Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted by Eleven Jewell

Chapter 1649

Arthur grew fond of Stella because she had a knack for tending to people's emotions from a young age. His affection for her had nothing to do with her being his family. That was why he did not care if she was Albert's daughter or not. However, Arthur respected Keegan's decision to tell him about Stella's parentage.

Stella's eyes welled up with emotion. She remained quiet, her gaze fixed downward for an extended period. Keegan had never shared any of this with her. She could not believe he had silently paved the way for her while she was worried about facing Arthur.

After a while, Arthur looked up to the night sky above. He spoke in a low voice, "Everything will turn out fine."

Marshall leaned against the wall as he eavesdropped on their conversation. Upon hearing Arthur's words, he, too, glanced at the sky. It was enveloped in darkness, and no stars were visible.

and Stella woke up early the following day to prepare for departure. There was not much to pack, as both had traveled light. Among the items they packed were local specialties Arthur had thoughtfully prepared for them. These included walnuts, dried persimmons, pears, homemade beef jerky, sun-dried wild mushrooms, and several dozen pounds of farm-fresh eggs. He even tied up two piglets for them

of gifts from Arthur, she felt a mixture of gratitude and helplessness. It was clear they could not take the piglets with them. Stella chose a few

did not speak much on the way back. Marshall offered her his coat, "Take

declined, stating, "I'm not

impossible. You stayed up late last night and woke up early this morning. There's still much

did not stay up late; she barely slept at all. She saw Keegan's face every time she closed her eyes. Even if she managed to drift off, she would wake up several times throughout the night.

fall asleep. She glanced at Marshall and posed a question, "Mr. Moore, how did you

The police were at a loss for leads, so I reached out to Landon's ex-wife. I showed her the last location you were at and asked if there

in the vicinity. She knew about an abandoned factory building where they had sought shelter from the rain before. So,