Stella could not help but wonder, 'Vermont is such a nosy person. How could he manage not to immediately spread out such earth-shattering gossip upon hearing it? He actually guessed right away that it was a set-up. How exactly does his mind work?'At this point, Stella had no other choice but to resort to her ultimate move![Vermont, you know best about my relationship with Felicity. Do you remember when you just got together with her, I was the first to oppose it?]Vermont replied: [You still have the nerve to bring it up now!]Stella texted: [You had so many ex-girlfriends, and none of your relationships with them lasted long. I only did that because I was afraid that you were only fooling around with Felicity. I didn't want her to get hurt.]Vermont did not retort. Clearly, he thought what Stella said made sense.She continued: [After we got to know each other better, I realized that you genuinely liked her. I didn't stop you two from dating, did I? When you were pretending to
Felicity got shy. She texted: [I opened the parcel and saw it. It's a little too revealing. How can I wear it?]Stella replied: [Just do it. Tell Vermont that it's a cosplay outfit and ask if it looks good on you.]Felicity froze.Stella was about to type something more, but Vermont called her. She answered the phone and heard him asking, "Did miss bandit tell you that herself?"She replied, "Of course. Otherwise, how could I suggest you have a baby with her first? Didn't you tell me that you wanted to meet her parent? Felicity had already mentioned it to Florence before, and that was when Florence came up with the condition."Felicity was afraid that directly telling you would hurt your pride as a man, so she was still finding the best way to bring it up to you."Vermont rubbed his temples. "Is Mrs. Thompson not afraid of me taking advantage of Felicity?"Stella said, "She's way richer than you. For her, a son-in-law is nothing more than a toy to please her daughter. If the toy
Vermont stared at his phone blankly, belatedly realizing that hanging up so abruptly might have been a little inappropriate.But he could not believe how the woman on the other end of the phone twisted his words and said that he had a baby with Felicity.Considering what she said and the fact that he ended the call so abruptly did make him look like a scumbag who did not want to take responsibility after getting someone pregnant.He paced back and forth anxiously, trying to organize his thoughts and figure out how to explain himself when he called back later.Suddenly, a brilliant idea popped into his head. 'Isn't miss bandit the best witness to prove my innocence?'So, he immediately came out of the bathroom and walked to Felicity's door, asking, "Miss bandit, are you in there?"A bell rang from inside the room, and Felicity answered, "Yeah, why?""Can you open the door? I need to talk to you," Vermont said as he initiated a video call with Florence.He thought to himself, 'I'
But the aunties were very friendly."Oh, Florence. Felicity's boyfriend is so handsome! I like him!""No wonder you said that you were not interested when I introduced my friend's son to Felicity before. It turns out that she already has a boyfriend, and they're even living together. They're such a good match.""Young man, how old are you? Where are you from? What do you do for a living?""Since you two already have a child together, when are you planning to have the wedding?"...Vermont awkwardly said, "What child? We don't have a child.""You just mentioned something about a child on the phone earlier. Didn't you say that Felicity has a child already?"At this point, Vermont gave up.He was impressed by how that person heard just a word he said on the phone and came up with a whole different story on her own.Facing his future mother-in-law, no matter how embarrassed he felt, he dared not to hang up abruptly again. After all, the happiness of his marriage would still depen
Vermont's gaze darkened.Felicity noticed his reaction and meowed again.He gulped as he asked in a low voice, "Who told you to dress like this?"After all, Felicity was inexperienced in love and had never dated anyone else before Vermont.She awkwardly wrapped her arms around his shoulder and asked in a flirtatious, high-pitched voice, "Don't you like it?"Vermont was amused by her strange tone. Then, he pinched her cat ears and laughed as he asked, "Is something wrong with your vocal cords?"His words ruined the atmosphere that had just been built up.Felicity grabbed his hair as her face turned red. "Are you crazy? What are you laughing at?" she said through gritted teeth.Vermont sat down next to her and hugged her while still chuckling. He asked, "Why can't you talk properly? Doesn't your throat hurt from speaking like that?"Felicity pushed the unromantic man away and stood up to leave, annoyed.But as soon as she got on her feet, she heard a tearing sound and felt her
Vermont was surprised. "Do you have a death wish?" He asked.Felicity looked away and stammered, "You don't have to hold yourself back. No one's stopping you anyway."He reached out to pinch her cheek and said in a low voice, "It isn't the right time yet."Felicity's motivation for wanting to sleep with him was wrong; she was doing it to satisfy Florence's pregnancy condition, which is why Vermont did not want to do it.He wanted it to be out of love and something they would enjoy.Felicity was speechless as she thought, 'We're already in such a position. How can it still not be the right time?'I spent so much effort finally getting things to this stage. What is he thinking?'She frowned and pushed him away. "If now isn't the right time, then when is?"Vermont sat up. "After I deal with your mother."Felicity paused. "D–Did you find out about something?"Vermont hugged her and asked in a deep voice, "What something?"He figured that if Felicity did not want him to know abou
Marshalll hesitated for a moment and asked, "Where?"Vermont then told him the address.Marshall asked again, "Is Keegan going?"Vermont responded in a somewhat unhappy tone, "Let's not talk about that ungrateful scum. He's been so entitled ever since he lost his memory."And Stella, whenever I argued with Felicity, she'd ask her to break up with me."Our relationship has gotten so much worse because of her. Because of her, miss bandit and I had another argument today. It's so annoying!"Marshall glanced at the time and said, "Send me your location. I'll take a cab over in a bit."When he arrived at the bar, Vermont and Carter were already drinking in the private room.Other than them, there were several other young people from wealthy families, both male and female, playing games together.With a cigarette in his mouth, Vermont chatted with the girls next to him while rolling the dice. He was humorous, embodying the image of a charming playboy. The girls around him could not
After collecting the money, Vermont tossed the dice to the person beside him and poured two glasses of liquor. He handed one to Marshall and sat down next to him. "Did you come from the office?""Yeah," Marshall responded and took a sip of the drink."Why are you and Ms. Thompson fighting?"Vermont's expression instantly turned sour upon hearing Marshall's question. "We're here to have fun. Why do you have to ask about such unhappy things?"Marshall said gently, "Ms. Thompson is a very genuine and nice person. She's younger than you, and you should be more accommodating to her.""Am I not being accommodating enough to her?" Vermont put down his glass and spoke with a stern face. "I've had so many girlfriends; have I ever been as open and sincere with any of them as I am with her?"I know she's a genuine person, but she spends all her effort on her friend. When does she ever care about me? She isn't even willing to bring me to meet her mother. Am I such a bad boyfriend that she ca
Keegan moved from initial resistance to reluctantly listening, and eventually to questioning."Why do these novels portray men as so stupid and brainless, yelling at the female lead as if they have intermittent explosive disorder?""Is the male lead sick? Forcing the female lead to donate a kidney, is he out of his mind?""How many years would they get for calling the police in their world?""Why is he so dumb? The supporting actress claims the female lead pushed her into the water and he believes it? Is checking surveillance footage illegal?""Stella, are you making fun of me?""I can't learn this. It all feels so neurotic. What does the female lead see in him?"Stella retorted, "Who cares if it's neurotic? Just mimic that stupidity, that's how these innocent women like men who protect them like that."Keegan was very reluctant, but his brain was more compliant than his body. Without needing to study deliberately, everything he heard stuck in his mind.So when Keegan mentione
Keegan's expression darkened with anger. "You're being completely unreasonable!"Stella crossed her arms, wearing an expression that seemed challenging. "You let her take it. Let's see if I dare."Jaylene hadn't actually wanted those junk items in the first place; she was deliberately trying to stir up discord between them. Now that her goal was achieved, she put on a sympathetic look."Keegan, I don't want it anymore. Don't be angry. Your health is more important. Didn't the doctor say to keep your emotions stable?"Turning her head, she reproached Stella. "Stella, are you here to help Keegan recover his memory or just to provoke him?""Shut up, you brat! Do you even have a say here?"Acting under the guise of a drama, playing the role of someone lacking in manners, was incredibly satisfying.She’d wanted to curse this brat for a long time!Jaylene's lips twitched, but she held back, tearfully saying, "Stella, if you don't like me, I'll leave. There's no need to humiliate me l
Jaylene understood the situation perfectly. Even though she didn't particularly like these cold, mechanical devices, she put on a pretense of surprise, saying, "Really, Keegan?"Keegan nodded. "Choose one you like.""Keegan!" Before Stella could finish her sentence, she couldn't hold back her sharp voice, "With your pile of junk that I can't even touch normally, she takes a look and now you want to give it to her? What's the meaning of this?!"Keegan frowned, apparently not comprehending her current anger at all. "Jaylene gave me a gift, and I'm giving her one in return. What's the problem?""What problem?" Stella's eyes started to redden. "I can't touch them, so why should she be able to? Have you forgotten, or do you have inappropriate feelings for her?"Keegan's expression darkened. "This makes no sense!"Jaylene secretly delighted in this, hypocritically trying to calm things down, "Forget it, Keegan. Since Stella minds so much, I don't want it anymore. You've strained your r
The standoff lasted for over twenty minutes before Keegan grabbed a book and knocked the beetle off Jaylene's neck. The beetle fluttered twice and suddenly flew up, landing on Jaylene's face.Jaylene screamed, rolled her eyes, and fainted.As she collapsed, the bug flew off again."Jaylene?"Keegan called out to her.He looked up at Stella and said, "You go start the car, I'll carry her to the hospital."As he spoke, he signaled to Stella.She understood and coldly grunted, "So troublesome."Walking over to Jaylene, she squatted down beside her and slapped her face twice.Jaylene immediately opened her eyes and reached out to push her away. "What are you doing!"Stella was prepared and had already moved back before she could be pushed.She shook her tingling hand and innocently said, "Jaylene, you fainted because of the bug. I was just saving you. Don't believe me? Ask Keegan."Jaylene nearly ground her teeth. Did she think she hadn't heard? She was intentionally exposing h
Her fingertips trembled with a mix of horror and excitement. Just as the teapot was about to slip from her grasp, Keegan suddenly said, "Jaylene, don't move."Jaylene froze, instinctively thinking Keegan had regained his memory. She had barely twitched when Keegan loudly stopped her again, "Don't move, absolutely don't move."Jaylene wanted to say something, but then felt an itching sensation on her neck, as if something was crawling slowly. Goosebumps erupted all over her body.By now, Stella had turned around and saw Jaylene standing stiffly with the teapot in hand. Her eyes quickly assessed the situation and then she noticed the beetle crawling on Jaylene's neck.It was an unknown species, not overly tentacled but as long as a little finger, its mouthparts slightly twitching, genuinely alarming in appearance.Stella murmured, "It's so big."Jaylene couldn't see what was on her neck, unsure if it would bite or if it was venomous. She stood frozen in place, her voice trembling,
Seeing him, Stella even lowered her eyes and softly praised, "Mr. Kane, you acted very well."Keegan glared at her, his voice low and intense. "If you keep watching like this, Coco will cut ties with me tomorrow."Stella replied confidently, "No, she won't. After accepting the red envelope, she can tolerate you a little longer."Keegan asked sharply, "Did you teach her to ask for red envelopes like this?""Don't falsely accuse me; I didn't teach her.""You may not have taught her directly, but you set an example. Have you forgotten how you always make me buy things for you?"Stella was speechless. Whenever she wanted Keegan to buy her something, she would often say, "Gifts are only surprises when given voluntarily. If reminded, it shows they don’t like me that much."It had to be said, Coco had learned the essence of it.Stella also felt a bit awkward, thinking that in the future, she needed to avoid such flirtatious conversations between spouses in front of the children. They
Could she figure all this out?Keegan frowned, casting a disappointed look at Coco. "Are you not listening to me now?"Coco raised her gaze defiantly and stated, "Aunt Stella taught me that if I don't want something someone gives me, I can say no. I don't want this hairpin.""Didn't she teach you that even if you don't like something, you should still say thank you?"Coco fell silent for a moment, then reluctantly said to Jaylene, "Thank you, Aunt Jaylene, but I don't want it."Jaylene hesitated with her hand extended, unsure whether to retract it or leave it there, managing a strained smile. "Then what do you like? Next time, I will get you something you do like."Coco asked, "Do you want me to do something for you?"Jaylene was taken aback. "What?"Coco replied seriously, "Aunt Stella says offering help without reason is either deceitful or thieving. Since you don't like me, why else would you give me something? You want me to do something for you, right?"Jaylene forced a s
Leighton's incident did indeed revive their suspicions.Jaylene was gullible, but Darcie might see through this scheme. "Keegan, why didn't you go to work today?" Jaylene chose to ask directly at first.Keegan remained composed. "I've been busy with the press conference lately and haven't had much rest. Now that things have slowed down, I thought I'd take a break and relax."Jaylene spoke gently, "You should rest well. Since you came back, you've been busy, and you've been postponing Dr. Stone's follow-up appointments. Keegan, I'm really worried about your health. Since you're resting these days, I'll arrange for Dr. Stone to give you another check-up. Stella has been living here to assist your recovery for so long. We need the doctor to give a clear assessment of whether there's been any improvement. Otherwise, it's not good for Stella's reputation to stay here so long, unmarried and under one roof."Keegan nodded. "Okay, please arrange it. Thank you."His response was decisive,
Stella had just descended the stairs when she heard that remark, causing her eyelids to twitch as she thought to herself, “Damn it! He really knows how to come up with excuses!”Upon hearing this, Jaylene's eyes briefly flashed with disdain, but she ultimately accepted the shoe covers Keegan handed her. As Keegan led Jaylene into the house, her eyes continued to scrutinize every corner.There were a couple of pillows on the sofa, couple mugs on the table, wedding photos of Keegan and Stella on the walls, and even headbands and hair ties scattered on the table. The house exuded an unmistakable feminine touch.Jaylene's expression darkened, but when Keegan turned to ask if she preferred tea or coffee, she adopted a gentle, harmless demeanor. "Tea would be perfect."Keegan invited her to take a seat and called for Maria to prepare tea. Jaylene spoke softly, "Keegan, I heard from Stella that you brew Dragon Well tea better than anyone else. Is there a special technique?"Stella paused