Chapter 168
Stella pushed his hand away and said, “You still remember that you’re my dad? If you could believe in the words of strangers,
why couldn’t you believe in the words of your own daughter? If I had said I had sent the item, I would have already sent it. If you
suffered humiliation from Dahlia, what makes you think you can throw them back at me?”
Albert did not believe her statement at all. “If she did receive the item, why would she have told me she didn’t get it? Previously,
we told you to mention the project at Cavalry City to Keegan, and you keep putting it off. Did you think that by having Keegan as
your patron, the Jewell family would be pointless to you? Did you assume the wind would sweep away the yearly payment of
millions of dollars for your mother’s hospital bills? In the end, who were these things I told you to do for? If the Jewell family can’t
stand on its own two feet, do you think the Kane family would still respect you?!”
Albert spoke with so much grandiose as if the things he did were done for the sake of Stella and her mother.
‘Does he think that the money and status he acquired through this means would make the Kane family think highly of him? The
Kane family would only despise him more!’ Stella thought.
“I have already said this. I have already sent the item. If you don’t believe me, then it would be unnecessary for you to entrust me
with any task in the future. In terms of ass kissing, I am definitely not as skilled as you are,” Stella retorted.
“You...” Albert’s anger flared up again. At the same time, a few people walked out into the balcony. He abruptly suppressed the
words he was about to spit back.
Stella, on the other hand, just left.
In the sick ward, Vermont mentioned the recent incident of Stella crying due to having someone else mistaken for Keegan’s
funeral. He was rolling on the floor laughing.
Keegan furrowed his brows and said, “That’s quite enough.”
Vermont withheld his laughter and teased Keegan, “You are now considered to have fully experienced having someone crying at
your funeral. How do you feel?”
“Not bad.” Keegan glanced at him. “When you die, there might not be anyone who would genuinely cry for
you at your funeral.”
for you
Vermont was speechless and was suddenly unable to laugh anymore. Forget funerals. The last time he had an IV drip for a
fever, he posted a picture to his social media. As a result, he had a group of his ex-girlfriends comment on it, saying: ‘He had it
coming!’
“Is there any news from the police?” Keegan asked, going back to more serious matters.
“Initially, the guy they caught still argued and denied it. Once the surveillance tapes were shown, he admitted to everything.
Including the incident last night, it was the third one this year. Those two bastards!”
The two of them were repeat offenders. According to their confession, the first time that both of them had done this was last year.
Two of them met a drunk girl at a bar. Seeing that the girl was alone, they brought her to the hotel to be raped. After they had
their way, they dumped
her in a secluded area with no surveillance. They went through a month on pins and needles and found nothing had happened,
so they grew bolder. They frequently roamed through various bars to pick up drunk girls.
However, single ladies who were drunk at night were few, and they were afraid that they would be recognized when the girls
sobered up from their drunkenness. Hence, they bought illegal drugs to lure the girl into their trap. These two scumbags were
sure that the ladies would not report to the police due to their humiliation or the threat of public opinion. Thus, their modus
operandi grew more outrageous. The consequences would have been grievous if they had been late by just a few minutes last
night.
Vermont could still remember Stella’s expression when Keegan carried her out. It was the first time he saw Keegan’s poker face
shatter. Thinking of this, he gave a playful smirk. “If Stella was really in trouble last night, would you have divorced her?”
Keegan’s movements froze. Then he gave Vermont a cold sidelong glance. “I would’ve killed you.”
Vermont had no words to say and could only reply, “How could you blame me? I’ve seen the both of you give each other the
silent treatment for so long. I helped you both nurture your relationship from the kindness of my heart. Who knew those two
maggots would appear?”