When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Chapter 2134

Neville’s voice broke through her spiraling thoughts.

“Try not to worry too much,” he urged gently.

“At least we know Matthew is still out there, somewhere.

That’s something.

ALL we can do now is wait for them to contact us.

”

Stella nodded, though the gesture felt hollow.

Waiting was the last thing she wanted to do, but it was also the only thing she could do.

Three days dragged by like a never-ending nightmare.

Stella’s phone remained hauntingly silent, each passing hour a reminder of the absence of news about Matthew.

Even the authorities seemed to be sweeping the situation under the rug, desperate to maintain the fragile facade of social stability.

These three days had been nothing short of torment for Stella.

She barely ate, her appetite was non-existent, and sleep was a Luxury her racing mind refused to grant her.

Dark circles etched themselves beneath her eyes, and her once-vibrant appearance had faded into a shadow of its former self.

As always, Fernando delivered his daily report on the search for Matthew, and as always, the outcome was the same-there was still no sign of Matthew.

Stella’s heart, once ablaze with anxiety, had now turned cold and numb.

as he observed Stella’s deteriorating

his tone gentle but

“Mrs.

why don’t you go back home? The waiting game… it’s taking

”

dull and lifeless, suddenly became

stay here until

”

Worry furrowed Fernando’s brow.

“But Mrs.

both you and

gone from Seamarsh, his

their old age, your presence could ease their

nothing more we can do here

handle things while you

”

But again, Stella refused.

rose slowly, her body heavy with exhaustion,

was barren, mirroring the emptiness

she murmured, “I can’t leave… I need to wait

in an instant, everything went black

corner of a private hospital, Lindsay

by the sterile

disinfectant lingered in the air, and the unfamiliar surroundings made

everything seemed distant, like a fading

move, but a sharp, searing pain shot through her leg, pulling her

soft, pained gasp escaped her Lips as she

nurse, busy with her duties, heard