Chapter 1229

Trevor was surprised to hear that Leighton stopped him only to give him a lighter. ‘Is he really okay with Stella being part of the family?’ he wondered.

“Is that all? Is there nothing else you want to talk about?” he asked. Despite their less-than-friendly relationship, Trevor could not bear to see Leighton in distress as they grew up together.

Leighton glanced at him and said, “What do you want me to say? Do you want me to talk about how you kept me in the dark and screwed me over just to prevent Keegan from getting close to your sister?”

Taken aback, Trevor froze for a moment. He cleared his throat before he said, “It’s not like that. I just didn’t want you to get hurt, since I know how much you liked Stella.”

‘You didn’t want me to get hurt? Hah,’ Leighton coldly snorted.

“I don’t think I would’ve been hurt. Sure, I would’ve been upset. But, I know that Stella liked Keegan.

So, even since the beginning, I never had a chance. Although, that is a good thing. Family over everything, right, Trevor? N Trevor frowned upon hearing that. “Since when did Stella Leighton leered at him, and he now understood who Keegan was waiting for downstairs. He also realized what Keegan meant when he said, “Stella and I see you as a little brother.”

‘All this time, he was hinting the truth. Yet, I thought he was trying to get on my nerves. I should’ve seen it coming. There was no reason for him to use his connections to help me with the company other than me being Stella’s cousin. Conversely, Trevor concealed Stella’s identity and tried to use me against Keegan. He even tattled on me when things did not go his way!’

Leighton’s anger grew, but he remained calm on the surface. As an actor, he put his use. Even Trevor, who knew him well, could not see through his thoughts.

“They’re practically in love with each other. Why do you care if he’s worthy or not?”

Trevor’s mouth twitched, and he smacked Leighton on the back of his head. ‘Did Keegan cast a spell on you or something? Whose side are you on?”

“Don’t worry. I don’t have time for your affairs,” Leighton snorted. He then shook the box containing a lighter and asked, “Do you want this, or should I give it to someone else?”

Trevor’s two primary interests in life were drinking and collecting lighters. Although he was not much of a smoker, he had an extensive collection of lighters in various shapes and sizes. He even had some of them custom- made at a high cost. So, when he heard that Leighton had a lighter for him, he eagerly reached out to accept it.

Trevor opened the box and found a unique platinum diamond-studded lighter he did not have in his collection. He liked it very much, and this was the first time he found his younger cousin to be somewhat endearing.” You’re very thoughtful,” he ruffled Leighton’s hair and said.

“I’m leaving now,” said Leighton indifferently, as he moved his head away. He calmly left the room without paying any further attention to Trevor and immediately rushed down the stairs.

A minute later, the sound of someone retching came from the room, followed by Trevor’s angry voice.

“Leighton, you little… Ugh…”

Keegan sensed something and looked up the stairs. He did not know if Leighton had escaped, but he hoped he was alright.

Keegan had asked Aldor to order a custom-made lighter that released a foul-smelling substance upon ignition. Anyone within a few feet would be overwhelmed by the stench of rotten eggs. It was unbearable for an average person, and for someone like Trevor with a highly sensitive sense of smell, it was pure torture.