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Chapter 97
Stella really wanted to splash her drink on Bella’s face. To be honest, three years of marriage without
kids was nothing special. The fact that Dahlia went all over the place for a doctor to force her into having
a boy was revolting. Dahlia made it a widely known piece of news. Apparently, people would not say
anything about it. However, they would gossip that she could not have children behind the scenes. This
was why even though they were married for many years, people still shoved girls into Keegan.
Everyone began to inquire as soon as Bella raised her head. Evidently, they weren’t concerned about
Stella’s pregnancy. Since everyone knew that she could not get pregnant, all they wanted to know was if
there was a joke to laugh about.
Bella wanted to enrage Stella and make her lose her temper out of embarrassment. However. Cordelia
was most concerned about the Kane family’s reputation. ‘Would Cordelia protect Stella if she lost her
temper on such an occasion and brought shame to the Kane family? If Cordelia rejected her, how long
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtcould Stella stay in the Kane family?‘ Bella was expecting things to play out this way.
Unexpectedly, Stella was not provoked. She even smiled at the crowd and said, “We will tell it when the
time comes. Some things would be jinxed if said in advance.”
The crowd was stunned at her seemingly response to the pregnancy. After all, there was indeed a
tradition to keep unstable pregnancy a secret during the first three months. Keegan was sipping tea not
far away. He could hear what Stella said, but he did not express his opinion about it. This led the crowd
to confirm Stella’s pregnancy.
The jokes turned into congratulations, and Bella turned green with anger, as Stella became the center of
attention. Bella pretended to congratulate Stella with the crowd. “Congratulations to Mrs. Kane. You
finally got what you wanted. I really can’t tell when you’re wearing high heels and makeup.”
Bella was close to directly pointing out that Stella was lying. Stella, however, was not an easy target
either. She took a glance at Bella and sneered, “As an unmarried woman, you seem to know quite a lot
about pregnant women, Ms. Young. I would have thought that you experienced being pregnant before.”
Bella was shocked and nervously stared at Keegan. However, Keegan was not even looking at her.
Keegan had been setting his attention on Stella even though he was chatting with others. His gaze was
dark with waves of emotions. Stella had no time to pay attention to Keegan and found that Bella’s
reaction was odd. ‘Why is she so nervous?‘
Just as Stella wanted to probe more about it, a voice interrupted, “Ms. Young was just concerned. Don’t
you think that that was something very rude to be said, Mrs. Kane?”
Stella was startled and looked over to see Mrs. Chapman speaking. She was the one who won all her
money during the Mah–Jongg game at Dahlia’s place and ended up defeated when Keegan won all the
money back. Mrs. Chapman was good friends with Dahlia. She was smooth and slick in establishing
social relations, and she was a senior. The ladies were respectful to her. Mrs. Chapman was all things to
all people. It was surprising that she helped a celebrity and publicly accused the Kane family’s eldest
daughter–in–law.
Stella knew that Mrs. Chapman was not helping Bella. Others would not be sure, but Stella
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmknew her hidden intention. Mr. Chapman once knocked up a celebrity before. Mr. Chapman’s family had
a preference for sons and had been looking forward to one, but Mrs. Chapman gave birth to three
daughters. She was worried that the celebrity would threaten her position by giving birth to a son. Hence,
she took the initiative to negotiate with the celebrity. In the end, the celebrity agreed to abort the child for
ten million.
Mrs. Chapman looked shiny on the outside, but she did not hold the purse strings. She did not have the
money. Her own family was rich in assets, but after her parents passed away, she was left with one
property. The rest were all inherited by her two brothers. Besides, she was not on good terms with her
siblings because of her husband. Therefore, no one was willing to lend her the money, so she borrowed
the money from Dahlia.
The celebrity took the money and sent her the bill for the abortion the next day. Mrs. Chapman was
worried, so she asked someone to check the abortion for her. In the end, she found out that the abortion
was not only fake but so was the pregnancy.
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