When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Chapter 2030

“Mr.

Lowell?”

Bennett hurried over, looked her over, and smiled broadly.

“Good to see you’re okay.

I heard some disturbing rumors and feared the worst.

Seeing you up and about is a relief.

”

Stella sensed an underlying concern in his greeting and instinctively stepped back.

She smiled politely, interpreting Bennett’s approach as another attempt at courting her.

Just as she was about to reply, a harsh, angry voice interrupted, “Stella, you whore! You deserve to suffer!”

Stella turned toward the sound.

At the hospital entrance, a disheveled woman was charging toward her, clutching a bottle.

As the woman tilted the bottle, liquid splashed onto the ground, fizzing up bubbles.

that it was

The attacker was Elizabeth.

stunned

a look of intense

she hurled the acid directly at

“Go to hell, bitch!”

Elizabeth’s reasoning was straightforward.

and regardless of his loyalty to her, she knew she’d never access Bella’s

h.

Her prospects looked grim.

effortless happiness was anchored

were marred, surely Matthew would abandon

love be then? Stella would be discarded, left to languish

expression morphed into one

“Be careful!”

and dragged her aside, managing to shield her from the brunt of the attack, but he suffered a

acid made

terrifying that it

“Mr.

Lowell!” Stella screamed.

saw his

jolted, and

“Mr.

you…

expected Bennett to risk himself to protect her