Marshall's gaze met his and was unwavering. There seemed to be no ripples underlying his gaze, yet a turbulent tidal wave hid inside.Keegan took a sip of his tea and then put the cup on the table. "Your worries seem to be unfounded. I have many cars at home. There's no difference if I gift one to her."Marshall also chuckled. "I was afraid Stella wouldn't be willing to get in a car since she doesn't like to take advantage of others."Keegan seemed to not have understood who the "others" Marshall meant in his sentence. Instead, Keegan said nonchalantly, "It's good that you know. You've had your meal, spoken your conversation, and drank this tea. You should go home soon."Marshall was speechless. As he was about to answer, Keegan said, "Oh, I suddenly remembered that your mother said you would have trouble sleeping after drinking tea."When saying this, he took over the cup of tea in Marshall's hand and sipped. "It's better you don't drink the tea. Leave quickly."Marshall was onc
Stella was slightly bewildered. She checked the horse from top to bottom. Her line of sight suddenly fell on Juno's hooves. Then, she exclaimed in shock. "You changed shoes?"Juno instantly raised its head and trotted a few steps ahead of her in a confident manner. Sporting new horseshoes that emitted clicking sounds with each step, it purposefully stomped the ground, much like a child flaunting new shoes. Juno paraded back and forth in front of its companions, showing off.Stella couldn't help but cry with laughter at the sight. She strongly suspected Cordelia had purchased those shoes for Juno, as the horse seemed incredibly anthropomorphic in its behavior.Marshall chuckled. "I was thinking why it was walking back and forth. Turns out it was showing off its shoes."Stella smiled while touching Juno's mane. "It even flaunted its hairclip to me before this. Apart from Juno being unable to talk, it's like a small child.""It's that smart?" Marshall said while imitating Stella's mo
Stella thanked him while taking the bottle over. Then, she twisted it open and drank almost half the water bottle."Your riding skills are quite good," Marshall complimented her."It's just average," Stella was very humble. Her skills, in the eyes of others, might have been presentable. However, in the eyes of professionals, it would be inadequate.Keegan glanced at her, "Marshall had learned horsemanship systematically. If he says you're good, then you are good."Stella was a little surprised. The last time Trevor came to challenge Keegan, Marshall did not join. Hence, Stella assumed that Marshall did not know how to ride horses."You even learned horse riding professionally on purpose?" Stella asked.Marshall chuckled, "I learned it together with Keegan. I wouldn't consider it especially professional. It's just that I know a little bit about riding horses."All locals speak very humbly of themselves. When Marshall said he knew a little bit, he definitely did not just know a li
The speed of the two horses was unexpectedly equally matched. Keegan pressed his body down and stared forward with a sullen gaze in his eyes while swinging his horsewhip at the appropriate time to alter the direction.When turning a corner, Juno outpaced the brown horse with a leap. This move of overtaking Marshall made him slowly accumulate disadvantages. Although their speed was still fast, the two- or three-meters distance could not be shortened regardless of any method used.Keegan turned around to look at Marshall and smirked. He turned his head back around and sped up again. Marshall focused his gaze and flung a single harsh whip onto the horse's body. The brown horse shrieked and accelerated its sprint speed. The brown horse was unknowingly frightened at the final bend and pressing onto the finish line. With another loud shriek, it shook Marshall off its back.Stella was shocked and screamed out, "Mr. Moore!"Marshall's whole body was flung to one side of the saddle with one
Stella saw this scene, and her heart sank. Keegan's reaction was very swift. The moment he slipped from the reins, he immediately let go. However, he was still dragged for a few meters before rolling onto the grass field.Stella held onto her breath until Keegan sat up on the grass field. Then, her gripped fingers unfurled. Marshall furrowed his brows while watching the scene. He then said in a low voice, "Is Keegan fine?""If he can get up, what problem could he have?" Stella replied.Marshall's movements froze, and he glanced at Stella silently. After Keegan fell off the horse, The brown horse started to decelerate slowly. The horse trainer quickly chased up to it and took control of the runaway horse.Keegan's arm was excruciatingly painful. He stood up with an ashen face. He saw Stella, who stood not far away. He could see that she was fine and sighed a breath of relief deep down. He then walked toward them.When he got close, he asked Marshall, "How are you?"Marshall opened
The trainer threw the lead aside and cleaned the dust off the brown horse with a bristle brush. The brown horse suddenly moved violently and panted when he touched its neck. It even stomped its hooves repeatedly as if it was feeling very uncomfortable.The trainer felt very strange. He took a close look and found out that there was a faint scar under its neck, and it was still bleeding. The hair under its neck had a darker shade of brown. The scar was right under the lead, so he did not notice it.He frowned and examined the scar.It looked like a cut, but he could not be sure because the lead mangled up after the flesh around the scar. He could not really see what the scar looked like initially.He finally figured out why the horse became more uncontrollable when Keegan pulled the lead. The pain felt worse for the horse whenever Keegan pulled, so it became more restless.He had no idea where the scar came from. He told Baldwin about its injury so that he could get a vet to treat
Karl told her the time and location to meet. Then, he asked before hanging up, "Do you know Lena well?"Stella said, "I'm very close with her husband's brother."Karl asked no more questions and said, "See you later."Detective Karl was a very famous private detective in Rivera. He did not have an office and was very difficult to find. However, he posted his email address on a public forum.Anyone who wished to hire him could send him an email. But, he would only reply if he was keen to take the job. If he did not reply after a week, he was uninterested.Stella started to think that the accident from seven years ago was suspicious after she found what was in the safe and knew that Rainee wanted to divorce Albert at about the same time when the accident happened.She called Lena and asked about the case after she was done with Rainee's funeral.Lena was in the Criminal Investigation Department, but she knew someone who worked in the traffic department.So, Lena asked her friend'
Stella went to a valley in an old town following the address given by Karl. She looked everywhere and finally found a small restaurant that served roasted beef.She pushed the door open. The restaurant was only about a hundred square feet big but crowded with patrons. There were men, women, and children, but none of them looked like a detective.Someone patted Stella's shoulder when she was still trying to find Karl. "Are you Miss Jewell?"Stella turned around and saw a young man in a black hoodie and a pair of jeans standing behind her.That young man was almost a head taller than her. He had a rather skinny build, fair skin, big eyes with bushy brows, and a young-looking face. He looked like a university student."...Are you Karl?"Stella asked hesitantly.The young man smiled. "Is it surprising?"Stella had never met him, so she said, "You look very young."Karl ordered a set of roast beef and pulled the chair before sitting down casually, "Don't be deceived by my looks. I'