Stella was snapped back when she heard the cold voice. 'Ugh, he ruins the pretty picture I have of him every time he talks.'Stella went up to Keegan reluctantly and whispered, "Here's the white truffles. You promised, remember?"When Keegan heard that, his gaze shifted from the documents to her face. Her beauty was pleasing to the eyes; the same as she had always been. However, Keegan knew that it was all an act. She was no longer the obedient wife she used to be. Instead, she was feisty and would fight back when being provoked.Keegan leaned back and narrowed his eyes. "Oh? Did I promise you anything?"Stella was surprised he had forgotten. "You promised to help me deliver these truffles if I went to that luncheon with you!" She gritted her teeth and added, "You did say that, right?"Keegan replied as if he remembered, "Hmm, I guess I did."Stella felt a moment of relief, but it was short-lived as he continued, "However, upon further thought, I don't think it's right for me to
Stella was dumbfounded. 'Why didn't the sugar seal your mouth shut then, if I put too much sugar? Ugh, whatever. I should just put up with him since I'm the one who is asking him for something.'She smiled apologetically, and with a good attitude, she said, "Noted. I haven't been in the kitchen for a long time, so I must be getting rusty."Sure enough, Keegan's facial expression looked better after that.Stella then took the opportunity to say, "Mr. Kane, us having this divorce is like us getting married. We have to choose a date. You see, we got married on an unlucky day. As a result, our marriage didn't go well, and we couldn't make it to the end. So, we have to pick a good day to get divorced so that our previous marriage won't fetter us, and we will be able to find new love. I've checked the dates; the 21st, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, and 31st of this month are all good days to get divorced. Should we just pick one from all the days I just mentioned?""Every day is a good da
'Ugh, that's gonna be so embarrassing. Do I really want that?" Stella wondered to herself. 'I mean, it's pretty clear Keegan was cheating on me. If I stick around and some kid walks up to him, calling him "Daddy" one day, I'll be a laughingstock in Rivera.''I have to go through with this divorce, no matter what!' She's expression changed as she thought about it."Listen, Mr. Kane, your divorce will be a big deal for Rivera, won't it? If we just announce it without any warning, it'll affect the company's stocks and everything. That's not good, right?"Keegan asked, "What are you trying to say?""I mean, let's wait a year before announcing the divorce. That way, we can avoid some of the fallout. What do you think?" she said.Keegan stared at her without saying anything, looking upset.Stella's heart started beating fast. "Is that too long? Maybe we could announce it after eight months?" she whispered.Keegan's gaze turned cold.Stella said, "I-I think... six months is too short,
Keegan was in his office, looking out the window on the twelfth floor when Aldor knocked on the door. "Is she gone?" Keegan asked as he saw Aldor coming in. Aldor nodded. "Did she say anything?" Keegan asked again.Aldor didn't know what to say at first, but then Keegan said, "Well? Don't take forever. Tell me, did she say anything?"Aldor gulped and said in a low voice, "She asked me to apologize for not rinsing the beef liver earlier."Keegan froze. Although Stella actually did clean the liver before cooking it, she purposely told Aldor that to get back at Keegan for not keeping his promise.Her mood improved when she thought of how disgusted Keegan would be for eating the "unwashed" liver she had prepared. 'He probably wants to down some bleach right now,' she said to herself. However, her happiness did not last long, as joy turned into sadness when her Uber was rear-ended from behind.Stella was a bit scared of driving since the last time she got rear-ended on the overpass. So
Only then did Stella recognize the man she had met on the rooftop of Rotona Pinnacle Hospital. She shook her head in response to his question.The pregnant woman's eyes turned red with anger. "You bitch! Do you think I'm scared of you now that someone has come to your rescue? Try me!" Stella wanted to respond, but Marshall stopped her.He took his phone out and said, "I have proof of you hitting her on my phone. Although you'll only be sentenced to a minimal crime punishment because you're pregnant and you have nothing to fear, what do you think would happen if I put this on the internet? Do you think people would let you go just because you have a baby in you? Your child is going to be criticized before they're even born. Do you think they could live safely after that?"The woman's face changed, as she was scared. Marshall handed her a business card and said, "Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm a journalist, which also means I have the power to spread this news around."The wom
Aurora gritted her teeth and said, "How would you know if he'd like me or not? His parents like me! You just don't want to help your sister out!"Keegan nodded, "Then, go look for him yourself."Aurora was stunned for a moment. 'Would I be here begging you to contact Marshall if I could do it myself?' Marshall seemed to have deliberately avoided Aurora since he returned to the country. Whenever she found out where he was, he would be nowhere in sight when she arrived. He also never picked up when Aurora called."Please, Keegan. Help me out here. Don't you want me to be happily married in the future?"Keegan said, "You two are not suitable for each other. He's seven years older than you.""Stella was the same age as me when you married her. Why didn't you think she was too young?"Keegan was reminded of what Stella did when Aurora mentioned her name. Initially, he had a headache from quarreling with Aurora, but now his tummy was aching too. He tossed the phone to Aurora and said,
"Hey, we stopping here?" Marshall asked, slowing the car down.Stella finally snapped out of it, glanced out the window, and nodded. "Yeah, just drop me over there.""Wait here," she said when the car stopped.Marshall wasn't sure why she wanted him to wait, but before he could ask, Stella hopped out and crossed the road to the other side. Some cars zoomed past, and she disappeared from sight.About ten minutes later, she showed up again, this time standing on the opposite end of the crosswalk, holding two cups of coffee. She checked both ways, waiting for the traffic to clear. Marshall couldn't take his eyes off her. He only snapped back to reality when he heard a tap on his car window. Rolling it down, Stella handed him one of the coffee cups.Marshall took the coffee and said softly, "By the way, I'm Marshall." Stella was surprised for a second, then smiled, saying, "I'm Celeste."Meanwhile, Aurora couldn't believe it when she heard that Marshall had a girlfriend. "Keegan! Mar
By the time the housekeeper could react and stop Aurora, it was already too late. The housekeeper got worried when she saw the boxes all broken. "Why did you do that, Ms. Kane?!" she asked."My mom wouldn't have wanted those things from the Jewell family anyway," Aurora said coldly."That doesn't mean you should stomp on them! Now how can I give them to Mrs. Kane? Your brother asked me to give them to your mom. What will I say when he sees them all destroyed?""Just say you gave them to her. He won't know if you didn't.""But...""No buts! I'll take the blame if anything happens. Hurry up and throw out this garbage. It's so annoying to look at!" Aurora glared at her and said.The housekeeper kept her mouth shut and cleaned up the floor.Meanwhile, as soon as Stella entered Felicity's apartment, Felicity saw the band-aid on her neck.After some questioning, Felicity was caught up with everything that had happened. "That crazy woman wouldn't know karma if it hit her baby," Felici