Chapter 1325
Chapter 1325
Ste gave him a sidelong nce and asked, “What are you referring to?”
“You know… When you mouthed that we’d get remarried if I learned how to swim.” Keegan whispered.
Initially, Ste said those words to motivate Keegan. However, after discovering his near-drowning
incident from Marshall, she felt it was unfair to put that pressure on him.
“I would still marry you if you don’t, but I do hope you’d give it a try. My mom… I mean, Ms. Spade used
to tell me that it’s always beneficial to acquire new skills. You never know when they mighte in
handy. Swimming is a useful skill, so it’d be good if you can learn. But if you can’t, then no pressure. I
can support you in the water,” she said softly.
Keegan’s heart melted at the sound of that. He gently pulled Ste’s hand and whispered, “I’ll give it
another shot.”
“You don’t have to force yourself to do it if you’re scared. I only asked because I didn’t know about your
drowning incident,” said Ste.
Keegan was surprised. “Did Marshall tell you?”
Ste nodded. “Is everyone aware except me?” She asked, a little annoyed.
Keegan shook his head. “Only a few people know about the incident. My grandma forbade anyone
from spreading it out.”
“So, what happened exactly?”
Keegan hesitated to tell the story. He paused for a long time before telling Ste everything.
Keegan had nearly drowned at the age of six. Back then, Aurora was not born yet. Despite being the
only son, Keegan did not receive much affection from Dahlia. For as long as he could remember, his
mother’s life revolved around indulging in luxury items and sipping afternoon tea with her friends. They
would often discuss shallow topics in an attempt to one-up each other.
Keegan could not fathom why his intelligent father had married such a superficial woman. All that there
was to Dahlia was her beauty. She was materialistic, insincere, and arrogant.
She had not been kind to Keegan, nor had she been particrly cruel. More often than not, she simply
ignored his existence.
Back then, Dahlia would invite the rich wives in her social circle and their children to celebrate
Keegan’s birthdays. Even though he was supposed to be the main character, Dahlia would exploit him
as a means to showcase her status.
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She also used him to marry into the Kane family. Despite not actively participating in his upbringing,
she would brag about him to outshine the other wives.
Keegan was a fluent speaker, had a photographic memory, and a remarkable ability to learn. Hence,
Dahlia believed her
child had to be the best.
When one of her friends mentioned that their son had won a school swimmingpetition, she felt she
had been robbed of the limelight. In order to reim the spotlight, Dahlia falsely dered that her son
was an excellent swimmer, too. Driven by vanity, she insisted that hepete against the other child.
At that time, Keegan was too young to understand why his mother did not care for him like Marshall’s
or Trevor’s mothers cared for them. Unable to grasp the situation, he always med himself. He would
assume he was not good enough, which was why his mother did not like him.
“I told myself that I had to do better to make my mother happy. Seeing that she was excited about the
competition, I decided to participate despite having just learned how to swim. Predictably, I lost my
bnce in the water. At that point, the other child was already way ahead of me.”
Seeing Keegan fall behind, Dahlia grew agitated and shouted for him to swim faster.
While he struggled to stay afloat, images of his mother being disappointed and angry at him for losing
thepetition appeared in his mind.
What happened next was a blur. All Keegan could remember was waking up and seeing his dad sitting
beside him with bloodshot eyes. Dahlia, on the other hand, stood far away. When she noticed Keegan
was awake, her expression was not one of joy but of relief.
“That was when Grandma decided not to let my mother take care of me anymore,” said Keegan.