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.

sheet. She stood motionless and stared at the figure lying on the floor. 'What... What

gaping hole in the windowpane that brought a biting chill into the room as a gust of

senses, she

she told Wendy, trying to calm her down. "He probably

holding a wrench, so she assumed he must be one of the

you okay?" she asked

before answering. "I'm...

up, revealing his large

slipped and fell. I was only hanging on a steel wire, and I had no choice but to break the glass

on to apologize profusely. There were still bloodstains on his face from being cut by the glass. He picked up his peaked cap on the floor with

frowned but finally calmed

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

noticed that the man was swaying slightly as he stood, so

"No, no..."

his hands, still

her. "I really didn't mean to break in through the window

walked to the window and glanced at the broken glass pieces before saying, "You were here for repairs. Accidents happen.

"I-I'll be more careful...”

treat him so kindly. He kept glancing at her

low and his eyes darting around frantically, the hands that he kept behind his back still

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