from back then.”
“Yes! There’s a high possibility that we’ve been looking in the wrong direction. I also just realized it. Could it be that those treasures from back then weren’t hidden on land but sank to the seabed?”
“That’s highly possible. The records mentioned that they encountered typhoons and pirates back then. To protect the treasures, they might have considered this approach,” Winston added excitedly as he looked at Willow with admiration. “Willow, you’re so smart! Were you studying this all along?”
“Well, I… Her face turned red under the lamplight. After all, the incident just now wasn’t something she could easily talk about!
“It was my negligence. I didn’t even notice this. For now, we can’t reveal anything to the outside, especially not to Jett. We need to search in the sea as soon as possible.”
“Yes. We need to do it quickly, and we must keep it a secret when we go underwater.” Willow was excited about the possibility of searching underwater. Maybe they could get. ahead.
She walked out of Winston’s office and saw a certain man who had just left. She could tell from his avoiding gaze that he felt embarrassed about the kiss, as it seemed to be an impulsive act driven by his loss of control.
Though her face was also warm, she still wanted to share her discovery with him. She reached out and held his hand while saying, “Let’s talk in my room.”
Jasper was once again pulled back into her room by Willow. As soon as the door closed, the atmosphere became somewhat ambiguous. She showed him the drawing and said, “Take a look. I just made a discovery. We suspect that the ancient artifacts were hidden underwater.”
He took the drawing and analyzed it. With his intelligence, he quickly noticed the same thing and nodded in agreement. ‘It’s highly possible. I will dive tomorrow to search.”
“I’ll go with you,” she commented. “No!’ Jasper immediately refused. He thought. that this dangerous task was not something. Willow should undertake.
“I’m good at diving. I can do it!’ Willow insisted. She wanted to go underwater with him. “I said it’s not possible, and that’s final. Jasper opposed firmly. She looked at him as she felt a bit aggrieved. “Why can’t I do it?”
“There are potential dangers at any moment underwater. In this area of the sea, you don’t know if there are strong currents or sharks. In any case, you are not allowed to go underwater.” His gaze firmly locked onto her as he announced, “You stay on the shore and wait for me.”
“What about you? It’s dangerous! I’ll have my father send professional divers over.” Truth was, Willow was also worried about him. “You can send people over, but I will go down and check first. Jasper still wanted to protect her. “I have experience. Nothing will happen to me.”
Willow helplessly looked at him. “Okay, I’ll have my father send someone over, and you can just check the area. Don’t take too much risk. I’ll worry about you too.” After saying that, she put her hands around his sturdy waist and lifted her head to look at him.
Jasper’s breathing couldn’t help but quicken again as he looked at her beautiful face. His willpower was put to an unprecedented test. “I have one more question to ask you. Your kissing skills are pretty good. Where did you learn them from?” Willow asked.
This was important to her. He was speechless for a few seconds before answering, “I learned it myself.” She burst into laughter. “Really?”
“Yes. You know I never lie to you,” Jasper stated. And I will never lie to you in the future too. Willow’s heart warmed, and she hugged him even tighter while saying impulsively, “Jasper, let’s be in a relationship!”
Jasper was stunned upon hearing that. He hadn’t expected her to be the one to take the initiative. For a moment, he looked at her and didn’t know how to respond. He knew that if he agreed, he would have to promise a lifetime: commitment.
As such, he was afraid he couldn’t live up to it in the future. If he were just an ordinary office worker, he could talk about relationships. casually, but his identity didn’t allow him to accept a relationship so easily.
He couldn’t even control his own fate, let alone drag a woman into his life. “Willow, let’s focus on completing this mission first, okay?” Jasper tried to soothe her.
Willow also knew that she couldn’t push him too hard. After all, his identity was special, but that was okay. She had time and could wait. She smiled sweetly and murmured, “Okay! Take your time to think about it. Just let me know. when you’ve made a decision.”
How could Jasper reject such a lively and innocent woman? In fact, he was already standing on the edge of a cliff, ready to fall intol her sweet smile at any moment..
“Okay. I’ll prepare the diving equipment, and I’ll go down to check at dawn,” Jasper commented.
Willow tightly held his wrist as she added, “Be careful. As important as the ancient artifacts are, your life is more important.” At that, Jasper reassured her. ‘I’ll be careful. I promise.”
At this moment, in a camp more than a mile away, Jett sat beside his technical staff and urged, ‘Hurry up. We must obtain information from the other side. I need to know their next move.”
“Boss, they have a skilled computer expert who. set up a network firewall that we can’t breach.” The person operating the computer was sweating profusely.
“Aren’t you a top-notch hacker? Yet you can’t even break into their network?” Jett was angry. “Their skills are obviously better than mine. I did my best, and I feel they are using an independent satellite network, making it impossible to hack into.”
“You’re useless!” Jett growled and he went to his office. He had assembled a team of professional archaeologists, and they were all analyzing the data they had..
“What’s the result? Have you found out where those treasures are hidden?” he asked impatiently. “We haven’t found anything yet.” He picked up his phone and called his team’s surveillance personnel who were monitoring Willow’s group. “What’s going on? Are they making any moves?”
“We haven’t seen any action yet. Their people are all in the activity area and haven’t left.” After Jett hung up the phone, his eyes flickered with strong ambition. He must obtain these treasures. He had invested so much this time and he couldn’t afford to lose.
Moreover, he had promised the country that they could buy back the treasures at a high price, which would make him extremely wealthy. He was determined to obtain this batch of treasures at all costs. In his eyes, Willow was just a little girl. How could she compete with him?
Other than her family background, he didn’t care about her at all. In the ship’s room, Willow slept restlessly. When she woke up, she saw that the bed next to her was empty.
“Jasper?” She hurriedly sat up, pushed the door, and ran out to the corridor. Johanna hurriedly came over. “Miss Presgrave, what’s wrong? Did you have a nightmare?”
“Where is he?” Willow’s eyes were filled with anxiety and worry. “Mr. Wyatt has already gone underwater. Ricky and two colleagues are with him. Don’t worry!” Willow’s heart was still tense when she heard this. Now, she worried about Jasper whenever he went on a mission.
“I’ll make breakfast for you. You can go back to your room and rest!” Johanna suggested. Willow nodded and returned to her room. She went out to the balcony and looked at the vast sea, her heart heavy with worry.
The whole morning, Willow couldn’t eat or drink. She just stared at the sea. As they were not expecting to go diving, they didn’t have enough equipment and communication devices.
Willow had contacted her family last night to send the equipment over, but it would take about a week to arrive. Jasper was worried that Jett might also discover this information, so he took the risk and went diving.
Finally, at around 12.00PM, four people came swimming back to the surface. Willow heard the news and rushed over to see the four of them safe and sound, and she finally let go of the anxiety in her heart..
At the same time, she felt embarrassed and avoided looking at the man taking off his diving. suit and showing his upper body. “You guys better go take a shower!” Willow said as her gaze lingered on Jasper’s face.
Meanwhile, Jasper couldn’t care about showering and said, “Come with me to see Winston. We made a discovery down there.” In Winston’s office were photos they took in the afternoon, showing several ghost ships.
“Those fleets sank into the sea, and they only had time to evacuate the crew. All the artifacts remained in the sunken ship’s cargo hold. Now, the wooden planks have disappeared, and all the artifacts are at the bottom of the sea.”
Willow’s eyes widened as she exclaimed in excitement, “This is fantastic! We finally found it, Winston. We’ve finally made a breakthrough.” Winston, who was equally thrilled, gave a firm nod in return. “Yes! We didn’t just achieve something spectacular as it’s also a great achievement for our country.”
“My parents’ salvage team is on their way, but it will take them about five days to arrive. We’ll have to keep this a secret from Jett for now. They have definitely come prepared with all the necessary equipment in order to start salvaging immediately.”
“Since this is international waters, we can’t restrict their actions. We will need to act as quickly as possible,” Winston reminded, growing tense.
Jasper nodded in agreement. After he returned to his room, he took a shower and started working on his computer. Johanna then brought him a cup of coffee, and Willow handed the cup to him.
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