Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted (Stella and Keegan) novel Chapter 1894

It was getting late, and Marshall had to take his leave.

Wenham asked him to stay a while longer out of courtesy and then called for a driver to take him home. Marshall politely declined, saying a colleague was coming to pick him up.

Shortly after, they heard a car engine outside the house. His colleague had arrived.

After bidding goodbye, Marshall got into the car.

The driver was his new apprentice, a graduate who had just finished his studies half a year ago. He appeared very young but somewhat reserved. After greeting Marshall, he remained silent as he did not know what else to say.

Marshall undid the button on his collar, stretched his neck, and looked at his phone.

There were numerous missed calls and voicemails, mainly from his mother. Two WhatsApp messages were from Irene, a few work-related messages, and some New Year’s greetings from various group chats.

He opened the message from Irene. One read: [It’s the New Year. Why can’t you just enjoy it?] The other one said: [Your grandfather is upset.] Marshall cleared the chat history and said flatly, “Let’s go.”

The young man asked softly, “Mr. Moore, where should we go?”

“The office. I need to get something.”

Then, his apprentice started driving.

The car had not gone far when his phone buzzed again.

Not far away, a young couple walked together. The woman was pregnant, and her belly had a visible bump. She was walking slowly, while the man seemed a little impatient, occasionally turning around to mutter something.

Marshall had no idea what the woman said in response, but the man looked somewhat angry and walked quite a distance without turning around anymore.

The woman stood on the sidewalk, looking sad. Then, she gently placed her hand under her belly and slowly walked down the steps.

The man then returned to support her, but Marshall’s gaze remained fixed on that woman.

He watched the woman, and for some reason, he thought of how Stella instinctively held her belly when walking down the stairs earlier that day. ’