Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Exiting the pantry, Stella hadn't gone far when she abruptly halted.

Jaylene stood silently at the corridor's bend, observing her.

"Stella, there are some things I shouldn't say, but I can't hold back.

Are you really encouraging someone to cut ties with their own mother?" Stella replied casually, "If you know it's best not to say something, then just keep quiet! What do you really know? Who are you to judge me? Just because you chipped in some money for Dahlia's debt?" Jaylene's expression hardened.

"So you were aware Aunt Dahlia waited for you all day yesterday, and you intentionally avoided her.

uw Stella nodded.

"Yes, but I didn't anticipate you'd be so generous as to lend her money." Jaylene shot her a disdainful look.

"I'm not as cold-hearted as you, ignoring people in need! You claim to love Keegan, yet you treat his mother so cruelly.

Is that what you call love?" Stella chuckled, "I'm certainly not as noble as you.

not to the point of losing my sanity, using my family's hard-earned money to settle

care, so why should 1?"

Stella pretended to

you?" "Tell me what?"

the bush!" Stella smiled

know, go find

so much, you shouldn't mind." With that, she

a

easily glean Blake's character

affluent, but she always tightly controlled Jaylene's spending because Wenham Saun

restrictions were ultimately to please

lent to Dahlia nearly depleted

with Dahlia, hoping to improve her standing with

this money was for gambling debts with no intention of repayment, Stella doubted Jaylene wouldn't feel

the underground gambling den quickly circulated among

Jaylene finally panicked.