Vermont could not help but spurt the tea in his mouth all over. He coughed for some time as his face turned extremely red. However, he still teased Felicity, "If my name is Doggy, does that make you Bitchy? It doesn't sound too bad. We can call ourselves the Night Howlers, and our children can be called Cute Puppies. What do you think?"Felicity's face turned red from anger, "Only your children will be called puppies!""Yeah," Vermont smiled. "You'll be the one giving birth to them for me."Felicity punched him. When the two started fooling around, the atmosphere at the table became much happier. Keegan took advantage of the situation and pulled Stella closer, whispering, "Please don't be mad at me, okay?"Stella glanced at him, pursed her lips, and sat back down. Then, she "reluctantly" said, "I'm only staying because I don't want to ruin someone else's wedding."Keegan lowered his eyes, seeming to chuckle. He continued softly, "Thank you, Coach Hall."'Coach Hall...'Stella su
Marshall phrased his words perfectly.For someone as meticulous as Marshall, how could he be so careless and say that he "forgot" Keegan had lost his memory?Stella put down her cup and looked at Marshall.He sensed her gaze and turned to meet her eyes.Stella smiled at him with a gentle expression.Marshall's eyelashes trembled slightly as his expression immediately softened.Keegan noticed their interactions, and his gaze darkened. Then, he subconsciously held Stella's hand under the table tighter.Stella paused, lifted her other hand, and lighted scratched the back of his hand. He abruptly pulled his hand back, looking uneasy."Tsk," Stella clicked her tongue.'What a coward. He's pretending to have lost his memories, yet he can't contain his jealousy. I bet he's very angry right now.'As she thought about it, she reached over again and pinched Keegan's thigh.'Wow. So muscular!'Keegan was startled and stood up abruptly, causing the table to shake.Everyone else looked
"Unfortunately, the retirement age has been changed now. When it's our turn to retire, we'll probably be sixty years old by then. I might not even receive my pension before I kick the bucket. I can only get a portion of what I contributed to the pension scheme all those years. It's pretty sad to think that after working so hard for so many years, I'll be gone before even I can enjoy them."So, after thinking about it, I've decided to get married after thirty-five and preferably have a child after forty. By the time my child is twenty and heading to college, I'll be officially retired and too old to be walking around, which means I won't have to babysit my grandchildren and still get to enjoy my pension. It's not that bad, right? Even if I don't live to sixty, the money in my pension account can be passed on to my child. They won't go to waste," Felicity added.Vermont's lip twitched, "Why do you care so much about your pension?""What? Without it, how am I supposed to get money when
After going upstairs, Stella caught a glimpse of Aurora's figure flashing across the walkway.Stella needed to use the restroom badly, so she did not care much about it.Meanwhile, Aurora held something and waited for a long time, but Dahlia was nowhere to be seen. She kept glancing at the time, feeling a little uneasy.'Is Mom simply drawing me away because she wants to do something bad to Stella?'Mrs. Chapman and Mom have a good relationship. If Mom were to do anything at the wedding, Mrs. Chapman could help cover it up,' Aurora thought to herself.She became restless upon thinking about that. She turned around, intending to leave. Just as she pulled the door open, Dahlia stood at the entrance, about to come in.Seeing Aurora wanting to leave, Dahlia paused and stared at Aurora. "Where are you going?" she asked."Nowhere." Aurora took a step back and said in a low voice, "Mom, you told me to be here, but you haven't come yourself. I thought you had something else to do, so I
Dahlia said gently, "The ceremony hasn't started yet, and we've been here for quite some time now. Mrs. Chapman is getting hungry, and the food will only be served later. It's not nice to carry a plate of food around in front of so many people. It might seem a little inappropriate."Aurora was unsure why Dahlia could not just ask a kitchen staff to do the same, but she did not question further as she was lost in her fantasy of a happy family. Instead, she said softly, "I specifically picked the desserts you like. Try them."Dahlia gently touched her face, "I have raised you right. You're always so thoughtful."Aurora heaved a sigh of relief inwardly, 'I'm glad that Mom finally thought this through.'Suddenly, the sound of footsteps echoed at the door. Dahlia paused, raised her head, and said, "Aurora, you should go back to the banquet hall. The ceremony will begin soon. I'm going to go speak to Mrs. Chapman for a while.""Okay, sure."When Aurora was about to leave, Dahlia stoppe
When Stella came out of the restroom, she turned her head to the spot where she had seen Aurora earlier. However, she did not see anyone there and proceeded to go back downstairs.Then, a loud noise, accompanied by a woman's scream, echoed in the staircase. The hotel staff on the floor paused. Then, he hurriedly rushed over and saw Stella covered in blood.When that person came in to tell everyone that someone had fallen, nobody knew who it was. However, Keegan's face turned pale when he heard that blood was mentioned. He abruptly stood up and ran outside.Aurora's expression changed, and she followed him out.Marshall watched Keegan lose his composure as he tapped on his wine glass without showing any reaction.Felicity became very worried as well upon hearing that there was blood everywhere. With a pale face, she stammered, "Stinky Cucumber, c–could it be... Stella—"Before she could finish speaking, Vermont cut her off with a teasing smile, "The stairs aren't that high. Even i
The manager was also shocked and quickly asked the on-duty staff about what had happened.However, none of them had a clue.Keegan told Olivia to prepare a room and had Lena take Stella inside to check on her.Dahlia was not surprised to see what happened at all.They had been hiding the news of Stella's pregnancy from the public. It was very unlikely that they would disclose it at a time like this.However, Dahlia figured that the baby in Stella's belly had no chance of making it, given how much blood she had lost.Dahlia felt very happy upon thinking about that.Then, she stepped forward and spoke in a gentle tone, "Keegan, it's Mrs. Chapman's daughter's big day and the ceremony will begin soon. Stella looks fine. Someone probably accidentally dropped an oil bottle, covering the stairs with oil. We should put this aside and investigate it later. Let's not delay the ceremony because of this."Felicity could not hold back her temper upon hearing that, "Are you hearing yourself?
After that, Olivia brought everyone to a smaller banquet hall downstairs and used the projection equipment to show them the surveillance footage.The cameras were installed near the staircase. At the beginning of the footage, it captured a few people walking by, but none approached that side of the staircase. It was not until over half an hour later that Aurora came out of the main banquet hall and entered the staircase carrying a bag.Then, the footage switched to the entrance of the staircase on the floor above, where Aurora came out from inside.From the time mark, it was evident that Aurora stayed on the staircase for about ten minutes.It was simply too suspicious.Everyone began to shift their gaze to Aurora.Aurora's face was pale, thinking about the identical bag Dahlia had given her before leaving. Then, she turned her head and stared at Dahlia.However, Dahlia did not look at her. Instead, she was just watching the footage with a frown, seemingly as nervous as everyone