Vermont shrugged her away once more. Felicity's muscles, on the other hand, did not fail her as she hugged Vermont's waist once more, not letting go no matter how hard he tried to shrug her off. If Felicity were to do this to Keegan, he would definitely push her away in a rough manner. Vermont, on the other hand, was different. He was worried that he would offend some unknown rich heiress if he were to use brute force.He patted Felicity's shoulders and smiled at her. "At least let me have a look at you to see how you've changed."'Wouldn't I be giving the game away if you see my face?' Felicity thought. She snuggled into his chest and replied, "Don't make fun of me, Vermont. I'd be embarrassed."Vermont thought to himself, 'This isn't a prank, right? Short stature, stubby legs, and such a strong grip?'Corbin, who was surprised at them being intimate, asked, "Are you two childhood friends?""We have only mingled for a short period."Felicity was worried that Vermont would expose
Felicity messaged Stella. [Is that mutt, Keegan, close with Doctor Steven?]Stella replied, [I think so.][If you let that mutt, Keegan, help to ask around about Doctor Steven, I'll even let the both of you be our wedding witness.]Stella would naturally help Felicity even if she did not ask her. Putting aside Corbin's family background, his attitude must be passable. When the crowd was done exchanging pleasantries, Stella whispered questioningly at Keegan. "Are you acquainted with Doctor Steven?"Keegan shot a glance at her. "I'm not."Stella frowned. "Why did he talk to you if you aren't acquainted with him?"Keegan said indifferently, "Many will take a shot to be acquainted with me. Do you think I would be acquainted with all of them?"Stella choked at that reply. Keegan was not intentionally avoiding the topic. He was really not close with Corbin and had only seen Corbin during some dinner parties Vermont organized. It was only a hi-and-bye relationship, and Keegan was not p
Her breath was stuck in her throat as she compared the photographs one by one. Sure enough, the four number 9743 was on all of them. 'Could it be that the password mother set is the number of shows Mr. Lewie ran? It seems somewhat like what a die-hard fan would do. Then, what are the other two numbers, number six and five, for? Since nine, seven, four, and three are related to Mr. Lewie, the numbers six and five should also be related to him, right?'Stella thought for a while and found on Google that Lancelot's birthday is exactly on the fifth of June. 'Is this the password?'Stella could hardly keep her excitement in check. Upon seeing her standing alone in the corner with a strange expression, Marshall went forward to check on her. "Are you okay?"Stella returned to reality, kept her phone, and said, "Mr. Moore, please inform Keegan that I have some urgent matters to attend to, and he has to send Felicity home on the way back."Marshall saw the seriousness on her face and whispe
Albert brimmed, not hiding his doting eyes. It was not a common sight Stella could see from Albert. The smiles those three had in the photograph were made hideous from the photo being worn and crumpled. She could somehow imagine the feeling Rainee had whenever she saw the photograph.Shiver went down Stella's spine as she saw the photograph, having a bad premonition in her heart as she recalled how Albert treated Sophia for so many years.As though it was to ascertain her guess, the last piece was a paternity test of Sophia and Albert. And, Sophia had a 99.996 percent chance of being Albert's biological daughter. Stella's blood turned cold from the realization of this truth, and of Albert's cruelty.'How can he be so heartless to take in his illegitimate daughter and used adoption as a guise to let her wife take care of her? I can't even begin to imagine how brokenhearted my mother was when she found out. She never even brought this up with me. Not even once,' Stella thought.She d
She did not see Keegan when she returned. Vermont was nowhere in sight. Bits and pieces of cream from the cake were plastered messily. The venue was as noisy as before, but a lot of guests were already drunk.Stella found Marshall sitting on a couch in a corner. His hair was smeared with whip cream and he was leaning on the table for support while rubbing his temples with his eyes closed. Marshall only opened his eyes after Stella got closer and called out to him. His expression became warm when he raised his head and saw Stella. "You're here."Stella nodded and asked, "Where's Keegan?""Keegan's drunk. I brought him to rest with another person's help. I'll bring you to him."Sorry for the trouble."Marshall was propped on the table trying to stand up but started wobbling. Stella noticed and quickly supported him. "Are you alright, Mr. Moore?"His complexion was pale and his lip was colorless. He waved and replied, "My head hurts. I might have drank too much."Stella remembered
When Rainee met with the incident, Stella was still in school, so Rainee's belongings were all managed by Albert personally.During those times, Stella had tried to transfer Rainee's shares under her name so that she would be responsible for Rainee's medical expenses. However, every time she mentioned this issue, Albert would throw a tantrum and say that she had started to think about dividing the family possessions.After Rainee was in the accident, Albert had complete control over the Jewell family. As long as he would not relent, Stella would simply not find it possible to get a hair from him. After she married Keegan, Albert had even more reason not to give her the rights to it. Saying something about a married daughter was like spilled water and that she had butt into too much of the Jewell family's business. Hence, the Kane family would not be willing to see this.Whether or not the Kane family was willing was unknown, but Albert was definitely unwilling. They had earned tens
In terms of slapping people, Stella was very experienced. After all, she used Sophia for training the whole night. Hence, as this slap connected, it directly hit Sophia to the point where Sophia could hear ringing sounds in her ears."He got drunk, and so you got drunk too?" Stella had a face filled with sternness. "Don't you have any sense of discretion?""You dare to hit me!" Sophia held her face. She raised her hand and wanted to slap back. Just as her hand had risen, Marshall held onto her wrists next to Stella. Taking this opportunity, Stella gave her another slap with her backhand."Why wouldn't I dare to hit you? As an older sister, is there a problem with me punishing my inappropriate sister? You obviously knew that he was drunk, and yet, you still didn't avoid him out of discretion?"After she said that, she gave Sophia another slap. The strength of that slap left a prominent mark of Stella's palm on Sophia's face. Sophia was not just stunned by the hits. She was also fumi
"Drive slowly," Marshall said gently. "No need to hurry. Safety comes first.""I'm sorry," Stella took a deep breath and reduced the car's speed."I should be the one apologizing," Marshall said. "I should've waited in the room."Stella shook her head. "If people want to cause trouble for you, they'll always find a way, no matter how careful you are."Stella could see how Sophia looked at Keegan. How could she not know? It all started when she found the things Rainee had left for her tonight, and Sophia had purposely tried to provoke her. That was when her anger boiled over, and she took action in front of Marshall.'Surely, Keegan knew he couldn't handle much alcohol, yet he still drank to excess without taking any precautions. If I had been just a little late, Sophia would've taken advantage of him!' Stella thought.Marshall suddenly chuckled and said, "I was worried you'd misunderstand Keegan earlier. I didn't expect you to have so much faith in him. I wasted my concern!"Mos
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