Chapter 2185


    With teary eyes, Dahlia sped Jaylene''s hand. "Jaylene, you''re such a gem. I truly appreciate your


    help, thank you so much. I promise, once the funds from the orderse through, I''ll repay you the


    twenty million."


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    Jaylene waved it off, feeling a tad embarrassed. "Aunt Dahlia, please don''t mention it. I genuinely


    regard you and Keegan as family. How could I sit idle when you''re in trouble? I''ll contact the bank right


    away to transfer the money, and you can proceed to save Uncle."


    Dahlia poured out her gratitude,vishing Jaylene withpliments.


    However, Jaylene didn''t have that much liquid capital at hand. Normally, she would have turned to


    Trevor for a loan, but this situation involved Dahlia. Trevor still harbored resentment toward her for her


    treatment of Ste back in the Kane household. If he knew this money was for Dahlia, he definitely


    wouldn''t lend it.


    Asking Darcie was out of the question. Darcie wished for nothing more than to sever all ties between


    her and Keegan.


    After careful thought, Jaylene decided to mortgage her vi under her name. Once she secured the


    money, she promptly transferred it to Dahlia.


    Upon hearing the news, Ste was taken aback.


    She nudged Keegan, who was reading nearby. "Are you touched? Twenty million just like that, without


    a second thought. Jaylene''s affection for you runs deep."


    Keegan pulled her foot onto hisp, flipping through his book. "Didn''t you also take two hundred and


    fifty million? Your affection runs even deeper."


    Ste scoffed. "Don''t pat yourself on the back. I didn''t just receive it for free. I won it back from your


    uncle. What Jaylene gave was genuine money.


    She did it purely out of consideration for you. Aren''t you touched at all?”


    Keegan nced at her. "You want me to be touched?"


    Ste looked away. "Just curious."


    She wasn''t trying to test Keegan; she just felt unsettled inside.


    A man pursuing a woman was different from a woman pursuing a man.


    Even if Keegan didn''t fancy Jaylene''s type, consistently being put first in someone''s heart could


    eventually evoke feelings of tenderness and pity. Once a man began feeling pity for a woman, falling in


    love was only a matter of time.


    As the saying goes, men fearmitment while women fear abandonment. Moreover, Jaylene was


    quite adept at this. Suddenly, Ste worried that one day she might actually push Keegan away.


    Keegan suddenly chuckled, and Ste frowned. "What''s so funny?"


    Setting the book aside, Keegan drew closer to her. "When you used me as bait to lure her in, you were


    pretty confident, weren''t you? Why are you being so petty now?" As he spoke, he ced his hand on


    her stomach, his fingertips sliding from her abdomen to her chest. He raised his eyes, the corners of


    his mouth curling, his voice low and deep, "Is the weight of the baby pressing on your heart?"


    Ste''s ears flushed, and she pped his hand lightly, ring at him." You''re the petty one!"


    Keegan chuckled and pinched her earlobe, his gaze gentle. "It''s because of her that we broke up. How


    could I possibly like her? Besides, Jaylene doesn''t actually like me. She likes the Keegan she''s


    imagined."


    Jaylene thought that he didn''t like Chinese food, but in reality, he loved it; he just didn''t like spicy food.


    Jaylene thought that he liked medium-rare steak, but he actually hated it when there was blood oozing


    out; it was like eating raw meat to him and he despised it. Jaylene thought that he liked red wine, but in


    reality, despite his moderate tolerance for alcohol, he preferred aromatic white wine. Jaylene thought


    that he liked Americano coffee, but he actually preferred coffee; even though he asionally drank it to


    stay awake when working overtime, he liked it with milk and sugar. He didn''t like bitter things.