The only reason Blake would come to Keegan was for work.Somebody reported the Crosbys for not complying with the fire safety regulation on two of their production lines yesterday.The relevant authorities conducted a spot check on them, and Blake was caught off guard. Not only that their fire control equipment was incomplete, but they also violated the regulations by placing inflammable materials in the escape route. So, both of that production lines were instantly suspended.A chemical plant in Rivera exploded last year, and there were hundreds of casualties. A major safety accident like that had to be taken seriously by everyone, so authorities began to take very strict measures in fire prevention.The two production lines went right against what the authorities were trying to enforce, so the officials had to punish them.Blake did not realize the seriousness of it, and he even tried to bribe his way out of trouble. However, not only that it did not work, but he also almost got
Stella's temple twitched as she gritted her teeth and replied, [Does he really think that I won't spend his money?]Aldor replied instantly, [Mr. Kane said that he wanted you to manage his money for him. You can do whatever you want with it, and it's totally up to you if you want to spend it or not. It's just a bonus for the one quarter anyway.]'Tsk, tsk. Look at this.'Just a bonus for one quarter, yet most people would never be able to earn so much money for several lifetimes. He's just making me hate rich people even more.' Stella thought.She stopped asking Aldor more questions after looking at his replies.She decided to let Keegan do whatever he wanted. She did not want to play his little games because she had something more important to do.The case regarding her reputation was going to commence in two days, and she was planning to attend it in person. So, she talked to Daniel about it.Daniel became worried as soon as he found out that her case was related to Bella."H
However, Bella had no plans to do that at all. Tammy had been her assistant for more than a year, yet all she did was fetch coffee and suchlike for Bella.Tammy made friends with other celebrity assistants after working for Bella on the set for so long. They were earning at least twenty thousand even though their bosses were less popular than Bella, yet Bella only paid her eight thousand.Eight thousand sounded decent, but Rivera was a very expensive place to live in. Tammy would not have a lot of money left after paying rent and her basic living expenses.She talked to Bella about getting a raise a few times now, but Bella would always reject her by saying that she was still young and inexperienced.Tammy did not have a degree. She would have no other choice but to apply for some lowly job and physically demanding job to earn a living if she were to leave Bella.She would not have left the factory for Bella if she could put up with those jobs.Nobody would want to turn back afte
Tammy shrugged and said softly, "My father knew that you've been using my account, and the lawsuit got on the trending list. He found out about it himself. I didn't tell him anything."Bella looked a little angry."Whatever. Stay out of this. I'll talk to your father. You don't have to say anything about this lawsuit to him and don't keep in touch with him. Also, don't ever give him my number, okay?"Tammy quickly nodded.Then, she asked, "Bella, is Mr. Kane going to be in court?""I can't reach him."Bella was very annoyed. She was not worried about losing the lawsuit because she had Tammy to be her scapegoat. The netizens would probably talk about her for a while, and her career would not be affected at all.However, that person specifically wanted her to make Keegan present in court.The deal between her and Keegan had ended. He would not even pick up her call now, let alone listen to her and go to court.That person knew too many of Bella's secrets, and she had to rely on
Bella was tempted as she asked, "Didn't you always want to be an actress?"Tammy replied, "I don't have what it takes to be one. The industry is filled with gorgeous ladies like you. Look at me. Would anybody ever want me to be in their show? I should probably start learning how to be a celebrity manager instead. I'm sure I'll be able to make a living as soon as you're famous."Undoubtedly, Tammy made Bella very happy by belittling herself and praising Bella at the same time.Then, Bella said gently, "I'm glad that you think this way. I'll get Wein to guide you once this is over. We can run our own office after you got more familiar with being a manager, and I'll give you a share of my earnings."Tammy smiled. "We're cousins. Anything will do."It was a perfect opportunity for Tammy to prove herself by getting Bella out of this sticky situation. The salary of a personal assistant was just too little for her. She figured that being Bella's manager and gaining control of her finance
Keegan glared at her. "What is so important that made you come here personally?"Dahlia said with an angry face, "Something bad happened to your uncle's company. Why aren't you helping him?"Aldor lifted his brows after hearing how Dahlia questioned Keegan.The Kane family was not obliged to help the Crosby family at all, yet Dahlia dared to come to Keegan so confidently and asked for his help. Aldor was surprised.Keegan swept his gaze across her. "Do you know why his production lines were suspended?"Dahlia frowned. "It's because he failed the fire safety check, right? How serious could it be? You know someone working in the fire administration, don't you? It'll be very easy for you to get it done."Keegan's face darkened. "The escape route in his factory was filled with inflammable materials, and none of them were supposed to be there. There are so many people working there. Have you ever thought about how many people could've gotten hurt if there was a fire? Who's going to be
Even though Keegan was only seventeen, he was already as tall as an adult.He was about six feet and he needed two caretakers to flip him over.The other caretaker went to have lunch that day, so Dahlia went to help.However, the catheter came off when they were flipping him over, and his urine spilled on the bed. Then, Dahlia immediately let go of him. His wound would have bumped against the bed if the caretaker did not hold his waist.Keegan would never forget the expression on Dahlia's face.Her disgusted and disdainful look made Keegan feel as though he was not her son at all while lying on the bed.Dahlia had always been cold to him, but that was the time when he really felt how much Dahlia did not care about him.He lost hope in everybody else after how his biological mother had treated him.Keegan started to hate the hospital after the operation. He despised the feeling of laying on the bed helplessly while needing others' help to do everything because that was when he s
Aldor immediately took out his phone.Stella really did post something.She posted a screenshot of her bank account balance online with the caption, [I would get a divorce ten times a year if I knew it could make me this rich.]Keegan was speechless.The comments got even better.Vermont commented, [Please be my sugar mommy.]Felicity responded, [Stay away if you're not pure. Stella has a thing for virgins.]Vermont replied with a middle finger emoticon.Stella commented, [It doesn't matter if you're a virgin or not as long as you can do it better than my ex.]...Aldor got very scared.He then looked at Keegan's expression cautiously.As expected, Keegan's face looked furious.'Mrs. Kane is a person with boundaries. I highly suspect that she typed this just to make Mr. Kane mad.'Aldor was right. Stella replied with a different sentence. [Please behave yourselves.]However, she suddenly figured that Keegan the scum would always spy on her social media, so she edited the
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