Stella replied, "It's just Felicity and me. Do we really need a caretaker?"Keegan suggested, "A robotic one."Stella paused and asked, "You're not talking about Luna, are you?"Keegan clarified, "The second generation."Luna, the initial AI prototype developed by Keegan's company, had cute, round features reminiscent of Baymax. Keegan brought Luna home, and Stella was the first to test it out. She was thrilled to be part of beta-testing and explored all the features to help Keegan check the robot's functionality.Luna was pretty good at handling household chores, and it could even trim the courtyard flowers, which Stella loved.One day, before leaving, Stella instructed Luna to do some tasks. But when she returned, she discovered Luna had jumped into the pool and fried its circuits. Keegan took it to the lab to recover backup data, only to find out Stella's last command was about housekeeping.As it turned out, there was a water disruption that day due to pipe maintenance nearb
Luna responded with a hint of hurt, "Of course, I have a dad. I'm not an orphan."Felicity turned to Stella with a thrilled expression. "This Roundy is a riot."Stella retorted, "Just so you know, it self-destructed by diving into the pool, and it wasn't amusing."Luna quickly corrected her, "Luna isn't scared of water anymore. Dad gave me a water-resistant coating and even sent me to school to learn a bunch of stuff.""You even went to school?""I gotta pick up what you've learned to fit in with humans," Luna explained, turning to Stella. "Miss, which college did you graduate from?"Stella eyed Luna before answering, "Technical university.""Hmm? Did you not take your studies seriously? If you had, you could've easily made it into Sunfyord University with the same dedication I put in."Stella was left speechless. 'No doubt Keegan had a hand in this. The sarcasm is real. The only difference between Luna and Keegan is the former's endearing childlike voice.'After mocking, Luna
Dahlia's expression froze. She was aware of it, but after spending so much time there, it already felt like her own.After her husband passed away, Cordelia took charge and looked after Keegan, while Dahlia had to care for Aurora alone. Her love for Aurora was genuine, but it was also a means to secure her own future. She knew she wouldn't find another family as prestigious as the Kanes if she remarried.That's why she turned down Cordelia's offer, choosing to take custody instead when Cordelia proposed a significant sum of money along with handing over the children to the Kane family. Dahlia even declared that she would adhere to her husband's will and remain single until the children were grown up.The amount Cordelia mentioned was undoubtedly substantial, but what Dahlia lacked was not just money. Her deepest longing was for the reputation and status that came with being part of the Kane family.She chose to bring up Aurora because she would definitely not want to lose her curre
Everyone may have made a joke out of Aldor, but it also showed how much they trusted his character and ability.The words that came out from Dahlia's mouth were too hard on the ears when even Keegan would give Aldor his due respect.Aldor did not get angry. Instead, he smiled indifferently with a little coldness in his eyes and said, "Madam, I would be an obedient one even if I'm his lapdog. Why would I bite if my owner did not order it?"Dahlia's face turned red with anger. "You insignificant bastards! Even if there was a quarrel between us, I'm still Keegan's mother! I don't believe that he would treat me like this! Just you wait. I'll give him a call right now!"Aldor gestured to her to proceed and replied, "As you wish."Dahlia sullenly dialed Keegan's number, and the latter finally picked up when the ringtone was about to end.She suppressed her anger and asked, "Keegan, are you aware that Aldor came with a group of men?"Keegan said in an aloof tone, "Didn't Aldor tell you
Cyrene did not want to hear what Dahlia had to say. She was just trying to clarify Chandler's actions. So, she hung up immediately after she finished her words. Dahlia being kicked out of the Kane family was good news to Cyrene. In fact, it was great news. It would be stupid of Cyrene to let her husband help Dahlia out.Chandler's expression looked bad. He grabbed the phone from Cyrene and said sullenly, "Why did you say that?""What? Isn't that the truth?" Cyrene said angrily. "Aurora ran into trouble and came to our house. Keegan tore down our door and injured your son just to catch her! It's their family business. Why should we get involved? No one will remember our kindness later on."Chandler pursed his lips tightly and said after a long time, "Even so, you were too harsh.""I was being kind, Chandler. Do you remember how Dahlia treated us when your brother was still alive? Why should I turn the other cheek? I have nothing to say if it involves your family's best interest. But
Stella did the math and realized that it was the time of the year when she would receive new clothes from Cordelia. But..."Don't you know, Mr. Elrod?" Stella interrupted the man's introduction to the clothes."What do you mean, Mrs. Kane?" the man asked."I'm no longer part of the Kane family. There's no need for you to send me clothes anymore.""We haven't received any relevant instructions," said Thomas Elrod.Stella thought that this was the old lady's doing. Otherwise, they would not have come to her current residence bearing garments.When Stella and Keegan were still together, Stella accepted whatever gifts Cordelia gave. She was her favorite. But now that they were divorced, Stella felt that it would be inappropriate to accept them. "Hold on, Mr. Elrod. Let me make a call," she said.Thomas nodded and said, "Go ahead, Miss."Stella dialed for Cordelia, who was on vacation at a summer resort. Cordelia was fishing with Baldwin when Stella called. When Cordelia saw that it
"Hello? Mrs. Kane?""Put Keegan on the phone!" Stella said sullenly.Aldor glanced at Keegan, who was sitting next to him, widened his eyes, and said, "Mr. Kane is in a meeting right now. Would you like to leave a message?""Ask him if he thinks he's the man for doing such a thing without letting me know!""He's such an idiot; a 24K pure idiot!""What kind of drama does he think he's in? Does he think that I don't know how much of a mutt he is?""Does he think that giving someone candy after slapping them in the face is good enough? Fuck him.""You're so foolish, Keegan! What you did is extremely stupid!"Aldor put Stella on speaker just as she blurted out the first sentence. It was a rare occurrence for Stella to have so much to say about Keegan after the divorce. So, he had to let Keegan in on the speech.Keegan grimaced as Stella scolded him through the phone. He would have tried to refute it if he had not lied about being in a meeting.After saying what she wanted to say,
Stella collapsed on the couch. She was exhausted after sending Thomas and his party off. On the other hand, Felicity was full of energy, taking pictures of the clothes with her phone. While doing that, she said, "Hey, Stella. Why did you call and scold Keegan when he's trying to be decent?"After a while, Stella pressed her fingers against her temples and said, "I couldn't help it. I mean, have you ever met someone who sends you gifts in someone else's name?""Well, that Stinky Cucumber, Vermont, gave me a tortoise and told me that Dr. Steven gifted it as thanks for dinner. I took care of it day and night for one whole week before I realized that it was that mutt who bought it. He used Dr. Steven's name to prank me! That bastard!"Stella did not know how to respond to that. "It's not the same," she pursed her lips and said. "Keegan is an asshole. He'd never tell you that he did something good. Instead, he'd try to tease you and say that you're ungrateful."Now that Stella thought a