How could she even begin to unravel the tangled web of her connection with Matthew? Her eyes flicked to the clock, and last nights news replayed in her mind: Lindsay had come down with a fever.

Matthew must have been attending to her.

There was no way he could make it to the Launch today.

Walking alongside Stella, Doreen spoke and noticed that Stellas gaze drifted, her mind elsewhere, her eyes fixed but unfocused.

Doreens voice broke through her reverie.

Stella? Hello? Whats on your mind? Startled, Stella blinked, snapping back to reality.

Oh, sorry. Its nothing, she said quickly, pushing aside her thoughts.

Lets keep going.

her distraction, she immersed herself in the

professional ensemble, Stella

confidence, and under the stage lights,

was magnetic, her posture straight, and her

ensured that every element was perfectly aligned,

familiar figure appeared

real focus was Lindsay, who sat beside him in a

some recalling that this wasnt the first

who she truly was and what role she played in his

growing commotion,

a flash of

ache accompanied it. Of course, she

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