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.

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

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

as Stella regained her senses, she quickly called out for

she told Wendy, trying to calm her down.

noticed that the person wore a work uniform while holding a wrench,

okay?" she

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

up,

air conditioner," he explained. "I was installing an overhead unit when I slipped and fell. I was only hanging on a steel wire, and I had no

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

this, Wendy frowned but finally calmed

said, but before she could continue, she had to catch a breath when she felt a sharp pain

the man was swaying slightly as he stood,

"No, no..."

waved his hands, still looking

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

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...”

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

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

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