Stella was speechless. 'His words make me feel good, but...'She said, "Don't butter me up. Do you think I don't know? You're deliberately causing trouble!"Keegan countered, "Would you feel indifferent if I were to kiss another woman?"Stella frowned. At the thought of the scene, she suddenly felt uncomfortable. However, she still wanted to persuade Keegan."Those are two different things! This is my job; everything is fake.""I know," Keegan lowered his gaze and looked at her. He continued, "But the fact that my heart aches is real. The fact that I'm upset is also real."Stella was startled and suddenly could not speak.Keegan circled his arms around his waist and inched a little closer to her. Then, he said in a muffled voice, "Must you shoot intimate scenes? Can you not do it?"Stella yielded to soft approaches rather than forceful ones, so she could not help but relent when she heard Keegan's tone."Well... It's not like I have to. Of course, it depends on the script, but
Just as she wanted to say something, her phone notified her of a message. She looked down and glanced at her phone.[You have received a transfer of 50,000 in your account.]The transferer was actually Albert. He also left a post-script: [P/S: Tell me if you need anything.]Stella was bewildered. Fifty thousand in Hustuabourgian currency was a big amount.'Has Albert lost his mind? Since I got married, he's never given me money without being asked. 'The last time he spent money on me was because everyone had pressured him, and he couldn't refuse. 'So he ended up spending a million dollars to buy me a bracelet,' she thought."What's wrong?" Keegan asked when he saw Stella's furrowed brows. She snapped out of her thoughts, "Albert transferred me fifty grand."Keegan paused. "He transferred money to you?""Previously, he called me and wanted to take me in as his foster daughter." Stella felt sick at the thought of Albert's feigned kindness. She continued, "He wants to reconne
Yoven furrowed his brows and said, "What's happening here?"When Yolanda saw that it was her benefactor, she immediately acted coyly. "It's all because of this clumsy fellow. She almost scalded me.""Why are you asking her to get you hot water on a hot day?"Naturally, Yolanda refused to admit she was picking on her assistant. Instead, she said coquettishly, "That's because I'm on my period; I can't have cold drinks."Yoven was obviously looking for Yolanda to deal with his problems down there. When he heard she was on her period, he immediately lost interest, "You should get some rest since you're not feeling well. I'll come over some other day."Yolanda could not possibly let him leave.She couldn't shake the thought that he would soon be in someone else's bed. Everything she used and ate, including her best resources, came from this overweight man. The idea of letting another woman keep him company felt unbearable to her.She tenderly embraced the man. Then, she suggestively
The lady was stunned momentarily. "I am. And you are?"Aldor answered warmly, "My boss would like to discuss some matters with you. Are you free?"Xenia was slightly wary, "Who's your boss?"Aldor replied, "The person whom Mr. Jewell emailed this afternoon is my boss. You must've heard of him before."Xenia's expression changed drastically. "I don't know what you're talking about."After saying this, she turned around and left in a hurry.Aldor tailed her slowly. "Xenia Garcia. 23 years old. Graduated from the Luitcham University of Technology and got accepted into a Master's Program at Markham University. "However, you didn't show up and chose to work instead. "Your sister, Gina Garcia, got sexually assaulted over summer vacation last year. During the dispute, she accidentally stabbed the person, resulting in minor injuries. "It's said that the person was only willing to drop charges after getting a 3-million-dollar compensation. "In order to save your sister from prison
Xenia hesitantly took it over. But then, she was shocked.It was a 2.3-million-dollar remittance slip; the recipient was the hooligan her sister had stabbed back then.Aldor took out another hand-written slip the hooligan had written.He said, "My boss has already helped you settle the compensation. From now on, this person will not be troubling your family members ever again. "You could consider taking the test to become a graduate student if you want to. "If you don't want to do so, my boss is acquainted with Markham University's chancellor, so he could help you explain the reason to the chancellor and get them to issue a leave of absence proof. "It is not a difficult task to get you back into studying."Xenia's hands trembled, and her eyes immediately watered.Ever since she said yes to Albert's proposal, she never thought she'd get to keep studying. The family of the guy her younger sister had hurt was powerful. They paid off many people and made them say the assault was
Xenia tightened her grip on her phone and started feeling anxious. "What exactly are you trying to say?"Stella said, "Miss Garcia, calm down. I mean no harm. "However, it's a little inconvenient for us to talk about this over the phone. Let's meet up at the cafe on New Water Street tomorrow. "It won't be too late for you to reject me if you really are not interested in what I told you after we meet."Xenia looked very hesitant. Keegan was looking for his phone when he spoke soundlessly. "Say okay."So, she paused and said, "Okay then. I'll see you tomorrow."She looked at Keegan after hanging up. "Why do you want me to see her?"He said flatly. "That woman you spoke to is my lover."Xenia was speechless. 'Why would they look for me separately, then? Can't they just work together?'Keegan continued, "Be there on time tomorrow. Just agree with her on everything she has to say, and I'll fulfill every condition that she offers you."Xenia had no reason to turn down such a fant
Stella said, "Your sister was molested during summer break last year, and the person demanded a ridiculous amount of compensation after your sister hurt him by accident, right?"Xenia managed to keep herself composed after how Keegan had done the same and caught her off guard last night."Yes, how did you find out?""That's not important," Stella said slowly, "You were in dire need of money. Albert called you, so you wanted to borrow money from him. "That was when he suggested you be his secret lover, and he would pay you a hundred thousand every month so that you could pay off your debt. "You didn't have a choice but agreed to be his mistress for three years, is that right?"Xenia's face turned pale. Clearly, Stella reminded her of some unspeakable past.She went to an interview with her roommate during the campus recruitment and met Albert there.During the campus talk, she felt like somebody kept looking at her as she sat in front of the stage. Albert approached her after
Xenia did not take it. Instead, she asked Stella, "What do you want me to do?"Stella shifted her gaze to the photo. "You saw it too. You looked very similar to my mother. Albert did not bump into you by accident; it's because of your face that resembles my mother a lot."Xenia paused and said, "He's still in love with your mom, huh?"Stella sneered. "You're wrong. He's in love with nobody. He's selfish, and the person he'll only ever love is himself." She continued, "I want you to get the evidence of Albert and Hylda causing my mom's death. I want them to pay the highest price for their actions and turn their lives into a living hell."Xenia was shocked by the hatred she saw in Stella's eyes as she said that. Then, after pausing for a while, Xenia asked, "H-how can I help you?"The expression on Stella's face turned calmer. "I'll let you know how..."Stella thought about something when she was about to leave. "Your sister is still young. You should let her continue studying