Marshall kept quiet.Ariel continued to speak emotionally, "I should've gotten myself a daughter, so I can make Keegan my son-in-law."Marshall could not help but say, "Keegan is already married.""I know. Keegan is such a perfect man. Why would his grandmother find him a wife like her? They don't go well with each other at all.""Irene and her ex-husband went very well with each other but look at how they ended up. She got herself a new boyfriend now, and she's so much happier.""Your grandfather spoiled your aunt too much. No one can control her." Ariel's head hurt when she talked about Irene. Then, she said to Marshall, "When are you going to visit Mrs. Kane Sr.? She misses you very much after you went overseas. Pay her a visit now that you're back."Marshall nodded."Did Aurora talk to you recently?"Marshall knew exactly what Ariel was trying to do as he directly avoided that topic. "I have work to do now. I'll talk to you later."Then, he hung up without waiting for Arie
Cordelia would always be a respected elder to her, even though she might not be a part of the Kane family anymore.Half an hour later, Stella's eye twitched after looking at how full the cart was.And, Keegan just would not stop stuffing more items into it.He had never really been to the supermarket. To be more precise, he had never really bought anything for himself.Stella did not want to say anything about it, but she could not hold herself back anymore after he put two big boxes of nuts into the cart."Do you think grandma's teeth are strong enough to chew these?"Keegan paused. "Macadamia nuts are not that hard, right?""Grandma doesn't really like to eat nuts."Then, she took out the things he had stuffed into the cart. "These pastries are too sweet. Grandma has diabetes. Are you trying to kill her? Get something with no sugar in it instead! Look at the ingredients of this yogurt; it's heavily processed and grandma would never eat anything like this. And, she doesn't lik
Keegan went to the washroom after shopping while Baldwin carried the bags to the car.Stella was about to check her phone when Keegan was not around, but she was attracted by something in a poster when she passed by a jewelry store. A bangle that the female model wore looked very beautiful."Miss, you should try it on if you like it. We have plenty of other designs."The salesperson was very enthusiastic.Stella looked in the washroom's direction and could not see Keegan anywhere, so she went into the store.It was still early in the morning, and the store looked like it had just opened. The other salespeople working in the store were still putting the pieces of jewelry on display, but more and more customers had already started to come in.Stella went straight to the platinum section to check out the bangles.The salesperson followed her and asked, "Miss, are you buying it for yourself or for a friend?"Stella looked at the items inside the glass counter and responded flatly,
For sale's sake, anything could be exaggerated.The bracelet may look nice, but it did not suit her. The bracelet's hole was slightly larger than she expected and the color saturation was too high for her age."Is there no one to entertain a customer when they arrive? What is wrong with the service here?"A pompous female voice could be heard from the other side.The salesperson servicing Stella immediately rushed forward to entertain her. "Apologies, miss. May I know what you need?"The lady skimmed through the items on display and arrogantly said, "What's with the quality of the bracelet in your shop? Isn't this grade too low?"The salesperson, having already faced many kinds of customers, immediately replied, "I'm sorry. To be honest, due to the fragility and high costs associated with jade accessories, we would normally keep them in a safe to prevent customers from breaking them by accident. We will only bring them out if they're requested by the customer.""Then, why aren't
"Miss Xianna, you're still too immature. I don't think being a housewife is bad, nor earning one's own money is nobler. It's just the difference in one's role in marriage. My husband is the breadwinner while I take care of the household. If there happens to be a day when he no longer wants to be the breadwinner, I can still switch with him and be the breadwinner instead. I won't look down on him for being the househusband since I can still care for him." Stella followed up by switching the topic. "On the other hand, I detest NEETs that can't earn money and have to depend on their parents, yet they could be very vocal about being independent."The jewelry shop may not be packed, yet Stella's voice was loud enough for everyone within to hear.Most that came to the shop in the morning were housewives like Stella. Apart from housewives like Stella, who had a wealthy family background that did not require them to work for money, there were those that chose to become housewives for their c
"Clean it properly. I don't want the things I just bought to have other women's weird smell."Stella's lips twitched, even though she did not take such childish behavior to heart."I'm sorry, Miss Xianna, but your card doesn't have enough credit."All it took was the salesperson's one sentence to embarrass Xianna and cut her temporary moment of glee short.She was at a loss for words. "How is that possible? My card should have a fifty thousand credit limit?!"The salesperson said, "I'm sorry. This jade bracelet is thirty-one million and two hundred sixty thousand dollars only after a discount. Your credit is indeed insufficient. Would you like to pay by installment instead?"Xianna's face turned ugly. 'Shouldn't a jade bracelet be, at most, around two or three hundred thousand? How can I afford that with my pocket money?'She was conflicted. Would she not be a laughing stock if she were to renege on her own words?Sophia persuaded in a soft tone, "Xianna, let's forget it. This
Xianna was infuriated. "Which eyes of yours saw that I was introduced by her?""Weren't you the one who said to gift this jewelry to Mrs. Kane? You wouldn't be here if you were not acquainted, right?"That one reply was enough to turn Xianna speechless. She pointed at the crowd, gritted her teeth, and said, "What a horrible shop this is. I'm going to expose you to the media!"She then stared at Stella and hatefully said, "Just you wait, Stella!"Stella held the check between her fingers, waved at her smilingly, and said, "Until we meet again."Sophia silently cursed Xianna for being an idiot. As she was about to stand up for Xianna, she saw that Keegan was at a spot not far away. Her heart sank, and she followed Xianna as they both dejectedly left the jewelry shop."Mrs. Kane, would you like to look at the other jewelry?"The manager politely asked.The jewelry shop belonged to Vermont, and Keegan had patronized it together with Stella a few times until the manager knew them. O
There was no response from behind, but the tug at his sleeves remained. Keegan soft-heartedly said, "Stella, stop messing around. This won't work on me."He turned around as he spoke, only to lower his gaze soon after.A little girl about the height of his thigh was pulling at his sleeve. Then, she softly said, "Mister, you're stepping on my flower."Keegan did not say a word.He lowered his head only to see his right foot stepping on a lily-shaped paper.He bent over, picked up the paper flower, squatted, and handed it over to the little girl. "Where's your mommy?"As the girl was about to speak, a man came running as he called the girl's name.The little girl's father held her hand and left after he thanked Keegan.Keegan looked around before he saw a familiar figure in the men's clothing store.He went into the shop with a gloomy face and happened to see Stella picking out neckties.The irritation that built up in his heart dissolved instantly.Stella was of two minds abo