Stella was already standing in front of Leighton before she realized it.Leighton found out there was not much space left after dragging Stella over, so he turned around and said to Bella, "Move to the side."Bella was speechless.Everyone else had all kinds of different looks on their faces, and the one on Bella looked awful.Leighton hated fauxmance. When they worked together previously, Bella tried to look intimate with him twice. As a result, he unfollowed her on social media.It attracted a lot of people's attention and went viral. Leighton's fans said that Bella threw herself to him. Bella's team contacted Leighton and asked him to clarify that, but Leighton's team blocked them instead.'He didn't want to be in fauxmance with me, yet he has no problem doing that with Stella? Besides, why should I stand aside for her? I'm more experienced than her in this industry. Who does she think she is?'Leighton frowned after seeing Bella just stand there without moving. "Why are you
Bella scrunched her face without saying anything.Everybody in the entertainment industry was very mean. Before she became famous, other people would squeeze her to the side whenever they took a photo, and she even had to apologize for blocking somebody else behind her.If the main character of the photo were not satisfied with how it turned out, she would be cropped out of the photo.That was why she cared a lot about where she stood whenever she took a photo.It was a group photo of the production crew. She was the female lead, yet she was not the one who stood in the middle. Instead, it was her worst enemy, Stella Jewell.Stella got a divorce but was not dispirited about losing her status as Mrs. Kane. Instead, she got very lucky and easily became a part of Elegant Media and got a role as the supporting female lead of a huge production. Even Leighton, who was so famous, would always ignore her. He would not participate in any publicity stunt and be obsessed with Stella.That m
It turned out that the account was set to only show posts from the most recent six months, and only one post was updated exactly six months ago.Its only post was shared by a verified account that published technology news that Stella could not understand.There were hundreds of comments under that post. Stella started reading them.[Is Mr. Bachelor not going to update anything about his personal life today?][Obviously, they got into a fight again. He'd only share the news whenever that happens.][To be honest, I like seeing them fight. Precisely, I like to see Mr. Bachelor begging for our support using his money. He's so fucking hot.][You don't like him because he's hot. You only want money!][Who's with me? I started following Mr. Bachelor after he published the article "The Endless Assumptions Regarding Future Technology Advancement," but now I have become a fan of him and his wife.][I'm with you. His paper review and scientific article attracted more than half of the use
Stella paused. Then, she realized why Keegan asked if she was okay.She figured Keegan probably read those negative comments about her online, so he called to ensure she was okay because he did not want her to overthink.Stella asked, "Did you see what's happening on Facebook?""Yeah," Keegan said, "Just ignore those people."Stella replied, "I don't care about them at all. I can't control what they want to say anyway."Stella's teacher told her and her classmates they should not set foot in the entertainment industry if they could not handle hate. Instead, she should focus on people who watched her shows and gave genuine feedback on her performance instead of getting bothered by those ignorant fans' criticism.Keegan did not feel as worried anymore. "I hired someone to take care of the comments. So just stay off Facebook for these few days."Stella immediately sat up. "Why would you spend money on this? You should've given the money to me instead. Just let them say whatever the
'The person he truly loves... Hmph... this scumbag finally knows how to hit my soft spot after our divorce.'Stella was flabbergasted with joy before something suddenly popped into her head."Is Bella really not your first love?"Keegan was speechless."Why would you ask such a question?"Keegan thought about it. He figured he probably met with Bella too often when Coco needed her blood. However, Bella crossed the line by hiring reporters to photograph them together.That made Keegan very angry. He even made a nosy media company go bankrupt to send a message.However, Bella became increasingly famous, and it became harder for him to suppress the media than before. But the media still dared not publish anything about him, so he was not expecting Stella to think he had a romantic relationship with Bella.Worse still, Stella even thought that Bella was his first love.Stella pouted. "I heard people talking about it when we took the wedding photos a few days before the ceremony.
Keegan added to make Stella feel less embarrassed. "You were still young and innocent back then."Stella was speechless."Why didn't you sleep in the same bed as me when we first married?"Keegan kept quiet."Would you not ask such personal questions?"Stella said, "There's no outsider here anyway. Can't you just tell me?""Well, I can," Keegan said gently, "However, we're neither dating nor married now. I'm afraid you'd find me inappropriate and deduct my points if we talked about this topic."'And now he wants to be appropriate? He acted completely different when I said I would wear the fishnet for him.'Stella said, "I'm going to give you some extra points if you tell me.""How many?""Two hundred."Keegan said, "Make it five hundred. It involves my privacy, after all."He thought the same old trick would work on Stella again, but Stella said, "Forget it then."Keegan was confused."Do you... not want to know the truth?""Nope," Stella said, "I thought about it, and y
Keegan was a little disappointed. He said lowly, "I'll just take a single glance from afar."Stella relented a little after hearing his pitiful pleas."Then come with Mr. Snyder. If you come alone and get photographed, people will make up stories again."Keegan suddenly felt happy."Alright. Go and read your script, then. Don't stay up too late.""Mhm."Stella reluctantly hung up the phone and rubbed her hands on her face.'Our conversation got me all worked up. How could I focus the script right now?' she thought.Leighton only saw the trending topic when he returned from the hospital. Then, he immediately blew up. When Estelle was not looking, he logged on to Facebook and made a post.[Who else to piggyback on, if not someone with good acting skills? Someone who pulls publicity stunts? When are we rehearsing the lines? @StellaJewell]Initially, Keegan had already cleared up most of the trending topics. However, the topics immediately trended again after Leighton's post.He
Trevor asked while walking into the house, "Where's he?""Upstairs," said Estelle.Then, Trevor went upstairs without another word.'Why's Trevor suddenly visiting? Hasn't he gone to Salcator?' wondered Estelle. However, he could not ponder for long and hurriedly followed Trevor.Leighton was sweating buckets in the gym room upstairs. The stereo in the room was really loud. After Trevor opened the door, the heavy metal music rushing to him almost pushed him back out.'What kind of shit music does he listen to?' Trevor thought. He walked up to the stereo and unplugged it. Leighton frowned the moment the music stopped. When he turned around and saw Trevor, his face fell even more."What are you doing here?"Trevor said, "Your dad called you, and you didn't answer. So I'm here in his stead to check on you."Leighton snorted."He didn't feel bad when he put his hands on me. So why is he acting like a loving father when others do so?""You're overthinking," Trevor glanced at him.
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