Chapter 672

Caught by Maverick’s inquiry, Stella was jolted back to the realization that she’d forgotten to notify him of her change in circumstances.

Gathering herself as best she could, her voice nonetheless quivered, betraying her emotional state.

“I apologize, Maverick.

An emergency came up, and I can’t make our meeting.

Can we reschedule?”

On the other end of the line, Matthew picked up on the subtle shift in Stella’s voice.

He lowered his tone, probing for details.

“Where exactly are you? What’s happening?”

Considering their looming divorce and her desire to keep Maverick out of her family affairs, Stella mustered the composure to concoct a quick lie.

of mine needs help on an urgent

now, but I’ll call

and thus betraying her real emotions,

Maverick’s tone turned softer,

no need to

ready to talk, I’ll be

within Stella, eliciting a

more, she offered

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quickly made their way to the patient’s room, arriving just as the

a second’s hesitation, Stella approached the doctor,

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