'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
"What exactly did she do?" Stella was angrier than Keegan. "She helped me when you kicked me out of the hotel! Were you mad because I wasn't just wandering around on the streets?! That I had a place to sleep?!""Do you actually think that's the reason I did this?" Keegan was furious. He grabbed the document file next to him and threw it at her. "I'm not that frivolous!"Stella was puzzled. Her brows furrowed into a deep frown when she read the document's contents. There were dozens of text records and screenshots of posts on Facebook, which consisted of dirt on Bella. One of them read that Bella used her celebrity privileges to occupy an ambulance after being rear-ended. The other read that she used the accident as a way to let people in on her relationship. There was also news that she was someone's mistress before she became famous. She even made a huge fuss at the person's wedding.The posts were made under different accounts, but they all came from the same IP address. There was
The car soon arrived at Royalpark Villa. Stella did not say anything to Keegan when the car stopped. Instead, she just got out of the car, slammed the door, and left. Keegan glanced at the woman with an increasingly lawless temper through the window, and his eyebrows were twitching."Mr. Kane, why didn't you tell Mrs. Kane that you were the one who stopped Ms. Young's lawyer from taking the case to court?" Aldor said in a low voice after seeing that."It's no use telling her. I mean, look at her. Do you think she would listen to what I have to say?" Keegan said unhappily.Aldor stayed quiet after that. 'Who wouldn't be mad with that tone and attitude of yours? I knew women tend to say one thing and mean the other, but now that I think about it, Mr. Kane is even better at it. He said he wanted to make Mrs. Kane suffer when he heard his mother wanted her to accompany the guests. But, he rushed to help her before it was time to get off work. He even said it was because he wanted to bri
The car soon arrived at Royalpark Villa. Stella did not say anything to Keegan when the car stopped. Instead, she just got out of the car, slammed the door, and left. Keegan glanced at the woman with an increasingly lawless temper through the window, and his eyebrows were twitching."Mr. Kane, why didn't you tell Mrs. Kane that you were the one who stopped Ms. Young's lawyer from taking the case to court?" Aldor said in a low voice after seeing that."It's no use telling her. I mean, look at her. Do you think she would listen to what I have to say?" Keegan said unhappily.Aldor stayed quiet after that. 'Who wouldn't be mad with that tone and attitude of yours? I knew women tend to say one thing and mean the other, but now that I think about it, Mr. Kane is even better at it. He said he wanted to make Mrs. Kane suffer when he heard his mother wanted her to accompany the guests. But, he rushed to help her before it was time to get off work. He even said it was because he wanted to bri
Stella had fantasized about her life after gaining a billion dollars. She squinted her eyes and said, "One billion is a low price considering how I had to deal with him all these years. I mean, who can stand that jerk's temper other than me?"Felicity agreed, "Yeah. Who would ever marry that man for anything else other than his riches? That person must be crazy."Stella did not feel good when she heard what her friend said. She was the crazy person Felicity was talking about. She was the one who married Keegan before she knew anything about his family's reputation in Rivera. She was the one who married him for him."Hold on. There's another call coming in. I'll talk to you later." Felicity saw that it was her boss. 'That's strange. Why would Simon call me at this time of night?' She thought as she did not dare to pick up."Hello? Mr. Hut?""Hey, is this Felicity?""Yeah, it's me.""Are you free recently?"Since it did not sound urgent, Felicity decided to lie and said, "I've be
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