Stella was speechless. The comparison was spot-on but not something she wanted to entertain. “We’re talking about Jaylene now.”

But Keegan wasn’t interested in Jaylene. With bright eyes, he pressed, “Stella, you’ve liked me for a long time, haven’t you?”

“No, I just sent them casually.”

“Do you send them to other men too?”

“Am I crazy?”

“Then why did you send them to me?”

Stella remained silent.

Keegan concluded, “Because you wanted to hint that we could take our relationship further.”

Stella cleared her throat. “Let’s focus on the issue at hand—”

was still lost in his own thoughts. “Stella, when you agreed to marry

tried to steer the conversation back.

“Did it start on the blind date? Or

“Keegan!”

gritting her teeth. “If you don’t stop obsessing over this, I’ll knock some sense into

Keegan fell silent.

of photos before?” Stella asked, ignoring his

think so.” He hadn’t paid much

phone and checked the chat history under “Red Agate Seller.” She found that Jaylene had been sending similar photos since shortly after their divorce, when Keegan was still pursuing

show off a skirt, other times a necklace or bracelet,

her deep V-neck when displaying a necklace or a high-slit skirt when showing off a bracelet.

Keegan had Jaylene’s WhatsApp on “Do Not Disturb,” he was surprised by the number of photos Stella found. “There

a lot, maybe once or twice a month. Jaylene might have toned it down because of Keegan’s cold

one message. In that instance, Jaylene had sent a photo of herself in a cheongsam on a snowy balcony, asking if it was too old-fashioned

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