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.

an

to thank

to

the mood to engage with

straight to

such an interest in

drink, Sanford locked eyes with

smiled, downed his drink in one swift motion,

pronounced, but before she could pose another question, Sanford

an intense gaze fixed on Stella,

you think motivates a man to show interest in a woman? Are there other reasons

Stella feeling oddly

reinforcing her belief that Matthew’s earlier counsel to

was evident that Sanford had

it hard for her to breathe

went pale as she suppressed her emotions and responded with a

but I

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