Chapter 2173

Stella paused briefly before replying softly, “Yes, he has been back for a few days.

Sanford, watching Stella’s profile closely, probed further, “Are things difficult between you two?”

His words struck a nerve, and Stella shot him a frown.

Sanford looked at the drinks scattered on the table, offering an apologetic smile as he explained, “I saw you drinking alone.

Most people only do that when they’re nursing some emotional pain.

Besides, if everything was alright, Matthew would not have let you come to a bar by yourself, right?”

His perception left Stella without a response.

She lowered her gaze, tending to her wound with a casual air, and murmured, “You’re overthinking it.

Once the wound was cleaned, she gently applied a bandage over it.

With that done, she glanced back at Sanford, offering a polite smile.

“Thank you.

raised an eyebrow

to

rarely get an opportunity to be of service

tightened, not in the

straight

you have such an interest in

drink, Sanford

drink in

pronounced, but before she could

an intense gaze fixed on Stella, he

man to show interest in a woman? Are

statement left Stella feeling oddly

no genuine sentiment in Sanford’s words, reinforcing her belief that

was evident that Sanford

it

emotions and responded with a formal tone,

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