Stella remained quiet. Exploiting Marshall for scandals was one thing, but shamelessly manipulating his feelings to secure his cooperation was a moral boundary she refused to cross. She would rather have Marshall know the truth than burden him with this favor, even if it resulted in his hatred and resentment toward her.Marshall picked up the necklace in his palm and said, "Let me put it on for you. This 'token of love' is going to make headlines tomorrow."Stella instinctively tried to back up, but Marshall did not move away. He gently pressed Stella's shoulder, and his deep voice echoed in her ear. "The paparazzi are already taking pictures. If you reject the present, the groundwork we laid won't be believable."Stella immediately froze in place.Holding the necklace in both hands, Marshall put it around her neck and gently fastened it.From the audience's perspective, the two seemed to be intimately involved.Stella turned her face away, avoiding eye contact with Marshall. How
Felicity murmured, "I don't want to live so close to him."Stella figured that something had probably happened between Felicity and Vermont. However, since Felicity refused to talk about it, Stella did not ask any further."Okay, then. I'll go look for a house with you tomorrow."Felicity replied with a "Mhmm" and then thought of the topic she had argued with Vermont earlier. "Stella, what's happening between you and Marshall? Everyone is saying that you two are together. Is that true?" Felicity asked softly.Stella turned to look at Marshall, who was talking to the management staff not far away. Marshall seemed to sense her gaze, lifted his head, and met her eyes with a gentle look.Suddenly, Stella said out of the blue, "Can dissociative disorder really harm people?""What?""Nothing," Stella looked away, as she continued flatly, "I just want Keegan to come back, no matter what it takes."Before Felicity could figure out what Stella meant by that, she said goodbye and ended t
Frederick was sitting in a wheelchair. Although he had become very skinny, his eyes still radiated authority.He stirred his tea, as he said flatly, "Parents have always been the ones arranging marriages for their children since forever. When did they have the right to make their own decisions? Wenham, you spoil the children too much."Wenham smiled and said, "Stella is twenty-six this year, and she only returned to our family a few months ago. I haven't raised her at all, so how could I have the right to interfere with her marriage? If my late wife knew, she'd probably prefer that Stella never return to us."I'd rather she chose a son-in-law I don't like than to have her hate me because I interfered with her decision."Frederick's gaze darkened.Clearly, he did not appreciate what Wenham said at all.He was too used to controlling everything in the Moore family and being self-centered. Especially with the Moore family's political background, he looked down on families like the S
Darcie whispered, "You shouldn't have gone so far anyway. I just received updates that the Kane family has dropped all the search and rescue teams. It won't be long before they publicly announce his death."Wenham was taken aback. "So soon?" he said."It's been almost a month. The entire Kane family has been through a lot, and it's time for them to have closure.Wenham felt a pang of sorrow and remained silent for a long time.Stella had waited for Keegan's return, but she received news of his tragic fate through an announcement from the Kane family instead.The Kane family had told the public about Keegan's accident, and his memorial service was scheduled for the day after tomorrow.Stella stared at the words on her phone and felt a sense of suffocation overwhelming her. It felt as if she was being choked, and her head became dizzy and heavy. Every word on the screen seemed as though it was spinning, and she could not comprehend what the announcement was saying at all.A wave o
The main living room was transformed into a memorial hall. Dahlia wore a black dress as she stood next to Aurora beside Keegan's photo. They were welcoming the guests who came to pay their respects to Keegan.Cordelia sat in the wheelchair, and Baldwin stood behind her.Her expression was solemn, and her hair seemed even whiter than before. Her once chubby face turned bony, making her wrinkles more obvious.Keegan was the eldest grandson of the Kane family, and he died before he could have any child. Despite the grand setup of the memorial hall, there was an indescribable sense of sorrow.As soon as Stella stepped inside, she saw Keegan's photo hanging on the wall. The image was cropped from their wedding photo, but it was now in black and white.Dahlia, initially welcoming the guests, burst into anger as soon as she saw Stella. She approached Stella with a cold face and scolded, "Get lost! Keegan doesn't want you here!"Cordelia held her cold necklace in her hand as she watched
Stella was not worried about the wealth distribution but the blood-related kin Chandler mentioned.'Beside Dahlia, who could that person be?'Chandler smirked, "You've been married to Keegan for so long. Don't you know he has a daughter?"Stella instinctively denied it, "That's impossible!"Chandler replied indifferently, "Do I have a reason to lie about such things?"As soon as he finished speaking, Stella saw Aurora coming inside with a little girl dressed in a full black outfit.The little girl looked somewhat tanned and skinny but had large, lively eyes. Her facial features looked very prominent, too. Aurora was holding her hand while she looked at the unfamiliar faces around her curiously.When she saw Stella, her eyes instantly lit up. However, she quickly looked away, took small steps through the crowd, and walked to the center of the memorial hall. Then, she called out to Dahlia in an adorable voice, "Hello, Grandma."Dahlia's eyes turned red as she bent down to pick th
That voice was so familiar that Stella could instantly recognize it. However, she hesitated to turn around, fearing she would be disappointed."Keegan Kane!" Felicity exclaimed as she looked at the person who appeared at the door.Never before had Felicity found Keegan's face so endearing.Stella felt like she had lost all her strength as she turned around stiffly with reddened eyes.Keegan was seated in a wheelchair when he came in with someone pushing him from behind.It had been a month, and he had visibly lost weight. His hair was cut short, making his facial features look sharper. His complexion was extremely pale as if he had been seriously ill.Behind him was Jaylene pushing the wheelchair.A hostile aura surged within Stella almost instantly. She knew that she was right. After Keegan's disappearance, Jaylene acted strange, and it was not just her imagination. It was true that Jaylene had hidden Keegan.She shook off Marshall's hand with reddened eyes, overwhelmed with a
Hushed conversations filled the air. Some in the room understood what was happening, while others did not."Are you Jackson Kane?" The police officer pressed.Jackson snapped back to reality. He suppressed his emotions and replied, "Yes.""Do you know a Cody Hunter?""No, I don't," Jackson stated."No?" The police officer scrutinized him, "Cody Hunter was present at the club where you were drinking. Why was he at your gathering if you don't know him?"Jackson frowned, "I attend gatherings organized by friends. I don't keep track of who's present. Who is Cody Hunter?""He's the brother of one of the kidnappers involved in Keegan's disappearance," said the officer.He then shifted the focus and added, "Jackson Kane, we suspect you're connected to Keegan's kidnapping. Please come with us to assist in the investigation."These words unleashed a storm of emotions in everyone present.Chandler had been reorganizing the company's structure since Keegan's accident. Positions once hel