If Felicity did not observe Stella's face, her soft tone alone was convincing enough that she was moved by Albert's words.Albert stuttered when he heard 'publicly announce'."H-How do you plan to announce it?""At least go through proper adoption application procedures, publish it on the media, and set a will. With all that, I'd at least get a share of the inheritance when you pass away."Albert's face was a little stiff. He only wanted to use Stella to create connections, not to give her rights to her inheritance."Stella, isn't it too early for us to discuss this? It's not very appropriate if I were to write my will when I'm still quite healthy. Besides, aren't you making it difficult for me since adults can't go through the adoption application? Don't worry, even without these two, I will still treat you as my own biological daughter. In the public's eyes, you'd be the daughter of the Jewell family, my daughter. It doesn't matter if you remarry Keegan or other families. The Je
'With the Vinci Rivera Group backing him, Albert became well-off after using my marriage with the Kane family to boost sales. His sales were likely to dip after my divorce from Keegan since he didn't focus on product development or expanding his loyal customer base.'Even so, the Jewell Group should be able to weather a crisis with their years of experience and accumulated wealth.'There's definitely something more to Albert's scheme that led him to such a crooked idea.' Unable to figure out the reason, Stella stopped dwelling on it.She wondered if she could regain her mother's villa with the recording. Eager to reach out to Marshall, she hesitated while recording a message and deleted it promptly.Consulting Marshall would be the easiest, but she knew it would spark Keegan's jealousy, creating another issue to argue over. So, she raised her eyes and asked, "Felicity, can your lawyer friend handle inheritance disputes?"Felicity replied, "Should be. He will take anything. Why don
The worker had no choice but to comply with Trevor's request, even though it was beyond his capabilities. He opened the toolbox and rummaged through the miniature dismantling tools. Luna's mechanical eyes scanned through the pile of tools. It then said suddenly, "Mister, you can only dismantle me by sending me back to the factory. It would be dangerous for anyone besides my authenticated owner to disassemble me."The worker nearly dropped the tool in his hand. "Mr. Saun. Maybe we should stop."The robot was super smart, even able to predict human behavior. The worker hesitated, worried he might struggle to put it back together once he took it apart.Trevor, casually sipping his tea, said, "Just go for it. If it gets too noisy, shut it down."The worker, after a moment of thought, powered Luna down. As he began disassembling it and reached the motherboard, Luna, supposed to be off, suddenly grabbed his wrist.Trevor, wide-eyed, watched as the Shiny Egg's limbs stretched, transfor
"We've never encountered this in our experimental stage. What did you do?" Keegan asked.Trevor was naturally not going to say that he wanted to dismantle Luna. So, he stubbornly said, "How could I even do anything to a robot? There's a bug in your development." He then continued, "Quit talking nonsense, and tell me how to stop it!"Keegan sneered at Trevor in his heart and thought, 'What a stubborn guy.' Keegan then replied seriously, "Wait for a while. I'll go ask.""Hurry up!" After hanging up the phone call, Trevor lay on the floor, as Luna had pinned both of his hands behind his back. Robots were nothing like humans. They had no idea how to control their strength, so Trevor felt as though his arms were about to be dislocated. His arms were in pain and numb at the same time."Trevor, did Keegan build this robot?" Jaylene sat on the stair far away from them and asked out of curiosity. Trevor retorted, "Besides him, who would have created such a useless thing!""Whoa, he's quite
Keegan lied to Trevor. He knew the way to solve the problem. Luna's energy consumption was high when it activated its defense mode passively. Therefore, the time set for the defense state was very short, which was only two hours. These two hours were enough to embarrass Trevor to death. For example, his father's first reaction after getting home was not to save him from despair but to take pictures and post them on social media.As soon as Leighton saw the picture on social media, he instantly made it into a sticker that said, "Me and my life" and sent it to the family chat of the Hall family. It then turned into a year-long joke.Keegan finished the evening meeting and instructed some work to Aldor. When Keegan finished, Aldor said, "Keegan, it's Valentine's Day today. Aren't you going to go celebrate it with Stella?"Keegan was stunned and furrowed his brows. "Why did you only now remind me?" He had forgotten about the holiday and had not prepared a gift.Keegan was speechless. H
Vermont's eyelids twitched. "Huh? What did you say? The signal's bad here. I can't hear you."Keegan said, "You can drive the Bugatti."Vermont could suddenly hear as if his signal instantly cleared up. "Alright."Vermont arrived at Room 901, looking handsome as ever, when Stella and Felicity had packed up and were ready to go. Felicity's expression darkened the moment she saw Vermont and closed the door. However, Vermont used his feet to prop the door open. "Come on, I knew you were pranking me, and I fell for it. Are you still angry?"Felicity sneered, "You deserved it! We're even now. Stop knocking on my door for no reason."As she spoke, she was about to close the door, but Vermont pulled out a car key and said, "I'll make it up to you and take you on a ride in a Bugatti."Felicity's attention was quickly drawn to the car key. To be honest, she was tempted. "You're not using a fake car key to trick me, right?"Vermont thought that Felicity had absolutely no trust in him ever
'Jaylene called Keegan...' Stella looked down and slowly put on her seat belts. She pretended to be playing with her phone but was actually listening to their conversation. Keegan frowned and asked, "Who are you?"Stella was shocked and confused. Even she knew who the caller was from the sound of her voice. However, Keegan did not seem like he was pretending. Maybe he really did not know who it was. The person on the other side of the phone was silent for a few seconds before she said, "Keegan. I'm Jaylene. I added your WhatsApp before and messaged you, but you didn't reply. That's why I took the liberty of calling you. Am I disturbing you? "Keegan knew who she was after she mentioned her name. The reason why he did not reply to her message was that he muted her chat after transferring money to her for buying the Red Agate Bracelet. Therefore, Jaylene's message was naturally left unnoticed by him. Keegan turned the car around and asked, "What can I help you with?"Jaylene replied,
Stella never expected that Keegan would pass the buck to Jackson. After Keegan hung up the phone, Stella said, "Isn't it a little dangerous for you to ask Jackson to take Jaylene out?"Keegan understood what Stella meant. He said, "Don't worry. Jackson doesn't have the guts to mess around."Obviously, Chandler's family wanted to have a connection with the Saun family through marriage. So, Jackson was eager to make a good impression on Jaylene and would never dare to overstep the mark."Aren't you scared that they will really get into a relationship and kick you out of the Vinci Rivera Group together?"Although Stella understood nothing about business, she knew how bad it would be for Keegan if Jackson had a connection with the Saun family through marriage.'This idiot actually created opportunities for others.'Keegan looked at her resignedly and replied, "If the connection through marriage is useful, my dad would have been kicked out by Uncle Chandler long ago."'Cyrene's famil
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