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.

for Keegan, but not to the point of losing my sanity,

care, so why should 1?" Jaylene was

debts?" Stella pretended

"Tell me what?" Jaylene's

beating around the bush!" Stella smiled

you want to know,

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

a

Blake's character by

tightly controlled Jaylene's spending because Wenham Saun wasn't one

restrictions were ultimately

lent to Dahlia

lent it to ingratiate herself with Dahlia, hoping to improve

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

the underground gambling den

Jaylene finally panicked.