Chapter 1004

Keegan said, "I'm sorry. I got nervous and forgot what to do. Let's start over."

Stella did not trust him. "You? Nervous?"

Keegan chuckled, lowered his gaze, and said, "I'm just a man. How could I not be nervous when the person I like dresses like this and sits on my lap?"

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Keegan was the kind of person who could make someone's heart flutter with just one sentence.

Perhaps that was his talent as a hard-headed man.

Stella's ears turned red as she coughed. "I can't remember you getting nervous over anything. You could speak in a technology competition or national award ceremony in front of thousands without a script and not feel nervous. You could just go on and on about all sorts of things."

Keegan paused. "Have you watched the award ceremony?"

"Yeah," Stella said before pausing for a second. "I was there."

Keegan's eyes sparkled. "Why didn't you tell me earlier or talk to me there?"

Stella looked at him. "You didn't tell me you went there to receive an award, so why would