"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
Trevor gasped for air as he took off his helmet. "Your horse must have taken performance-enhancing drugs!" he accused.Keegan snorted and said, "Stop making excuses. Now, call me big brother."Trevor smiled. "I admit my defeat, my dear big brother."Keegan lowered his gaze and asked Marshall, who was nearby, "Did you get it on video?"Marshall waved his phone. "Yeah, the quality's great."Trevor's lips twitched. "You two are really childish!"Keegan ignored him and spoke to Marshall instead. "Send me a copy."Trevor was left speechless.As he grabbed a bottle of water, Trevor asked, "Where's Stella?"Keegan then noticed that Stella was no longer there, and his jacket and tie were left behind on the seat.Marshall filled them in. "Stella said it was too sunny, so she went back to the house."Trevor looked at the sky. It was cloudy today; the sunlight was not intense, and a dense cloud hovered above. It was about to rain.Everyone could figure that it was an excuse Stella had
Stella was caught off guard. She pursed her lips before she asked, "Why do you ask?"Marshall zoomed in on the Facebook user's profile picture. "The hand in this profile picture is Ms. Young's hand."The profile picture of her hater was a photo of a right hand holding a cup of latte.But Stella still did not understand. The majority of her haters were Bella's fans, so it was normal that this hater used Bella's photo as a profile picture."What led you to that conclusion?""I got a friend to do a reverse image search and comparison using some tech. We couldn't find the picture anywhere online. Plus, judging from this photo's angle, the lady holding the latte cup must have taken the photo and kept it to herself. And, when I got Ms. Young's autograph last night, I noticed a mole between her thumb and index finger, just like the one in this photo. Her hands aren't slim, so she must have used a hand double for close-ups when filming, which explains why there aren't any close-up shots o
Startled by his outburst, Stella thought, 'It's just a pair of socks. Does he really have to make a big deal out of it?'"I didn't do it on purpose," Stella tried to explain. "The two bags looked so similar, and I didn't realize I put the socks in the wrong one."Keegan's face remained cold and stern. "Call and ask him to bring them back," he commanded.Stella frowned, "How am I supposed to do that? I've already given them away. It's just a one-hundred-dollar pair of socks. I can't just ask Mr. Moore to return them.""If you knew that once a gift has been given and it's not proper to ask for it back, then why did you give away a gift meant for me?" Keegan snapped.She felt like Keegan was just looking for an excuse to start a fight with her.'He's been giving me this attitude since we were at Cordelia's residence just now. It's not really about the socks. He's just using them as an excuse to mess with me.'Baldwin was still inside the car with them, so Stella had to bite her ton