'Stella is grabbing my hand! She cares about me!' Leighton thought to himself.Stella massaged him more and asked softly, "How do you feel? Any better?"'Not only do I feel better, but I also feel like I'm floating in the sky!'He replied in a low voice, "I feel okay.""I'll keep on massaging for you then."Estelle was stunned as soon as he came inside. He saw Leighton burying his face in the pillow and letting the doctor clean his wound.Stella was holding his hand, and his ears looked extremely red. She massaged his hand while talking to him. Leighton looked just like a tamed golden retriever puppy. He could not convince himself that he was the same pit bull he used to manage!The door was pushed open again when he was still hesitating about talking to Leighton. An elegant man dressed in a suit came inside.Estelle frowned. "Who are you?"Keegan ignored him and directly walked toward Stella."Stella." He said softly.Stella paused and looked at him coldly. "Mr. Kane, you s
Keegan started massaging Leighton's hand with his thumb before he could finish speaking. Keegan was so strong that Leighton's hand felt numb, and he yelled in pain.Stella reminded Keegan. "Knead and rub. Don't just press your thumb down."Keegan replied gently, "Sure. Have a seat and rest."However, he did not go any easier on Leighton at all.Leighton was in so much pain that he clenched his teeth and said, "Stop it. Fuck... It doesn't hurt anymore!Leighton kept signaling Estelle to get that madman out of there. But Estelle persuaded him after seeing how commanding and elegant Keegan was, "You're a big man. Just hang in there."'Fuck! This useless manager is such a coward!'Estelle looked at Stella before shifting his gaze to Keegan.'Something's going on between these two. The man looks so polished, yet he turns into a doting and soft man when he talks to Stella.'He looks just as good as the pit bull too. He even has this composed aura that could only be nurtured by exper
Keegan would start arguing with Stella without hesitation if he were to hear the same thing back then. Aurora was different from Dahlia to him as he really treated Aurora as his sister.Keegan and Quentin both looked forward to Aurora coming into this world. Aurora used to like him very much. She always kept the best things from everybody else because she wanted to give them to Keegan.Keegan started living with Cordelia after Quentin passed away. He spent most of his childhood with Cordelia ever since he almost drowned.Cordelia was worried that Dahlia would make a mistake while raising Keegan. She also hated how she viewed things. All Dahlia thought about was the Crosbys, and she did not want Dahlia to corrupt Keegan. So, Cordelia decided to raise him despite her age.However, Aurora was too young and could not live without her mother yet. Dahlia would not let Cordelia take Aurora away from her either, so Cordelia let her take care of Aurora.After Quentin passed away, Keegan an
Stella began to calmly tell Keegan about what happened during their wedding night.Keegan's face turned pale as he looked at Stella with bloodshot eyes. She looked down and recalled the night that scarred her."They said I went into the wrong room, but I've never been to your grandparents' house before. I was just following her. Even though I drank a little, I was still conscious enough to know what had happened. I wouldn't wander around a place that I'm not familiar with. I don't care if she was joking or just pulling a prank on me, but what happened that night disgusted me greatly. I was terrified. I don't know if I'd kill him and Aurora if he did anything to me that night. I can't imagine what I'd become. You always said that I wouldn't let go of the fact that you left that night. But I've always wondered how much better things would be if you were there..."Keegan felt a lump in his throat as he spoke in a twangling and shaking voice, "Why have you never told me about this befor
Stella had no tears left to cry after Rainee passed away. She thought that she would never cry again in her life if not required by work.However, Keegan repeatedly apologizing made broke her down.What happened that night had never stopped bothering her. She was afraid she would find somebody else sleeping beside her after switching off the lights at night. So she would always leave a light on in her bedroom every night.She was scared that Keegan would touch her and get rough in the sheets with her as even a tiny movement could remind her of the night that turned her stomach upside down. She just could not forgive Keegan for leaving her alone on their wedding night, and it was impossible for her to let it go.Keegan stoked Stella's back as he felt like his heart was being stabbed many times.Material things that he gave Stella were something worth the least to her. She wanted affection, trust, and protection. Yet he failed to give her any.Keegan finally knew why she gave him a
"Not really. The doctor said he's going to need a few days of rest. Other than that, he's all right." Stella paused. "Is everything fine... at your home?"Stella heard a loud noise from the phone as if something had fallen on the ground and shattered before Marshall could say anything; it shocked her. Then, she heard a crackling sound in the phone before Marshall hurriedly said he would call her back and hung up.Stella frowned and mumbled, "Why does Mr. Moore sound like he's fighting someone..."Keegan said, "He's so fragile. Who could he be fighting?"Stella thought what Keegan said made sense, but then she heard him add, "He's probably just getting beat up."Stella was speechless.'Marshall started this. He can't blame me for doing the same back at him.'Keegan thought to himself and suddenly felt like he hated the old-fashioned and stubborn old man in the Moore family a lot lesser because nobody in the Moore family could handle him whenever he caused a scene.Stella glared
Stella did not give up. "It's not entirely your privacy if it has something to do with me. Tell me now."Keegan tried to change the subject. "Are you thirsty?"Stella became even more curious after Keegan did that. Then, she whipped out her best card. "I'm going to deduct your points again if you don't tell me now."Keegan frowned. "You're being unreasonable."Then, Stella became even more unreasonable. "I told you that I make the rules. I'll really do if you don't tell me right now."Keegan looked hesitant and reluctantly said when Stella thought he was about to give in, "Do whatever you want."Stella paused. "I'll deduct one hundred points then."Keegan replied, "If it floats your boat."Stella was speechless.'What? It doesn't work on him anymore!'Stella did not intend to do that, but she just could not contain her curiosity. The more Keegan tried to hide it, the more she wanted to know about it. Then, she said, "I'll give you some extra points if you tell me."Keegan fe
It was Stella who insisted on knowing and offered to give him extra points. No one expected that "they" was an author's pen name. Stella's face turned red as she angrily tossed the book back at Keegan."Aren't you going to take a peek?" Keegan said with an innocent face. "This book is very well written," he added.Stella's face turned dark as she ignored him. Keegan, on the other hand, was happy that his scheme succeeded. He flipped through the book and said, "There are many more topics on this. Tell me which one you like, and I'll make it happen.Stella tried to hold herself back but failed, "What do you mean 'make it happen?' Do you think the romance between us would return after doing the things in this book?""Yeah," Keegan said. "I think page 49 is rather romantic. Look.""No!"Keegan did not force her to look at the book. Instead, he continued, "Statistics show that 78 percent out of 4000 young women found this behavior romantic. It's stated right below."Stella could not