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.

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

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

her senses, she quickly called out for the

Wendy, trying to calm

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

okay?" she

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

up,

explained. "I was installing an overhead unit when I slipped and fell. I was only hanging on a steel wire, and I had

his face from being cut by the glass. He picked up his

frowned but finally

enough..." she said, but before she could continue, she had to catch a breath when she felt a sharp pain in her

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

"No, no..."

his hands, still looking

in through

glanced at the broken glass pieces before saying, "You were here for repairs. Accidents happen. Make sure you don’t

"I-I'll be more careful...”

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

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

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255