When Love Comes Late by PASSION

As the whispers swirled, Stella couldn’t resist a second glance at Elizabeth, noting undeniable similarities.

Elizabeth, sensing Stella’s scrutiny, met her gaze with a significant look before gracefully descending the stage, wine glass in hand, and approached Matthew.

Encountering Stella, Elizabeth’s enthusiasm was palpable.

“You must be Mrs.

Clark.

Such beauty! We’ve been told we resemble each other.

Does that bother you?”

Stella was taken aback by Elizabeth’s direct approach, realizing that not everyone was comfortable discussing resemblances with others.

However, Elizabeth seemed unfazed by such conversations.

With a gentle shake of her head and a friendly smile, Stella responded, “Of course not.

You’re quite beautiful yourself.

”

Elizabeth offered no reply to this, her attention shifting to Matthew.

“I owe you my gratitude, Mr.

Clark,” she said, her voice embodying a blend of sweetness and vulnerability.

a puzzled look, Stella listened

of a state, drunk and passed out by

Mr.

here, was

me to the hospital, stayed until I was treated, and then quietly

Mrs.

husband’s kindness is

”

absorbing Elizabeth’s words, Stella pieced together the story of whom Matthew

have been neutral, but to Stella,

his grip on Stella’s hand and offered a straightforward

a

couldn’t just leave her

right thing to do, nothing

”

himself from the situation left Elizabeth slightly embarrassed, yet

Clark.

”

Matthew didn’t reply.

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brief, awkward silence followed, eventually broken by Luther’s

presence eased

Matthew, expressed

“Mr.

a long-term contract with our