Chapter 2277


    Ste quipped.


    Keegan chuckled, "Worried you''ll go soft, huh? Seems I was overthinking."


    Ste said, "I was indeed feeling a bit soft, but something just happened that made me very


    ufortable."


    She briefly mentioned Larry kneeling down, "I wasn''t that angry before. But when I saw him kneeling


    outside, my temper red up instantly. With so many people watching, I felt like he was pressuring me,


    so I took the opportunity to reassign him."


    Sighing, she continued, "Actually, on the way here, I felt a bit guilty. I wondered if I was being too harsh.


    He''s currently short of money to get a cochlear imnt for his son. His new position will surely pay less


    than before."


    Keegan patted her hand. "A cochlear imnt is just an assistive device; it''s not a matter of life and


    death. If he wants to get one for his son, there''s no rush for it. But going behind your back to take on a


    side job, I find that hard to justify."


    Ste blinked, asking softly, "Do you think he''s lying?"


    Keegan shook his head. "I''m not sure. But someone who readily kneels down, easily sacrificing dignity,


    must value something more than dignity. Reassigning him is the best option. Having him close to you


    makes me uneasy,” he said, holding her hand, whispering, "Don''t be soft-hearted.


    When you are, I get anxious."


    "Sigh, I just feel like I owe him a favor. There are two disabled people in his family, and I can''t help but


    feel sorry for them. Who else have I been softhearted toward? I''m as tough as nails!"


    Keegan immediately pointed out, "You''re quite soft-hearted toward Marshall."


    Realizing Keegan was bringing up old matters, Ste quickly added," Wasn''t I deceived by his gentle


    appearance? Who would''ve thought he was so calcting? If it weren''t for him provoking you, why


    would you have foolishly gone horse riding with him and ended up dislocating your arm? You don’t


    know how upset I was for days after you told me about it."


    Keegan was speechless.


    He was about to say something when Ste continued, "He''s really calcting. He even deliberately


    showed me the burn on his arm. You know how I can''t help but donate when I see someone injured


    online. When it''s someone close to me like this, I''m bound to feel sympathetic."


    Keegan was even more speechless.


    How did she manage to say all of his lines? What was he supposed to say?


    "Alright," Ste hugged his arm while saying, "Enough with the jealousy. Can''t you, a legitimate


    husband, show some dignity? Why do you act like a manstress, full of anxiety and insecurity?"


    Keegan''s eyelid twitched, asking nonchntly, “What''s the demeanor of a legitimate husband?"


    "Like this," Ste cleared her throat, imitating the queen in pce dramas," As long as I am alive, you


    are all just concubines!


    "So, stay alive and let the rivals die from jealousy!"


    Keegan''s lips twitched, and Aldor couldn''t help but burst intoughter.


    Keegan, annoyed, said, "What are you always reading? Can''t you focus on prenatal education?"


    "What can such a small one understand?" Ste said, then suddenly eximed, "Ah!"


    Keegan was startled. "What''s wrong?"


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    Ste sat frozen, wide-eyed, looking at her belly. "I... I think they moved."


    Keegan was taken aback. "They are only fifteen weeks old, are you sure?"


    Ste shook her head. "I''m not sure either. It was just that one movement, and I didn''t really feel it


    properly. Call them, and I''ll try to feel it again."


    Keegan was puzzled. "How do I call them?"


    "Use your mouth."


    Keegan ced his hand on her belly. "Little ones, move a bit, it''s daddy."


    But the babies didn''t move. Ste''s phone vibrated; Trevor was calling.


    Ste answered.


    "How much longer are you two going to flirt in the car?"