Chapter 224

Stella's heart sank as Keegan's words planted the seed that made her begin to lose hope of winning his love. Despite knowing that Keegan had only married her under duress and was in love with another, Stella's youthful confidence led her to believe that since they were already married, it was just sooner or later that she could win him over and have him all by herself. But, it was all a delusion — that other person remained in Keegan's heart. No matter how hard she tried or how well she did, there would never be a place for her in his heart. She recalled that Keegan began to talk nonsense as his temperature rose to 38 degrees at that time. This time, his temperature was very high. Stella doubted that it was lower than last time. Most likely, the fever was caused by wound inflammation. No matter how many grudges Stella held against him, she did not want anything to happen to him. So, after a short thought, she said goodbye to the caretaker and left. After Aldor hung up the phone, h