Stella smacked the back of his hand and glared at him. “I texted you on WhatsApp. Didn’t you check your phone?”

“You asked me to take a good rest, right?”

Stella paused. ’I sent you a few messages. I told you I needed to do a favor for Marshall, and I was going to see you after your rest.”

Keegan frowned. “I only read the message about resting.”

The other messages were probably erased or delayed because he had to switch off his phone.

Then, Stella repeated everything that was happening to him. “He said that others had introduced him to several girls, and he thought it would be inappropriate to keep rejecting them. So, he lied about having a girlfriend. But, Duncan asked him to bring his girlfriend along to attend his wedding. He couldn’t find a girl, so he came to me and asked for my help. I was afraid that you’d misunderstand anything, so I called you. But, your phone was switched off.

‘Can’t find a girl?’

Keegan scoffed.

“Do you have no principles? You’re a married woman. How could you do a favor like this?”

“You’re just my boyfriend on probation.’ Stella corrected him. She paused for a moment before she continued, “Marshall was the one who handled my mother’s funeral arrangement. I just couldn’t refuse him.”

pinky out and hooked his palm before she softly said, “Besides, I didn’t want to hide this from you. I called and texted

was not mad

put so much makeup on

him a favor if he would just control his temper and communicate

to suppress his emotions. Then, he pinched

hired. He claimed that no one would recognize me with

‘I thought you’d recognize me with just a

Keegan kept quiet.

didn’t wear

Stella was speechless.

I

‘Keegan is nearsighted.’

contact

held her in his

did not want to see Stella standing next to Marshall, even if it

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