The stoic-looking man dressed in a suit pushed his way into the bar, looking out of place compared to the rest of the guests in the tavern. His outfit seemed more likely to appear in high-end places where gentries gather, rather than their bar. But, of course, who would know what the rich were thinking. Maybe they just wanted to have a little taste of the city-style tavern.The bartender put on his classic smile and greeted, "Welcome to..."Stella tapped her glass with dissatisfaction, as she said, "Who are you welcoming? You haven't poured me my glass of wine! Hurry up!"The bartender had no choice but to patiently coax the alcoholic. "Miss, there is no wine anymore. We are closing soon.""Liar! Why don't I have wine when the rest do?"The alcoholic was not easy to fool, and the bartender had an idea when he saw the owner of the Bugatti coming over. "We are really out of wine. This gentleman over here had bought all the wine. Why don't you come back tomorrow?"Stella frowned and
Stella raised Keegan's chin with her finger. Her thumb inched downwards from his lips and brushed across his Adam's apple. She gave him a tipsy smile and moved closer to him. With only Inches from his lips, she spoke in a low voice. "If you're handsome, then I'm single."Her warm, intoxicated breath was laced with an eerie trace of allure.Stella caressed Keegan's chest with her slender fingers. Her half-closed eyes were sultry and enticing. "I'll give you three thousand dollars. Would you be my boyfriend?"Keegan's expression darkened, and his daunting eyes sharpened into an intense gaze.Stella creased her pretty eyebrows and replied, "Three thousand dollars is not bad compared to the current market price.""Current market price?" Keegan sneered. "You seem to know a lot about this."Stella hesitated and finally decided to give in. "Fine! Your good looks deserve a higher price. I will throw in another five hundred dollars for you. That's three thousand and five hundred dollars.
Stella has big, almond-shaped eyes. When she was sober, her clear eyes brightened up whenever she smiled. However, when she was drunk, her eyes were clouded with intoxication, and she looked exceptionally alluring.Keegan gulped as he looked at her. "That depends on where you want to sleep tonight."Stella tilted her head and thought for a while. She then smiled and said, "Let's go to your place."Keegan raised his eyebrow. "Are you sure?"Stella felt too dizzy to focus on Keegan's blurry figure. She frowned, shook her head, and held his face with her hands. "I gave you three thousand and five hundred dollars. If we went to a hotel room, that would cost me too much. Let's go to your house to save up some money. I might have to go through divorce proceedings."Keegan could feel the veins popping out of his head.'Am I supposed to compliment her on her thriftiness?'Keegan looked stern. "My place? Aren't you worried about your husband finding out about this?"Stella shook her hea
Stella was stunned. Her eyes lost their shine, and they gradually reddened. "You're right. He wouldn't take any notice of me..."'When I almost died in the tracking incident, he was with someone else,' Stella thought.Keegan frowned. He had a strange feeling in his heart."What I meant was," he explained. "Who would fall for a stupid plan like that?"Stella did not respond again, as if she did not hear what he had just said. She turned her head away and rested it against the car window.Keegan wanted to say something, but he felt wrong about it.'No point talking to a drunkard. No matter what I say, I would be pissed off by her illogical responses.' Keegan kept quiet too.They reached Royalpark Villa not long after that.Maya heard them from afar and hurried out with an umbrella. When she came out, she saw Keegan carrying someone out of the car.When she approached them closer with the umbrella, she realized that the person being carried was Stella."What happened to Mrs. Kan
Stella froze. Then, she slowly turned her head around.Keegan was lying on his side next to her, and his eyes were half-closed. One side of his face was buried in his pillow, while the other visible side showed a frown. He was displeased to be woken up out of the blue.Looking down, Stella noticed her hands were still resting on Keegan's chest.She abruptly took back her hand. Her whole body went numb, and she was not able to get her thoughts straight. Stella then asked an obvious question."Why are you here?"Keegan did not even bother to open his eyes. "I thought you rented me for the night?" he replied lazily.The memories of her being drunk were suddenly coming back to Stella."How much for a night? Your good looks deserve a higher price... I want to sleep with you," she recalled what she had said.Stella was so embarrassed. 'There's no way I said that!' She thought.She pretended not to hear what Keegan said. She grabbed her clothes and attempted to get up.But, suddenly
It was a bite and not a kiss.Stella protested with all her might, but Keegan pinned her down along with the blanket. Her limbs were trapped inside the blanket like a cocoon. He ravished her lips recklessly.Because of the gendered difference between their strengths, Stella had no chance of resisting him. When she quieted down, Keegan became gentler toward her, and his bites turned into kisses.As his lips reached her pale collarbone, Stella suddenly spoke. "Keegan, are you mad at me because you're jealous?"Keegan stopped to look at her. Stella, who was under him, stared into his eyes and enunciated her question word by word. "Did you fall in love with me?"Keegan loosened his grip and sat up. He gave her an icy glance. "Don't flatter yourself. Stella Jewell, before we officially divorce, you're still a member of the Kane family. Know your place. Don't mess up and expect others to clean up after you."He put on his clothes and left the room. Stella raised her head up and stared
'Why is Dahlia doing this? She already know Bella's gonna have a baby, but she's still telling Maya to make me drink this yucky stuff? Does she just see women as tools for having babies for the Kane family? It's like they don't care if the baby is born when the parents are married or not,' Stella wondered.Seeing Stella's eyebrows furrow, Maya quickly replied, "Um, I added some sugar syrup to make it less bitter, like Madam Dahlia said."Stella pouted. "Maya, you saw it. Keegan and I are getting divorced. So this stuff isn't needed."Maya shook her head. "But Madam, every couple has tough times. You can't talk about divorce whenever you fight. It hurts things. And look, Keegan left after that call because he cares. Plus, divorced people don't sleep in the same room."Stella didn't know how to explain they just slept on the bed, nothing more."Madam Dahlia said this helps after... you know. To get pregnant," Maya continued.Stella heard this so many times. She used to think that t
Stella clenched her teeth, annoyed. "You know what? You remind me of something. If I stay healthy and sleep with a healthy guy, I can get pregnant. You're the one who needs supplements!" She shoved the drink into his arms and added, "Keep the drink to yourself!"She stormed off, slamming the door behind her. Keegan looked down at the drink, looking puzzled. Maya finished cleaning up and noticed Keegan had left. The bowl on the coffee table was empty. Maya took out her phone and snapped a picture before sending it.Stella arrived at the hotel a few minutes late. Felicity had been waiting for a while. When they met, Felicity teased in a hushed voice, "Man, the pressure is real. Thought we'd be super early arriving an hour before, but nope, we're last! Being a middle-class actor is like a battlefield. People are ready to wrestle for a role."Stella peeked down the corridor and saw around twenty or thirty people there. Some were solo, some had managers with them. It looked like there we