Stella paused. She suddenly realized what Keegan was asking about.Keegan still remembered when the kidnappers hit her when they were kidnapped. In fact, she did not suffer much because Keegan protected her, shielding her from most of the beating.She had seen the wounds on his back; the kidnapper was not holding back at all. If it was not for that, they could have escaped together that day. He would not have been captured and nothing would have happened after that.Tears did not stop flowing from Stella's eyes. Instead, they fell even more intensely, causing Keegan's heart to be in turmoil."Stella, don't cry."Keegan gently touched her face and said in a hoarse voice, "I can never bear to see you like this."Stella sniffled. "These are tears of joy."She lifted her hand, stroked his eyebrows, and said, "Keegan, call my name again."A hint of intoxication clouded Keegan's clear eyes. A person who was usually aloof and dignified appeared unusually gentle at that moment.He cal
Stella was surprised."You sound like... a pretty experienced dad."Keegan said, "I don't want our baby to be a troublemaker like Coco. Our child is going to be a very obedient one."Stella kept quiet.After a long pause, she said, "You're very picky, aren't you?"'How can I possibly decide what the baby's personality will be like?' Stella thought to herself."I think Coco is very adorable," Stella added.Keegan snorted, "She's just pretending to be good in front of you. She always does that when she asks me to bring her to see you."Stella was shocked. "When did Coco know about me?""After we took our wedding photos, she kept pestering me to see them. So, I showed her." Keegan got a little angry, as he continued, "She said you look good, but I look like a zombie. Even if she was sick, she insisted on sneaking out of the hospital to see you. And then, she got hit by an electric bike."Even though she has anemia, she can be very naughty."Stella paused upon hearing Keegan's w
Stella did not say anything. Instead, she patted Keegan's back absentmindedly and said after a long silence, "Since when did you remember?"Keegan looked puzzled and was completely unaware of what she was asking about.'I wonder what's going on in his head right now...' Stella thought to herself.Suddenly, Stella's phone vibrated. She grabbed it and glanced at it.There was a text from Trevor. [Remember to look at what's in the first layer of the gift box.]Stella was stunned, as she wondered what it could be that Trevor had to specifically text her to remind her about it.As she thought about it, she got out of the car to retrieve the gift box. It was a document packaged in a paper bag.She returned to the car, turned on the overhead light, and took out the contents.When she flipped through the first page, her expression subtly changed.It was information about Raynard that she had asked Trevor to investigate.She did not think much about it before the investigation. She ju
"I didn't!"Stella glared at him, "You did! You even said that you want to be with Jaylene instead!"Stella told the lie so unwaveringly that she put Keegan in doubt."D-Did I really say that?"Stella continued, "Yeah. You said that you couldn't remember me, so you didn't want to be with me or even see me."Keegan looked somewhat pitiful, like an abandoned puppy. His lips trembled. After a long silence, he said, "I must have been confused. Can I take back those words now?""Can words spoken be taken back? I've heard them all. When you said those things to me, my heart broke."Keegan frowned, racked his brain, and said pitifully, "Can you forget them then?"Stella could not help but chuckle upon hearing that. She reached out to pinch his earlobe and gently rubbed his nose, "Hug me, and I'll forget them."Keegan immediately hugged her, "Have you forgotten?"Stella closed her eyes, "Not yet."After a few seconds, Keegan asked again, "Have you forgotten?"Stella replied slowly,
That was everything Keegan could remember about that night.Someone saved him.Stella thought about when Keegan probed Jaylene; she said she had found him on the shore.So, there were two possibilities: either Jaylene had lied, or she had been the one who had rescued Keegan from the water.However, Stella immediately dismissed this possibility.Jaylene never hid what she had done for Keegan.If she had jumped into the water to save him, why did she not let Keegan know and seek credit?Therefore, the second possibility was that someone else saved Keegan, and Jaylene took advantage of the situation.However, Stella could not figure out how Jaylene conveniently knew where to find Keegan.She then thought about Keegan's previous questions to Jaylene, 'Did Keegan suspect that Marshall told Jaylene where he was?'Stella furrowed her brows and remained silent for a long time.Just as she was lost in thought, she felt an itch on her neck. She looked down and saw Keegan clumsily fast
It was getting late, and Marshall had to take his leave.Wenham asked him to stay a while longer out of courtesy and then called for a driver to take him home. Marshall politely declined, saying a colleague was coming to pick him up.Shortly after, they heard a car engine outside the house. His colleague had arrived.After bidding goodbye, Marshall got into the car.The driver was his new apprentice, a graduate who had just finished his studies half a year ago. He appeared very young but somewhat reserved. After greeting Marshall, he remained silent as he did not know what else to say.Marshall undid the button on his collar, stretched his neck, and looked at his phone.There were numerous missed calls and voicemails, mainly from his mother. Two WhatsApp messages were from Irene, a few work-related messages, and some New Year's greetings from various group chats.He opened the message from Irene. One read: [It's the New Year. Why can't you just enjoy it?]The other one said: [Y
At the Saun residence, after Wenham had a cup of ginger lemon tea to sober up, Darcie helped him upstairs to rest.The maids cleaned up the mess they had made.Trevor came out from the washroom and saw Jaylene holding the photo album from Stella's childhood.Her fingers clenched tightly on the album. However, her facial expression was concealed in the shadows, making it difficult to discern.Nevertheless, her protruding knuckles revealed her current unsettled emotions.Trevor did not say anything as he quietly watched her from afar.After staring at the album for a few seconds, Jaylene slammed it onto the table. Then, she turned around and went upstairs.Once she walked away, Trevor walked over and picked up the album.The leather cover still bore the imprints of Jaylene's forceful grip from earlier. Trevor silently smoothed out those marks and then opened the album.He intended to look at Stella's childhood photos. However, as he flipped through the pages, he noticed somethin
Stella hesitated to speak. Finally, she could not resist herself anymore and asked, "Did you think that we—"She clapped her hands lightly as she spoke, "Clapped last night?"Keegan was taken aback."Did we?""Of course not! Do you think I'm crazy?"Stella was speechless as she thought, 'Why does Keegan always think that he is very capable in bed after getting drunk? What is wrong with him?'Keegan paused, looking somewhat in doubt. His gaze fell on Stella's neck, "Y-Your neck..."'Neck?'Stella went to the mirror and touched her neck, "You mean this? I did some scraping after taking a shower last night."Keegan kept quiet.Stella leaned over while blinking her eyes and teased him in a low voice, "Did you think they came from you?"She brought her neck closer to Keegan as she spoke, "Give me a hickey for comparison. Let's see if they look alike."Keegan's lips trembled. Then, he forcefully pulled the shirt she was sitting on and went to the bathroom with a stern face."Tsk