When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Chapter 2224

The moment they stepped into the venue, the other guests had begun to whisper among themselves.

The couple had always been the center of attention whenever they attended an event together, and practically everyone in Seamarsh knew that they were madly in love.

Yet tonight, not only had they come with different people, but the atmosphere between them was palpably tense.

So when they heard Stella ask Matthew to pay up, everyone became all the more invested and eager to watch the drama unfold.

Lindsay was mortified at the strange looks that were being thrown her way.

She couldn’t help but glance over at Stella, her heart filled with resentment.

Lindsay understood Stella’s meaning all too well.

Stella was reminding her that no matter what sort of trick she played, at the end of the day, Stella was still Matthew’s rightful wife.

When the brief moment of shock wore off, the staff member warily approached Matthew with the bill.

“Mr.

Clark, please sign here.

”

Matthew a smile that didn’t reach

“Thank you, honey.

”

snapped Matthew back to the present, his eyes

plucked the pen from his jacket pocket and looked at

balled into fists when she saw this, but she wasn’t about

reached over and tugged slightly at Matthew’s sleeve in a bid to stop

she called out softly,

necklace,” Matthew interrupted her before she could

signed his name without

take long to complete the paperwork, and the staff

fingers down the stones and beamed

for the

a generous donation

”

the jewelry into her

to catch

smiled warmly

the

to stay for much longer, so she turned to Matthew

“I’m tired, Matthew.

take

eyes lingered on Stella for a few seconds longer, and then he silently ushered