Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

With teary eyes, Dahlia clasped Jaylene's hand. "Jaylene, you're such a gem. I truly appreciate your help, thank you so much. I promise, once the funds from the orders come through, I'll repay you the twenty million."

Jaylene waved it off, feeling a tad embarrassed. "Aunt Dahlia, please don't mention it. I genuinely regard you and Keegan as family. How could I sit idle when you're in trouble? I'll contact the bank right away to transfer the money, and you can proceed to save Uncle."

Dahlia poured out her gratitude, lavishing Jaylene with compliments.

However, Jaylene didn't have that much liquid capital at hand. Normally, she would have turned to Trevor for a loan, but this situation involved Dahlia. Trevor still harbored resentment toward her for her treatment of Stella back in the Kane household. If he knew this money was for Dahlia, he definitely wouldn't lend it.

Asking Darcie was out of the question. Darcie wished for nothing more than to sever all ties between her and Keegan.

After careful thought, Jaylene decided to mortgage her villa under her name. Once she secured the money, she promptly transferred it to Dahlia.

Upon hearing the news, Stella was taken aback.

She nudged Keegan, who was reading nearby. "Are you touched? Twenty million just like that, without a second thought. Jaylene's affection for you runs deep."

Keegan pulled her foot onto his lap, flipping through his book. "Didn't you also take two hundred and fifty million? Your affection runs even deeper."

Stella scoffed. "Don't pat yourself on the back. I didn't just receive it for free. I won it back from your uncle. What Jaylene gave was genuine money.

She did it purely out of consideration for you. Aren't you touched at all?”

Keegan glanced at her. "You want me to be touched?"

Stella looked away. "Just curious."

She wasn't trying to test Keegan; she just felt unsettled inside.

A man pursuing a woman was different from a woman pursuing a man.

Even if Keegan didn't fancy Jaylene's type, consistently being put first in someone's heart could eventually evoke feelings of tenderness and pity. Once a man began feeling pity for a woman, falling in love was only a matter of time.

As the saying goes, men fear commitment while women fear abandonment. Moreover, Jaylene was quite adept at this. Suddenly, Stella worried that one day she might actually push Keegan away.

Keegan suddenly chuckled, and Stella frowned. "What's so funny?" NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

Setting the book aside, Keegan drew closer to her. "When you used me as bait to lure her in, you were pretty confident, weren't you? Why are you being so petty now?" As he spoke, he placed his hand on her stomach, his fingertips sliding from her abdomen to her chest. He raised his eyes, the corners of his mouth curling, his voice low and deep, "Is the weight of the baby pressing on your heart?"

Stella's ears flushed, and she slapped his hand lightly, glaring at him." You're the petty one!"

Keegan chuckled and pinched her earlobe, his gaze gentle. "It's because of her that we broke up. How could I possibly like her? Besides, Jaylene doesn't actually like me. She likes the Keegan she's

imagined."

Jaylene thought that he didn't like Chinese food, but in reality, he loved it; he just didn't like spicy food. Jaylene thought that he liked medium-rare steak, but he actually hated it when there was blood oozing out; it was like eating raw meat to him and he despised it. Jaylene thought that he liked red wine, but in reality, despite his moderate tolerance for alcohol, he preferred aromatic white wine. Jaylene thought that he liked Americano coffee, but he actually preferred coffee; even though he occasionally drank it to stay awake when working overtime, he liked it with milk and sugar. He didn't like bitter things.