Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted by Eleven Jewell

Chapter 1960
"Stella, I've saved a lot of money. Can I take you out to play tomorrow? No Uncle Keegan this time," Coco said via voice
message.
Stella paused for a moment, then grinned. "Sure, but I've got something going on during the day. Can we meet up in the
evening?"
Coco, who hadn't slept yet, texted almost instantly, [Okay!]
Perhaps feeling she was too forward, she took a while to type another message, [Stella, why are you not asleep yet?]
[Just waiting for your Uncle Keegan,] Stella replied.
[Is he working overtime again?] Coco questioned.
[Sort of.]
Coco then sent another voice message saying, "You're a nice person, Stella."
Stella was confused.
"Uncle Keegan said you're a good-looking, a good cook, and a good actor. Now that I've met you, I think you're better than he
described. Chatting with you is great. You're good at comforting me. And you're nice because you wait for Uncle Keegan.
Everything about you is nice. I really like you," Coco explained.
Taken aback, Stella thought, 'Do kids these days throw compliments around like nothing?' She blushed.

But she had a question to ask Coco, so she just called Coco, "Coco, when's your birthday?"
"Tomorrow."
Her response left Stella stunned. "Tomorrow?"
"Uncle Keegan says I can pick any day for my birthday. If I wanna celebrate it tomorrow while hanging out with you, then
tomorrow it is."
Stella rubbed her temples and said, "Sweetie, I'm asking about the birthday on your records."
"It's the same as Uncle Keegan's."
"You share a birthday with Keegan?" Stella was caught off guard.
'Keegan's birthday is at the end of this month, not in September. Was my guess wrong?' she thought.
"Coco, has Uncle Keegan ever told you about your mom and dad?"
Coco replied, "Yeah. He told me my mom's a housewife, and my dad's the chief. He also said that I looked like a burnt
matchstick."
Stella thought that Coco was a bit on the lean and darker side, but calling her a burnt matchstick was a little harsh. 'I can't
believe he said that. Hahaha.'
Stella bit her lip and stayed silent, her nose letting out sporadic bursts of heavy breathing.
Coco gritted her teeth, "Laugh if you want. I feel more humiliated if you hold it in."
As soon as she said that, Stella burst into laughter, "Hahaha."
Coco was speechless. Her thoughts of Stella being kind shattered immediately.
'Stella sleeps in the same bed as Uncle Keegan, and the nurse who looked after her before said that those who sleep together
are similar people.'
'She's just as cheeky as Uncle Keegan. They both love messing with me!' thought Coco.

"Coco- Hahaha. Truth is- Haha. I think being tan is healthy. Hahaha..."
Stella tried to cheer up the kid, but she couldn't stop laughing when she recalled what Keegan had said, and her comforting
words got lost in the laughter.
Coco remained poker-faced. "Thanks for mocking me."
Stella didn't mean to laugh. But she couldn't resist it when Coco mimicked Keegan's tone with a straight face.
Even though Coco wasn't pleased with the teasing, she didn't hang up. Instead, she asked, "Stella, am I really that tan?"