Stella was surprised. 'He's upset about this?' she thought. 'Seems a bit petty. Who cares if I prefer this bouquet? He's the one who bought it, after all.'Not wanting to start an argument while she was in a good mood, Stella tried to reassure him. "The flowers you got me before were practical. They were great for baths and making rose petal cookies," she said, trying to comfort him. But Keegan wasn't appeased. He remained unimpressed.Thinking about cookies made Stella remember that Felicity had baked some treats and wanted Keegan to try them.Felicity was a great baker. There was a time when Keegan used to send roses to their apartment almost daily. It was a shame to just throw them out since they weren't cheap, but Stella didn't have anywhere to put them.So, Felicity plucked the petals, washed them, and turned them into cookies and tarts. She even sealed each of her creations into individual packaging to preserve them longer. The two of them would then eat them as a snack when
Keegan could have just taken the food home, but he decided to throw it in the garbage in front of their house because he knew how happy Stella was every time she saw that his lunch box was empty.He never expected Stella to see him doing that. Because of his actions, she stopped cooking for him.Stella was shocked when she heard his explanation. "Don't lie to me. You told me that my cooking was bad.""I mean... It wasn't the best food I've ever had, but it wasn't bad. Sometimes, it's way better than the company cafeteria food. Sometimes, I just have to drink tons of water the whole afternoon. Overall, it's okay. Plus, I've never been to the doctor for food poisoning after eating your lunch."Stella was speechless. "No one asked for your opinion."Keegan smiled. He wrapped his arms around her waist and gently rubbed her fingers. "I'm not someone who doesn't know that he's privileged. You worked so hard to cook for me. "I wouldn't have brought the food you made to work if I didn't
Albert went to ask Hylda if she was pregnant after hanging up the phone call with Stella. Hylda froze for a moment and asked, "Who did you hear that from?"Albert noticed that there was something weird about her reaction, so he did not tell her the truth. "Someone in the company said that he saw you at the gynecology department in the hospital the other day."Hylda had made an appointment to get an abortion that week. She did not expect that Albert would question her before it happened. 'If I tell him that I'm not pregnant, with his suspicions, he would surely ask someone to get to the bottom of it. Things wouldn't be pretty if he found out that I lied.'Thinking about that, Hylda said with a bit of hesitation, "I... am pregnant."Albert was surprised. It took them many years to conceive Hugo. Moreover, the doctor told him that his sperm motility was low a few years ago. Albert thought that they would not be able to have children anymore, and he certainly did not expect Hylda to be
"Horror movies are the best choice to enhance the closeness between couples," Aldor chuckled dryly."Is that so?" Keegan asked. "Why are you still single if you know so much about relationships?"Aldor was speechless. 'Ugh. I shouldn't have helped him this well. Look at how cocky he's acting.'Keegan's phone beeped when he was walking toward his office. He grabbed it and saw that it was an email. Keegan froze when he clicked on it, and his face turned extremely gloomy.Aldor sensed that something was wrong, so he asked in a low voice, "What is it, Mr. Kane?"Keegan did not answer him. Instead, he put his phone away and said, "I'm heading out for a while.""Do you need me to accompany you?" Aldor asked."No, " Keegan pursed his lips and said. "Stay here at the company. Call me if something urgent comes up.""Okay."Keegan seldom left his post during work. Aldor felt that something big must have happened. Otherwise, Keegan would not have lost his composure.Aldor was right. Kee
Carter turned on the computer and started his operation by logging into Keegan's account while Keegan stood at the side, frowning.Carter pushed his mug away and said, "It'll take some time. Have a seat and think about who the blackmailer might be."Keegan couldn't fathom who would possess such compromising photos, but the sum of money demanded raised suspicions, pointing fingers at Albert. Albert had recently suffered a staggering loss of almost 100 million dollars in the stock market—coincidentally, the exact amount mentioned in the email.It seemed unlikely that a typical blackmailer would dare to demand such a massive sum for just a few photos. The sender must have been confident that Keegan could produce such funds and wouldn't easily leak the images.Furthermore, the photos depicted Stella as a teenager. Normally, blackmailers would use more recent pictures for greater impact. This suggested that the individual with the photos was intimately familiar with Stella's past. All s
"Call the police and have him interrogated," said Carter.Keegan was silent momentarily before he asked, "Can overseas account transfers be tracked?"Carter paused. "Once you send the money to the other party's account, it will be difficult to trace it. But... Now that you know who the blackmailer is, you can monitor his local bank account since he's going to use the money unless he plans on using it abroad."Albert was not someone who would give up everything he had here and move out of the country. He was not going to let go of the company he had worked hard for his entire life. Otherwise, he would not have blackmailed Keegan.Keegan called Aldor and asked him to transfer 50 million dollars into the other party's overseas account in five installments. Carter took a sip from his cup and said, "Why don't you just call the police?""I'm not letting him get away with attempted extortion," he said flatly. Carter was slightly taken aback. He glanced at Keegan and said nothing.Keegan
Albert felt excited but also regretful.'If I had known that Keegan cared about Stella this much, I wouldn't have openly cut ties with her. Hylda says that Sophia will marry into a wealthy family and form connections for the company, but is it that easy to marry into one? Not only was Stella raised by Rainee to be multi-talented, but she's also miles ahead of Sophia in terms of looks. What does Sophia have to marry into a wealthy family? I better hold on to Stella, my pawn,' he thought.On the first day of the shoot, Stella arrived at the set really early.Only the more reputable actors on set had their own dressing rooms and makeup artists. Other actors shared a dressing room. Normally, whoever came first got styled first.While these were the rules, not everyone followed them.Right after Stella finished changing, someone opened the door. Yolanda waltzed in with her assistant and sat down in front of the vanity mirror. Then, Yolanda's assistant, who was next to her, immediately
The makeup artist turned red in anger. However, she could only swallow her discontentment and do Yolanda's makeup.Yolanda felt vexed because of Stella, so she kept picking on the makeup artist.After the makeup artist did her makeup, Yolanda insisted that both sides of her eye makeup were uneven. Then, she got the makeup artist to remove and redo her makeup.Once the makeup artist redid Yolanda's makeup, she said her contour was not done properly and made her face look bigger.The makeup artist removed and redid Yolanda's makeup back and forth five or six times. Yolanda only slowly stood up when someone from the directorial team came over to urge her to leave. Then, she gave Stella a side-eye, put on her coat, and waltzed away.Meanwhile, the makeup artist did not look happy after getting picked on. Stella knew she had gotten the makeup artist involved in this, so she felt a little guilty.However, the makeup artist did not say anything harsh and did Stella's makeup dutifully.