Stella's eye twitched."I'll hit you until you're permanently disabled now!"Keegan gave a laugh. But after a while, he whispered, "The house that I transferred to your name is bigger than this. I'll ask someone to clean the house. Move in and live there."Stella pushed him away. "Are you trying to be my sugar daddy? Just like how you were Bella's sugar daddy back then?"Keegan frowned. "Since when was I her sugar daddy?"Stella was boiling with rage. "I saw the manuscript from the media. Who doesn't know you supported Bella financially?"Keegan furrowed his eyebrows. He seemed like he remembered the gossip in the entertainment section of the newspaper.He frowned as he said, "I provided her resources. I was indeed her financial backer. But I wasn't her sugar daddy. I didn't touch her."Stella laughed mockingly. "Then how did she get pregnant with your baby? Asexual reproduction?"Keegan frowned. "What do you mean pregnant with my baby?"Stella opened her social media app. Sh
Stella tidied the house up a little before she ran to the entrance to open the door.Standing outside the door, Trevor was holding a few bags. His eyes looked warm when he saw her. "Have you eaten?"Stella said, "Just ate."She saw he was carrying a lot of stuff. She hesitated before asking, "Trevor, you..."Trevor was stunned. He said, "It was Labor Day two days ago. Our company prepared some gifts. I wanted to ask you to go there and take them. But I'm going drinking with my friends tonight, so I dropped by to send you these gifts.""So many?"She had just signed the contract with the company. She had not even helped the company earn any money. But she had already received many benefits from the company."Let me take it." Stella stretched out her hand, wanting to take the gifts.Trevor avoided her hand. "It's a little heavy. You can't carry them. Open the door wider. I'll help you take these inside."Her boss came to visit her. He even brought her the gifts personally. Stell
'Ms. Young?'Trevor looked at Stella's expression. He pursed his lips. "My staff signed with her. I didn't know about it initially."Felicity roasted him directly. "The staff in your company has bad taste just like this Stinky Cucumber. Bella's average-looking. Her acting skills are terrible. And her operational capability is bad too. What do you guys see in her?"Vermont was speechless."Miss bandit, Bella is a popular actress I made. Even now, she's the top performer among the artists her age in the entertainment circle. Do you know what top performer means? She can make money for me just by standing there. Moreover, Bella did not get famous just because I spent capital on her. She's the public's choice too."If the audience didn't like girls her type, Bella wouldn't get famous even if I spent a lot of money on her. We make money out of her. As long as she doesn't do anything illegal, why should we give up a money-printing machine?"Felicity clenched her teeth. "The taste of in
Stella pursed her lips as her throat unconsciously tightened. Vermont and Felicity still had their usual expressions. Both of them acted as if they did not hear the noise coming from the washroom."Is there someone in the toilet?" Trevor asked."Uh... it's the plumber," Stella lied while maintaining a bold front. "The tap in the washroom is broken."'The tap in this brand-new house is broken?' Trevor thought.Trevor's gaze shifted between each person. After a long while, he then said, "Then I'll take my leave first."As he spoke, he pulled out his phone to dial a number. Subsequently, the ringtone from a cell phone came from the dining table. Trevor looked at the phone placed on the table. Stella was speechless.Keegan, who was in the toilet, seemed to have heard the ringtone. He pushed open the door with his shirt half-buttoned. His whole body was soaking wet, and so was his hair. His hair was combed to the back of his head, which showcased his sharp features. Although he was ob
"Then, let's go." Stella took Keegan's coat and opened the door.Keegan realized this was a rare sight and said softly, "I'll hold it myself."Stella then passed the coat to him. Just as Keegan stepped out the door, a loud bang sounded. Stella had swung the door shut and shut Keegan out of the house. Keegan was at a loss for words.'Walk... Walk, my ass! Keegan's cell phone never leaves his side so he definitely put it in the living room on purpose! He was trying to be smart with me. Did he think that I was stupid?' Stella thought.On June 20th, Stella would complete shooting for her scene in The Palace. Daniel led the whole production crew to help hold a small banquet for Stella to wrap up her shoot. Her first project finished filming just like that.On the day she left the production crew, she was actually quite reluctant. Daniel conducted himself properly, and the cohesiveness between the production crew was strong. The crew had few messy issues, and the actors were very profes
Vermont said with a straight face, "Of course, Corbin told me. You never let me see it, so how would I know what you made otherwise?"From what Felicity heard, she knew it was Corbin who said it. She humbly asked him immediately, "What else did Dr. Steven say?"Vermont continued with a straight face. "The other stuff was fine. He doesn't like to eat sweet stuff, and he isn't that good with food that's too spicy."Felicity heard this, and her face immediately fell. "Why didn't you say this earlier? I made jerk chicken today, so it might be slightly spicy."'Jerk chicken?' Vermont thought. His eyes brightened slightly, and he cleared his throat. "If it's slightly spicy, it should be fine. A little spice can stimulate your appetite."Felicity sighed in relief and asked another question. "You've delivered food for a few days. Did Dr. Steven comment on anything? Is it delicious or disgusting? You can tell me, and I'll improve them next time."Vermont saw her earnest expression and fel
"Teriyaki is fine, but pork has gotten expensive recently. How about you sponsor the money to buy the meat?" Felicity asked.Vermont was at a loss for words. His eye twitched. "Corbin eats everything every day. Why don't you ask him for money?""How can you be compared to Dr. Steven?" Felicity huffed angrily. "Dr. Steven's my future husband. I'm willing to spend money on him. What are you? You're the pervert who took my first-time! It's good enough that I gave you a chance to repent, yet you want to compare yourself to Dr. Steven. Don't you have the answer yourself?"Vermont was speechless again."The price of black pigs at the supermarket is forty-something bucks for half a kilogram. With your huge appetite, you would need at least one and a half kilograms of meat. With the oil, seasonings, plus gas, and other messy stuff, I'll count it as a total of two hundred bucks. Give me the money," Felicity rambled.Vermont's lips twitched momentarily. 'One and a half kilograms? She thinks
Hylda walked past the crosswalk and then put her sunglasses back on. She then surveyed around. After finding nothing out of the ordinary, she entered the hospital.Felicity was standing beside Hylda. She wore black framed glasses and had her initially tied-up hair let down. She looked like a high school student, so naturally, she did not attract Hylda's suspicion. Hylda originally had never formally met Felicity before.However, Felicity and Stella had always stood together. She remembered Hylda's face very early on. Hylda entered the hospital and took a number for the obstetrics and gynecology department. Felicity also followed her and took a number.When following Hylda up the elevator, Felicity's mind was filled with questions.'Could this old hag maybe have gotten pregnant? With Albert's looking weak in the kidneys, could he have cheated again at such an old age?' Felicity thought.Even Keegan could not make Stella pregnant at such a young age. Hence, she did not believe that
Keegan moved from initial resistance to reluctantly listening, and eventually to questioning."Why do these novels portray men as so stupid and brainless, yelling at the female lead as if they have intermittent explosive disorder?""Is the male lead sick? Forcing the female lead to donate a kidney, is he out of his mind?""How many years would they get for calling the police in their world?""Why is he so dumb? The supporting actress claims the female lead pushed her into the water and he believes it? Is checking surveillance footage illegal?""Stella, are you making fun of me?""I can't learn this. It all feels so neurotic. What does the female lead see in him?"Stella retorted, "Who cares if it's neurotic? Just mimic that stupidity, that's how these innocent women like men who protect them like that."Keegan was very reluctant, but his brain was more compliant than his body. Without needing to study deliberately, everything he heard stuck in his mind.So when Keegan mentione
Keegan's expression darkened with anger. "You're being completely unreasonable!"Stella crossed her arms, wearing an expression that seemed challenging. "You let her take it. Let's see if I dare."Jaylene hadn't actually wanted those junk items in the first place; she was deliberately trying to stir up discord between them. Now that her goal was achieved, she put on a sympathetic look."Keegan, I don't want it anymore. Don't be angry. Your health is more important. Didn't the doctor say to keep your emotions stable?"Turning her head, she reproached Stella. "Stella, are you here to help Keegan recover his memory or just to provoke him?""Shut up, you brat! Do you even have a say here?"Acting under the guise of a drama, playing the role of someone lacking in manners, was incredibly satisfying.She’d wanted to curse this brat for a long time!Jaylene's lips twitched, but she held back, tearfully saying, "Stella, if you don't like me, I'll leave. There's no need to humiliate me l
Jaylene understood the situation perfectly. Even though she didn't particularly like these cold, mechanical devices, she put on a pretense of surprise, saying, "Really, Keegan?"Keegan nodded. "Choose one you like.""Keegan!" Before Stella could finish her sentence, she couldn't hold back her sharp voice, "With your pile of junk that I can't even touch normally, she takes a look and now you want to give it to her? What's the meaning of this?!"Keegan frowned, apparently not comprehending her current anger at all. "Jaylene gave me a gift, and I'm giving her one in return. What's the problem?""What problem?" Stella's eyes started to redden. "I can't touch them, so why should she be able to? Have you forgotten, or do you have inappropriate feelings for her?"Keegan's expression darkened. "This makes no sense!"Jaylene secretly delighted in this, hypocritically trying to calm things down, "Forget it, Keegan. Since Stella minds so much, I don't want it anymore. You've strained your r
The standoff lasted for over twenty minutes before Keegan grabbed a book and knocked the beetle off Jaylene's neck. The beetle fluttered twice and suddenly flew up, landing on Jaylene's face.Jaylene screamed, rolled her eyes, and fainted.As she collapsed, the bug flew off again."Jaylene?"Keegan called out to her.He looked up at Stella and said, "You go start the car, I'll carry her to the hospital."As he spoke, he signaled to Stella.She understood and coldly grunted, "So troublesome."Walking over to Jaylene, she squatted down beside her and slapped her face twice.Jaylene immediately opened her eyes and reached out to push her away. "What are you doing!"Stella was prepared and had already moved back before she could be pushed.She shook her tingling hand and innocently said, "Jaylene, you fainted because of the bug. I was just saving you. Don't believe me? Ask Keegan."Jaylene nearly ground her teeth. Did she think she hadn't heard? She was intentionally exposing h
Her fingertips trembled with a mix of horror and excitement. Just as the teapot was about to slip from her grasp, Keegan suddenly said, "Jaylene, don't move."Jaylene froze, instinctively thinking Keegan had regained his memory. She had barely twitched when Keegan loudly stopped her again, "Don't move, absolutely don't move."Jaylene wanted to say something, but then felt an itching sensation on her neck, as if something was crawling slowly. Goosebumps erupted all over her body.By now, Stella had turned around and saw Jaylene standing stiffly with the teapot in hand. Her eyes quickly assessed the situation and then she noticed the beetle crawling on Jaylene's neck.It was an unknown species, not overly tentacled but as long as a little finger, its mouthparts slightly twitching, genuinely alarming in appearance.Stella murmured, "It's so big."Jaylene couldn't see what was on her neck, unsure if it would bite or if it was venomous. She stood frozen in place, her voice trembling,
Seeing him, Stella even lowered her eyes and softly praised, "Mr. Kane, you acted very well."Keegan glared at her, his voice low and intense. "If you keep watching like this, Coco will cut ties with me tomorrow."Stella replied confidently, "No, she won't. After accepting the red envelope, she can tolerate you a little longer."Keegan asked sharply, "Did you teach her to ask for red envelopes like this?""Don't falsely accuse me; I didn't teach her.""You may not have taught her directly, but you set an example. Have you forgotten how you always make me buy things for you?"Stella was speechless. Whenever she wanted Keegan to buy her something, she would often say, "Gifts are only surprises when given voluntarily. If reminded, it shows they don’t like me that much."It had to be said, Coco had learned the essence of it.Stella also felt a bit awkward, thinking that in the future, she needed to avoid such flirtatious conversations between spouses in front of the children. They
Could she figure all this out?Keegan frowned, casting a disappointed look at Coco. "Are you not listening to me now?"Coco raised her gaze defiantly and stated, "Aunt Stella taught me that if I don't want something someone gives me, I can say no. I don't want this hairpin.""Didn't she teach you that even if you don't like something, you should still say thank you?"Coco fell silent for a moment, then reluctantly said to Jaylene, "Thank you, Aunt Jaylene, but I don't want it."Jaylene hesitated with her hand extended, unsure whether to retract it or leave it there, managing a strained smile. "Then what do you like? Next time, I will get you something you do like."Coco asked, "Do you want me to do something for you?"Jaylene was taken aback. "What?"Coco replied seriously, "Aunt Stella says offering help without reason is either deceitful or thieving. Since you don't like me, why else would you give me something? You want me to do something for you, right?"Jaylene forced a s
Leighton's incident did indeed revive their suspicions.Jaylene was gullible, but Darcie might see through this scheme. "Keegan, why didn't you go to work today?" Jaylene chose to ask directly at first.Keegan remained composed. "I've been busy with the press conference lately and haven't had much rest. Now that things have slowed down, I thought I'd take a break and relax."Jaylene spoke gently, "You should rest well. Since you came back, you've been busy, and you've been postponing Dr. Stone's follow-up appointments. Keegan, I'm really worried about your health. Since you're resting these days, I'll arrange for Dr. Stone to give you another check-up. Stella has been living here to assist your recovery for so long. We need the doctor to give a clear assessment of whether there's been any improvement. Otherwise, it's not good for Stella's reputation to stay here so long, unmarried and under one roof."Keegan nodded. "Okay, please arrange it. Thank you."His response was decisive,
Stella had just descended the stairs when she heard that remark, causing her eyelids to twitch as she thought to herself, “Damn it! He really knows how to come up with excuses!”Upon hearing this, Jaylene's eyes briefly flashed with disdain, but she ultimately accepted the shoe covers Keegan handed her. As Keegan led Jaylene into the house, her eyes continued to scrutinize every corner.There were a couple of pillows on the sofa, couple mugs on the table, wedding photos of Keegan and Stella on the walls, and even headbands and hair ties scattered on the table. The house exuded an unmistakable feminine touch.Jaylene's expression darkened, but when Keegan turned to ask if she preferred tea or coffee, she adopted a gentle, harmless demeanor. "Tea would be perfect."Keegan invited her to take a seat and called for Maria to prepare tea. Jaylene spoke softly, "Keegan, I heard from Stella that you brew Dragon Well tea better than anyone else. Is there a special technique?"Stella paused