Chapter 940

Keegan did not say anything. Instead, he lifted his glass and chugged it down again.

Shelley poured him another glass after they finished their drinks. "I'm going to tell you a secret about Stella. Can I trust you on this?"

Keegan put on a serious look and said in a deep voice. ’I'm all ears."

Shelley looked at Stella, who was playing with the children, and said softly," Stella is not Rainee's biological daughter. She's not an illegitimate child."

Keegan paused, and his expression looked even more serious. "How did you know that?"

Shelley bowed her head down. "I accompanied Rainee to do the paternity test. I promised Rainee that I'd bring this secret to my grave. However, she's not here anymore, and Stella is the only person she’d ever care about.

"There's only so much I can do as a partner that she trusts. I couldn't help her much with her marriage or work. I know there are a lot of rules in a wealthy family like yours, and everybody takes social status very seriously. I'm only telling you this because I don't want you to have a gap with her just because she did not come from a legitimate family. Even if you can't make it to the end for her, I don't wish to see this as why you guys break up because that's just not the truth.’

could not process what was

to prove that she's

in a low voice, ’Who are her

her child, making it almost impossible to be pregnant again. Nevertheless, she did everything she

though they were not blood-related, their feelings for each other were genuine. She just couldn't find herself leaving the child that she had raised. Also, she had no clue where her own child was. She couldn't accept that she would be away from Stella and her biological daughter, so she didn't look for her real parents. However, she

in. He had a lot of questions for Shelley, but he just could not think

Shelley continued, "Don't tell Stella about this. It'll only worsen if she still can't find

reason, Keegan reminded himself of how devastated Stella looked during Rainee's funeral, and he felt

left the children after Shelley left and sat beside Keegan. "What were you talking

forehead rested on his palm while propping his elbow on the table. He opened his eyes and looked at Stella when he heard her

so much fun with the children that her

stroked Stella's hair. "Ms. Cooke said you're bad-tempered and told me to accept you for who

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