When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Chapter 2251

He remembered a brief discussion with his grandfather in the study, followed by darkness as he fainted… A face flashed in his mind-

Stella.

With a rush of clarity, Matthew fully awakened, the urge to move striking him, but he found Stella sleeping soundly on his chest.

For a few moments, he was frozen, shocked to find it was Stella causing his breath to catch in his throat.

Yet, anger or frustration was absent from his feelings.

Instead, he felt oddly comforted.

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his reaction, his hand moving almost of its own accord to

for

she remained undisturbed, Matthew gave into a

was

mischief growing, he pinched slightly harder, prompting a frown from Stella

slumber, Stella shifted slightly, a brief wince crossing her face before she settled again, a

her, a smile creeping across his face as a sense of relief flooded through

shift, Stella’s collar loosened, revealing

reaction from him followed, his eyes intensely

stirred again, softly murmuring,

shut his eyes, as

with no sign of her awakening, he dared to

shifted back to her, emotions swirling in

to find that daylight had already streamed into the

for a moment before suddenly sitting up, realizing she had no