"Hiss—" Stella frowned and slapped the back of Keegan's hand. "Of course, it hurts! Would it hurt if I touched your wound?" The injury on Stella's elbow was the same as the one on Keegan's head. It was made during the cruise. Not only did Stella hurt her elbow, but she also injured her knees.Keegan glanced at her and said, "I thought it didn't hurt since you're always so stubborn." As he spoke, he took a cotton swab, dipped it in the ointment, and slowly applied it to her elbow. "A doctor specially formulated this ointment for grandma. It's very effective in treating bruises. You can see the difference after one use.""It's that potent? Maybe we should steal it when we leave." It was common for actors and actresses to bump into things during the filming. The bruises looked ugly, but more importantly, they hurt. 'If this ointment is so effective, I better bring it home and use it myself,' Stella thought.Keegan's eyes twitched. "There's only one of these here. The doctor is travelin
"If worst comes to worst, I'll go to Mr. Snyder and Mr. Moore. I'll even give them 20% more interest, which is better than being leeched by a bloodsucker like you!"Keegan paused and narrowed his eyes dangerously. "You wouldn't dare!""Watch me!" As Stella said that, she pretended to dial Vermont or Marshall's number. Keegan rushed over to snatch her phone with a gloomy look on his face.During their little dispute, Stella's leg bumped against the edge of the bed. She staggered and subconsciously grabbed onto Keegan's collar. Soon, Keegan could no longer hold his balance, and they both fell onto the bed.Dahlia was helping Cordelia back to her room when they saw the two on the bed. Stella was lying on the bed blushing, while Keegan was on top of her. His eyes were red. Before Cordelia could say something, Dahlia spoke up. "What are you two doing?"Surprised, Stella quickly pushed Keegan away, straightened her clothes, and stood up. "Hey, grandma. Hi, mom," she said in embarrassmen
Aurora was taken aback. She had never seen Dahlia get so angry before. She was stunned for a long time before she said, "I-It's not like that. I-I just think that Uncle Chandler treats us pretty well."Dahlia knew that she was overreacting, so she took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "He wouldn't do that if he didn't want something from us. Can you use that brain of yours?"Aurora thought that her uncle was kind to her. She did not know what he would ever want from her, yet her mother always regarded his family as their enemies. However, she did not dare to tell her mom that since Dahlia had always been hostile to her uncle's family. She was not only hostile toward Cyrene but also Chandler.From Aurora's point of view, Chandler had treated their family well over the years. When she was younger, Chandler would give her and her brother whatever Jackson had when he returned from a business trip. Sometimes, she would receive more gifts than the two boys.Aurora lost her father wh
"I wouldn't meet up with her if it wasn't because she was close with your uncle Quentin." After Cyrene got out of the car, the car suddenly became silent. Chandler was sitting upright, eyes half-closed, thinking about something.After a long time, he asked, "How are you and Mr. Callahan's daughter doing recently?"His voice was as clear as a bell and sounded majestic. Although his face was rough and his hair was gray, there was a bright light behind his eyes as if they were showing his youth.Upon receiving the question, Jackson unconsciously sat up straight in front of him."That woman is easy. I didn't even have to bait her for her to be hooked. But... I don't plan to continue this thing between us. I heard her father is still involved in an old case this year and will retire soon." Jackson knew he was not going to get the promotion, so he naturally wanted nothing to do with the marriage.Chandler frowned. "Is the source reliable?""His daughter is the one who told me it, so ye
Arthur looked at Aurora and suddenly remembered the photo album he had flipped through a few days ago. "My, my. You look so familiar. Are you Keegan's younger sister? We are all family. You're in luck. I just dug out some potatoes from my vegetable field and will make some pierogi at noon."Most people from the countryside lived simple lives, and Arthur had always been generous. He was in his nineties and could not afford to argue with a young girl. Knowing that she was Keegan's sister, he immediately became friendly with her."We're not family. Stella really thinks that our family is a charity, huh? It's fine that she secretly helps the Jewell family with my family's riches, but now she freaking brought one of you here? Your family is shameless," Aurora sneered.Arthur's face immediately changed. He tossed the hoe to the ground and pointed at Aurora as he shouted, "How dare you talk like that?!""I'm just stating the facts. I can't believe an old scum like you still lives off us r
Keegan was startled. His eyes darkened, and he said, "I'll handle it,""How are you going to handle it?" Stella asked calmly. "Are you going to send her to jail if grandpa doesn't come out of the operating room by today?"Keegan frowned, but he did not speak. The corner of Stella's lower lip twitched as she said, "No, right? Then, tell me, how are you going to handle this?"Keegan was about to say something when the lights in the operating room went out. The doctor came out of the operating room and said, "The patient is no longer in a critical state for now. You guys were careless. The man has a history of epilepsy and is already so old. You shouldn't have left him alone. Fortunately, he was delivered on time. Otherwise, he would be dead."Stella sighed in relief and waited for the doctor to finish talking before she said, "Yes, you're right. I was negligent. Thank you, doctor." The doctor waved his hand and said, "You can visit him in the ward later."After the doctor had left,
Seeing Keegan's serious look, Dahlia quickly told Aurora to zip it. She turned to Keegan and said, "I talked to your father-in-law. He said it was epilepsy. The old man's okay now. Aurora didn't mean for this to happen. She's freaked out, too."Aurora blurted out, "I knew he was faking it! He grabbed my arm, so I pushed him a bit. It's just bad luck that he had a seizure then. I'm glad he's okay, though. I'd feel awful if he wasn't."Keegan looked really mad. "Aurora, you think nobody heard what you said to him?"Aurora felt bad but tried to play it cool. "What are you talking about, Keegan? I was just there to deliver some medicine. He wouldn't let me in, so I pushed him a little."Keegan and Stella weren't home, and the servant only came out after everything happened. So even if someone heard her, Aurora wasn't going to confess.Seeing she wasn't sorry, Keegan waved his hand. Aldor stepped up and played a video on his phone, even turning the volume all the way up."We're not fa
"He's so old, a fall like this could be really bad for him.""Grandpa fell at Stella's place, and no one from her family is even here. Aren't they gonna take responsibility?"The Jewells were clearly trying to put the blame on Stella.Stella didn't say anything, just looked down."Enough! All this noise!"Arthur wasn't happy with their so-called 'concern'. "Everyone out, now!" he shouted, looking annoyed.The room went quiet.One by one, they all left.Stella started to go, too, but Arthur stopped her. "Stella, get me some water."She turned back around.Her uncles and aunts gave each other a look, then closed the door behind them.Stella filled a glass and put a straw near Arthur's lips. He took a couple sips and lay back."Where's Keegan?" Arthur whispered."He was here but had to leave for something," Stella said, looking down.Arthur didn't say anything."I'm sorry," Stella said softly, clenching her hand.Arthur smiled. "What for? You didn't do anything wrong."St