When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Chapter 2165

The iciness in his eyes was a blow that nearly knocked the wind out of her.

It was clear-he didn’t believe Lindsay’s claim of innocence on her part.

His cold stare cut through Stella like a blade, but she pushed through the pain, her voice trembling as she tried to explain.

“I didn’t push her.

I have no reason to harm her.

”

But Matthew’s gaze remained steely, devoid of warmth, as if her words were nothing more than echoes in the wind.

In that crushing instant, Stella knew-he didn’t just suspect her; he had already judged and condemned her.

The weight of this realization pulled her heart into a dark abyss.

Lindsay, looking as fragile as a porcelain doll, piped up through gritted teeth, “Perhaps the wheelchair slipped.

Stella really didn’t mean to hurt me.

She has no reason to.

”

narrowed as he

learning to manage

needs help

”

she bit back, “In your eyes, am I truly such

“Don’t ask me.

know you well,” Matthew replied

“Ask your own conscience.

”

the discord she had sown

was watching,

welled in Stella’s eyes, the pain of Matthew’s distrust far outweighing

the last thread of hope, she asked, her voice trembling like a leaf in the wind, “We’ve loved

you don’t know me well? Was it

hurriedly intervened, her voice urgent as she pleaded, “Matthew, please, don’t blame

is bleeding, and

me

expression softened as he nodded at Lindsay,

“Alright.

Let’s go.

”

his attention solely on her