When Love Comes Late by PASSION

After a pause, Stella whispered to Matthew, “Did you have any inkling of this? Did Neville mention anything?”

Confusion etched on his face, Matthew shook his head.

His mind, however, drifted to a recent encounter in a wine cellar.

Neville had seemed troubled, caught in some inner conflict.

Was Neville torn between two women back then?

Matthew, though riddled with speculation, kept his thoughts to himself.

This was Neville’s personal affair, and it wasn’t his place to meddle.

The car soon stopped at the gate of Miley’s house.

Before Stella got out of the car, she said to Matthew, “I’ll spend the night here with Miley.

”

With that, she assisted a despondent Miley out of the car and into the house.

The moment the door shut behind them and the light flicked on, Miley’s dam of tears broke once again.

Stella cradled Miley, gently patting her on the back while offering solace.

“Don’t worry, Miley.

of the outcome, I’ll always

”

couldn’t say

on her shoulder

considerable amount of time, she managed to regain some composure and

and she even offered me a substantial sum of money

”

crazy? How could she insult you like this?” Stella’s anger

truly what

head in confusion, her voice

“I don’t know.

movie tonight, but he suddenly claimed to have an urgent matter to attend to and postponed our movie night to some other

him again, but his phone

”

knees, biting her trembling

witnessing Miley’s pained expression, Stella couldn’t help

her fingers through Miley’s

yourself be downcast over a man

It’s not worth it.

”

Books Chapters Are

stream down Miley’s