Stella was feeling a bit on edge. On one hand, she was concerned that if Luanna's death was indeed connected to Ricky, the Adam family might exploit that photo to thrust Keegan into the spotlight. Despite their preparations, causing more harm than good wasn't the ideal solution.

On the other hand, she couldn't shake the subconscious hope that Marshall could genuinely assist Lina in uncovering the true culprit behind Luanna's death. The once diligent and ambitious girl shouldn't have vanished from this world in such a mysterious manner.

Sensing her unease, Keegan gently rubbed her head, offering reassurance," When the enemy comes knocking, we'll confront them head-on. Your husband isn't one to be underestimated.”

Stella sighed and rolled over to hug him.

In a hushed tone, she asked, "Are you enduring all of this because you feel guilty about telling Marshall about his aunt looking for Willow Jenning, which led to their car accident?"

Keegan fell silent for a moment before softly responding, "It's not just guilt, Stella. Marshall and | share more than just a childhood friendship. He took a beating for me once, nearly losing his life."

a fight and ended up with a fractured skull from being hit with a baseball bat. He had intracranial bleeding and spent

overly complex. When Keegan was in school, he focused solely on his studies and paid

heels for Keegan at a gathering and went to the school several

sights on Keegan. But Keegan was oblivious and even furrowed his brow, claiming not to know her whenever

less-than-tactful words bruised the girl's pride. The whole school was discussing her rejection, with some spreading malicious gossip. Unable to bear the humiliation, the spirited girl ended up cutting her wrists. Thankfully, she

That day, Marshall went to Keegan's dormitory to look for him, but Keegan wasn't there as he was at the library.

students were all top scorers from their respective provinces, excellent scholars who had just entered university and rarely encountered people from

wasn’t known what the guy had said to Marshall, but Marshall went with

the incident from his roommate. By the time he got there, Marshall was already caught up in a scuffle with those people. Keegan didn't know the whole story, but he immediately joined

from behind, but Marshall pushed him away and took

the assailants, seeing

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