Stuart replied, "As soon as Stella changed into a new set of clothes." He then ushered Stella. "Go get changed."Stella nodded in response and took a sideway glance at Yolanda before she headed out the door. Felicity called right at the moment she left. She said while panting, "Stella, which floor are you on?""I'm on the second floor," said Stella as she paused and replied with a smile, "I see you."Bella and Yolanda were sitting in the rehearsal room when Yolanda said, "Her clothes were already torn yet she still excused herself to get changed. I'm interested in seeing how she will lie her way out when she didn't change her clothes."Bella asked, "Are you sure you shredded her clothes?""I personally shredded it until it was beyond recognition. I heard from someone in the same dorm that she threw it straight into the bin," she snickered and continued, "She wouldn't rummage the bin, so she could put it on, would she?"Yolanda was not the slightest bit worried. She handed a cup o
Stella held no ill will when she said that. Although it was not out of concern for Bella's livelihood, Bella's face was abnormally pale. She was afraid that Bella's condition might delay the filming progress. In Bella's ears, it was akin to sarcasm. Bella stared coldly at Stella and said, "Just do your own part!"Stella shrugged. 'I was worried for nothing.'The cast once again went back into dance formation and danced according to the instructions of the dance instructor. Bella had barely danced and was already out of breath. She was groggy and her vision was a blur. Suddenly, her vision turned dark, and she fell down heavily on the floor. She lay on the floor with a pale face as her body spasmed. She was unable to stand up again.That scared the wits out of the cast members around her as they started shrieking.Stuart blanked out for a moment before he immediately called the ambulance. Tammy, Bella's assistant, soon arrived. She looked at Bella's condition and started ordering th
Marshall nodded and replied, "That's fine with me."Stella then picked a Yostranian restaurant for two reasons. First, it would look more formal. And second, Felicity liked Yostrainian meals. She could not pick out which Yostrainian meal was better, so as the safest option, she picked out the one that Keegan often brought her, which was their steak.She then ordered the usual set meal Keegan ordered and handed the menu over to Felicity. After having a look at the menu, Felicity's eyes almost popped out. 'My gosh! I can't believe the steak here cost almost one thousand dollars. If I'd known earlier, I would've gone home and made teriyaki with that Stinky Cucumber. One big plate of that doesn't even cost one-tenth of the price.'Not daring to blindly choose, she picked the same set meal as Stella and Marshall soon picked out his meal as well. Felicity had a favorable impression of Marshall, as he had helped out Stella time after time. Besides, having a lawyer as a friend made her feel
Vermont forced down that weird feeling and harrumphed, "Why are the two of you eating together?"'How do Miss Bandit and Marshall know each other?' he thought to himself.Marshall responded, "Ms. Thompson and I went to check on Stella. She ended up inviting us for a meal." He snickered as he continued, "You got yourself a new girlfriend again?"Vermont replied, "No, it's a blind date arranged by my family. We're just having a meal."Felicity was still drinking her fruit juice as she stared at him. "You're on a blind date, yet you're already holding hands?"'Who are you trying to fool?' she thought.Vermont smiled and replied, "Women swoon before my charm. You were unwilling to let go of me the first time we met, weren't you? Compared to holding hands, this is peanuts."Felicity almost choked to death from that reply of his. She coughed until her face was beet red, and she stared at him. "I was trying to help someone that time!"Vermont took the chair closest to her and sat down
When Vermont heard of the situation in the morning, he felt irritated that Felicity went to Marshall for help. "Why didn't you look for me? I know Stuart very well too."With a mouth stuffed with food, Felicity said, "How do you kno- munch -w I didn't?"Vermont was taken aback. Feeling disgusted, he passed her fruit juice to her and said, "Swallow before you speak."Felicity took the cup, drank two mouthfuls, and swallowed the food before she replied, "How do you know I didn't? I looked for you as soon as I got the call from Stella. I couldn't even get in touch with you. Luckily, Mr. Moore called, so I could only ask for his help. It's a good thing he knew the director. Otherwise, I wouldn't have arrived on time."Stella had two options after the dress was shredded; use the same red dress to get through the training or quickly get Felicity to immediately look for another one.Felicity, having been in the crew for many years, knew a lot of clothing designers. Standard clothing like
Felicity slapped his hand away and glared at him. "Other people grow an inch taller after giving birth. I haven't even had a child yet, so I can definitely grow."Vermont raised an eyebrow. "Have some common sense. Other people get taller after giving birth because of cervix dilation. You're a young lady, so how would your cervix dilate?"Felicity wanted to roast him. However, after hearing him call her a young lady, she immediately forgave the Stinky Cucumber for his words.Vermont raised his head and looked at Marshall."Yoven and his wife are troublesome people, so why would you take this case?"Marshall answered while cutting his steak, "I don't have a choice. She's offering way too much.""Tsk." Vermont replied, "Are you someone who's short of that amount of money?"Yoven was not a good person, and neither was his wife.The couple was in cahoots and often used to send the young girls in their company to sleep with their company's partners.A few years ago, someone had eve
"Please give me the check for table 12. Thank you."The cashier immediately settled the check. Then, a bill was presented soon after.Marshall took out a card."Give me a receipt, please. Thank you."Just as the cashier was about to take his card, Stella went up and grabbed it. She handed the cashier another card and said, "Use mine."Right after Marshall left, Stella felt that something was a little amiss. So, she quickly ran after him. She did not expect him to be there to pay the bill.'There's no such thing as letting the guest you invited for a meal pay the bill,' she thought.Marshall smiled slightly. "Vermont ordered quite a bit. You just started working, and you need to spend money on many things. So, let me pay. You can treat me when your work has gotten stable.""You really don't have to," Stella rejected him. She continued, "I can afford to treat this meal. I was supposed to treat you to a meal when you helped me with the lawsuit previously, but I really had too many
Just as the cashier took the card, a message popped up on the computer screen. The cashier smiled and said, "The bill for table 12 has already been paid for."The two were stunned and looked at Stella.Meanwhile, Stella had a dumbfounded look."Let's go," Felicity hollered. She continued, "The bill has already been paid."Then, she handed Vermont's wallet back to him and patted his chest, saying, "Vermont is generous."Vermont felt offended by her comment.However, he felt relieved when Felicity called him "Vermont."As they exited the restaurant, Stella apologized to Marshall in a hushed voice."Mr. Moore, I'm really sorry about what happened earlier."Marshall smiled and said, "You weren't the one who shoved me, so you shouldn't be the one apologizing. Stella, you're just you now. You're not someone's appendage."Stella was momentarily startled. The word "appendage" made her feel slightly uncomfortable.'An appendage... I've always been an appendage of Keegan in other peop
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