Chapter 1565

Stella was not completely useless. She took meticulous care of the plants around the house and even used to prepare meals for Keegan, although she eventually stopped.

Keegan lifted his gaze and said indifferently. "I doubt you misunderstood the intention behind my remarks back then. You're twisting my words on purpose, aren't you?"

Dahlia's expression wavered when she heard that. "It was genuinely hard to discern just how much you cared for her at that time. I thought you were merely following your grandmother's wishes."

"Grandma never coerced me into marrying anyone. She's not like you; she respects my choices. From the moment I first brought Stella before you, you held a disdain for her. Don't use my perceived disinterest to justify your actions. Even if I didn't harbor affection for her, she was my wife back then. As an elder, you should've shown the respect and care that's due. Grandma didn’t like you either, but she still defended you in front of others and granted you the dignity you deserved."

Dahlia's face darkened, and her eyes were now tinged with red.

"Yes, I didn't like her, but everything I did was all for you. Without a powerful in-law, how would you win in this

election alone? How would you fulfill your father's legacy...?"

what I desire on my own. I don't need a woman

what I achieve. Your talk about looking out for me is

her voice was hoarse. "Is this how

lab on caught fire? You knew it was extremely hazardous, yet you took Aurora there with you.

trembled, as she spoke.

tone. "She was just five years old and unaware of anything. My father instructed you to take her to the lounge and wait. You were asked to watch over her. How did she end up in the lab? The fire wouldn't have

you at that time?

spoke, and his hand could

of it all was not his father's state in the fire but rather his father's death. In

many burns. He emerged unscathed, and everyone believed he was fine. But, after a few hours,

had inhaled an excessive amount

watched his father lay on the hospital bed, enduring immense pain as his life slipped away bit by bit. It was a nightmare that

at the risk of his own life. It was not her granddaughter's fault. So, after Quentin's

witnessed the tragedy firsthand, never forgot

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