Chapter 2174


    "No way!" Dahlia eximed anxiously. "Two weeks is just too long! I''ll give you a week at most!"


    Ste furrowed her brow. "Ten days. I really can''t gather it in a week."


    Dahlia didn''t buy it. "Do you think I''m clueless about how much money


    Keegan has?"


    Ste''s expression turned icy. "You expect me to ask Keegan for the money? Do you think he won''t


    question such arge sum? Or do you want me to personally inform him that his own mother is


    pressuring me for money?"


    Dahlia didn''t care about Keegan, let alone his feelings.


    She knew Keegan well enough to understand that if he found out about this, he wouldn''t give her a


    penny. He wouldn''t be swayed by her threats in the least.


    Initially, Dahlia had wanted to find Ste, but Keegan had shielded her too effectively, leaving Dahlia


    with no opportunity to get close. So, she shifted her focus to her deceased husband''s inheritance. Little


    did she know she would run into Ste herself.


    After Ste''s words, Dahlia calmed down slightly. She pondered for a moment before relenting, "Fine,


    I''ll give you ten days. If I don''t receive enough by then, all bets are off!”


    After Dahlia left, Ste calmly instructed Samuel, "Make a copy of the footage from the car for me."


    Samuel snapped out of it and quickly began copying the video.


    As he worked, Ste said, "Don''t breathe a word of today to Keegan. If you can''t handle it, you can


    leave now. I''ll pay you two months'' sry extra, and you can find another job."


    Samuel hastily replied, "Ste, Mr. Kane made it clear when he hired me. I''m on your team. Unless it''s


    about your safety, I don''t need to report your personal matters to him."


    Ste stared at him for a moment before saying, "Head to the primary residence."


    Samuel nodded, returned the phone with the copied video, turned the car around, and headed for the


    Kane family''s primary residence.


    Ste gently touched the agreement in her bag, her eyelids drooping slightly as she lost herself in her


    thoughts.


    After a moment, Samuel whispered, "Ste, I have something else to mention."


    Ste nodded, signaling for him to continue.


    Clearing his throat, Samuel said, "Ste, Mr. Kane and Ms. Crosby''s mother- son rtionship is based


    on blood ties. Such natural bonds cannot be dissolved legally, so the agreement you have is invalid.


    Mr. Kane still has the obligation to support her."


    Ste didn''t respond, merely offering a faint smile as she said, "I understand, just drive safely."


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    Samuel was taken aback. Ste''s reaction was unexpected, but he didn''t press further.


    Of course, Ste knew the legal invalidity of the agreement, but in terms of public perception, it could


    hold weight.


    Dahlia was a thorn in Keegan''s side. Ste wanted to help Keegan remove this thorn herself, ensuring


    Dahlia would no longer have any leverage over Keegan.


    If you want something to perish, let it go mad first.


    Dahlia''s urgency for money likely had to do with trouble ke Crosby and the Crosby family were in.


    Thinking it over, Ste reached out to Trevor Saun to check on ke''s recent situation. Marshall had


    mentioned before that ke and his wife were getting a divorce, but Ste was unaware of the current


    situation.


    When she returned to the Kane family''s primary residence to pick up Coco, Cordelia was feeding Sevin


    by the pond with Coco.


    Cordelia had finally caught the thief who stole the fish and had retrieved Sevin.


    After a few months, Sevin seemed to have put on some weight,zily swimming in the water.


    Ste suddenly recalled that time Keegan had brought Sevin over. As Sevin swam in the pond, Keegan


    stood on the bank, holding a pebble, and teasingly asked if she wanted to watch the koi struggle.