"Sure," Stella replied as she unlocked the safe. "Where should we meet?""I'll meet you at the same cafe where you first asked me to be your lawyer," Marshall said in a reassuring tone. "Be careful on the road. It's rush hour, and traffic will be heavy. Don't worry if you arrive a little late."As anticipated, the traffic was indeed quite congested. Stella's journey, which should have taken twenty minutes, ended up taking over thirty.When Stella arrived at the cafe, Marshall had been waiting for some time. He sat in the same spot near the window, offering a clear view of the road.Marshall had already been waiting for some time when Stella arrived at the cafe.He sat at the same place near the window, and he could see everything that was happening on the road clearly.Stella pulled out a chair and quietly apologized, "Sorry for keeping you waiting."Marshall responded with a gentle tone, "It's alright. I just finished work." He then asked, "Would you like something to drink?"
Stella spoke, and she felt like somebody was staring at her intensely.She paused and lifted her gaze. Then, she saw Keegan striding toward her with an unpleasant look on his face.Stella noticed that Keegan did not look very good after not meeting him for a day. The dark circles under his eye looked very bad as if he had not slept for a while. He was wearing a new set of clothes, but it was different from what she gave to Aldor previously. He also had stubble on his chin that he did not have time to shave."Keegan..."Keegan approached her and grabbed her wrist before dragging her away from the chair as soon as Stella said his name.He was very rough. He grabbed her wrist so hard that she felt like her wrist was about to break.Stella frowned in pain. She did not want to start a fight with him in public, so she said softly, "Keegan, let go of me."Keegan ignored her and was about to drag her out of the cafe with an angry look on his face.Stella got very upset with his attitud
Rather than kissing her, Keegan acted more like he was just taking his anger out on her.Stella stopped fighting after a while.There was just no way she could push Keegan away, and struggling would only make him angrier.Aldor drove quietly while looking straight ahead. He ignored whatever was happening in the backseat and tried to drive as fast as possible.The car stopped after some time. It was then Keegan finally stopped taking his anger out on Stella.He got off the car and wanted to drag Stella out too.However, Stella grabbed the handle tightly.Keegan did not say a word and directly put her on his shoulder."Keegan Kane, let me go!"Stella almost vomited after how Keegan's shoulder pressed against her stomach. She fought hard to get down while hammering Keegan's shoulder.However, Keegan walked directly into the house without saying a single thing as if he could not feel Stella hitting him at all.Maria was on the phone when she heard some noise coming in from outsi
Keegan clenched his hands tightly, and his face soon darkened. "I can't believe you just hit me because of him," he uttered.Stella pushed him away and sat up. She wiped her lips with the back of her hand and said with red eyes, "If you ever try to push yourself against me like that again, I'm going to make you regret it!"What happened during the night of her marriage still haunted her. Stella could not stand being restrained and forced to make out. It made her feel disgusted. It reminded her of how powerless she was when Jackson was on top of her."Why don't you ever listen?" Keegan's face was extremely cold. "Didn't I tell you to stay away from Marshall? Why didn't you obey my words?"Stella gritted her teeth and replied, "What's wrong with meeting up with him when we're just working together?""Just working together?" Keegan asked angrily. "Who helped you when you changed the data in the flash drive and walked away yesterday? Why didn't you tell me? You never tell me about wha
Keegan's face could not only be described as gloomy; it looked like it was shrouded in darkness. His true feelings were hard to unravel, but his expression did not go unnoticed."Alright, Stella. You're the one who asked for the divorce, so don't regret it when the time comes." Keegan then grabbed his coat and said, "We'll proceed with it after I return from my business trip."After he said that, he stopped looking at her, turned away, and went upstairs.Stella sat on the couch with her back tensed. She did not slump her shoulders until she heard the door slam. She knew she had pissed off Keegan this time because no matter how mad he was, he still sounded as if he could be coaxed. But, once he spoke calmly when he was angered, it was too late.'Are we finally going through with this divorce?' Stella sat on the couch and thought, 'Why aren't I as happy as I thought I'd be?' She then hugged her knees and buried her face in them.On a table not far away, a landline phone had been pic
"I wasn't talking about Mrs. Kane," Aldor said with an innocent face. "I just have mixed feelings about what happened to Ms. Spade and her daughter. I mean, who could bear that kind of news? If I were Ms. Spade's daughter, I would have peeled the other party's skin off."Keegan was speechless. "How much ecstasy did Stella give you for you to stand up for her?" he asked. Aldor laughed, "Oh, Mrs. Kane never talked to me about her personal life. She usually comes to ask me about your likes and dislikes."Keegan then thought about what the woman had said yesterday and snorted coldly, "Well, she is a plaything, after all. I guess the only way to please her master is to learn more about him.""No owner would buy expensive accessories for his doll or let his plaything play him," Aldor replied. Keegan did not know what to say but refused to admit it, "Is there anything wrong with me wanting my doll to dress up a little?""No, no. That's completely fine," Aldor could not help but chuckle. K
Stella's face changed. "Stall them, Zayla. Don't let them touch my mother. I'll go over right away.""I have to go, Mr. Wood," she said after hanging up the phone. Daniel had already heard what was going on through the phone call. He more or less knew about the situation in Stella's family. He knew she had a mother who was in a coma in the hospital and needed long-term medication.Although Stella's life was rather messy, she was never late for shoots. She was the best at taking criticism and the sharpest actor. Daniel liked her a lot. So when he heard that, he said, "Go ahead. We've done a lot of filming today. We need to change the background for our next scene; we can continue the shoot next time."Stella said goodbye and changed her costume. Then, without taking her makeup off, she rushed to Rotona Pinnacle Hospital.Several people in very different attires stood at the door of Rainee's ward. The leader of the group held a black leather bag under his armpit. He was dressed relat
Stella had just removed her wig, so her hair was tied up behind her head. Her makeup from the shoot was not heavy but added a chilling aura to her look."Who are you, and who sent you here to cause trouble?" she asked.The man withdrew his scrutiny, raised his eyes, and asked, "Who are YOU?""Rainee Spade is my mother," Stella said in a deep voice.The man glanced at Stella's attire and the designer bag she was carrying. He smirked. "Then we found the right person," the man said while he opened the leather bag under his arm and took out a stack of IOUs, "This is the amount of money your mother borrowed from us. Since you are her daughter, you must repay this debt."Stella frowned and took the IOUs from the man. There were at least a dozen in the stack, with different amounts of money on each sheet, ranging from tens of thousands to millions. Each of them had Rainee's signature and fingerprint that Dahlia forged. The earliest was more than ten years ago, and the latest was eight ye