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

Keegan was not

had to put so much makeup on her face, and she only had to help him because

figured that Marshall would never have an opportunity to make Stella owe him a favor if he would just control his temper and communicate more with Stella. He

his emotions. Then, he pinched her earlobe and asked softly, ’Who made you look like

that Marshall hired. He claimed that no one would recognize me with this

before she complained, ‘I thought

Keegan kept quiet.

wear my

Stella was speechless.

could I

‘Keegan is nearsighted.’

not normally wear spectacles or contact

Keegan held her in his arms. “Do you

standing next to Marshall, even if it

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