"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
"Who else did you buy a gift for?" Keegan could not help but ask.Stella loved sharing her shopping haul. So, when Keegan asked her, she could no longer hold the chatterbox. She shook open the bag and showed him one by one.There was a pair of wear-resistant gloves for the gardener, a massage tool for the housekeeper, a pair of new boots for the horse trainer, and even a small hairpin for Juno.When she showed them to Keegan, Stella was so excited that she was completely oblivious to Keegan's peeved face.It was not until when there was only one box left in the bag that she recalled something. She took out that box and said, "By the way, this is for you."Keegan glanced at the box.The logo on it belonged to a branded outlet where Stella had bought a tie just now.Acting like he did not care, Keegan said flatly, "Why are you giving me a tie?""It's not a tie." Stella smiled and said, "When I bought the tie, the sales assistant told me there's a store promotion today. I just nee
The man then turned his eyes away and smiled faintly. "Didn't you say she's your granddaughter-in-law? So, it must be her."Stella was even more confused until Marshall explained it to her. "This is Trevor Saun. The girl you saved in the restroom last night is his younger sister."Not only that, Trevor's father, Wenham Saun, was actually Keegan's late father's ex-classmate. They had been close friends.In order to get Jaylene—Welham's youngest daughter—treated for her illness, the Saun family had transferred most of the family assets overseas many years ago. It was not until recent years, when Jaylene's health had shown improvement, did Wenham thought of settling down in his homeland. Therefore, the Saun family was planning to come back to Hustuabourg. However, there were still many things to wrap up, so Trevor and Jaylene returned to Hustuabourg before the rest of the family.Last night, Trevor and Jaylene were supposed to attend that charity event together. But, something came up
Keegan twisted the strand of hair on his fingertips and nonchalantly said, "There's a strand of gray hair."Stella looked down and saw that he really had a strand of gray hair in his hand.She was so furious that she was at a loss for words. 'Isn't he aware that this is not the right time to pluck my gray hair? What is wrong with him? Is he sick or something?'The secret squabble between the two attracted everyone's attention.Trevor looked at the two of them and smiled. "The last time we met Keegan, we were high school students. I didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, he had already married a smart and virtuous beauty."Stella smiled humbly, but what she thought was that Keegan finally had a discerning friend."Stella is one of the most courageous ladies I have ever met," said Marshall.He then told everyone in detail about how Stella had rescued Jaylene in the restroom last night.Stella did not find her rescue of Jaylene to be a particularly impressive feat. After all, re
"I've been busy lately, so I couldn't pay you a visit. It's not that I don't like you. Why are you angry?""Does it understand what you said?" Marshall walked up to her at some point.Stella nodded. "Juno is definitely the smartest horse here. I remember one time I said that another horse was better-looking right in front of Juno. Then, to my surprise, it deliberately spat the water it was drinking right at me. That shows that not only does it understand my words, but it also holds grudges worse than humans!"Juno seemed to know that Stella was talking about it. So, it stomped its feet unhappily.Stella quickly changed her tone to coax it. "Be good. I was just praising how good-looking you are."Juno suddenly pivoted toward Stella. From five centimeters above its left eye, a scar crossed the eye, making it appear dim and distinct from its bright right eye. Despite this imperfection, the scar gave Juno a regal and intimidating appearance.Stella was startled by Juno's sudden move.
Marshall chuckled, "Well, we did do silly things in school. Now, we're more mature."Stella internally rolled her eyes and thought, 'Competing in a horseback riding race just to hear one call the other big brother? Hardly seems mature for two grown men in their early thirties.'Keegan accepted the proposal in a fit of childish avidity. "Well then, you might have a new older brother today," he said flatly.Trevor smiled confidently. "Or maybe, a new younger brother for me."As the whistle sounded, the two horses shot out like arrows.However, it was not long before the maroon horse took the lead, steadily widening its distance away from Juno."It looks like Juno's vision is still affecting its performance a bit," said Marshall.Stella pursed her lips. "Juno won't lose," she said in a low, determined voice. Her thoughts added, 'especially with Keegan on its back.'Keegan and Juno were made for each other. No one would understand Juno's pride as a racehorse better than Keegan, and