'On the night Marshall brought Stella as a date to the charity event, he didn't know she was Keegan's wife. He even called her Ms. Thompson. At that time, Marshall smoothed things over for her and told us that he was involved in her family lawsuit. He even mistakenly thought that her surname was Thompson.''Could this be the lawsuit that he was talking about back then? There are so many famous lawyers in Rivera. What a coincidence it is that Stella met Marshall, who had just returned to the country?' Keegan stared at the plaintiff, and his eyes darkened. He did not believe that there were so many coincidences in this world.The judge's assistant read out the court rules, but Stella could not focus. When she entered the venue and saw Keegan there, her heart sank.Keegan had made an inexplicable warning in a call last night. He must have known about the lawsuit, but he did not know she was the plaintiff. So, it was clear that he was not there for her.A few days ago, Marshall asked s
Stella's health was not in a good state, and she was still a child at heart. Keegan did not understand why she wanted a baby. 'It's like a child taking care of a child!' he thought. Keegan felt like it was not the best time to have children, so they had a huge argument about it.At that time, the quality of Albert's products was also a problem that involved Stella. This incident made an impact on Chandler's project, and the board members of the company kept asking Keegan for an explanation. Paired with the disagreement about the children, the two got into a serious argument.After they quarreled, Keegan went back to cleaning up Albert's mess, so he was not home for a while. 'Both of these issues occurred during July of last year...' Keegan thought, and his heart tightened.He did not know about the sleeping pills nor when the medical report was released. A lump started to form in Keegan's throat as he realized that though Stella hid Dusk Galaxy from him, she never once hid her feeli
After deliberation from the jury, the judge said, "You may proceed."Ted looked Stella straight in the eyes and said, "Ms. Jewell, from your background profile, we can see that you graduated from acting at Trinity University three years ago with the highest distinction. Yet, you were unemployed. Can you tell us what you have been doing for the past three years?"Marshall frowned. The other party obviously came prepared. Keegan looked sullen while Ted tried to divert the case to public opinion. Stella looked at Ted without fear and said, "Does my life after graduating have anything to do with today's case?"Ted paused and said, "Not for now.""Then I refuse to answer that question.""The plaintiff has the right not to answer questions that are unrelated to the case at hand. You may ask another question, Mr. Eldrich."Ted nodded and asked the second question. "According to the documents, Ms. Jewell, your mother was bedridden." He paused for a while and continued, "You must've been
Stella looked over to where the shrieks came from and saw Keegan standing sullenly at the public gallery. He was staring at the two girls in the back row with a cold and gloomy expression. Before the girls could process what was happening, they trembled as they met Keegan's eyes. "W-What are you doing?"Keegan gave them a cold look and replied expressionlessly. "Calcium deficiency. Leg cramps."The girls' mouths twitched when they heard that. 'Who the hell kicks someone else's chair when they have a leg cramp?' However, Keegan emitted a scary aura, so they did not dare retaliate, even if they knew he was making things up.Aldor glanced at the two haters in the back and thought they were lucky to be girls. Otherwise, Keegan would have kicked more than just their chairs. 'People who sexualize women because they're pretty are disgusting,' he thought.The bailiffs maintained order at the scene by saying, "Silence in court."Stella did not see Keegan kick the chairs, so she had no idea
Keegan's question was carefully crafted. Ted only mentioned that Rainee was bedridden, but Marshall knew the details and the specific time and date of the accident. 'How could he have known all these when he has only known Stella for a little over two months?' Keegan thought.However, instead of answering his question, Marshall asked him another question. "Did you know how Rainee passed?"Keegan did not pursue the answer to this after the funeral since they had no relationship. To him, Rainee was nothing but a vegetable. They never even spoke a word to each other before. It would be a lie to say that he missed her.Keegan did not have a great relationship with his mother, Dahlia. So, he could not empathize with Stella, especially when she asked for divorce at the funeral. He thought that she was being unreasonable. When Marshall posed the question, Keegan was a little scared to know the truth."When we went to the hospital, Ms. Spade had not completely lost her vital signs yet. It
Marshall threw Tammy a series of questions, and she got confused. "I don't remember the exact time, but the account was created... the year before last year. My first Facebook post was a repost, I think. I'm the only person with access to the account, and I've never let anyone else use it," she muttered.Marshall's expression was calm. It was impossible to tell if he had what he wanted to hear. Tammy was worried that she had said something wrong, but seeing that her lawyer did not say anything, she relaxed a little."May I know when your birthday is, Ms. Gull?""July 16th.""July 16th..." Marshall repeated the answer and suddenly said, "To my knowledge, Ms. Gull, you wished yourself a happy birthday in a post you made on February 19th. I'm sure you don't have two birthdays now, do you?"Tammy's face changed. February 19th was not her birthday, but Bella's. Bella had always used that account, so she did not know what she had posted. 'Oh, what an idiot! Why did she post her private
The crowd laughed. Someone played along with her words and joked, "You're indeed psychotic when you're being a psycho."Stating the obvious always seemed humorous, no matter when it was used."Stella, are you currently only on Jurisdiction? Have you considered acting in dramas or films?""Stella, do you really have no plans on voice-acting anymore?""Stella, are you currently single?""Stella, are you signed to an agency?"They asked all sorts of questions, one after another.There were questions about her relationship status and about her grudge against Bella.Stella had been fighting a battle of wits and courage with Dahlia for years, so she answered their questions flawlessly.Marshall timed their questions. After 10 minutes, he came over and reminded Stella, "It's time to go."Then, Stella said, "Excuse me. That's it for today. We can talk again next time if there's a chance."The reporters were disappointed, but they made way for her.Marshall shielded one hand in fron
Stella looked into the rearview mirror and saw a gray-colored car. However, she could not clearly see the exact model of the car.She frowned. "Is this person a novice driver? How'd they ram into our car?""I guess we'll be having our meal a little later." Marshall chuckled warmly.Stella said, "Let's handle the incident first.""Give me a moment," Marshall said. Then, he switched on the hazard lights, unbuckled his seatbelt, and prepared to get out of the car."I'll go with you," Stella said as she unbuckled her seatbelt.'Marshall has a really gentle disposition. What if the other driver is unreasonable, and Mr. Moore can't outtalk them? I need to tag along and see. If Marshall can't outtalk the person, I'll talk instead. After all, I'm pretty brazen, and I've never lost when it comes to arguing,' she thought.Marshall laughed and said, "Alright."And so, Keegan saw Stella and Marshall get out of the car. Stella even purposefully went around the car and walked to Marshall's s