Felicity struggled a bit and found that it was useless to struggle. She then leaned into Vermont's arms softly. Corbin looked at the scene and suddenly asked, "Is she really your relative?""Yeah," Vermont was already used to lying. "A second cousin."Corbin chuckled. "She said she hasn't had a boyfriend before, so she should be quite pure."Vermont's movements froze. As a man, he naturally knew the underlying meaning behind Corbin's words. Not having a boyfriend before meant that she was still a virgin.For people like Corbin, the more they fooled around, the more they cared whether a girl was a virgin. Vermont used to not feel anything about it, and it was the preference of others. He just listened to them just for the sake of listening.However, when he heard it this time, he felt slightly upset. The bandit woman's first-time was given to him. Although it was an accident, it did not mean that she was not clean.Vermont glanced at him and said, "My cousin is a naive person. If
Dahlia's expression indeed did become much better. Her ideal daughter-in-law had to be a prestigious heiress such as the one in the Saun family.She initially had already looked down on Stella's background for coming from a commoner. Now that she knew Stella was actually the illegitimate daughter born from Rainee's disloyalty, she felt even more disgust for her deep down.Thankfully, Keegan had finally divorced her. When the marriage union between him and Jaylene was successful, he would have the Saun family as his support. Then, he would eventually understand Dahlia's well intentions."Are the fireworks ready?" Dahlia asked.Mrs. Chapman nodded and said, "The custom-made fireworks contain Cordelia's portrait and the birthday wishes. I can ensure that this will be the only one made especially for tonight and definitely please Madam Kane Sr.""You do things so properly, " Dahlia praised.Mrs. Chapman said humbly, "You have helped me so many times, Dahlia. This is a given. About Er
Jaylene belonged to a specific group of beauties that required very light makeup. They were superior in terms of charisma. One could feel the nobility oozing from her bones when she stood there, even though she was not moving.Aurora remembered the words Dahlia had told her and took the initiative to strike up a conversation. "Jaylene."Jaylene turned around and saw Aurora bringing a group of her female friends. She smiled, "Aurora, long time no see.""Jaylene, is your health still fine?" Aurora asked in a low tone. "About the incident last time, I am truly sorry."Jaylene paused for a moment and thought for a while. It was most likely that Keegan had scolded her again when they went home. She smiled gently and said, "Keegan has already apologized on your behalf, and you didn't do it on purpose."Aurora was shocked. 'My brother actually spoke on my behalf?' Aurora thought.Immediately her fondness for Jaylene doubled. Just based on this single point, she was more likable than tha
Keegan turned around to look at Vermont and said, "You should go and sit in the front seat."Vermont makes a "tsk" sound. He then gave him a glance of disappointment and said, "You think I like to sit at the back because the back of the car is comfortable? If I didn't sit in the backseat, would you believe that the moment Stella got into the car, she would sit by the car window? She would hate not having millions of miles between the both of you!"As he said that, he pulled Keegan to the side and whispered, "You should sit in the middle."As he continued speaking, He stretched his hand to the back. He threw a bottle of water, cushions, and other messy stuff without any thought to the front passenger seat. He then said to Aldor, "Aldor, get down and open the door."Aldor took the hint and unbuckled his seatbelt before exiting the car. Aldor had been by Keegan's side for many years. Every time he saw Stella's new outfits, he was still amazed.She was truly suitable in any form of ma
Keegan grabbed Stella's waist and stopped her from opening the car door."Wait," he said. Stella turned and saw Keegan pull out a very exquisite velvet box. Just as Stella was wondering what was in the box, Keegan opened it. Inside the box was a dazzling diamond necklace. The diamonds on the necklace were each at least the size of one karat and were tightly set together. The pendant was square, mounted with diamonds with a red square diamond in the center.Stella was surprised by the necklace's grandeur and tackiness. "How could Grandma wear this at her age?" Stella asked.Keegan narrowed his brows. "It's not for her. Did you forget that this was the present you wanted?"Stella was confused. "When did I ask you for this? Besides, when did I ever have such a tacky taste?"Keegan's face turned red. "Did a dog bite and damage your brain? How could you have such a bad memory?" He thought Stella would be so surprised and be touched by the necklace, but she was not. He never expected he
Most of the wives were discussing the divorce between Keegan and Stella in private. Even though not everyone was fond of Stella, they felt that Keegan did not handle things adequately. He divorced Stella as soon as she had just lost her mother.Dahlia had always portrayed herself as a good mother-in-law in public, but she did not seem concerned about her son's divorce. She even had the mood to compete with Chandler's family over the right to host this birthday banquet. The wives could not help, but they felt suspicious about this image of her which was out of character."I've always advised Keegan that it's not easy to live as a couple, and whether they could stay together was all fate. But, that's just our thoughts as a parent. Young people are stubborn; it's hard to convince them otherwise once their minds are set on something. I could still get some sense into Keegan, but I have no way to do anything when Stella gets stubborn. I guess we're not fated to have a deep relationship as
Dahlia said, "I knew Grandma invited you. I just thought since you were having a hard time in your family, you probably wouldn't be in the mood to come. Well, I underestimated your ability to handle your emotions."Stella cast a look at her. 'She could have simply said that she misjudged my brazenness. Yet, she was tactful in her delivery.' Stella replied, "I initially wasn't in the mood. But, Keegan kept calling me, and it drove me insane. So, I decided to show some respect to him. After all, we were once husband and wife. Although I don't have to be considerate to you, I do have to show Keegan some consideration."Dahlia stared at Keegan with a stern face. Keegan did not attempt to refute it as if he had confirmed everything she said. Keegan's behavior jarred Dahlia's nerves. 'What a spineless person!'"Keegan is just being filial. He didn't want to upset his grandma on such a joyous occasion." Dahlia hinted that Keegan's phone calls were for Grandma's sake and that Stella should
Keegan said nothing and handed Stella the coat. "I'll leave once you put it on."Stella's eyes twitched. 'Keegan is so old-fashioned. He's making it a big deal out of showing my back as if no one here had ever seen a woman's back.'Stella impatiently took the coat and draped it over her shoulders. "Happy now?"Keegan was satisfied and before he left, he said, "I'll be back." He did not forget to give Dahlia a warning look before leaving. Dahlia turned red from anger.Keegan walked toward Aldor, took a new coat that Aldor had brought him, and put it on. As he buttoned the coat, he instructed, "Keep an eye on her. Don't let her get bullied."Dahlia's expression turned cold as soon as Keegan left the scene. She glanced at Stella and said, "You're able to fool Keegan effortlessly. Looks like I really underestimated you."Stella smirked and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Kane. You flatter me."Dahlia's face darkened with anger as she lowered her voice. "Stella, don't get carried away. It's n