Stella's hand that was holding her phone paused as she immediately noticed Keegan's jealousy.'Does this dumb man really think I have a crush on Trevor?'Stella rolled her eyes and suddenly started acting.She sighed and said, "I'd be lying if I said I have absolutely no feelings for him. He was once my crush, after all."Keegan kept quiet.Then, he said in a deep voice, "Why did you reject him and come with me then?""Because..." Stella drawled before whispering into Keegan's ear, "Because someone looked so sad and disappointed, as if he would start crying if I didn't come with him. I couldn't bear to see that."Keegan paused and was delighted. He wrapped his arm around Stella's waist and held her chin with another. Then, he gritted his teeth and said, "Who's going to cry?"Stella chuckled and pinched his ear. "Were you worried that I'd go with him?"Keegan turned her head and kissed the back of her hand. "I'll understand if you go with him because of work." He paused before
Stella was very tempted but rejected Keegan's offer anyway. "You bought me plenty of new clothes previously, didn't you? I hardly wore any of them. I shouldn't be buying any new ones now."Keegan looked at her. "I was talking about myself."Stella was speechless.Keegan smiled and walked into the fashion store after saying that. She gritted her teeth and followed behind him.'How could he do this during his probation period? I'm going to deduct his marks!'Stella forgot about deducting Keegan's mark completely as soon as she entered the store.The latest collection had just arrived, and the store was filled with various clothes designs. Stella liked everything she touched, but she put them back after seeing their price tags.Keegan rarely went shopping with her because he was always busy. Stella could really take her time in a store.Stella could make a decision immediately when it came to a huge amount of money but would become very hesitant while dealing with little money.S
"Which one do you think is nicer?"Stella had two dresses in different hands and asked Keegan.Keegan looked over and found out that both dresses had a collar and the same pattern. He could not tell their difference apart other than their color.Keegan pursed his lips then said, "The lighter one."Stella finally thought Keegan had a sense of fashion as she said, "I think so too, but it costs twice as much as the darker one, yet both of them use the same material.""Get the darker one then."Stella paused. "Am I not good enough to get the more expensive option?"Keegan was speechless.He gazed at his cheeky girlfriend and slowly said, "Actually, you can put a paper bag over your head, and other people will think it costs a million. The value of a piece of garment comes from the person who wears it."Stella held her laughter and asked, "How much is Aldor charging you to teach you this?"Keegan answered seriously, "It's included in his bonus."She threw her bag at Keegan. "Wait
The manager asked Stella gently, "Miss, you have fair skin, and this color suits you very well. What do you think?"Stella nodded and asked, "How much is this?""Three thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, and members get to enjoy a five percent discount."Stella looked at the tag. "It's made from polyester fiber. It's not worth the price at all."The sales assistant immediately spoke as if she finally had the chance to mock Stella. "Just say it's too expensive, and you can't afford it. There's no need to find excuses for yourself."Keegan frowned. He was about to speak, but Stella grabbed his wrist.They understood each other so well that Keegan immediately knew that Stella did not want him to intervene as soon as she did that.Keegan swept his gaze across the sales assistant with a long face. Then, he pursed his lips without saying anything.The manager slightly told the sales assistant off and said to Stella with a smile. "The price is the same across all of our stores. Y
However, Keegan did not dare to speak his thoughts out loud.He took the pair of socks over and put them in a bag. Then, he asked curiously, "How did you know that they were acting?"Stella answered, "I wasn't sure at first. It's a pretty normal thing to encounter a snobbish salesperson like her, but she was just way too arrogant. She didn't even think she did something wrong after her manager came, and she still provoked me in front of her manager by repeatedly saying that I couldn't afford them. That was when I knew something fishy was going on.The manager was acting rather strangely too. All she did was tell the salesperson off without actually penalizing her. Also, did you notice how they kept looking at your wrist? Your match is the most valuable thing you put on today. They probably thought that you're a foolish rich man and I'm your pretty sugar baby who happens to be stupid. That was why they tried to provoke and fool us into buying everything."Then, she proudly said, "Th
Keegan paused. "How did he look like?""He's a short man and about forty to fifty years old. He wore a face mask and a cap. I couldn't see his face. However, his eyes did look wrinkly. He came to donate, yet he just wouldn't stop asking about Stella and Ms. Spade. He looked a little downhearted after finding out that Ms. Spade had passed away. Then, he donated a few thousand dollars and asked Ms. Cooke where Ms. Spade's grave was before leaving. I feel like he knew Ms. Spade, but he denied it when Ms. Cooke asked him that. He just feels strange."Keegan frowned.'A short middle-aged man?'He tried to think of a man like that who could be related to the Spade family, yet he just could not think of one."What else did he say?"Julian thought for a while and said, "That's about it. He went through a few photos of Ms. Spade and Stella. Also, he said that he would visit again at some other time."Keegan paused and thought of a possibility. 'Could he be... Stella's biological father?"
Keegan did not say anything. Instead, he lifted his glass and chugged it down again.Shelley poured him another glass after they finished their drinks. "I'm going to tell you a secret about Stella. Can I trust you on this?"Keegan put on a serious look and said in a deep voice. "I'm all ears."Shelley looked at Stella, who was playing with the children, and said softly, "Stella is not Rainee's biological daughter. She's not an illegitimate child."Keegan paused, and his expression looked even more serious. "How did you know that?"Shelley bowed her head down. "I accompanied Rainee to do the paternity test. I promised Rainee that I'd bring this secret to my grave. However, she's not here anymore, and Stella is the only person she'd ever care about."There's only so much I can do as a partner that she trusts. I couldn't help her much with her marriage or work. I know there are a lot of rules in a wealthy family like yours, and everybody takes social status very seriously. I'm only
Stella's eyelids twitched violently. She elbowed Keegan and said, "Are you pretending to be drunk?!"Keegan felt a little sore and frowned. "We can't go against the doctor's orders. We have to make lo—" Stella covered his mouth in horror before he could finish his sentence. She looked at the loose cannon in front of her with a dark face, and the hair on the back of her neck stood up.'How did he go from speaking normally to being drunk all of a sudden?! Who knows what kind of shocking thing would come out of him if I hadn't covered his mouth!'Keegan was a little upset after being held back. He reached out and pulled Stella's hand away, trying to make her let go. However, Stella did not do so. Instead, she asked Julian to call Aldor.Stella immediately dragged Keegan into the car when Aldor drove over, and they left in a hurry so as not to dirty the minds of the youths at the scene. When they got into the car, Stella let go and leaned back in the seat. Aldor started the engine and