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.

was vibrant with colors, and schools of

dove deeper, a round, transparent, bubble- like

poked it with her hand, and the

to grab

Suddenly, she felt breathless.

in

opened her eyes and found

dawned on her that she was resting against his

she was awake, a flicker of

he swiftly concealed

of the car now.” Stella glanced at

"You were asleep and holding onto me, so I held you back." Stella remained silent, fixing her gaze on

Aldor." Upon being called, Aldor cleared his

"Yes, indeed, Mr.

Kane is correct.

pulling on his arm, and the coldness of your hands made him hold onto you." Keegan's brow twitched as he glanced at Aldor,

much

explaining so much? I didn't even ask." Her response left Keegan momentarily

was in a

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