"You can't make accusations like that, Mrs. Wood," said Mrs. Chapman.She intended to remind Mrs. Wood that Stella was still Dahlia's daughter-in-law, no matter what. While it was usually acceptable for them to banter around, going overboard was a little inappropriate.However, Mrs. Wood thought that Mrs. Chapman did not believe her."I'm not making accusations. Back then, one of my nephews worked at the Department of Transportation and took part in this accident's investigation. He said the car was badly damaged, and the two supposedly shouldn't be alive. After they were rescued, it turned out only her mother was badly injured while she only had some cuts."She continued, "She doesn't die easily. Women like her can easily cause the death of the people around her. They kill their husband, their sons...""Mrs. Wood!" Mrs. Chapman kicked Mrs. Wood under the table when she saw Dahlia's expression.Mrs. Wood finally realized that she had inadvertently spoken ill of Dahlia.Since Dah
Keegan snorted icily, "She doesn't have what it takes, yet she insisted on going. Letting her get the short end of the stick will teach her a lesson."Since Keegan had already made himself clear, Aldor kept quiet.It seemed like Mrs. White was somebody. When Dahlia spoke to Mrs. White, her tone was evidently more polite than when she was talking with the other two ladies. No matter the food preference or casual conversations, they all centered around Mrs. White's likings and habits.Naturally, Stella could not join their conversation. Thankfully, they ignored her most of the time, aside from their discussion about her in the beginning.Stella played her part as the person who ate and chatted with them, so things were not too difficult for her.After the ladies had their meal, they started Mah-Jongg, a tile-based game. Stella then played the part of the tea lady. She poured them tea and got them desserts.Once everything was prepared, she sat aside and spectated.The guests had n
Stella turned to Dahlia out of reflex.Dahlia indifferently said, "Mrs. White is talking to you."Stella pursed her lips."I'm not that good at it," she said.Mrs. White laughed."I like people who aren't good at it."And so, Stella took over Mrs. Wood's place and played Mah-Jongg with the three women.Mrs. White discarded a 3 of Bamboo. "I haven't seen Aurora the entire day. Where did that girl go? She's graduating this year, right?"Mrs. Chapman laughed, "Where else would she be? She must've gone to your nephew's law firm. Why don't you play matchmaker and tell your brother and his wife? After they get engaged, you and Dahlia will be considered in-laws in the future.""My sister-in-law likes Aurora. Naturally, she'll agree. As for Marshall, it's hard to say. That boy usually seems soft-spoken and easy to talk to, but he's actually very opinionated. I'm afraid we can't make decisions for him," said Mrs. White."They can bond after they get married. Didn't we go through the s
Mrs. Chapman said modestly, "All three of us won. I was just in luck.""Three won, so who lost?" asked Keegan.Everyone fell silent and unanimously turned to look at Stella, who had tears in her eyes.Stella was quiet."How much did you lose?" he asked.Stella bit her lip and said in a low voice, "460 thousand dollars..."Keegan lifted his head. "Did you play with your eyes close?"Stella glared at him through her tears.'It's not his money that I lost. Who gave him the right to ridicule me?!' she thought.Mrs. White said, "She's young. She still lacks experience."Keegan glanced at Stella and said indifferently, "It doesn't have much to do with experience. She hardly wins in any table games."His words implied that Stella was purely stupid.Stella was speechless.'That bastard, Keegan, is always up to no good! He's always finding ways to humiliate me whenever there's a chance!' she thought.Keegan grabbed the teapot and filled up the cups. Then, he said coolly, "It's a r
'That means I shouldn't go for four-of-a-kind,' Stella thought.She drew another tile, and it was another East tile.'Now that I've got a pair, I have more reasons not to put it out,' she thought.Stella scanned her tile and drew a 3 of Bamboo.Seeing how Keegan was silent, she discarded the tile.Mrs. Chapman glanced at her and discarded an East tile."Three-of-a-kind."Stella took the tile and wanted to discard the 1 of Bamboo tile she had drawn just now.Keegan then said, "Are you saving the White tile for New Year?"Stella glared at him and changed to the White tile instead."Three-of-a-kind."Dahlia knocked on the table and discarded a tile.Just as Stella was about to complain about Keegan's skills, she drew a 1 of Bamboo.Then, she inspected her tiles.''I have three each of East, South, West, and North. This hand...""Come on. Discard a tile!" Mrs. Chapman urged her.Stella paused and said in a low voice, "I've completed my hand."Then, she laid out her tiles.
Dahlia did not look happy. She icily said, "Everyone came here to play some games and have a good time. What were you doing?"Keegan looked up and said, "Mom, Mrs. Chapman's husband got promoted a few months ago. It'd be hard to explain things if people discovered such a large sum of money."Dahlia was at a loss for words."But, you shouldn't have spoken that bluntly either."Keegan said, "I'll be more tactful next time."Dahlia was left speechless again. In the end, she glanced icily at Stella. She did not want to speak to them, so she went right upstairs.Keegan stood up and took a few steps. When he saw Stella remain unmoved, he said coolly, "You want to stay here for dinner?"'Of course not!' she thought.Stella packed her things and followed Keegan out.Aldor had been waiting outside since long ago. After they got in, he started the car.'One shouldn't be greedy and steal from others. If it wasn't for Keegan's advice just now, I wouldn't have gotten back the money I lost
Stella clicked her tongue.'Cheapskate. And yet, he said money is all I think about,' she thought.Just then, Stella's phone rang. Seeing that it was a call from Felicity, Stella answered her phone.Felicity's choked voice sounded from the other end of the line. "Where are you, Stella. Hurry to the police station. They're saying I'm involved in theft..."Stella went pale and immediately started to panic."Don't panic. I'll be right over. Which police station are you at?"Felicity told her the location.After Stella hung up, she swallowed her pride and asked Keegan, "Mr. Kane, could you send me to the police station at Northville? My friend ran into some issues."Stella initially thought that she would need to convince him for a bit, so she did not expect him to not say a word. Instead, he gestured at Aldor to drive to the Northville police station.On the way there, Stella was worried-sick. She was worried that Felicity had gotten into huge trouble.The moment the car pulled
"Officer, was the person who made the report called Mr. Kane? Keegan Kane?"The police officer looked at Stella in surprise. "Is he an acquaintance of yours?" he asked. Stella's lips twitched, as she gritted her teeth and said, "He's my husband!""Do you have any proof?"'Huh? Proof? For what? To prove that he is my husband?'This was the first time Stella felt that she was having difficulties communicating with the police. So, she stopped talking and called Keegan immediately.Once the line was connected, the man's deep and mellow voice came from the other end. "What's wrong?"'Still acting like you don't know, huh? What an ass!' Stella held back her anger and said in a cold voice, "Come and explain it to the police."Keegan seemed as though he had been waiting for her to say that. He hung up without a word. Stella was becoming more and more certain that Keegan did it on purpose. At first, she was anxious when she heard that Felicity was in trouble. But, now that Stella had tim