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.

at the figure lying on the floor. 'What... What on earth is going on here...?" she asked in a

biting chill into the room

regained her senses, she quickly

one of the workers outside," she told Wendy, trying to calm her down.

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

you okay?"

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

himself up, revealing his large plump

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

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

frowned

she had to catch a breath when

slightly as he stood, so she asked in a gentle voice,

"No, no..."

his hands, still looking

in through the

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...”

not expect Stella to treat him so kindly. He kept glancing at her several times,

and his eyes darting around frantically,

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