Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted by Eleven Jewell

Chapter 199
It turned out the Luminous Pearl was about to be presented. Stella unconsciously moved toward it, and Keegan followed her.
When all the lights from the cell phones were turned off, the lights overhead were also turned. off. There was only the soft glow
from the infrared light of the surveillance cameras and the green light from the emergency exits. The surrounding was pitch
black. Even if someone was standing nearby, one could not see their face clearly. It was total darkness.
“We appreciate your cooperation,” the host’s voice boomed again. “Next, we will have our staff pull the curtains, and we shall
admire this rare treasure that had been uncovered after two thousand years together.”
As his speech ended, everyone saw the soft glow emitted from the stage. As the curtains were pulled down, the glow started to
spread toward its surrounding. The soft purple light immediately covered the front stage when the curtains were pulled down
completely. At the same time, the original source for this glow was a bead the size of a ping-pong ball covered in a glass dome.
Everyone erupted in gasps. It was not like everyone there had not seen Luminous Pearls before. However, they usually emitted
light green or whiteish yellow lights. Most people saw those that cast light purple glows like this one for the first time. Those
further away could not see clearly, so they pushed to squeeze forward.
Stella staggered from the squeezing, but the person beside her stretched out his hand to hold onto her waist. He brought her into
his arms and used his body to shield her between the display set and themself.
‘Keegan acted like a man for once and knew to protect me. Could it be that the things I said earlier have caused him to feel some
guilt?’ Stella thought.
The host on stage was introducing the Luminous Pearl’s origins. The surrounding people were squeezing to the front. Once in a
while, a nail or handbag would touch Stella, and she would shrink further into his embrace.
Keegan’s body froze, and his body subconsciously moved away and kept a distance from her.
Stella furrowed her brows. ‘Bastard. If he resented me so much, why did he sleep with me?’
She gritted her teeth and leaned closer, but he still dodged her. Stella grew frustrated and stretched her hands out to hug his
waist. “If you push me away, I’ll tell grandma that you have a mistress and want to divorce me!”
Keegan’s movements halted and did not move any further.

Stella maintained this position while looking at the Luminous Pearl on stage. The glow emitted from the pearl was breathtaking,
and the host on stage told the pearl’s origins at a moderate pace.
The pearl originated from the Swallow Kingdom and was gifted by an unknown king to his beloved consort. Then, it changed
masters a few times before becoming an accompaniment for the burial of a madam during the Astor Dynasty. After that, the tomb
was raided, and the pearl was lost overseas. Under a stroke of good luck, Irene Moore saw it during an auction and used eight
million Union dollars to bid on it.
In order for the people in the country who were interested to gaze upon the brilliance of the pearl, the pearl would be exhibited
once in the middle of every month. At the end of the year, it would be officially donated to the national museum. Stella listened to
it for a long time. She realized that the pearl was just a gimmick to attract people to the jewelry exhibition. Their true intention
was actually to sell their jewelry.
“On this night, the volume of jewelry about to be sold would far exceed the money required to bid for the pearl. By exhibiting the
pearl eight or ten times, the money they would have earned would be enough to buy tens of those pearls. From the looks of it,
Mr. Moore’s aunt is quite similar to you. Both your hearts are rotten to the core,” said Stella.
The person in her arms froze, and Keegan’s voice came from behind. “Stella, who are you talking to?”
Stella was stunned.
‘Why was his voice coming from behind me? If Keegan was behind me? Who am I hugging in my arms?’ She thought.