Stella cast a glance at Keegan.

He was visibly upset, torn between wanting to express his frustration and maintaining his fake memory loss.

After a considerable pause, he blurted out, “If you thought I was dead back then, why did you go to the wishing well?”

Stella had intended to tease him further, but Keegan appeared genuinely distressed. When he asked that question, his eyes even seemed to well up a bit.

Stella relented. ‘If he wants to continue feigning amnesia, I’ll go along with it.’ To her, there was no harm in indulging in his act as long as he returned and still held her in his heart. She did not see the need to intentionally stir the pot and make him upset.

Stella knew that Keegan would take her words seriously.

Meeting his eyes, she softly explained, “Because I don’t want anyone else. Even in a sea of people, it’s lonely without you.”

at her for a moment,

fair complexion gradually tinged with a hint of crimson, spreading from his neck to the

to suppress a smile, he cleared his throat and

chuckled, glancing

compared to before, especially when it involved her. Being a perspective person, Marshall might have already pieced something

tonight’s events

instance, the kidnapper who had abducted them turned out to be the ex-husband of one of his clients,

the kidnapper conveniently suffered from

coincidences. It all

easily deduce the motive. But she could

possessed such charm to make Marshall target Keegan on her behalf. ‘Regardless of Marshall’s feelings for me, he should recognize that I can

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