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

why should 1?" Jaylene was

gambling debts?" Stella

tell you?" "Tell me what?" Jaylene's tone

beating around the

want to know, go find out for

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

issue wasn't a

could easily glean Blake's character by

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

restrictions were ultimately to please

the twenty million lent to Dahlia

to ingratiate herself with Dahlia, hoping to improve her standing with

with no intention of repayment, Stella

in the underground gambling den

Jaylene finally panicked.