Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Chapter 7

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 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. It was still a one-word response. [Keegan: No.] Stella patiently negotiated with him. [We’ll split the assets 60-40. You’ll get 60, and I’ll get 40.] Once again, Keegan gave her a one-word response. [Keegan: Hah.] Stella gritted her teeth and made her furthest concession. [Stella: Is 30-70 good enough? 70 for you and 30 for me. I can’t go any lower!] This time, Keegan did not respond for a long while. Just as Stella was contemplating 20-80, the phone rang. It was Keegan. She picked up her phone and answered. Keegan’s mellow voice traveled into Stella’s ear. “Accompany me to Aurora’s welcoming party tomorrow.” “No—” Keegan continued before Stella could finish her sentence, “I’ll help you.” Stella swallowed her unspoken words and responded meekly, “Okay.” Then, both ends fell silent. ‘This is the first time we’ve spoken to each other so calmly since I moved out that day. I’m suddenly a little not used to it. To be honest, Keegan’s actually a pretty decent marriage partner. He’s handsome and competent at work. Besides his cold personality and occasionally harsh remarks, he has no bad habits. Even though there’s a huge disparity between our family backgrounds, he always followed the rules of etiquette when it came to the Jewell family. Apart from not loving me, he has never treated me badly in terms of food, clothing, and expenses. Compared to other rich young men who commit debauchery on a daily basis and are embroiled in scandals, Keegan is merely a man who still has romantic entanglements with his ex-girlfriend. Is there a need to go to the extent of getting a divorce?’ she thought. Stella opened her mouth and was about to speak. However, the familiar voice of a woman sounded on the other end before she could speak. “Who’s on the phone, Keegan?” Stella was startled. She promptly let out a laugh of self-mockery before she indifferently said, “See you tomorrow.” Then, she hung up. ‘Why do I have to choose a partner among the bad and the worse ones? An ex-girlfriend who he’s still romantically