Chapter 1686


    Darcie whispered, “You shouldn’t have gone so far anyway. I just received updates that the Kane family


    has dropped all the search and rescue teams. It won’t be long before they publicly announce his


    death.”


    Wenham was taken aback. “So soon?” he said.


    “It’s been almost a month. The entire Kane family has been through a lot, and it’s time forthem to have


    closure.


    Wenham felt a pang of sorrow and remained silent for a longtime.


    Ste had waited for Keegan’s return, but she received news of his tragic fate through an


    announcement from the Kane family instead.


    The Kane family had told the public about Keegan’s ident, and his memorial service was scheduled


    for the day after tomorrow.


    Ste stared at the words on her phone and felt a sense of suffocation overwhelming her. It felt as if


    she was being choked, and her head became dizzy and heavy. Every word on the screen seemed as


    though it was spinning, and she could notprehend what the announcement was saying at all.


    A wave of nausea hit her. She rushed to the bathroom, bent over the sink, and dry-heaved.


    Felicity got worried and immediately followed her. She stroked Ste’s back and concernedly asked,


    “Ste, are you okay?”


    Ste rinsed her mouth, and she held herself up on the sink with both hands. At the same time, her


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    She did not say anything. Instead, she took her phone and dialed Cordelia’s number. The call went


    through this time, but it was Baldwin’s voice that she heard.


    “Ms. Hall, how may I help you?”


    Baldwin’s tone sounded distant and nonchnt. He had probably seen the recent news and lost the


    sense of familiarity he had for her.


    Ste replied in a hoarse voice, “Baldwin, Keegan isn’t dead. Please tell grandma that the funeral


    cannot be held.”


    Baldwin remained silent for a moment and then said in a t tone, “Ms. Hall, this is the Kane family’s


    matter. I’m sure that Mrs. Kane Sr. has her own considerations.”


    Ste’s face instantly turned pale.


    She knew that this would happen since the moment she used Marshall to create rumors, but she did


    not care.


    “Baldwin, please beg grandma for me. Ask her to wait for another month. No, just half a month will do.


    We’ll keep looking. The river is not that big, so how can we not find him? I know he’s still alive. Baldwin,


    please…”


    Ste almost choked up at the end. Compared to Keegan’s disappearance, the fact that everyone


    assumed that Keegan was dead was something that Ste found the most heartbreaking.


    Baldwin sighed and said after a long pause, “Come over the day after tomorrow to say yourst


    goodbye to Mr. Kane. Regardless, I’m sure that he would want you to be happy.”


    He ended the call after saying that.


    Ste listened nkly to the beeping tone on the other end, and her heart broke.


    Felicity looked at her ghostly white face and whispered,” Ste, let me take you to the hospital.” 3


    Ste’s health had deteriorated over the past few days. Her appetite had been extremely poor, and she


    would vomit right after eating. Today was the most severe, and it made Felicity very worried.


    “I’m fine. It’s probably because I skipped breakfast,” Ste wiped her face and said softly. “Felicity,


    come with me the day after tomorrow.”


    Keegan’s corpse was not found, so the memorial service was held at the Kane residence instead of a


    funeral parlor.