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...?"

I don't need a woman to pave

"You never gave me what I want. Yet, you take away what I achieve. Your talk about looking out for me is merely to smooth the path for you and become the

voice was hoarse. "Is this how

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

She trembled, as she spoke.

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 happened if she hadn't accidentally touched the equipment. Dad managed to escape with me, but you told him Aurora was missing. It was such

were you at that time?

agitated as he spoke, and his hand could not

not his father's state in the fire

believed he was fine. But, after a few hours, he

at the hospital, the doctor explained that he had inhaled an excessive amount of harmful chemicals, resulting

lay on the hospital bed, enduring immense pain as his life slipped away bit by bit. It was a nightmare that would haunt him for the rest

risk of his own life. It was not her granddaughter's fault. So, after Quentin's death, Cordelia forbade anyone from

tragedy firsthand,

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