Chapter 1357


    Chapter 1357


    However, it was not entirely Keegan''s fault either.


    When he started cleaning up the mess of these problematic projects at Vinci Rivera, Aldor suggested


    Keegan topromise a little by hosting a dinner event for the shareholders so that they could have


    an easy way out.


    Most of the shareholders were around the same age as Chandler, whereas the others were as old as


    Cordelia.


    They were all older than Keegan, and people around that age generally cared about their images very


    much.


    So, it would not been a good idea to handle things too harshly.


    Keegan listened to Aldor.He booked a private room at The Deli and scheduled a time to meet up with


    the shareholders.


    They agreed to attend the dinner event, but on the actual day, Keegan waited at the restaurant for


    more than an hour, and none of them showed up.


    It was not until the next day that they started calling Keegan to tell him that they had family matters to


    take care of and could not make it.


    Keegan was not convinced by their excuses.


    Clearly, the shareholders had decided to work with each other against Keegan for their own interests.


    They left Keegan with no other choice, but to stand against them with his own team.


    The fight for power within Vinci Rivera had begun, and Keegan could not afford to lose at all.


    He was determined to gain control of Vinci Rivera not only because it was his father''s wish to carry the


    company''s legacy forward, but there was also another reason.


    It was because he firmly believed that a person could only protect the people he cherished by being


    powerful enough.


    This belief had stuck with him for a long time, and now that Ste''s real identity as the heiress of the


    Saun family was revealed, it grew even stronger.


    After all, Trevor would have another reason to oppose their marriage if he could not gain control over


    Vinci Rivera.


    How could he marry the heiress of the Saun family if he could not even hold onto his ownpany?


    Ste had no idea what was going on.


    She only felt sorry for him, considering how he kept working long hours these days.


    "You should take a break if you''re tired.Don''t overwork yourself.You''re not a robot, after all.I''ll prepare a


    bath for you in a while, so you can rx, okay?"


    Keegan''s heart softened.He grabbed Ste''s wrist and pulled her onto hisp before gently cing his


    finger on her nose.


    "Would you join me?"


    Ste wrapped her arm around his neck and gave him a peck on the corner of his lips.


    Then, she smiled and said in a soft voice, "I have no problem with that, but I don''t know if I can say the


    same about you."Keegan paused, and his gaze darkened.He raised his arm to undo a button on his


    cor and stretched his neck.He gazed down at Ste, as his Adam''s apple bobbed.


    "Who do you think you''re talking to? Hm?"


    Ste could not resist Keegan unbuttoning his shirt at all.He simply looked stunning while doing that.


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    Her heart raced.She was about to tease Keegan with some sensual words, but her phone rang.It was a


    new message.


    Ste recollected herself, pushed Keegan away, and grabbed her phone.Felicity had replied to her.


    However, Ste was stunned, and her heart pounded profusely after looking at Felicity''s text.


    Felicity''s response read, [It''s okay.I''ll just let it be.It''s kind of cute when it''s soft anyway.] Ste was


    shocked.


    ‘How...serious is his condition that she decided to give uppletely in such a short time?’ Ste was


    incredibly curious, as she asked, [Is it really that serious? Why don''t you go see a doctor if it really


    doesn''t work? Don''t give up just yet.] Felicity did not reply to that message.


    Instead, she sent a sticker that said, "You do you!"


    Her reply left Ste speechless.She had a feeling that something had happened next door.


    Keegan was not pleased with her looking at her phone while she was teasing him.He reached out and


    turned her face toward him.


    "Is this really the time to check your phone?" he asked.


    Ste hugged him and gave him a kiss.


    "Babe, could you run the water for yourselfter? I need to talk to Felicity about something."


    Then, she hopped off hisp and went to the room with her phone.


    Keegan sat there in a daze.


    ‘Rx? What a liar! I knew that women can never be trusted! Ste called Felicity after going back to


    the room.Felicity did not feel like answering the phone.She felt uneasy inside, and her mind was in


    chaos.She figured that Ste had noticed something wrong with her, and she was worried that she


    might identally reveal something if she answered the phone.So, she declined the call and sent


    Ste a message.


    [I''ll talk to you tomorrow.I''m tired.] After sending the message, she put her phone aside.