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.

that her face turned white as a sheet. She stood motionless and stared at the figure lying

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

Stella regained her senses, she quickly

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

person wore a work uniform while holding a

you okay?" she asked

moved slightly and groaned before

up, revealing

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

There were still bloodstains on his face from being cut by the glass. He picked up his peaked cap on the floor with shaking hands, all the while

this, Wendy frowned

said, but before she could continue, she had to

man was swaying slightly as he stood, so she asked in a gentle voice, "Are you

"No, no..."

waved his hands,

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

saying, "You were here for repairs. Accidents happen. Make sure you don’t slip again, and be more careful.

"I-I'll be more careful...”

man did not expect Stella to treat him so kindly. He kept glancing at her several times, but he didn't dare

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

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