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.

as a sheet. She stood motionless and stared at the figure lying on the floor. 'What... What on earth is going on here...?"

biting chill into

her senses, she

of the workers outside," she told Wendy, trying to calm her down. "He probably fell

that the person wore a work uniform while holding a wrench, so she assumed he must be one of the

okay?"

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

up, revealing his large plump

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

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 shaking

this, Wendy frowned

she could continue, she had to

stood, so she asked in a gentle

"No, no..."

man waved his

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

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

"I-I'll be more careful...”

not expect Stella to treat him so kindly. He kept glancing at

frantically, the hands that

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