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Chapter 430
Chapter 430
Chapter 430
Chapter 430
Keegan's face could not only be described as gloomy; it looked like it was shrouded in darkness. His true feelings were hard to unravel, but his expression did not go unnoticed.
"Alright, Stella. You're the one who asked for the divorce, so don't regret it when the time comes." Keegan then grabbed his coat and said, "We'll proceed with it after I return from my business trip."
After he said that, he stopped looking at her, turned away, and went upstairs.
Stella sat on the couch with her back tensed. She did not slump her shoulders until she heard the door slam. She knew she had pissed off Keegan this time because no matter how mad he was, he still sounded as if he could be coaxed. But, once he spoke calmly when he was angered, it was too late.
‘Are we finally going through with this divorce?’ Stella sat on the couch and thought, ‘Why aren't I as happy as I thought I'd be?’
She then hugged her knees and buried her face in them.
On a table not far away, a landline phone had been picked up and was left on the table. Dahlia listened to the voice on the other end of the phone with a gloomy expression and only hung up when no sound was heard from the other side.
That night, Dahlia did not go upstairs to her room. Instead, she stayed in the guest room where Arthur had stayed in before. The servant had already cleaned the room and washed the bedding, which made it smell like sunshine after being hung dried.
The bed was fluffy and comfortable, but Dahlia could not fall asleep. She tossed and turned, thinking about Keegan's glance when he first came upstairs and what he said about her. In the end, she only managed to get a few hours of shut-eye.
Then, at the crack of dawn, Dahlia heard someone moving around outside.’ That must be Keegan,’ she thought. She heard Maria running up and down, helping Keegan pack his luggage. ‘He's going to Alodale for probably more than a week.’
Maria was new, so she was unfamiliar with Keegan's habits and preferences. She asked for his opinion about each and every item before putting them into the luggage. After answering her questions a few times, Keegan got impatient and told her to figure it out herself.
The living room became quiet about an hour later, and a car engine started outside after a while.
Keegan had left.
Stella laid back on the bed and looked at the ceiling. After a long time, she took out her phone and called Daniel.
"Can we shoot my scenes today, Mr. Wood?"
Aldor had asked one of his trusted friends to drive today because he was going on the business trip with Keegan to Alodale.
Keegan returned home earlier than usual last night, but he looked tired. The dark circles under his eyes seemed worse than it was yesterday.
‘I guess he didn't sleep well. Maybe he had a fight with Mrs. Kane,’ Aldor thought. From Aider's perspective, Keegan had gone to the extreme to protect Stella this time. When the incident happened, he immediately knew who the instigator was, but he did not take his wife out.
Keegan even stayed the night at a hotel near the company because he was afraid of losing his temper when he saw Stella. He tried to calm down and waited for the matter to be resolved before returning
home. On the way back, Keegan saw Stella and Marshall having a "date" at a coffee shop. He then saw her handing him a piece of gum through the glass window.
‘Mr. Kane realized that his wife asked his friend for help rather than himself and later found out that they were behaving intimately. No man could turn a blind eye at that,’ thought Aldor. ‘It's clear that Mrs. Kane is in the wrong here, but...’
Aldor paused. "Mr. Kane, are you still angry with your wife?" he asked.
Keegan frowned. "Don't mention her to me right now!"
"Alright, sir," he replied and shut his mouth. After a while, he said, "Mr. Jewell really is something, huh? It's unbelievable that he kept his illegitimate daughter a secret and even hid it under the nose of his own wife. Poor Ms. Spade and her daughter." "Didn't I tell you not to talk about her?" Keegan shot him a sideways look and said.