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 telling you this because I don’t want you to have a gap with her just because she did not come from a legitimate family. Even if you can’t make it to the end for her, I don’t wish to see this as why you guys break up because that’s just not the truth.’

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has all the documents to prove that she’s the daughter of Rainee. How is

he asked in a low voice, ’Who are her biological

“I have no idea, as she was mistaken as someone else’s daughter in the maternity ward. Rainee’s health deteriorated after giving birth to her child, making it almost impossible to be pregnant again. Nevertheless, she did everything she could to raise Stella,

no clue where her own child was. She couldn’t accept that she would be away from Stella and her biological daughter, so she didn’t look for her

the alcohol started kicking in. He had a lot

Stella about this. It’ll only worsen if

Keegan reminded himself of how devastated Stella looked during Rainee’s funeral, and he felt a stinging sensation in his heart. “Okay,” he said

only left the children after Shelley left and sat

forehead rested on his palm while propping his elbow on the table. He opened his eyes and looked at Stella when he

fun with the children that her cheeks looked so pinkish,

bad-tempered and told me to accept you for

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