Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Chapter 7

a million?” Albert was irritated. “Things are different in every company. What do you know? You’re being pampered and fed by the Kane family.” “Being fed by the Kane family?” Stella frowned slightly. “This wasn’t what you said when you told me to give up on my job. Besides, the Kane family doesn’t just feed me.” SMACK! Albert slammed the table and angrily said, “Was there a need to dig up the past? We’re just borrowing a car.” Sophia quickly placated him. “Dad, don’t be angry. You have high blood pressure. It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have brought this up. If Stella doesn’t want to lend it to me, then so be it. Don’t be mad at her.” The more Sophia persuaded Albert, the more he found Stella a nuisance. “Look at Sophia. She’s younger than you, yet she’s more sensible!” The meal ended in an unhappy atmosphere. Before Stella left, Sophia placed two boxes of white truffles in her car. She said to Stella from the car window, “Stella, the reason Keegan didn’t come had nothing to do with work, right?” Stella glanced at her. “What are you trying to say?” Sophia smiled, “A car will never have only one owner. The same goes for men.” Then, she winded up the windows for Stella before turning around and leaving. At the apartment, Felicity weighed the two gift boxes in her hands. She turned to Stella and said, “There must be five or six pounds here. Your dad really spends a lot of effort in pleasing the Kane family. Didn’t you tell him your mother-in-law doesn’t even look at the gifts he sends them?” “You think telling him would stop him?” Most of the channels were showing dramas starring Bella. Stella turned off the TV since she could not find the show she wanted. “He’ll just think his gifts were not their taste. Then, he’ll send them better ones the next time.” “What do you plan to do with these?” Stella did not know either. ‘Albert doesn’t trust me. Whenever he sends them a gift, he asks Keegan to see if they received it. Why doesn’t he give the gifts to Keegan and ask him to send them instead?’ she thought. Stella was reminded of her heated encounter with Keegan today. She felt a little regretful. ‘I should’ve held myself back a little. What if Keegan holds a grudge, and he doesn’t cover for me? I shouldn’t have gone that far,’ she thought again. She contemplated for a while before cheekily dialing Keegan’s number. The phone rang for a while before it was connected. However, the person on the other end hung up just as she was about to speak.  At first, Stella thought that it was a mistake and redialed. Once again, the call got hung up as soon as it was connected. Stella repeated the processes a few more times before finally