Keegan was surprised by the ice-cold sensation in his palm.

It felt colder than the bottled water he held.

1 Stella withdrew her hand, saying, "At least pretend to care if you're thinking about having a child." Keegan glanced at his empty hand and gently clenched his fist.

Then, he turned to Aldor, instructing, "Turn up the heater." Aldor nodded, and soon the car's temperature increased.

Stella wasn't genuinely feeling cold; she was just annoyed by Keegan's apparent consideration for Jaylene.

Keegan might have comforted Jaylene if she hadn't shown up earlier.

Her once-confident understanding of Keegan now seemed uncertain.

Stella closed her eyes without looking at him again, feeling somewhat drained.

The physical changes from pregnancy quickly lulled her into sleep.

In her dream, she was diving.

It was strange; despite being underwater, she didn't feel cold at all.

On the contrary, it was comfortably warm.

world was vibrant with colors, and

dove deeper, a round, transparent, bubble- like object suddenly appeared in front

a thought, Stella gently poked it with her hand, and the bubble split into

and she tried to grab

Suddenly, she felt breathless.

in

her eyes and found herself

she was resting against his chest,

that she was awake, a flicker of discomfort passing through his

he swiftly

casually remarked, "You can get out of the

asleep and holding onto me, so I held you

me? Ask Aldor." Upon being called, Aldor cleared his throat and

"Yes, indeed, Mr.

Kane is correct.

made him hold onto you." Keegan's brow twitched as

think too much about it,"

then added, "Why bother explaining so much? I didn't even ask." Her

was in a

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