The male stripper did not dare to hold anything back. He stumbled over his words and said, “Th-there was also… aphrodisiac…”
Stella could not believe her ears. ‘No wonder I felt feverish and weak after a short soak in the hot spring. It must have been the effect of that substance. If that’s what I felt after only taking a sip, then what about Felicity…?’
Stella did not have time to confront the man. Instead, she immediately dialed Felicity’s number. But Felicity did not pick up. Stella then dialed Vermont, only to have him hang up the call.
Stella’s lips twitched, and she gritted her teeth. “That jerk hung up on me!”
“He’s probably with her right now. Don’t worry,” Keegan tried to reassure her.
Knowing Vermont’s behavior, Keegan assumed that he was spending time with Felicity. That was why he did not answer Stella’s call.
Trying to alleviate Stella’s concern, Keegan added, ’Til give him a call later.”
It was all they could do for now.
Stella wanted to extract more information from the male stripper regarding why Molly had targeted her. However, it seemed that the man genuinely did not know the reasons; he was just doing it for the money.
He thought Stella would be unconscious after drinking the alcohol, so when he saw Keegan leave the room, he attempted to sneak Stella away. When he realized that Stella was not out cold, he panicked and decided to abandon the task.
Stella had never encountered such an inept individual. ‘This guy didn’t even stay and watch me consume the substance. He just relied on subjective judgment and proceeded with the plan.’ However, she had to acknowledge that Molly had lucked out in finding someone this incompetent. Otherwise, she could have been in serious trouble.
Stella’s mind was racing. She had not interacted much with Molly before. The only significant encounter they had was at Duncan’s wedding, where Stella frightened Molly with a fake mouse.
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