With a stern face, Stella glared at Keegan as she thought, 'I knew he'd never hire a good-looking man to be my assistant. He was just messing with me last night!'Although Samuel had an average appearance, he was very eloquent. He answered fluently about the entertainment industry, the job responsibilities of a celebrity's assistant, and Stella's acting experiences.Clearly, Keegan had trained him before he took the job. He was a very smart and sharp young man.On the day Wenham and Darcie's flight arrived, Stella and Trevor went to pick them up.The airport was crowded with people. Stella stood by the car and looked around with her eyes squinted. Soon, she saw Wenham, wearing sunglasses, dragging two large suitcases out from the airport while Darcie followed behind him with a tiny suitcase and an expensive handbag.Darcie dressed elegantly and exuded a refined air, looking completely different from the old photos, in which she stood next to Freesia in plain attire that almost ble
At first, Stella did not know that Darcie was going to meet Grace.However, before going to bed last night, Olivia called her and talked to her about this.Of course, Darcie was not going to give up on such a big client like Grace just like that.She had asked Jessie Keller, also known as Mrs. Depp, to persuade Grace to meet her. Jessie was Grace's good friend; her eldest daughter's wedding was also held at a venue owned by Olivia.Olivia was everyone's friend and particularly good at business. She decorated the wedding venue exceptionally well, which gave her something to brag about among her friends.Later on, Jessie also organized her grandson's birthday, company team-building activities, and family reunions at Olivia's properties. So, they became closer to each other over time.If Darcie were to call Jessie directly and ask for her help, Jessie would not necessarily be willing to intervene because she had proposed a marriage between her youngest son and Jaylene before, but Da
Stella snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Wenham with a puzzled expression. "What's wrong, Dad?"Wenham said, "When you smile like that, it reminds me of your mother when she was pregnant with you. She would smile at me like that whenever she got mad. Then, she'd make me tie a watermelon around my belly and do house chores while joking that I looked like a frog. I'm traumatized."Stella was speechless.Trevor laughed out loud. "It's because you teased her about having spots on her face. She wanted you to experience the feeling of pregnancy and being called unattractive."Wenham got confused. "But I said that the spots were cute. I guess us men can never figure out what women think, huh?"Stella imagined the scene of Wenham getting tortured by Freesia and could not help but laugh. 'It seems like I got my traits from my mom, huh?'In Vinci Rivera, Jaylene was speaking to the receptionist with a lot of things in her hands. She had not made an appointment, and the receptionist
The receptionist rolled their eyes and looked at Jaylene.Jaylene's eyes were filled with malice, as if saying, "Just wait. You're finished."The receptionist kept a straight face.Aldor said, "Ms. Saun, please hand over what you brought to the receptionist. Mr. Kane is meeting clients, and neither of us is in the office."Jaylene paused, and then her expression turned ugly. "If Keegan is not in the office, why did the receptionist keep asking me if I made an appointment? What's the point of having an appointment if he's not even around? What kind of people did you hire?"Aldor said flatly, "Many people need to see Mr. Kane every day. I can't imagine what would happen if the receptionist just let everyone in."Jaylene's face turned even redder in anger as she said to herself, 'Aldor, I'll get you back when I finally get together with Keegan!'However, she needed a favor from him now, so she had no choice but to swallow her displeasure and say in a low voice, "Aldor, I apologize
Darcie did not believe Jaylene at first. "Stella said you met her in the morning and told her that you would drive to the airport alone. Why didn't she mention that you were sick?"Jaylene cursed Stella for being nosy and continued with her lie, "Why would Stella be so kind as to tell you about me? She would be more than happy if I didn't go pick Dad up, so he'd be upset with me."Then, she coughed again before continuing, "Mom, I'm really at the hospital now. Check my location if you don't believe me. I didn't mean to ignore your calls. I'm just feeling too unwell. I put my phone on silent and forgot about it."Darcie looked at the location Jaylene had sent her and began believing her words. She then briefly asked about her condition. Jaylene said, "I'm still waiting for the doctor to see me."Darcie said in a deep voice, "Come over here immediately once you're done. I'll give you a maximum of forty minutes. I'm going to meet Mrs. Esper today because you messed up, so you'd better
One could imagine how happy Aaron was when he heard those words. He thought that Jaylene must have had feelings for him but had not realized it yet.He was not officially dating that girl yet, so he decisively rejected her and became Jaylene's "best friend," hoping to win her over in the future.When Jaylene was abroad, she had many admirers, but Aaron always believed that he was different from them. Although she rejected him, she was still extremely nice to him.She gave him birthday gifts, took leave to take care of him when he was sick, and even shared intimate moments with him.He even had Jessie find out if the Saun family was interested in matching them up. However, once Jaylene found out about it, she ignored him for a month. After that, Aaron did not dare to bring it up again.He figured Jaylene might be concerned about the status difference between their families, which was why she hesitated to be his girlfriend.When Jaylene returned home last year, Aaron still had a ye
Jaylene paused as her expression darkened momentarily, but she quickly put a smile back on and asked softly, "Keegan, did you remember something?"Keegan massaged his temples as he frowned and said in a hoarse voice, "My head hurts..."Jaylene noticed that he was resisting something mentally and quickly grabbed his arms to stop him. "Keegan, don't think about it if your head hurts. It'll stop hurting once you stop thinking about it."Keegan pushed her away and said sternly, "Don't touch me!"Jaylene was startled. At that moment, she thought that Keegan had regained his memory and started panicking. Suddenly, she remembered something and quickly took out a bottle of medicine from her bag, put two pills in the tea, and handed it to Keegan."Keegan, drink this. It'll relieve the pain," she said.Aldor's expression changed, and he rushed toward the private room.Keegan, unable to bear the intense pain, drank it all in one gulp.Jaylene played the tune used during the hypnosis in Ke
Jaylene paused, lifted her gaze, and saw Grace and Darcie standing in front of her with a suspicious expression. She was bewildered, not knowing why they would be at Cotton Rose Restaurant. 'Aren't they supposed to be at The Deli?' she wondered.Grace wore a mocking expression as she glanced at the stern-faced Darcie with a smirk. "Your daughter said she's sick, but instead of going to the hospital, she looked for a man to take care of her. It seems like she can't live without throwing herself at a man, huh?"If she's not interested in marrying into the Depp family, you can just say so. There's no need to lie to Aaron and make him foolishly wait for nothing!"Grace's demeaning words immediately made Darcie's expression sour, but she suppressed her anger. Just as she was about to speak, Keegan, who was standing next to Jaylene, beat her to it."Madam, please show some respect in your words. Jaylene only came here to bring me some tea. Please do not say such things about her," Keegan
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