Female Novel
Chapter 1068
Chapter 1068
Keegan was not one to meddle in other people's affairs. However, the girl's heartbreaking cry made him stop in his tracks for noapparent reason. The girl tried not to make too much noise, but her sobs and trembling shoulders were painful to watch.
The usher who sent Keegan downstairs saw the scene and told him about what had happened. "The girl was harassed by a manduring the exhibition, and she slapped him across the face. Her guardian, who came to deal with the matter, did not take her sideand even gave her a tough time about wanting to claim her salary. She must be crying because of that," said the usher.
Keegan looked at the girl's back and asked, "How much is her salary?"
The staff told him that the company issued 8000 dollars to those who show up to the job six days straight, but because of theincident, they would most likely have to fork up more money than that to do damage control. Therefore, the girl would not be ableto get paid. "She has to pay the price for causing a scene,” the staff stated.
After listening to everything, Keegan asked, "What would you do if you were harassed in this setting?" The other party wasstunned for a moment before methodically stating a set of curated responses. In other words, brand image was everything.
Keegan did not respond. Instead, he suddenly reached out to grab the other party's chest. The woman subconsciously took halfa step back and was ready to block his hand. Keegan then stopped without touching her. He slowly withdrew his hand under theusher's bewildered gaze.
"There's nothing wrong with women protecting themselves. If your company can't put the people's well-being first, then yourreputation is just a joke."
Although it was unclear whether Keegan's words made them realize something or that they were just afraid of ruining theirrelationship with one of their VIPs, the company got over the situation and paid Stella most of her salary.
A few days later, Keegan received a message from the organizer, talking about how they had resolved the issue and thankinghim for his valuable opinion. Keegan forgot about the incident after that. He vaguely remembered the image of the girl crying andnothing else. He never imagined that his thoughtless act so many years ago would bring hope to Stella. ‘Maybe it was alldestined to happen.’
"| was happy even though I never got to buy the necklace. | felt lucky. It seemed like God was always on my side. | was alwaysable to land a job whenever | needed money, which was good because it meant | didn't have to ask Albert for it."
As Stella said that, she smiled and turned her head to look at Keegan. "And | just so happened to meet you when | was forced toget married. You saved me from marrying someone | hated."
Keegan's heart melted at the sound of that. 'This is the difference between Stella and other people. She was raised by Raineewith great care and lived her life as a princess, clueless about the darkness of the world. When she turned nineteen, her momgot into a severe car accident and could no longer wake up. Her father favored his illegitimate daughter and treated Stella as atool for a united marriage. Things took a major turn, and Stella was forced to grow up overnight.
‘Most people who go through this would feel sorry for themselves and complain about their misfortunes, yet Stella said she waslucky. She said that opportunities came to her when she needed them most, and when she was going to run away from home, |showed up. She always looks at things from a positive point of view. It's probably the most attractive thing about her.’novelbin
Keegan squeezed Stella's hand and asked in a low voice, "Did you bring me here to spend some money and make up for thattime you didn't get to buy that necklace?"
Stella laughed at that and held onto his arm for a long time before she said, "The first time | entered that store and saw thosebeautiful pieces of jewelry, | told myself that | would bring my future partner there to buy a set of couple rings."
"Then, why are you only bringing me here now?" Keegan asked in a dissatisfied manner.
“Because you're my significant other now. Back then, you weren't."
Keegan was puzzled. "Then, what were we?"
“Marriage buddies? Meal buddies? Bed buddies? They're pretty much the same thing," Stella said slowly.
Her words rendered him speechless. 'l shouldn't have asked,’ thought Keegan.
Are you sober now?" he asked