Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Chapter 7

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 realizing that Keegan was doing it on purpose. ‘That dog! He’s so vindictive!’ she thought. Naturally, Stella was not going to give up that easily. She would rather speak to Keegan than deal with his mother—Dahlia Crosby. She sent Keegan a text message. [Stella: You there, Mr. Kane?] Two minutes later, Keegan sent an icy one-word response. [Keegan: No.] Stella ignored his responded and sent another text. [Stella: My father gave me two boxes of white truffles. I’ll send them to your office tomorrow. Pass them to your mother for me.] Keegan responded to her text promptly.