Chapter 984

Stella appeared calm and composed, but her back was soaked with cold sweat.

"Mom?" she asked while resolutely putting on a calm facade, perhaps because she was hiding something. "What’s wrong?"

"Nothing..." answered Wendy with a shake of her head. Stella's voice brought her senses back.

Sure that Stella must've not known about how poisonous the oleanders were, she tried to warn her.

"That plant over there..."

Crash!

Before she could finish, a loud noise coming from the window interrupted her.

The two women jumped in fright. They hurried to where the noise came from and saw a black figure crashing into the room from outside. The window had been broken in, and the floor was littered with shards of shattered glass-

careful!"

Stella's split-second response managed to stop Wendy from getting hit by the flying glass.

motionless and stared at the figure lying on the floor.

a biting

Stella regained her senses, she quickly called out for

he's one of the workers outside," she told Wendy, trying

holding a wrench, so

you okay?" she

before answering.

himself up, revealing his large

installing an overhead unit when I slipped and fell. I was only hanging on a steel wire, and I had no choice but to break the

cut by the glass. He picked up his peaked cap on the floor with shaking hands, all

Wendy frowned but

said, but before she could continue, she had to catch a breath when she felt a sharp

the man was swaying slightly as he stood, so she asked in a gentle voice,

"No, no..."

his

he reassured her. "I really didn't mean to break in through the window like that. I'm really sorry. I'll... I'll pay

glass pieces before saying, "You were here for repairs. Accidents happen. Make sure you don’t slip again, and be more careful. Nothing's

"I-I'll be more careful...”

expect Stella to treat him so kindly. He kept glancing at her several times, but he

around frantically, the hands that he

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