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.

deepened as he observed Stella’s deteriorating

finally spoke up, his tone gentle but

“Mrs.

The waiting game… it’s taking its toll on

”

dull and lifeless,

stay here until I

”

Worry furrowed Fernando’s brow.

“But Mrs.

with both you

from Seamarsh, his grandparents

age, your presence could

can do here at

us handle things while you

”

But again, Stella refused.

with exhaustion, and moved to

barren, mirroring the emptiness

above a whisper, she murmured, “I can’t leave… I need to wait for him… I have to wait for

before she could finish, the world around her spun, and in an instant, everything went black as she collapsed to the

in a quiet corner of a private

by the sterile white

faint smell of disinfectant lingered in the air, and

moment, everything seemed distant, like a

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

gasp escaped her

busy with her duties, heard the sound and