Female Novel
Chapter 982
Chapter 982
Each of the guests left after that. When Stella passed by Keegan, she whispered, "| need to go to the bathroom. Wait for me."Keegan touched the back of her hand with his to show that he understood.
He did not have much to drink today; the alcohol content of the drinks was relatively low. He was not fully drunk but did not feelvery well either. However, he remembered what Stella told him and obediently waited for her in the corridor.
When Howard came out of the guest room, he saw Keegan standing at the end of the corridor, getting some air. He then decidedto walk over and said, "Keegan, long time no see."
Keegan froze and did not answer him. Howard did not find it awkward. Instead, he continued, "I was busy a while ago andcouldn't attend Mrs. Kane Sr.'s birthday party. How is she?"
Stella just came out of the restroom when she heard Howard's voice. ‘Sounds like they're exchanging pleasantries. The birthdayparty was over months ago. Stella did not want to interrupt the two men, so she stood out of their sight and listened quietly.
"She's fine," Keegan answered concisely.
Howard continued, "Your mom invited my mom for tea a few days ago. | heard she went to the hospital two days ago. Thedoctors said she had a cyst. | noticed she had lost a lot
of weight. She kept talking about you, though. Talking about how she worries if you're being taken care of."
Stella's expression was hard to read at the mention of Dahlia. She had been so busy with work that she had not heard from herfor a long time. She knew about Dahlia leaving the Kane residence but never asked Keegan about it.
Awhile ago, Stella had heard from Olivia that Dahlia was renting a house in their neighborhood. She seemed to have beenkicked out of the Crosby residence as well. However, Stella was busy then, so she did not ask for more details.
‘It seems like Dahlia is at the end of her rope. She's probably planning to trick Keegan into taking her back again, and Howard isobviously here to speak for her.’
The corners of Keegan's mouth twitched when he heard about his mother. He looked at Howard and said, "Shouldn't she betelling me-her son-that she misses me and not you, an outsider?"
"My mom was the one who told me. She's worried about your mom's health. You should visit her if you're not too busy with work.It's not easy for her, you know, being alone, especially since your dad is gone," Howard explained.
Keegan was already feeling dizzy before this. Hearing that, his face turned cold immediately. "| don't need you to lecture me. |know what my responsibilities are. Take her into your home if you pity her that much. Go be the caring son she wants me to be."
Howard was taken aback for a moment. He did not expect Keegan to say something like that and did not know what to say.Keegan ignored him and left with a sullen face.novelbin
Soon, Stella received Keegan's message: [I'll wait for you in the car.] When she got into the car, the man was already leaningagainst the seat, resting. He did not even open his eyes when she entered. ‘I guess he must be asleep,’ thought Stella."Madam..." Aldor whispered. Stella brought her index finger to her lips, gesturing him to stay silent, and whispered," Home."Aldor immediately started the car after that.
Stella grabbed the makeup remover wipes from her bag and removed her makeup while looking into a compact mirror. Whenshe was almost done, she put down the mirror and saw Keegan looking at her with his head tilted.
"You awake?" Stella asked in a low voice.Keegan pursed his lips. "| wasn't asleep."
"So you heard me get into the car and ignored me?"