The figure on the couch remained unresponsive. Stella decided to undo the remaining buttons without hesitation.
Keegan’s chest was red; it seemed he was genuinely under the influence of alcohol.
“Keegan?” Stella called his name again, “Do you remember what I told you the day you picked me up?”
As she spoke, the knife had slid down to his belt. Keegan’s body stiffened momentarily.
The chilly blade gently tapped his lower abdomen while Stella wiped the thin sweat from his forehead.
She exhaled and said, “With your excellent memory, you shouldn’t have forgotten, right?”
Keegan tensed all over, and a particular phrase crossed his mind, “Regardless of whether you can recover your memory in the future if you have any involvement with Jaylene, I’ll make sure you can never have children.”
Feeling the blade sliding downward, he tensed even more.
“Are you really drunk?” Stella frowned, reaching out to touch his face. “How much did you drink?”
She set the knife aside and sat next to Keegan. She then grabbed his face and said, “Does Jaylene know you have low alcohol tolerance? How come she got you this drunk? What was she up to?”
She pinched Keegan’s face and continued, “Could it be she wanted to take advantage of you when you’re defenseless?”
She continued, muttering to herself, “Jaylene still doesn’t understand you. No matter how stunning she might be, it won’t make a difference when faced with someone who is all show and no substance.”
“Who are you calling all show and no substance?” Keegan’s voice slowly sounded from behind.
Startled, Stella turned her head to see the person sleeping on the couch, now wide awake, staring at her with fiery eyes.
She was slow to react. “You’re not drunk-Ah!”
Before Stella could finish her sentence, Keegan grabbed her wrist and pulled her onto the couch.
He rolled over, pinning her beneath him. Instinctively avoiding her stomach, he held one of her hands above her head. Leaning down, he looked into her eyes and asked in a deep voice, “I said, who are you calling all show and no substance?”
Stella was shocked. She suddenly realized, “You’re not drunk?”
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