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.

sensed something was

her hold on him and looked up, only to

raced, and panic gripped

a trembling voice, she cried, “Matthew, what’s going on?

are you looking at me like that? Why are you

she reached out, trying

Matthew caught

he released her hand and stepped back, creating a

said, his tone icy

there, tears silently

even

Lindsay’s wheelchair toward Betsey and

greeted Waldo with a

”

“Grandpa, we’re back.

for worrying you,”

hadn’t recovered from his anger toward Betsey yet, and now he

failed to respond

silence, looked