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
The lamp next to the couch suddenly lit up the dark living room.Keegan sat on the couch, looking really upset in his black pajamas, glaring at her with anger.Stella felt uneasy as she stood up, her face turning red."Why didn't you turn on the light in the living room?"Keegan smirked and said, "To protect my eyes and to stay healthy. Otherwise, how can I live as an asshole?"Stella was speechless.'He's using my words against me again!'Stella chuckled to herself and joked, "I'll turn off the light then, so you can stay healthy, right?"Trying to leave, she heard Keegan's voice behind her."Cook me something."Stella's mouth twitched.'Is he treating me like a maid?'Rolling her eyes, Stella put on an insincere smile and said, "I'll ask Maya to do that."Keegan sneered, "Stella, you think you can just earn a billion dollars by lying around at home? Is it that easy for you to get my money?"Stella froze. She clenched her teeth and said, "I'll cook for you. I promise the
Stella's eyes twitched at the corners. 'What's up with him? Doesn't he like how I eat?'With a wry smile, she said, "I eat just fine when I'm out. But your place always leaves me hungry."Keegan looked puzzled.Since they'd discussed their eventual divorce, Stella felt free to speak her mind."You're such a picky eater. Maya cooked to your liking, which means less salt and no flavor. I'm not a nun. I can't eat tasteless food like that."Keegan's mouth twitched slightly. "Why didn't you tell Maya what you wanted?""Do you think I haven't? But every time she served something with flavor, you'd cringe like it's the end of the world. You're paying Maya. Of course, she's going to make what keeps you happy."Stella was increasingly realizing how tough her years in the Kane household had been. She'd always had to adjust to Keegan's tastes and habits. 'I know Keegan's likes and dislikes perfectly. But does he even have a clue about my preferences?'"Mr. Kane, here's some advice for you
Stella's lips twitched as she thought, 'Luckily, Keegan is good-looking and rich. Otherwise, he's a solid self-center man for saying that!'Her response came swift, "You're overthinking, Mr. Kane. Just going shopping with a friend."For the sake of one billion dollars, Stella decided to hold her tongue."Why hit the shops so early?""Shopping's an anytime thing."Keegan's lips pursed. He noticed Stella was growing more presumptuous when she talked to him now. 'Why didn't I notice that she was so good at talking back, back then?'He paused for a second before he said, "There's an event today.""That's at night, right? I'll be back well before then.""And what's on your shopping list?"Stella's patience waned. "Why do you care what I'm buying? Planning on footing the bill?"Keegan tossed a card her way. He grunted, "Have some taste. Don't get crap and make me look bad!"Stella put on an obsequious smile, picking up the card with a shake. "No worries, Mr. Kane. I'm definitely g
Marshall got surprised too. He smiled happily as he walked over to her."Hi, Ms. Thompson. What a coincidence."Stella was amazed as well. 'I met him three times in a few days. Rivera is huge. Meeting him once is rare, let alone three times.''But I felt a bit guilty when he called me "Ms. Thompson". 'I didn't expect us to meet a third time after I told him that name.' With that thought in mind, she awkwardly said, "Yes, it's quite a big coincidence."Marshall pointed at her neck and gently smiled, "Is your injury better now?"Stella paused for a moment. She remembered the scratch she got from the pregnant lady in the police station. She was surprised by how attentive he was."It's healed. Thank you for that day.""No problem at all." Marshall paused. "Are you alone?""I'm meeting someone. But he's not here yet." She whispered, "I wonder how he became a lawyer. He's so bad at being on time."Marshall hesitated. He asked, "Is it a lawyer you're meeting?"Stella was surprised.
Marshall said, "We're gonna win the reputation dispute charge. But for defamation, I need more proof.""Isn't winning the other one easier?""Nope, it's tougher to prove that. I'll have to dig up more evidence and work extra hard. Only then can we win right from the start."Stella was curious, "So what else do you need to do?"Marshall grinned. "That's lawyer stuff. You gotta decide what you want to happen to them. Do you just want them to say sorry and pay for it? Or do you want to really show them they did something wrong?"Stella stayed quiet.For almost a year, Stella had been dealing with mean comments and hurtful stuff online. At the worst part, people even got her phone number and called her or sent bad messages.During that time, she didn't even want to use Facebook. She knew there were still lots of people who liked her and supported her. But those mean words just stuck in her head. Those nasty things people said would keep her up at night. It's like a circle that makes
"They wondered, 'Why does she keep talking about cancer in every video? Is she just doing it for attention?'"When the girl couldn't take it anymore, she shared a screenshot of comment from someone who doubted her. This got a lot of people's attention. The doubter said they were being bullied online and left social media. But many people blamed the girl instead, saying she was targeting regular folks. They said that because she was now a famous internet star, her actions were like starting an online attack."After that, more and more netizens started doubting and condemning her actions. They started to question the list of medicines she showed, and someone who claimed to work at the hospital she went to said there was no record of her being there. Another person said they found out she had already gotten better from cancer before and accused her of only doing these things for fame. They even said she had secretly been taking donations from people online even though she was already ri
"I'll be honest with you. Not even my family members know that I'm a voice actor. I'm afraid that they'll find out what I'm doing if I were to initiate the lawsuit with my own name."'This isn't considered lying, right?'Marshall understood Stella. "We can use your friend's name then, but you have to make sure that she'll be fully involved in this case and appear in court.""No problem."Then, Stella told Felicity about what happened and gave her information to Marshall."Felicity Thompson?" Marshall was confused. "Do you share the same last name with your friend?"Stella smiled awkwardly. "Yeah."Marshall grinned. "How lucky is that."Stella felt like she was a cat on a hot tin roof."Ms. Thompson, you don't have anything else to do later, right?"Marshall looked up and asked."Is this going to take long?""It's not that." Marshall laughed. "I just wanted to ask you out for a meal."Stella planned to leave right after she got everything sorted out, but she thought that it