When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Chapter 728

Their questions were relentless, bending the narrative.

Stella remained silent, visibly dispirited.

For a moment, the tumult around her seemed surreal.

How had she come to warrant such unrelenting vitriol for an unverified rumor? Why did no one bother to substantiate the claims before vilifying her?

Stella’s visage reflected not just weariness, but an overwhelming sense of helplessness.

Just then, a burly man pushed his way through the crowd, his fist raised, ready to strike Stella.

The crowd gasped as Stella recoiled in terror, her eyes clenching shut instinctively.

But then, the revving of engines pierced the tension.

Heads turned as several cars sped towards the crowd, forcing them to scatter in panic.

The burly man hastily retracted his fist and dodged to the side.

and out stepped Matthew, clad in a black

radiated an almost palpable aura of fear

well-trained bodyguards emerged behind him, adding to the already

“Matthew’s arrived.

going to be a

”

of Matthew, I’d say Stella’s

”

“What a shame Mrs.

Clark isn’t here.

could’ve witnessed a showdown between a wife and a

Stella’s not

Clark’s time.

”

until Matthew’s

met his icy stare instantly

their heads,

hurriedly embraced the dazed