Jaylene was taken aback and quickly pulled her hand back.With a stern face, she said, "You could've just said that from the beginning. Why did you have to bring me into that? Were you deliberately trying to make dad dislike me?"Stella lifted her gaze at her, but she remained seated on the bench. Jaylene was standing, so theoretically, she should be looking down at Stella. However, the coldness in Stella's eyes made her feel as though she was the one being looked down upon."You're overthinking. I can't predict what you're going to say. If dad really dislikes you, you should reflect on yourself. He loves and pampers you. He taught you social relationships and understanding, yet you said that Mr. Clarkson's death has nothing to do with our family. How could he not be mad?"Jaylene clenched her fists. "It was just an accident, and you were using it as an opportunity to make yourself look good in front of dad!"Stella chuckled. "Isn't repaying kindness with kindness a basic virtue?
Keegan bit his lip and forced out a harsh sentence while digging his fingernails into his palms."You must be crazy to say such outrageous things. Why would she bother saving me if she wanted to harm me?"Stella put on a disappointed look. "You trust her but not me?"Keegan's voice was cold. "I only trust what I see."Tears welled up in Stella's eyes, as she gritted her teeth and said, "Keegan Kane, I really wish you hadn't come back!"Keegan felt a pang in his chest, as his fingertips trembled slightly.Jaylene frowned. "Stella, don't you think what you said is a little too mean?""Get lost!"With a cold face, Stella pushed Keegan aside and directly walked away.The feeling of her push still lingered in Keegan's chest, as he clenched his fists. His expression was concealed under the shadow, and Jaylene could not tell what he was truly feeling.Then, she asked softly, "Keegan, are you okay? I can't believe what Stella just said. She should've never cursed you like that no mat
Aldor helplessly said, "I wasn't joking. Don't you know how Mrs. Kane is? She would never allow anyone to mistreat her at any time, let alone when she's pregnant now. Why would you even do that to her? Do you want something to happen to the baby?""I didn't..."Keegan felt helpless too and took a while before he said, "Help me figure out how to cheer her up."Aldor was straightforward with it. "Just tell her that you've recovered your memory. She'll be very happy and forget about what happened."Aldor's response left him speechless."Apart from that."Aldor thought for a moment and said, "Fall into the river again. She'll then feel sorry for you and forgive you for what you did."Keegan gritted his teeth. "Can you come up with a proper suggestion?"Aldor sighed. "Mr. Kane, I graduated with a degree in science and engineering, yet you're asking me for relationship advice. Honestly, this is beyond my capabilities."'I wonder what wicked sins I have committed in my past life that
Stella was puzzled."Keegan Kane, what are you doing?"Her unexpected voice startled Keegan, causing his hand to slip. Then, the wine bottle fell to the ground. He coughed a few times, and a faint blush appeared on his fair face.He paused, bent down, and picked up the wine bottle while pretending to be calm. "I'm thirsty," he said softly.Stella glanced at the water purifier behind him and was speechless.'It looks like he can't tell the difference between alcohol and water now, huh?' she thought to herself."Keegan, let's—"Before Stella could say that she wanted to go home with him, Keegan cut her off while rubbing his temples. "My head hurts."Stella was at a loss for words.'Well, didn't he sound powerful when he told me to shut up just now? And now, he suddenly became so weak?' Stella thought to herself.Stella scrutinized Keegan, and a strange speculation suddenly emerged in her mind—could it be that Keegan was pretending to be drunk to gloss over what happened?'He s
'Well, I'm not expecting her to be mad, but... why is this so different from what I imagined?' Keegan thought to himself.Keegan had a thousand questions in his head, as he suggested, "How about Vermont's place? He said his cat can do backflips."Stella did not speak for a while."Sure. I think the baby would want to see that too."Keegan was speechless.The driver quickly turned the car around and headed to Clouditude International.Half an hour later, they arrived at their destination.Vermont opened the door and saw the two empty-handed visitors. "Tsk," he clicked his tongue.Felicity shouted from inside, "Is our money tree here?"Vermont tilted his head and said, "Yeah, but these two trees are withered. They came empty-handed."His response left both Stella and Keegan utterly speechless.Felicity quickly ran to the door and asked, "Stella?"She pushed Vermont away and said, "Why are you still standing here? Go make some tea."Vermont looked at Keegan angrily, as he tho
Keegan was taken aback.That was something he had never thought of before.He had seen what Coco's mother looked like when she was pregnant with Coco. It was difficult. Other than the mother and the baby's safety, Keegan did not wish for anything more.In the twenty past years before marriage, he had not really thought about raising a child.Dahlia was not a responsible person, and Quentin passed away too soon. He had never experienced what it was like growing up in a normal family. He was quick to learn everything else, but when it came to being a parent, he had no one to refer to.So, raising a child was never a thing he had considered before.Even when he took Stella to see a doctor back then, he only did that to make her happy because he knew that she liked children.This baby came too suddenly and caught him off guard. Whenever he thought about how there was a life flowing with their blood in Stella's belly, he would have an indescribable feeling.Happy, excited, confused,
Aurora's expression changed slightly. "You're not even invited. Why would you go?"Stella was puzzled. "To do business. She hasn't settled the final payment for the jewelry she ordered.""Are you seriously going to do business on someone else's wedding day? Are you out of your mind?"At that moment, Stella felt annoyed. "Are you suggesting that I should wait until her ceremony ends and then collect the money? What if she changes her mind and doesn't pay me?"Aurora became nervous. "Is money all you think about? Why don't you look at—"She paused and clenched her jaws before she continued, "You're already a part of the Saun family. Uncle Wenham is providing you with everything you need and want. Why are you still so obsessed with making money?"Stella looked at Aurora, who was behaving strangely. After a brief silence, she said, "Who would complain about having too much money?"Aurora was taken aback by what she said. Then, she responded through gritted teeth, "I've said what I n
Of course, Vermont knew exactly what Erick was thinking. He did not actually mean what he said.Before Erick was promoted, he had dealings with a lot of businessmen. Vermont had eaten with him a few times and knew what kind of person he was.Although Ricky was a mess, the Adam family had a significant influence. Ricky was the only son and as long as his daughter could bear an heir for the Adam family, his career would only become better and better with how powerful the Adam family was.Vermont paused and silently glanced at Keegan. Then, he cleared his throat and said, "I also heard that a lady in their social circle paired them up."Stella noticed his subtle actions and was shocked.Felicity, being more straightforward, immediately said, "Who is that heartless person?"Vermont responded, "I don't know who exactly, but she has a pretty good relationship with Mrs. Chapman.""This is clearly a trap. And, they call that a good relationship? If someone were to introduce my daughter