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

spoke up, his tone gentle

“Mrs.

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

”

eyes, dull and lifeless,

until I find

”

Worry furrowed Fernando’s brow.

“But Mrs.

with both

gone from Seamarsh, his

age, your presence could

can

us handle things

”

But again, Stella refused.

with exhaustion, and moved to the

outside was barren, mirroring the

“I can’t leave… I need to wait for him… I have to wait

could finish, the world around her spun, and in an instant, everything

in a quiet corner of a private hospital, Lindsay

eyes fluttered open, greeted by the sterile white ceiling

in the air, and

moment, everything seemed distant, like a

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

escaped her Lips as

with her duties, heard the sound and quickly