Chapter 2030


    Chapter 2030


    Ste chuckled, "This ne is so heavy; I doubt flushing it down the toilet would work."


    Keegan gritted his teeth and said, "How could you say that? You deliberately put it on the bedside to


    make me ufortable, right?"


    Ste nodded unapologetically and replied with a smile, "I just wanted to see how long you could


    pretend."


    Keegan was at a loss for words.


    Feigning anger, he said, "You have no sense of boundaries! How many times have you received gifts


    from him?"


    "Not many. Just a ne and a talisman."


    Keegan''s fake irritation turned into genuine annoyance. "What about the phone he gave you?"


    Ste chuckled nervously upon hearing that. "It''s been too long; I forgot." Then she justified herself.


    "Besides, it''s not like I epted it for free. I gave him a tie in return. It cost me 6999 dors. When I


    think about it, it feels like a loss. That phone wasn''t worth that much either."


    Keegan had a deadpan face at that point. "It cost you 7098; you missed ny-nine dors."


    Ste was taken aback for a moment, then remembered the socks and burst intoughter. "How long


    are you going to remember those 99-dor socks?"


    "I''ll remember them for the rest of my life!" Keegan eximed.


    He turned to re at Ste and continued, "Have you secretly epted anything else from him?"


    "No, I haven-" Ste stopped mid-sentence and said, "Before Thanksgiving, Marshall sent some egg


    tarts to my ce."


    Keegan''s face turned green. "And you epted it?"


    "Before that, he sent me two boxes of egg tarts from Royle''s. Felicity liked them a lot, so I epted


    them," Steughed dryly.


    She suddenly remembered the two rabbit keychains that came with the pastry gift box. Felicity took


    one, and Ste hung the other on her bag.


    After the kidnapping case, the police asked her to retrieve personal items, but the rabbit keychain on


    her bag was gone. The police imed they did not see it, but she had securely fastened it herself.


    Ste was afraid of losing it, so she even added a sturdy iron ring.


    ''Where could it have gone?'' she thought.


    Originally, Ste did not give much thought to the keychain. However, amid the argument with Keegan,


    she recalled that not only was the charm a present from the egg tart gift box, but it was also a present


    from Marshall.


    Earlier, she suspected that the kidnapping might have been rted to Marshall. Now, the missing item


    happened to be something he gave her.


    ''Could there be a connection between them?''


    As Ste was in thought, someone lightly bit her earlobe.


    She turned her head back and said, "Are you a dog? Why are you biting me?"


    "You haven''t finished speaking yet." Keegan red at her and said, "What else did he give you besides


    the egg tarts?"


    "Nothing. Just those two boxes of egg tarts. You''re aware of everything else. Besides, am I the type to


    ept things from others without reason? I reciprocated all his gifts except for this talisman. I wouldn''t


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    have taken it if


    it weren''t for you getting it wet."


    Keegan pursed his lips, not wanting to admit that he had done something stupid.


    "Give it to me, and I''ll return it to him."


    Ste nced at him and said, "Even if you decide to destroy it, I''ll still have to repay the favor. So,


    when I present him with somethingter, don''t cry about it."


    Keegan closed his mouth, his face tense.


    "Alright, alright." Ste shook his arm and coaxed him gently, "I''ll return it to him and make it impossible


    for him to refuse."


    Keegan remained silent for a while. He held the ne in his fist and put it in his pocket. "I''m keeping


    this."


    Ste knew it was apromise. However, she clicked her tongue and said, ‘At least return the photo


    to me. I haven''t had enough of twenty-year- old Keegan yet."