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.

white as a sheet. She stood motionless and stared at the figure lying on the floor. 'What... What on earth

windowpane that brought a biting chill into the room as

senses, she quickly called out

Wendy, trying to calm

a work uniform while holding a wrench, so she assumed he must be

you okay?"

and groaned before answering. "I'm... I'm so sorry

up, revealing his large

overhead unit when I slipped and fell. I

on to apologize profusely. There were still bloodstains on his face from being cut by the glass.

frowned

continue, she had to catch a breath when she felt a sharp pain

stood, so she asked in a gentle voice, "Are

"No, no..."

waved his hands,

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

"You were here for repairs. Accidents

"I-I'll be more careful...”

kept glancing at her several times, but

head hung low and his eyes darting around frantically, the hands that he kept behind

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