Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted (Stella and Keegan)
Chapter 1894

It was getting late, and Marshall had to take his leave.

Wenham asked him to stay a while longer out of courtesy and then called for a driver to take him home. Marshall politely declined, saying a colleague was coming to pick him up.

Shortly after, they heard a car engine outside the house. His colleague had arrived.

After bidding goodbye, Marshall got into the car.

The driver was his new apprentice, a graduate who had just finished his studies half a year ago. He appeared very young but somewhat reserved. After greeting Marshall, he remained silent as he did not know what else to say.

Marshall undid the button on his collar, stretched his neck, and looked at his phone.

There were numerous missed calls and voicemails, mainly from his mother. Two WhatsApp messages were from Irene, a few work-related messages, and some New Year's greetings from various group chats. He opened the message from Irene. One read: [It's the New Year. Why can't you just enjoy it?] The other one said: [Your grandfather is upset.] Marshall cleared the chat history and said flatly, "Let's go." The young man asked softly, "Mr. Moore, where should we go?"

"The office. I need to get something."

Then, his apprentice started driving.

The car had not gone far when his phone buzzed again.

Marshall was slightly annoyed, thinking it was another message from his mother. However, when he checked it, he saw a message from Kayla: [Happy New Year. If you wish me the same, give me some money.] Marshall repeatedly looked at the message. 'She probably did not send this to everyone in her contact, right?' Marshall thought to himself.

Then, he transferred two hundred dollars to Kayla's account.

After a few seconds, she sent him another text message: [ Thank you so much for the blessing.] Marshall chuckled before replying: [You're too polite.] Kayla asked: [By the way, why did you take it so seriously?] Marshall thought for a moment before he replied: [Because only your New Year wish looks like you typed it yourself.] Kayla said: [It was forwarded to me.] Marshall was speechless.

After a while, Kayla sent him another text: [Since you blessed me with your money, I'll help you fulfill your New Year's wish.] Marshall laughed: [Any wish?] [As long as it's achievable within two hundred dollars. If my dad found out that I did an unprofitable deal, he's going to be very disappointed in me.] Her response made Marshall laugh for a while before he replied: [Hmm... I wish to receive your New Year's wish every year from now on.] Kayla was taken aback and replied after a long while: [Sure.)

As the car passed by a pharmacy, Marshall asked his apprentice to stop and buy some hangover medicine for him.

Although he was not drunk, he had consumed a fair amount of alcohol and was feeling a little uncomfortable.

After his apprentice got out of the car, Marshall leaned back in his seat, lost in thought.

Not far away, a young couple walked together. The woman was pregnant, and her belly had a visible bump. She was walking slowly, while the man seemed a little impatient, occasionally turning around to mutter something.

Marshall had no idea what the woman said in response, but the man looked somewhat angry and walked quite a distance without turning around anymore.

The woman stood on the sidewalk, looking sad. Then, she gently placed her hand under her belly and slowly walked down the steps.

The man then returned to support her, but Marshall's gaze remained fixed on that woman.

He watched the woman, and for some reason, he thought of how Stella instinctively held her belly when walking down the stairs earlier that day.'