Olivia's eyes turned red. "I did so much dirty work for her, yet this is how she repays me?!"Stella got the reaction she wanted. So, she put on a concerned look on her face and patted Olivia's shoulder. She sneakily tried to smear the cake that was in her hand onto her dress."Think about your future carefully. You have three daughters, after all."Then, she went to get cakes again with the plate, leaving Olivia there to suffer alone.Olivia lowered her head to look at the photos as her fingers shook uncontrollably.Erick could only be so successful because of how she had helped him behind his back.She personally did a lot of nasty and filthy things for him.She always thought that her marriage was different from all her rich friends in her circle. She thought that the love she had with Erick was free and true.They had been married for so many years, and they were very deeply in love. Erick would specifically pick a gift for her for every special occasion, and Olivia's frien
Stella's hands were finally free when Keegan took the plates from her. She shook her sore fingers and gazed at Keegan."Did you see how many kids were around the cake? The ones with tasty fruits would be gone if I were to make a second trip there."Keegan said resignedly, "That doesn't mean you have to build two forts with the cakes, right? Don't you feel embarrassed for fighting with those kids over cakes?"Stella picked up a piece of mango with her fork and said while eating it, "Why would I? Those kids are so much kinder than you. Each of them took a piece for me. Otherwise, how would I get so many pieces?"Keegan did not believe her.He was about to speak, but a child ran toward him with a handful of candies. The child put on an incredulous look on his face when she saw Stella eating those cakes."Miss, didn't you say that you were going to give those cakes to uncle?"Stella was speechless.Keegan had no idea what the child was talking about.Stella struggled to swallow th
Stella was speechless."Knock it off!"Felicity racked her brain and shared her love experience from reading romance novels. "Don't ever say yes if Keegan tries to get you back. Uh... Not so soon, at least. Make him want you."You've got to let him know that you can live without him, and he's the one who needs you to live."Stella's eyelid twitched. "Do you think Keegan is the type of person whose life would be affected if somebody left him?""I thought you couldn't live without him back then. You were so in love with him. You would come to my house whenever you got into a fight with him, so we could scold him together. I always had the urge to ask you to divorce him, but you'd go back to him the next day just because he called you."Stella kept quiet. 'Why would she remember so clearly about something so embarrassing?'"But, you're a different person now, and Keegan became the old you. He would team up with Stinky Cucumber to kidnap me just because he wants to see you..." Felic
Keegan grabbed her wrist and looked at her from head to toe with a cold face. Then, he said in a stern voice, "Are you okay?"Jaylene followed right behind them. She said concernedly with a frightened look on her face, "Miss Jewell, Mr. Marshall, are you guys all right?"Stella did not respond to Keegan, and he got a little nervous. He asked, "Did you get burned?"Then, Stella shrugged his hand off while looking downward. "No."Keegan was about to heave a sigh of relief, but he heard Stella say, "I'm a lucky person. The sparks will avoid me if they see me. How would I be burned?"Keegan was speechless.He wanted to say something, but Trevor came to them.Trevor looked at Stella first to make sure that she was okay before shifting his gaze to Jaylene. "Jaylene, are you okay?"Jaylene replied gently, "I'm fine, brother. I would've gotten hurt if Mr. Kane didn't drag me away just now."Keegan furrowed his brows.Trevor paused and gazed at Keegan after hearing what Jaylene said.
Stella was surprised.Then, Marshall explained, "My nerves were all damaged after being burned back then, and the parts of my skin where there are burn scars became very unresponsive. I can't really feel hot, cold, or even pain."That was why he did not respond at all even though there was a hole burning in his blazer earlier.Stella gulped. 'Why do I feel like I'm always reminding him of his dark past?'I hate myself!' Stella thought before she said, "I can't really see if you're burned or not. Anyway, I should just apply some petroleum jelly on it for you, just in case."Marshall did not reject Stella.Stella took the petroleum jelly from the medic and scooped some of it out with her fingers. Then, she looked down and apply it on Marshall's arm carefully.Her fingertips felt chilly when she touched Marshall's skin, and it made him tremble inwardly.His skin was supposed to be unresponsive, yet he felt every movement that Stella's finger made on his arm.He stared at Stella's
Marshall paused for a while before he continued, "Just call me by my first name from now on. A friend wouldn't address each other as mister or miss, right?""Sure, Mr. Moore."Marshall was dumbstruck.Stella coughed. "I mean... Marshall."The fire was finally put out about ten minutes later.More than ten guests were injured by the fire, but fortunately, it was not severe. The medical staff took care of them very quickly.Baldwin protected Cordelia and Lancelot, so none of them were hurt. However, Baldwin's back was burned.Cordelia hurriedly got a doctor to treat Baldwin's wound.Dahlia came over with ashes on her face and said in a low voice, "Mom, are you okay?"There were a few holes in her dress. Her hair hung loosely after she ran for her life. She looked like a complete mess.Cordelia swept her cold gaze across her. "You gave me such a big surprise!"Dahlia's face turned pale, and she defended herself subconsciously. "Mrs. Chapman was the one responsible for the firew
"Sure," Trevor replied.After Trevor's family had left, he looked around and saw Felicity fixing her clothes. So, he went over to her."Hello, Miss Thompson."Felicity was shocked. "H-hi, M-Mr. Saun."Trevor smiled gently and asked, "Would you like to sit in a Bugatti Veyron?"Felicity's eyes sparkled, and she said without hesitation, "Yes!""Give a call to Stella, then. I'll drive you guys home."So, Felicity immediately dialed Stella's number.Ten minutes later, the three of them stood in front of a Koenigsegg.Felicity said with a disappointed face. "I thought we were going to sit in a Bugatti Veyron."Trevor replied with a straight face. "The Bugatti is a two-seater, and I won't be able to drive you home with that."Felicity was speechless.'Well, it looks like we have a new member in the vicious tongue group!'He made fun of my ignorance in such a subtle way!' Felicity thought.However, Stella was not bothered by that at all as she just wanted a ride home.The car s
"I didn't," Keegan said in a low voice. "Do you think I'd make a mistake like that?"Jaylene was wearing a completely different outfit from Stella, but he would not mistake Jaylene for Stella even if they were to wear the exact same clothes."Then, why did hold Jaylene's hands when the accident happened?"Keegan said, "She was the one who grabbed me."He was about to run in Stella's direction as soon as the firework shot at the crowd. But, Jaylene, who was standing very close to him, grabbed his sleeve in a panic manner.Keegan saw Marshall dragging Stella away when he was still trying to shrug off Jaylene.The fireworks were still shooting at the crowd, so Keegan had no choice but to bring Jaylene to a safe place. Then, he immediately went to look for Stella.Vermont kept quiet.He opened his mouth and spoke after a while. "I don't know what to say. Even God isn't on your side. It was such a perfect opportunity for you to protect her, yet someone fucking grabbed you."Keegan