'Is this dude crazy? Does he actually have a crush on me?' Stella's mind was racing all over the place. "That sounds wonderful," she said.Keegan paused, and his eyes lit up. His face remained calm as he asked, "Really?""Yeah. We, as women, want men who can provide a stable lifestyle. You seem like someone who could do that, based on what you told me. A reliable man lets his partner handle the assets. My ex-husband wasn't like that. After being married to him for so many years, he never gave me any financial power. That was why we got divorced."Keegan's expression subtly changed. "Didn't you divorce because of your low sex drive?""Ah?" Stella was taken aback. "Yeah. I became depressed because I had no say in our financials, which then caused a drop in my sex drive. I'm sure it'd be different with you." While speaking, Stella's right thumb broke free from the rope. She then continued to wiggle all her other fingers out quietly."Oh?" Keegan gritted his teeth and said, "Show me."
Stella's eyelashes fluttered while her eyes were closed. 'Am I hallucinating? Why does that sound like Keegan?'"Stella." The voice got closer. "Stella, open your eyes. There's no one else in here. Look, it's me."Stella slowly opened her eyes, and the blurry figure in front of her started to become apparent. It was Keegan. She burst into tears once she calmed down. She hugged Keegan and proceeded to hit him as she cried out, "You bastard! Why did you scare me like that, you mutt?!"Keegan knew he was in the wrong, so he did not dare to talk back at her. He hugged her back tightly, no matter how much she tried to break free. Keegan then tried to comfort her by saying, "Don't cry. I'm sorry. I was just fooling around. It wasn't real, okay?"Stella was in shock. The fear of the unknown after being drugged in the car and brought to a hotel really scarred her. She even thought she would have to have sex with her captor for a moment.When Stella gradually stopped crying, Keegan asked,
Stella hugged onto her knees and curled up into a ball. "I-It's just an aphrodisiac. I'll take a cold bath and wait for the drug to wear off. I'll be fine."She was so stubborn that Keegan had no choice but to go to the bathroom and fill the tub. He pursed his lips when he thought of the person on the bed being tortured by the drug.When the water was ready, Keegan came out of the bathroom and called for Stella. But, she was lying on the bed and out of strength. She sat up limply when she heard the man calling her. Keegan looked at her for a few seconds, bent down to pick her up, and carried her to the bathroom.As her body was soaked under water, she suddenly frowned and asked, "Why does it feel warm?""The cold tap is broken, so there's only the hot option. It's okay. The water will cool down after a while.""How long will that take?" Stella asked, feeling uncomfortable in the warm water. Keegan took a mug and sat down by the bathtub. "I'll move the water around to make it cool
Keegan's blood turned cold. "Do you know what you're asking me right now?" he gritted his teeth and asked."Mhm," Stella replied.Keegan bit her lip angrily and said, "Mhm?"Stella frowned in pain. "Don't you men like it when there are no commitments?""Who even told you that?"Stella could not control herself. She reached out to touch Keegan, but he stopped her and said in a low voice, "Tell me, and I'll allow you to touch me."As soon as Stella heard that Keegan was willing to let her touch him, she immediately confessed that she had seen a post about it on the internet. "What did it say exactly?" Keegan undid a button and continued to elicit information from her. "In detail, and I'll let you see what's under here."Stella was not someone with a strong will. Now that she was under the influence of the drug, Keegan seemed like her walking antidote. Her rationality had been thrown out the window at that point. So, she told Keegan about the post. Although she kept quiet about inf
Keegan did not move and just let Stella kiss him. It was not until she reached out and grabbed his shirt that he held her down. He then put some distance between them, stared into her watery eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Do you really want to have sex with me?"Stella nodded."Do you know who I am?" Keegan asked.Stella was confused by why he would ask that and replied softly, "Yeah. You're Keegan." As she said that, she wanted to kiss him even more.Keegan avoided her lips and whispered, "Don't you ever say those words you said earlier to anyone else but me, got it?"Stella was no longer in a rational state. She did not know what Keegan was referring to, but she knew she would be rewarded if she played along. So, Stella nodded and eagerly said, "Got it."As expected, Keegan was delighted with her answer. He took her hand, lowered his gaze, and kissed her fingertips. Stella's fingers trembled under his touch. A tingling sensation spread from her hands to her heart. It almost j
Marshall pressed his lips and pulled the corner of the sheet to look at the woman underneath it. His face turned gloomy when he saw who it was. He let go of the sheet blankly, turned around, and left the room.Marshall tried to contact Stella, but she did not pick up. He then dialed Felicity's number. Felicity sat on the couch and yawned, but the people around her did not leave. Suddenly, her phone rang. Before she could answer the call, Vermont quickly glanced over at the caller ID and froze. [Handsome Bentley Guy]"Hello?""Ms. Thompson, hi. I'm sorry to disturb you, but is Stella home? I want to discuss something with her, but she's not picking up her phone.""Stella is out right now. I'm guessing that the party isn't over yet. She told me that she was going to let loose and have fun tonight."Marshall frowned at the sound of that. "Can you try to contact her? It's dangerous to be out this late.""Huh? Okay. I'll update you later if I get ahold of her.""Thank you.""Who was
Felicity had been in the film industry for ages. Naturally, she did not take the initiative to help a screenwriter change the plot. Instead, she would tactfully mention that the script could be better with some appropriate changes. However, this time, the screenwriter passed this responsibility to her.Felicity was fine with polishing the script, but she did not want to change the original plot. The screenwriter for the particular script she was working on kept praising her and said that they could assign her as a co-writer if she executed it well.Felicity was intrigued as soon as she heard that. Like everyone in the same field, she hoped to make a name for herself with one of her works and become an actual screenwriter. Now that an opportunity had presented itself, Felicity had to take it. She let go of her other work and focused on changing the script.Felicity stayed up almost every night for more than half a month, and when she finally revised the entire script, she sent it to
"You want me to become an artist in your company?" Felicity put her hand on her chin and asked. She held her phone to her face and stared at her reflection before saying in a low voice, "That doesn't sound too bad."Based on my looks, I can play the role of a concubine or maybe a young, innocent intern who has something going on with the CEO, don't you think?"Plus, they don't really focus on looks anymore, right? There have been several average-looking female stars who have become quite popular in the past two years. Maybe I'll be in the next generation of celebrities, huh?"Vermont was speechless. "Do you wanna go to the bathroom for a sec?"Felicity looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Why would I need to go to the bathroom?""To freaking look at yourself in the mirror," Vermont replied with a serious look on his face.Felicity felt offended. She kicked him off the couch. "You go look in the mirror!" she yelled.Vermont slumped onto the carpet and sat there with one of his