Keegan was surprised by the ice-cold sensation in his palm.

It felt colder than the bottled water he held.

1 Stella withdrew her hand, saying, "At least pretend to care if you're thinking about having a child." Keegan glanced at his empty hand and gently clenched his fist.

Then, he turned to Aldor, instructing, "Turn up the heater." Aldor nodded, and soon the car's temperature increased.

Stella wasn't genuinely feeling cold; she was just annoyed by Keegan's apparent consideration for Jaylene.

Keegan might have comforted Jaylene if she hadn't shown up earlier.

Her once-confident understanding of Keegan now seemed uncertain.

Stella closed her eyes without looking at him again, feeling somewhat drained.

The physical changes from pregnancy quickly lulled her into sleep.

In her dream, she was diving.

It was strange; despite being underwater, she didn't feel cold at all.

On the contrary, it was comfortably warm.

underwater world was vibrant with colors,

transparent, bubble- like object suddenly appeared in front

a thought, Stella gently poked it with her

drifted toward her, and she tried to grab

Suddenly, she felt breathless.

in

opened her eyes and found herself looking into

dawned on her that she was resting against his chest,

she was awake, a flicker of discomfort passing through his

he swiftly concealed

"You can get out of the car now.” Stella glanced at

and holding onto me, so I held you back." Stella remained silent, fixing her gaze

called, Aldor cleared his throat and

"Yes, indeed, Mr.

Kane is correct.

onto you." Keegan's brow twitched as he

much

drawled, then added, "Why bother explaining so much? I didn't even ask." Her response left Keegan momentarily

in a cheerful

pushed open the door and

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