When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Chapter 2216

Meanwhile, the last flicker of hope in Lindsay’s heart extinguished.

Resigned to her situation, Lindsay didn’t dare to cause a scene.

Instead, she silently endured her bitter emotions.

Meanwhile, Josh observed the unfolding dynamics with keen interest, his eyes occasionally darting to catch Sanford’s reaction.

Yet Sanford remained an enigma, his composure unshaken and his expression inscrutable.

As the music swelled through the venue, Matthew extended his hand with genteel grace, inviting Stella to join him.

He bowed slightly, and with a flourish, led her to the dance floor.

The lights dimmed, casting shadows around the room, and as the orchestra played, Matthew and Stella moved with effortless elegance.

Around them, the crowd mingled; William, Sanford, and Josh circulated among the guests, leaving Lindsay isolated in her wheelchair.

Her lips pressed into a thin line, her eyes fixed bitterly on the couple intertwined in dance.

Each step they took seemed to fuel the growing hatred within her.

to watch any longer, the maid approached Lindsay, hoping to offer some

gentle whisper, she reassured,

heal, and you’ll be able to dance

Clark someday.

”

Lindsay’s frustration boiled over.

she snapped, her voice raw

“Shut up!”

Stella in his arms,

had betrayed him, making her

nerves jittered as they began to

swelled, an

sigh of relief and her

them in intimacy, the delicate scent of each other’s presence weaving through

yet tinged with

this moment, concocting countless scenarios of our first

imagined it would happen when

”

in his chest, a silent acknowledgment of

in the air, unsaid, as Stella’s sense of the absurd

had brought another woman to a social event while