Keegan looked at her, his eyes blank and lost. After a long pause, he spoke hoarsely, "Stella, Coco's father is gone. I can't fulfill the promise I made to her anymore."Stella was stunned. "What did you say?"With his eyes filled with sorrow, Keegan told her a secret, "Six years ago, the person who fell to his death at The Hox Club was Coco's father."Stella was struck by this news and could not process it. Then, she murmured, "So, Coco isn't Mr. Moore's child, huh?"Keegan was taken aback. "What wild ideas are you coming up with?"Stella said, "I thought Mr. Moore and the undercover cop had a fight and got into a car accident together, and Willow asked you to take care of their child before she died."Keegan was at a loss for words."When did I ever say that Coco is Marshall's daughter?"Stella swallowed. "Isn't Coco Mr. Moore's child with his ex-girlfriend who got into the car accident with him?"Keegan massaged his temple and said, "They broke up for a year before the acci
Keegan thought that everything was strange, so he contacted Willow. However, she felt ridiculous upon hearing that. She told Keegan that she was already married to another man and was about to give birth.She had already forgotten about Marshall. She loved her husband very much and would never go abroad with him.Stella heard what Keegan said and immediately knew that Marshall was having another episode. In the story he fabricated, he and Willow were still a loving couple, but the reality was that Willow had left him long ago, and Marshall was the one who could not move on.Just as Keegan was thinking about advising Marshall, Dahlia asked him to sign some documents and suddenly mentioned Marshall and Willow.She had always looked down on girls who tried to climb the social ladder by attaching themselves to wealthy families. In her eyes, Willow was exactly that kind of person.Dahlia complained about Willow to Keegan. Before she left, she said, "She should take a look at herself in
Willow underwent a C-section and gave birth to her daughter. After that, she underwent another surgery.After Keegan got that number, he kept trying to contact Jayson, but he was unreachable.Willow stayed in the hospital for six days but eventually passed away due to her injuries and wound infection.Keegan did not know Willow's family as she was not from Rivera. The police contacted her hometown's police station and were informed that her family had moved away long ago. They were also trying to reach them.The phone number Willow had given to Keegan was his only option.Three days after her death, Keegan got through to the phone.Jayson was very cautious at first, thinking Keegan was playing a prank. However, when he heard the crying of a child and how Keegan could accurately recite Willow's ID number, he immediately fell silent.That night, a dark-skinned, muscular man with a buzz cut and rugged features arrived at the hospital morgue. He appeared to be several years older th
Jayson said, "I know you. You're Keegan Kane from the Kane family of Rivera, right? I know where to find you."Keegan wanted to refuse, but Jayson continued, "You're Marshall's best friend. Since he's the reason why my wife is dead, it's only right for you to make amends on his behalf."Keegan was speechless.Then, Jayson added, "I can't take care of her right now. I still have unfinished business. She'll be safest with you because no one would ever dare mess with your family."Once everything settles down, I'll come back to get her. Please help hide her identity, and don't let anyone know that she's Willow's daughter. I can't drag her into this..."At that time, Keegan did not really understand what Jayson meant by "drag her into this," nor did he know what was so important that Jayson had to abandon his newborn daughter, who was still receiving intensive care.But Jayson did not explain much to Keegan. He took a call and hastily left before asking Keegan to convey his message f
Stella took the envelope and took out what was inside.She initially thought that it might be some documents, but she was wrong. It was a police shoulder badge instead.She was taken aback and thought of what Keegan had said before about "sacrifices of those who work in the shadows, not recognized and may not even have a future."Suddenly, her expression turned solemn. She asked softly, "Was he a narcotics officer?"Keegan shook his head. "I don't know. He didn't directly tell me about it, but it's likely. Before the incident at The Hox Club, he came to see Coco once and said that he was going on a business trip. He told me that he might be away for some time and would come back to pick Coco up once she recovers."His voice turned hoarse as he spoke, "That was the last time I saw him. Every year after that, he would transfer some money into my account, but he never showed up again."I always thought he was still on a mission and could not return to see Coco. After all, he would s
Keegan had intended to investigate what happened at The Hox Club, hoping to gather some evidence to use against the Adam family. That way, he could prevent them from using him as a scapegoat once Luanna's case went public. He had not expected to uncover something like this at all.Stella absentmindedly patted the back of Keegan's hand and asked softly, "There's one more thing I can't figure out.""What is it?"Stella asked, "Why does Marshall hate you?"Keegan was not the one who got him hypnotized and had his memories erased. On the contrary, Keegan did everything he could to help him when he got into trouble. Stella just could not comprehend Marshall's hostility toward Keegan.He frowned and shook his head. "This is what I'm trying to figure out, too."He repeatedly analyzed what had happened back then and could only recall the accident after he called Marshall, but nothing else.'Could it be possible that they had a conflict with Irene after I called him? But what does that h
Keegan nodded. "We can't always be passive like this. I've got to eventually figure out why Marshall hates me. If we don't solve the problem from the root, he'll never stop."Paranoia was one of Marshall's major symptoms of his dissociative disorder.Stella gladly took on this task.Then, a message popped up in the "Thick as Thieves" group chat.Vermont glanced at it. When he realized that it was from Stella, he snorted, not bothering to read it.He had not forgotten how this woman had previously encouraged him to trick Felicity into marrying him.'What a hypocrite!' he thought to himself.However, he still saw the message despite not opening it.After a while, Felicity came out of her room and approached him with her phone. "Stinky Cucumber, Stella and Keegan are fighting!""Oh," Vermont responded indifferently. "They do that very often, don't they? It's nothing surprising. You've been asking her to break up with him, yet they're still inseparable. Just let them be.""It's d
Felicity glared at Vermont and said, "Stella isn't that shallow! She fell for Keegan because he was the one who pulled her out of the car that day. She said that only a very kind person would help a stranger in need. Why do you think Keegan would coincidentally be at the scene of the accident?""Maybe he was curious?"Felicity kicked him in annoyance. "I'm being serious. Stop fooling around!"Vermont chuckled and hugged her. "Fine, fine. I'll stop now. Please tell me more."Felicity continued, "Keegan is Marshall's childhood friend. Marshall got into an accident, so Keegan rushed to the scene to help and coincidentally saved Stella. Doesn't everything seem to fit perfectly?"Although Vermont seemed like he was not serious about it, he listened to everything Felicity said. 'Everything seems to make sense, but...'"Are you sure that Stella saw a pregnant woman?""Not just pregnant, but about to give birth. Her tummy was huge." Felicity leaned closer to his ear and whispered, "Do y