Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Stella was taken aback seeing that Marshall Moore was calling her.

Since their last disagreement, she hadn’t been in touch with Marshall. Plus, the timing was odd-well past one in the morning, which didn't fit Marshall's usual habits.

She furrowed her brow but didn't reach for the phone.

Keegan glanced at Stella. "Aren't you going to pick up?"

Stella tossed him the phone. "No."

Keegan nodded approvingly, but still handed the phone back. "Calling at this hour must mean it's urgent. You should take it." Stella remained silent. Keegan wasn't being jealous or passive-aggressive; he genuinely believed it was important.

knew the kidnapping case might be connected to Marshall, but he couldn't ignore Marshall's situation completely. Their childhood friendship meant a lot to him. While he had once advised Stella to steer clear of Marshall, now

couldn't contain her emotions

hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.

Marshall had had too much to drink at the Sapphire Clubhouse and asked her to come pick him up

to ask for more details, but the caller seemed busy and hung up after a

The server said he had been drinking heavily on behalf of a girl who had accidentally stained another guest's clothes. The guest had deliberately caused trouble for the girl, and Marshall had ended

go herself, nor did she ask Keegan

Vermont didn't bring Marshall back because he

respond. But only Stella and Kayla had answered the call in the middle