When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Chapter 2142

Before he could even answer, she bolted toward him, wrapping her arms around him tightly.

Only when she felt his familiar warmth and smelled his scent did she finally feel alive again.

Stella buried her face in Matthew’s chest, her tears flowing freely.

She held Matthew tightly and told him over and over again how much she had been worried about him these days.

“You’re finally back.

You have no idea how much I’ve missed you.

I was so scared I’d never see you again.

”

She kept talking, pouring out all the worry she’d carried these past days.

But Matthew didn’t respond.

He just stood there, not even returning her embrace.

something

and looked up, only to

and

she cried, “Matthew, what’s going on? You’re freaking me

are you looking at me like that? Why are you so

reached out, trying to touch his

could, Matthew caught her wrist,

a word, he released her hand and stepped back, creating a gap

he said,

there, tears silently streaming

didn’t even

and calmly pushed Lindsay’s wheelchair toward Betsey and

usual, Matthew warmly greeted Waldo with a simple,

”

“Grandpa, we’re back.

you,”

yet, and now he was stunned by

failed

noticing Waldo’s silence, looked puzzled and called out,