Keegan looked at her, his eyes blank and lost. After a long pause, he spoke hoarsely, ‘Stella, Coco's father is gone. | can't fulfill the promise | made to her anymore." Stella was stunned. "What did you say?" With his eyes filled with sorrow, Keegan told her a secret, "Six years ago, the person who fell to his death at The Hox Club was Coco's father." Stella was struck by this news and could not process it. Then, she murmured, "So, Coco isn't Mr. Moore's child, huh?" Keegan was taken aback. "What wild ideas are you coming up with?" Stella said, "I thought Mr. Moore and the undercover cop had a fight and got into a car accident together, and Willow asked you to take care of their child before she died." Keegan was at a loss for words.
"When did | ever say that Coco is Marshall's daughter?" Stella swallowed. "Isn't Coco Mr. Moore's child with his ex-girlfriend who got into the car accident with him?" Keegan massaged his temple and said, "They broke up for a year before the accident. Who would want to have a child with their ex?" He suddenly paused. Then, he asked her, "How did you know about Willow? H Stella blinked her eyes. "Did | say anything about Willow? | think you heard wrongly." Keegan remained calm. "You did! You said that Willow askedto take care of her child! Who told you that?" "Haha, who toldwhat?" Stella chuckled awkwardly. "No one toldanything." Keegan scrutinized her and said, "It was Vermont, the blabbermouth, isn't it?" Stella looked away. "I didn't say that." Keegan muttered under his breath and asked, "What else did he tell you?" "Nothing much. He just said that he wasn't in Rivera when that accident happened and briefly toldabout Willow and Mr. Moore breaking up, and then there was the car accident. | assumed the other things on my own." Stella then shifted the topic. "So, what's the truth? Can you tellabout it now?" Keegan remained silent for a while before telling her a completely different story from what Vermont had told her.
The Moore family did not approve of Willow being with Marshall, which decisively led her to break up with him.
She was always an independent and strong-willed lady, so there was no way she could accept the disdain and prejudice from her boyfriend's family regarding her background.
Willow initiated the breakup, but Marshall could not accept it, which caused a strain on his relationship with his family. Then, one day, Willow disappeared suddenly without saying anything.
Marshall was deeply affected and fell ill, expecting bouts of illness. He was in a daze the whole period until he met her again over a year later.
Then, he suddenly called Keegan to say that Willow wanted to study abroad with him and asked for his help to renew her passport.