"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
Stella found herself at a loss for words.She could not reveal to Baldwin that she and Keegan were going to divorce soon."Mrs. Kane, please keep the car keys since Madam has said so. As for the reciprocal gift for the Saun family, Madam will handle it."Eventually, Stella failed to return the car keys. She could only hold onto them for now.Back at the Kane residence, Keegan had already gone upstairs. Maya helped pick up the things and asked, "Madam, is everything okay with Mr. Kane? He looked like he was in a bad mood when he came back."Stella, who was still fuming, replied flatly, "He's acting crazy. Don't pay him any mind."Maya was taken aback for a moment. But, by the time she regained her composure, Stella had already gone upstairs.Fortunately for Stella, Keegan was not in the master bedroom. Otherwise, she would have been forced to sleep on the less comfortable bed in the guest room.Stella quickly undid her hair, grabbed two fresh sets of clothes, and headed to the b
As soon as Stella came out of the shower, she received a phone call from Felicity.Felicity's excited voice rang through the phone. "Stella, they accepted my script!" She exclaimed."Wow, that was fast!" Stella was surprised.Despite having only revised the manuscript the day before, Felicity's submission had already been accepted without a hitch."I know, right?" Felicity replied. "I thought they'd ask for revisions when I submitted it this morning, but they just called to say they accepted it and want me to sign the contract next week."Stella secured her damp hair with a claw clip and asked, "How much will you sell it for?""That hasn't been decided yet," Felicity replied. "But, the general market price for a first series is around a million.""And, will you be the screenwriter if the drama is filmed?" Stella continued.Felicity explained, "Unfortunately, film production companies tend to hold onto the copyrights before they make any decisions. As for when it will be filmed,
Dahlia did not answer Stella's question. Instead, she asked, "You didn't know about what happened to Aurora?"Stella was taken aback. "I visited my mother after the banquet last night and had no knowledge of what happened afterward, apart from Mr. Snyder sending Aurora home."Dahlia was troubled. "I'm not entirely sure what happened either. Aurora came back crying this morning and said that Keegan had locked her in a restroom overnight, but she didn't tell me about it clearly. I thought you might know something since you were at the banquet last night."Stella was shocked. "Keegan actually locked Aurora in the bathroom all night! Is he insane?! But, it couldn't have been for my sake. I'm not that self-absorbed."When she remembered Trevor thanking her at Cordelia's house, Stella realized that Trevor must have known about the incident since he did not seem concerned about how Jaylene was trapped in the restroom.Trevor had remained silent on who was responsible for the incident, li