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.

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

contain her emotions toward Marshall after

hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. Stella glanced at him before finally answering

noisy, but the voice wasn't Marshall's; it belonged to a stranger. They informed her that Marshall had

ask for more details, but the caller seemed busy and

had gotten drunk in a private room at the Sapphire Clubhouse. 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

herself, nor did she ask Keegan to go. Instead,

he had run into Kayla

also several other people, fearing no one would respond.